Regional water councils formed to plan Texas needs
Lt. Gov. Hobby creates four regional councils to address local water problems while Sen. Creighton reports a Corps of Engineers finding that importing Mississippi River water to West Texas is not economically feasible. Ellison urges updated criteria, Dallas and Houston interests benefit, and a 1969 bond plan was defeated.
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Austin
Bill Hobby
Texas
Tom Creighton
Dmineral Wells
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Duncan Ellison
Water Inc
High Plains
White House
Ellison
Mississippi
New Mexico
West Texas
Texas Water Plan
Houston Area
Houston Newspapers
Hobby
Houston
The
Houston Post
Regional Council
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas
Understanding sunstroke and heatstroke in hot weather
A seasonal note from the American Medical Association explains sunstroke results from sun exposure and exertion, while heatstroke comes from prolonged heat. Sunstroke raises body temperature and requires cooling, whereas heatstroke leaves a cold, clammy victim who needs warmth. Prompt action is advised for both conditions.
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American Medical Association
Weather radar upgrade brings new super eye to Lubbock region
The National Weather Service installs a modern radar north of the city, replacing the 1954 weather eye. The new unit, similar to World War II bomber systems, will cover 125 miles each way and interlink with Midland and Amarillo units. Credit goes to local groups and Rep. George Mahon for pushing the upgrade since last August.
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Lubbock
ARPA
National Weather Service
Uly
South Plains
Midland
Amarillo
NWS
George Mahon
Congress Should Study Old Arithmetic Books
Congress vacations with a record of folly as it debates a near $2687 billion spending ceiling and frets over adding funds to Nixon's budget. Critics urge cuts to Pentagon spending, yet committees swing between reductions and approving costly weapon programs like the Trident. The piece laments lawmakers’ reluctance to curb defense costs while demanding inflation control.
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Washington
Congress
People's Representatives
Nixon
House
Senate
House-Senate
Capitol Hill
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Souvenir memo tied ITT affair to Oval Office
Washington report reveals a secret memorandum that linked the ITT scandal to the White House. The document surfaced via Charles Colson's former aide now working for Labor Secretary Brennan. Senate investigators have kept the secretary’s identity confidential, though the information implicates White House aides and Colson closely.
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Washington
ITT
Oval Office
Senate
Charles W. Colson
Secretary of Labor
Peter Brennan
Sam Ergin
Com
Mittee
Colson
Joan Hall
White House
Joan Hal
Chuck Colson
Mrs. Hall
Brennan
Hall
Soap and Watergate Mix Up in a Murky TV World
A humorous and sharp column riffs on soap operas and Watergate, noting addicts rushing back to daytime drama while politics, investigations, and scandals swirl around Washington. It highlights characters like Dr. Bob, Joe, Allison, McCord, and references to Ervin, ITT, and Agnew-Beall friction in Maryland politics.
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Senate
Sam
Kitty
Erica
Bob
Jason
Charlotte
Joe
Sarah
Kim
Tsk
Miami
John Mitchell
Democratic
Peyton Place
White House
Allison
Sen. Ervin
Daniel Scharr
John Ehrlichman
Bob Haldeman
John Dean
Missing youth reports spark debate in Houston tragedy
The Houston mass slayings trigger public scrutiny of police and parents as missing youth reports are discussed. The piece notes police diligence, parental responsibility, and the media's role, with examples from Lubbock and Hale County, then shifts to fall football season and Tech's Red Raiders TV appearance.
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Houston
Lubbock
Hale County
Andrea Phares
Junior
Susie
Eart
Tech
Red Raiders
New Mexico
Lobos
Jones Stadium
Texas
Christian
Crimson
United Nations seek formula to seat Russia at Korea talks
August 16 1963 United Nations allies who fought in Korea near agreement on a seating formula for Russia at the Korean peace conference. In Washington President Eisenhower installed Adm Arthur W Radford as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also Dr Charles G Abbott, veteran weatherman, predicted a drier Southwest by 1976 with a harsher drought than this year.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
United Nations
Korea
Russia
Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles G. Abbott
Dutch marriage age raised to twenty one year old
A brief column notes the Netherlands raised marriage age without parental consent from under thirty to twenty one. It also playfully cites quirky phrases and words as candidates for the loveliest in English, and a fashion merchandizer in Los Angeles claims sales rose after removing the label large from dresses.
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Netherlands
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