Rockslide fatal for San Angelo rock collector on ranch
Henry Kenneth Jernigan 62 of San Angelo died when several rocks fell on him while collecting rock specimens eight miles south of Guthrie on the 6666 Ranch. Justice of the Peace Christine Hardin ruled accidental death. Surviving wife, son William K. of Dallas, brothers James and Tom, two grandchildren. Services pending with Johnson Funeral Home, Norris handling local arrangements.
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Avalanche Journal
Guthrie
Henry Kenneth Jernigan
San Angelo
Here
Justice of the Peace
Christine Hardin
Jernigan
William K
Dallas
Barthers
James
Tom
Johnson Funeral Home
Norris Funeral Home
Seven Die In Beaumont Air Crash Killing Coach And Team
A twin engine private plane crashed and exploded near Beaumont Municipal Airport early Sunday killing all seven aboard. Victims include Lamar Tech coach Ty Terrell and five track team members Randy Clewis Don Delaune Mike Favazza John Richardson Waverly Thomas plus pilot E W McCall. FAA said plane lowered for landing with no prior trouble indication.
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Lamar Tech
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Ty” Terrell
Randy Clewis
Palestine
Don Delaune
LaMarque
Mike Favazza
John Richardson
Lee Sheffield
Texas Highway
Byrum Ward
Johnny Fuller
McCall
Jefferson County
L. ¥. Johnson
Richard W. Setzer
Sheffield
Cecil Anderson
Severe storms bring hail and rain across Dallas area
Dallas and suburbs faced strong winds heavy rain and hail up to golf ball size. Marsh Lane in North Dallas saw hail piles up to three feet while East Dallas streets flooded. Storms stretched from Mount Pleasant to Ennis and near Houston. other areas reported thundershowers and light showers across the South Plains and Panhandle. Snow touched higher elevations in northeastern New Mexico.
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Houston
Ito
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Wharton
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Panhandle
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Earth
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Tulsa
Lubbock
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Macon
Atlanta
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Arona
Prayer Prayerful message from Mrs Amos Pate Littlefield
Today's Prayer asks for reliance on the Holy Spirit for comfort during sorrow and trials. It urges singing in dark days and bearing prayer on the lips with a song in the heart, signed by Mrs. Amos Pate of Littlefield.
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Holy Father
Jesus
Amos Pate
Littlefield
Better Mouse Trap Plot or Try New Customer Lure
A curious prompt invites readers to consider strategies for drawing more foot traffic with a catchy trap concept. The text hints at marketing ideas and practical questions for business owners seeking to increase sales through improved mousetrap style approaches.
Britain Deploys Elite Troops To Bermuda Amid Rioting Curfew
Elite British units arrived in Bermuda with 180 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to bolster security after disturbances blamed on hoodlumism. A strict 7 PM to dawn curfew kept tourists, mostly Americans, confined to hotels as barbed wire barriers blocked coral roads. Troops arrived in two RAF VC10 planes and were held in reserve unless needed for barricades.
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Bermuda
Britain
Royal Inniskill
Lord Martonmere
Princess Hotel
Royal Air Force Air Support Command
Defense Procurement Faces Flawed Practices, Subcommittee Says
A congressional panel accused the Defense Department of loose negligent management in its $45 billion yearly buying. A spot check suggested overcharges of 130 million dollars over a decade, representing only a fraction of total overcharges. The report covers hearings from last November and December.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Defense Department
Senate
House Economic Subcommittee
Subcommittee
NacouLaue Au
City Clears DST Hurdle Racial Link Denied
Residents faced the annual daylight saving time switch with fatigue yet most of Lubbock cleared the first DST hurdle. The piece notes troops from Bermuda imposing time changes and denies racial disturbances, while Indiana and Arizona’s DST status are mentioned amid broader time policies and a Bermuda Regiment guard.
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Best
Avalanch-Journal
Lubbock
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Gowahead
Stan- Bermuda Regiment
Goodard
Balance of Payments Improves Forecast for Q1
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department foresees a smaller payments deficit in the first quarter, despite a March trade gap of 157.7 million. Assistant Secretary William H Chartener says the quarter should show a much lower deficit than last year’s 1.85 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
William H.chartener
OLD-TIMERS RECALLED NAMES AND EXPRESSIONS OVER YEARS
Tanner Laine recalls how frontier terms evolved from six shoo ters to cross bar hotels and drummers. He lists examples for outfits, tools, places, and people, noting colorful nicknames like hang leg slicker and cyclones. Page 10 carries more on nicknames.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
A Shau Valley Drive Targets Hue Corridor
U S air cavalry launched Operation Delaware into the A Shau Valley with South Vietnamese troops blocking the exit toward Hue. The assault began April 19 as helicopters swept through heavy fire capturing a large enemy camp with arms and Soviet trucks. In a six hour clash 22 miles northwest of Saigon, 76 Viet Cong were killed. seven Americans died and 31 wounded. Air raids continued against North Vietnam including a deep strike on a bridge 158 miles from the DMZ.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
U.S
A Shau
Hue
South Vietnam
Envoree
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Car-Pickup Crash Fatal To Lubbock County Man
A Lubbock County man, Willie Marvin Vowell, 61, died from injuries after a pickup and car crash near 42nd Street and Avenue L in West Texas. Wixie Lynn Eliott, 25, drove the car involved. both vehicles sustained damage. Vowell’s wife and 15-year-old daughter were hospitalized for shock and minor injuries. Funeral arrangements were pending. The fatality marked the sixth traffic death in Lubbock that year.
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West Texas
42Nd Street
Avene L
Willie Marvin Vowell
Rt. 4
Lubbock
Wixie Lynn Eliott
49Th St
Eliott
42Nd Fis
Yowell
Travel Air Force
Ang
Avenue L
Filiott
Delaware
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Divisions
A Shau
Ruth
Elaine
Reese Air Force Base
West 4Th Street
Brownfield Man Killed in Cafe Shooting
R L Jones 38 of Brownfield died after being shot at least eight times outside a cafe in northwest Brownfield. He died en route to Brownfield General Hospital about 3 30 am. Roy Young Jr 18 Plains faces murder with malice charges. Jones employed by Anderson Grain Co op in Wellman native of Palestine. Survivors include Verna his wife two sons six daughters a brother and a sister. Services tentatively set for Thursday at Mt Zion Cemetery funeral details pending.
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Brownfield
R. L. Jones
Brownfield General Hospital
Plains
Roy Young Jr
Rt. 1
Jones
Mt. Zion
Andere Ison Grain Co-op
Wellman
Palestine
Verna
Grenade Fails To Detonate Outside U S Cultural Center
In Paris a group of men in a car tossed a grenade in front of the U S Cultural Center early Sunday. Police said the device did not explode. The center houses the U S Embassy offices in the student quarter by the Seine where protests against Vietnam war have occurred.
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Paris
U.S. Cultural Center
Cultural Center
U.S
Vietnam
Weather map notes for Lubbock region forecast
The weather page forecasts partly cloudy skies today and tonight with a warm up into the upper 60s to near 70. Low temperatures should dip into the lower 40s with humidity around the mid and high 80s overnight.
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