Texas Heat Returns as Cool Spell Fades On Plains
Weather reports show Texas warming back to the mid-90s after a brief cold front, with South Plains forecasts calling for dry conditions through Thursday. Rain fell mainly in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Raymondville and McAllen reporting heavy totals while Lubbock logged a cool 56 this morning and statewide highs neared 100.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Raymondville
McAllen
Corpus Christi
New Orleans
Texarkana
Dallas
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Alpine
Lubbock
Park Official Rob Blackmore Resigns to Lead Virginia Outdoor Plan
Rob Blackmore resigns after six years as Park Superintendent in Lubbock to become assistant director of the Virginia Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. He will oversee Virginia outdoor recreation plans, fund legislation, and administer federal grants starting Sept. 11. Hamilton calls him one of the best park superintendents. Blackmore, a Perryton native and Texas Tech graduate, led local irrigation experiments on Indiana Avenue for a water-saving sprayleaf sprinkler system.
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Rob Blackmore
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Virginia
Blackmore
Texas Tech
Hamilton
Lubbock
Amilton
Perryton
Indiana Avenue
Deadlocked Jury Brings Mistrial in Local Trials
Judge Boedeker declared a mistrial after a jury hung in the trial of IOhio electrician Iri B. Johnson formerly of Lubbock for driving while intoxicated. In separate court, Lewis Pearson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Betty Humphrey and was fined plus costs. Julian Gonzales pleaded guilty to DWI and received $100 fine, costs, and three days in county jail. Two defendants pleaded innocent: Juan Sanchez on aggravated assault and Janice Williams on a check law violation.
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Edwin H. Boedeker
Iohio
Iri B. Johnson
Lubbock
Johnson
Denzil Bevers
Lewis Pearson
Betty Humphrey
28Th St
Julian Gonzales
16Th St
Juan Sanchez
Sinton
Janice Novell Williams
Suspect Sought In Sears Concession Stand Holdup Try
Police seek a Latin American man in his early twenties after an attempted robbery at a Sears concession stand at 1623 13th St about 3:30 p.m. The suspect did not display a weapon and fled when the clerk withdrew. Separate reports note a break-in at Mosher Steel Co at 2221 Erskine St and thefts of 14 window screens from a rental at 201 Mulberry Ave and a TV from Rip Griffin's Truck Stop at 4609 Ave A.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
13Th St
Janice Dickey
48Th St
Mosher Steel Co
Erskine ‘St
Diphtheria Shots Available In Lubbock Clinics
Health officials urge immunization as several children remain unvaccinated. Free diphtheria booster shots for whooping cough and tetanus are offered at multiple clinics including Posey Neighborhood Center and Arnett Benson Baptist Church with schedules listed.
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Lubbock
Posey
Vanda Ave
Arnett - Benson Baptist Church
Boston Ave
Cherry Point
N. Zenith Ave
Messiah Presbyterian Church
Ave. B
Mexican Temple Baptist Church
40Th St
Well Baby Clinic
Ave. P
Airliner Dodges Air Force Jets Near Vietnam Coast
A BOAC passenger jet en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong veered sharply when three U S Air Force planes came too close off the Vietnamese coast. Fourteen of the 114 passengers were shaken and required hospital treatment on arrival in Hong Kong. most were expected to be released soon.
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Hong Kong
API
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