Wet South Plains Flood Deepens Texas Rain Event
Wet conditions drenched the South Plains and Eastern New Mexico as August rainfall neared record levels at Lubbock Regional Airport. Flood warnings and many highways were closed from San Angelo to Del Rio, with 6.71 inches total in Lovington since July 26 and 2.36 inches in Lubbock to date.
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Don Vandiver
Avalanche Journal
South Plains
New Mexico
National Weather Service
Lubbock
Beth
Nova Scotia
Seaboard
Lovington
Lea County Electric Cooperative
Larbock
Larbbock
South Texas
U.S
Junction
Hando
Texas
Lasalle County
Carrizo Springs
Rocksprings
Edwards
Procrastinator quote tops the page of features
A brief procrastinator quote appears among sections on editorials farming and radio programs. The item labels a light note as a comic dictionary entry and presents the tease style common to the era. It accompanies other sections like sports news and horoscopes.
Osorio denies paying for favors in Barnes case
Osorio testified that he never paid or offered to pay Lt. Gov Ben Barnes for legislative passage of bank bills. The SEC suit links Frank Sharp to loans used to influence legislators, with Barnes denying any bribery and calling for full SEC disclosure while noting Sharp’s deposition statements as false.
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Associated Press
Dallas
John Osorio
Frank Sharp
Ben Barnes
Osorio
Securities and Exchange Commission — Stock Bank
SEC
Sharp
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Houston
Barnes
Osoro
Prayer for city leaders and guidance
A reader offers a pithy blessing asking God to bless the city and guide its officials with heavenly wisdom. The prayer envisions rulers keeping before them the city’s divine foundation and maker, inviting ongoing spiritual stewardship.
Cotton leaders to fete Roy B Davis at Plains event
Gov Preston Smith and Rep George Mahon will speak at a 7 p.m. dinner honoring Roy B Davis and his wife Mrs Davis for 28 years as manager of the Plains Cooperative Oil Mill. The event at KoKo Palace precedes a regional cotton cooperatives meeting in Municipal Auditorium with over 700 expected attendees.
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Preston Smith
U.S
George Mahon
Roy B. Davis
Plains Cooperative Oil Mill
Davis
KoKo Palace
Municipal Auditorium
South Plains
Wilmer Smith
New Home
10Th
Nixon frees dollar sparks global financial tremors
United Press International reports Nixon moves to free the dollar, halt gold conversions, and impose a 10 percent surcharge on dutiable imports. Governments worldwide convene emergency talks as markets close and American tourists abroad react with fear and confusion. Paul Volcker flies to London for crisis talks with European authorities.
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United Press International
Nixon
Apanaa
Europe
Asia
South America
London
U.S
U.S. Treasury
Paul A. Volcker
Volcker
America
Four Injured as Viet Cong Sink U.S. Vessel
Viet Cong frogmen blew up and sank the U S cargo ship Green Bay at Qui Nhon harbor near Saigon early today. Initial reports say four injured, including one American.
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Saigon
U.S
Green Bay
Qui Nhon
Americans react as Nixon wage price freeze sparks mixed hopes
Across the country, reactions to Nixon's wage price and rent freeze vary from shock to jubilation. Individuals cite potential savings or losses, with Anna H. Chute in Michigan facing an $800 pay raise loss, and Eleanor Boye in New Jersey anticipating rent relief. A Chicago electrician notes personal cost, while Gary West Virginia workers protest wage limits at U.S. Steel. The nationwide mood skews uncertain as unions weigh contract implications and future raises.
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Preas International
Annah C. Chute
Rochester
Mich
Nixon
Eleanor Boye
Newark
N.J
Gary
W.va
U.S. Steel Corporation
United Mine Workers
UMW
Sam Long
Dade County
Florida
Typhoon Rose Hits Hong Kong Killing Dozens
Hong Kong rocked by Typhoon Rose with 130 mile winds capsizing a Hong Kong Mackao ferry. Officials fear 70 to 80 crewmen missing while at least 12 others killed and two children buried in landslides presumed dead. Twenty six ships driven aground including the US Navy Regulus with several crew injured.
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Hong Kong
Rose
U.S. Navy
Navy
Wage freeze paves way for labor pushback and market swing
Organized labor rejected the Nixon administration appeal for voluntary wage price compliance calling the policy a burden on workers. Despite protests, Nixon drew praise at home for the freeze while Wall Street surged and European markets tightened as the dollar wobbled. Labor leaders warned of stalled raises for machinists and postal workers as emergency measures loom.
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United Press Internationa
Washington — Organized Labor
Nixon
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Big Labor
America
William W. Winpisinser
International Association — of Machinists
Dow Soars In Record NYSE Session On Bull Market Hype
The New York Stock Exchange opened to cheering bulls and surged to an all time gain on heavy volume about 2 billion dollars higher, as the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 32.93 points to 558.95. IBM led advances with big gains as volume topped 31.7 million shares, traders described frantic trading down on the floor.
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Wall Street
Unite Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Nixon
Pray Jones
Robber Seizes Four Hundred In Seven Till Eleven Heist
A gun armed Mexican American woman robbed Seven Till Eleven Food Store at 113 N University of about 400 dollars in cash and checks, then fled west on Amherst Street. Owner Neysa Lively described the suspect with waist length hair and a possible wig, unsure if male or female. No suspects seen. police searched the area. The incident followed a knife theft at the same store about a week earlier.
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Bill Morgan
Avalanche-Journal
N. University
Neysa Lively
Weather outlook for Lubbock area today
Decreasing cloudiness and a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Light southeasterly winds continue.
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Lubbock
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