Hurricane Camille battering western Cuba causes evacuations
Camille lashed Cuba’s western tip with powerful winds and heavy rains driving hundreds from lowlands toward higher ground. Over 16 inches of rain drenched the Isle of Pines as the storm moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, prompting medical aid from Fidel Castro’s government to southern towns while Havana Radio tracked its progress.
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Associated Press
Miami
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Mexico
Havana Radio
Pinar del Rio
Fidel Castro
Guane
la Coloma
Alonso Rojas
Weather Buréaui
Camifie
Cape San Antonis
Key West
Fla
Florida Keys
Lubbock ISD Trustees OK 10 Cent Tax Hike
The Lubbock Independent School District board approved a 10 cent property tax increase bringing the rate to $1.66 per $100 valuation. The 58 page budget proposes $19,467,918 in expenditures for 1969-70, with teacher raises and a $28,000 superintendent salary set. A public hearing was scheduled for August 21.
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Bert Neelley
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees
Iwork
Nat ‘Williams
26Th St
Williams
A. Doyle Justice
Joe B. Cassel
Adini Adgqui
Shamrock Suffers Severe Damage From High Winds
A fast moving storm blasted Shamrock Texas with winds of 40 to 50 mph, breaking plate glass, knocking down trees, and tearing at the Shamrock General Hospital where two of 29 patients were moved for safety. Radio KBYP lost part of its roof as crews worked to manage water damage across the town and hospital.
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Texas
Austin
Dent
Drouth
Panhandle
Shamrock
Waco
Texans
Camille
Cuba
Beulah
Shamrock General Hospital
Roy Berten
KBYP
E. Tinsley
Civil Defense
Shamrock ‘Hospital
City schedules last rabies shots today
City health officials announce the final day of mass rabies vaccination clinics. The event aims to cover underserved neighborhoods and curb stray animal exposure in the coming months.
Burger irked by Mayo Clinic foundation publicity keeps seat
Chief Justice Warren E Burger, angered by publicity over his $2000 four day a year Mayo Clinic foundation role, attended a closed trustees meeting to discuss routine matters and declined to discuss his future. An inside source said he resents pressure and has no plan to resign.
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Rochester
Minn
Warren E. Burger
Mayo Clinic
Burger
Foundation
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Pace ‘Foundation
Tually
Acon
Douglas Qi
Burge
Blanchard Honored as Lubbock Native Serves Texas Governor
Sen H J Blanchard of Lubbock acted as governor for a day in Austin during a special Texas session. The 46 year old, long time legislator and Senate president pro tempore, enjoyed a day of honors with West Texas and state officials.
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Leona Blanchard
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Lubbock
Blanchard
Texas Senate
Glen Castlebury
Avalanche-Journal
Capitol
Austin — Texas
Bee Tem
Senate
Preston Smith
Ben Dinner
LPL FI
West
Texas
Guerrilla Field Trip Sparks Debate in Scarsdale
Residents in Scarsdale New York debate a field trip described as guerrilla style by a speaker who warned the plan might not appeal to everyone. The remark drew comment about legitimacy and potential confusion with peasants.
Arrest warrant issued for Chet W H Young in Lennon murder case
Police in Los Angeles issued a warrant Friday for Chet W H Young alias Marvin Edward Major and CW, 38, in the murder of William Lennon father of the Lennon sisters. Described as 6 foot 2 and 200 pounds with unkempt hair and pockmarked skin, he is considered extremely dangerous and last lived in Alameda. A prior claim cites a rejected marriage to a Lennon daughter.
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Los Angeles
UPN
Chet W.H. Young
William Lennon
Lennon
Young
Marvin
Edward
Major
Young Ee
Ottivers
Alameda
Colarago
Leaman
Soy
Senate House Decision Due in Texas Revenue Talks
State Comptroller Robert S. Calvert said the Senate tax bill fell millions short of required revenue and was too vague to estimate. He warned a conference committee of ten would draft the final measure during the special session.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Senate
Calvert
Gus Mutscher
House
Sen
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Wilson
Sen. Wilson
Mutscher
Agen Ad. P
Legislature
Kennedy Case Fights Autopsy Hearing For Kopechne Body
In Wilkes Barre, District Attorney Edmund Dinis seeks an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne to aid an inquest into Senator Edward M Kennedy's car crash. A hearing is set for August 25 after a private court session with officials from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
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Wilkes-Barre
Edmund Dinis
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M Kennedy
Bernard C. Bromingki
Laverne County
Edgartown
Kopechne
Kennedy
Blythe Evans
Luzerne County
John Flanagan
John O'Connor
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
Flanagan
Kopechnes
Dinis
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