Rains Boost South Plains Totals Up To Four Inches
Thunderstorms returned to West Texas on Sunday bringing rainfall across the South Plains. Briscoe County ranchlands saw up to 4 inches while Lubbock recorded lesser amounts. several towns reported measurable totals and a Tornado Warning was briefly issued for Dawson County.
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Three Die and Eight Injured in Lubbock Area Crashes
A Sunday crash spree north and east of Lubbock killed three people and injured eight, lifting the South Plains toll to 71 for the year and topping last year’s pace. One victim remained unidentified. others were named in initial reports as hospitalized in serious or critical condition.
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Hillcrest win by one strike in Lubbock area golf
Lubbock men John Conine and J B White held off a late rally to win the Hillcrest Partnership Golf Tournament on Sunday. Also noted are TV radio listings and various national and world briefs including Gromyko’s India visit and Nader’s call for Maurice Stans resignation.
Nixon Ends Maine Visit With Vietnam Watch on Thieu Election
President Nixon closed a weekend in Maine then met with Ellsworth Bunker in Washington to discuss South Vietnam and Thieu's election prospects. He maintained a nonpolitical stance while campaign activity in New Hampshire escalated with McCloskey planning headquarters and rival Democrats emphasizing the economy.
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Quake Jars Santiago Briefly Stirs Panic
A minor earthquake struck Santiago Chile on Sunday morning causing momentary panic but no casualties or damage. The tremor lasted about five seconds and was felt across the city.
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Mistrial Declared in Huey Newton Manslaughter Retrial
A California Superior Court declared a mistrial after Huey Newton’s manslaughter retrial reached an 11 to 1 deadlock after six days of deliberations. Newton, 29, had earlier been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1968 before appellate reversal in 1970.
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French Test Nuclear Device In Pacific
France announced another low power nuclear device exploded Sunday above the Mururoa lagoon in the South Pacific. It was the fourth publicly announced explosion since France began testing in the Sahara Desert in 1960.
Birthplace of Alley Oop tale in West Texas Pecos County
In Pecos County near Iraan a 1926 oil boom near the Yates Well No. 1 sparked the newspaper reporter W T Hamlin to create Alley Oop and Dinny the dinosaur. The region's desolate beauty and early boom era shaped the iconic comic strip origin.
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Apollo 15 astronauts welcomed home in light rain
Houston welcomes Apollo 15 crew after Pacific splashdown. Commander Scott Worden and Alfred McWorden exit a base jet, greeted by families and a crowd under umbrellas. Scott jokes about beard, Worden’s divorce noted, Ken Sent describes seeing the moon before dawn.
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Sharp to Face Deposition in SEC Stock Probe
In Houston a deposition for 63 year old Frank W. Sharp amid an SEC stock manipulation case involving National Bankers Life Insurance Co. and 27 defendants was ordered by Dallas judge for today. Houston court had kept Sharp in the city until Aug 17 for questions from a federal land jury. Attorney Morton Susman said the deposition would be at 10 am in the Houston federal courthouse, noting conflicting orders arose from a dispute with the SEC.
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Apollo 17 to seek clues on gravity and energy
Apollo 17 missions to the moon will test gravity wave theory and search for new energy sources. NASA officials praise Apollo 15 and anticipate instruments like a gravimeter to detect gravity waves, potentially Nobel Prize level breakthroughs, amid lunar experiments planned in Descartes highlands.
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Prayer note from Abernathy Reader tease
A brief prayer excerpt asks for strength within the home to strengthen influence elsewhere. The Avalanche Journal teaser invites prayers, noting a stipulation that submissions be kept to about 40 words or less.
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U S Planes Strike Sites Amid Vietnam War Skirmishes
Reported air strikes targeted North Vietnamese supply depots as monsoon rains limited action. Weekend fighting included small skirmishes with casualties in Kashmir after an Indian army truck plunging into a river, killing 21 soldiers.
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Prisoners Burned in Trapani Jail Riot Over Apollo 15 Viewing
In Trapani prison twelve inmates suffered burns when they burned mattresses after guards refused a prisoner Salvatore Suganelli permission to view the Apollo 15 splashdown on TV. The revolt spread to 40 inmates in one cell, then a wing, with 200 prisoners confined and no escapes.
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