Mississippi braces under martial law after Camille tolls rise
Gulfport Mississippi reports 170 dead with 162 on the coast and eight in Plaquemines Parish Louisiana. President Nixon declares disaster areas and funds, while the National Guard enforces quarantine and rescue efforts. A grim airlift moves bodies to Hattiesburg as power failure hampers relief. A fatal plane crash near New Orleans adds to the devastation.
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Highway Patrol
Mississippi
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Gulf Coast Area
National Guard
Williams
Adj
Walter Johnsson
Miller Dent
Pass Christian
Long Beach
Camille
Hattiesburg
Bay St. Louis
New Orleans
Hancock County
Altos Lumpkin
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf Coast
North American
Waveland
Miss
Pascagou
Invasion Eve Crowds Gassed as Prague Police Clash
Czech police tear gassed and clubbed downtown crowds in Prague on the eve of the Soviet invasion anniversary. Armored vehicles and water cannons rolled into Wenceslas Square as riot teams warned protesters and fired tear gas, while crowds fled toward side streets.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Gustav Husak
Alexander Dubcek
Wenceslas Square
Esos
National Museum
St. Wenceslas
Vienna
Lawmakers Vacation Costs Stir Debate On Trips
Lawmakers head into summer recess with travel that looks like paid junkets to some critics. Some members claim official purposes for trips while others use private funds or non governmental groups to cover travel as campaign season nears.
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Washington Ee
John J. Constituent
House
Senate
John Q
Budget session ponders sale of Coliseum in Lubbock
City Council discusses proposed 22.4 million budget with an unchanged tax rate 8 per 100 valuation and a possible sale of the Coliseum to Texas Tech to fund a new convention and civic center. Proposals include tapping a 4 million general fund surplus for Lubbock Power & Light equipment and merit pay raises for city workers.
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Don Williams
Atedie
Two Armed Bandits Rob Furr’s Market for $700 to $800
Avalanche Journal reports two white males aged 20 to 23 robbed Furr’s Super Market No. 16 at 26th Street and Boston Avenue around 8 45 p m, holding manager Gerald Harris and assistant Dwight Lance at gunpoint and escaping with about 700 to 800 dollars.
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Furr’s
26Th Street
Boston Avenue
22Nd Street
Akron Avenue
Gerald Harris
42Nd St
Dwight Lance
28Th St
Lubbock
50Th Street
Gary Avenue
Harris
Ray Huffman
Carey Stafford
Huffman
Lance
Avalanche-Journal
Lance Lee
Prayer to Be an Instrument of Peace
A short devotional note asks God to use the reader as an instrument of peace and to help others see Jesus through their life, closing in Jesus name Amen.
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Jesus
First Cotton Bale Ginned on South Plains in 1963
The first bale of the 1963 South Plains cotton crop was ginned at 3 45 p.m. Tuesday in Lamesa. Jack Grigg produced the bale from 15 acres in Dawson County, dryland planted last April two. The bale weighed 2180 pounds and was on display at the courthouse square. It earned a $250 premium from the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce and a $50 premium from the Lamesa Co-Op Gin.
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South Plains
Courthouse Square
Jack Grigg
Dawson County
Grigg
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Lamesa Co-Op
Whith
Delmar Moore
Negotiators Fail To Reach Compromise On 350 Million Tax Bill
In Austin negotiators bogged down for a second straight day. A $23.3 million levy with a 10 cent drink tax on private clubs was proposed but not voted. Senate and House leaders remained unable to agree and planned another session.
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Associated Preas
Austin
Senate
Spokacsinlaa
Gus Mutscher
House
Jack Strong
Longview
Women Relearn Roles Amid Household Strain
Fragmentary note suggests women face renewed duties as households adapt to shortages and changing routines. Text hints at soap use, washing, and cooking habits being reassessed. The excerpt implies gendered expectations during resource-constrained times.
Heat Records and Light Showers Hit Texas Panhandle
A South Plains region sees scattered showers along the western edge while Texas swelters with highs above 100. Lubbock reached 99 before cooling. Bailey County reports 0.45 inches at Circle Back as other stations feel light rain and wind.
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South Plains
Texas
Mercury
Lubbock
Circle
Bailey County
Levelland
Littlefield
Anton and
Jenny Roa Ucts
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Associated Press
Council
Solous
Furr
By Lane Arthur
Lubbock, Area
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