Quake Recalls Tremors Hit Anchorage Alaska
Two sharp earthquakes rattled Anchorage at 10 22 and 10 24 a m local time causing fear but little damage. Seismologists estimate magnitude 5 5 to 6 with epicenter in the Chugach mountains near Valdez. The 1964 Good Friday quake killed 115 in Alaska and caused over 300 million in damage.
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United Press International Nchorage
Alaska
University of Washington
Seattle
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
University of California, Berkeley
Chugach Range
Here
Valdez
Prince William
Sound
Crescent City
Calif
Deppe Bay
Ore
Tech-Aaup seek settlement over blacklist in Texas Tech clash
The Texas Tech board and the American Association of University Professors pursue a quiet settlement to end a nine year blacklist. Tech would rehire Dr Byron Abernethy and offer a 16500 dollar salary while the AAUP relaxes its reinstatement demands for two additional professors.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Tech
Tech Board
Byron R. Abernethy
American Assn
Abernethy
Ceon- Isure
Professional Association
William M. Pearce
Herbert
Stock Tug Of War Ends With Late Day Rally
The Dow Jones industrials rose 8.69 to 775.72 as the market rebounded after a tumble. The AP 60-stock average gained 2.5 to 277.1 as trading overwhelmed the ticker and momentum shifted from selling to buying.
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Associated Press
York
New York Stock Exchange
Marty Gordon
Bache & Co
Robert Johnson
Paine, Webber, Curtis & Jackson
Viet Nam
Ambulance Shortage Sparks City Council Action Today
City officials including Mayor Rogers and City Manager Pitstick move to address an ambulance crisis with only two on call as two surplus ambulances are retired. A budget hearing and staff proposals aim to establish temporary service and seek a franchised operator.
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ITV
W. D. “Dub” Rogers Jr
Bill Pitstick
Goriden Sanders
Sanders Funeral Home
Pitstick
Avalanche-Journal
Fire Department
Texas Surplus Property Agency
Kay Hayden Named South Plains Maid of Cotton
Kay Hayden a 19 year old Texas Tech cheerleader from Midland captured the South Plains Maid of Cotton title before 1500 people in Municipal Auditorium Tuesday night after two days of judging to select a goodwill emissary for the area s top industry. Runners up included Susan Kay Davis 20 Levelland and Judy Stewart 19 Lubbock. Hayden accepted the giant trophy amid tears and hugs from her parents Mr and Mrs L I R Hayden Midland saying she never thought she would win due to lack of confidence. See COTTON MAID Page 10
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Adiant Kay Hayden
Texas Tech
Midland
South Plains
Susan Kay Davis
Judy Stewart
Lubbock
Ann Arnold
Houston
Janice Kay Herman
Brownwood
Lanell Lafon
Muleshoe
Kay Ludeman
Cotula
Shirley Kaye Stafford
Cynthia Ralls
Tyler
Roaring Springs
Dee Ann Walker
Post
Mrs. L. IR. Hayden
Large scale search continues for three Lubbock men missing
A multi-state Civil Air Patrol effort in the Springfield Detroit area is renewed after murky weather hindered previous days of aerial scans for three Lubbock residents missing since Saturday. Pilot Jack T. Goodman, Cody Cure, and a third companion were en route to Detroit for a church meeting and have not been heard from.
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Lubbock
Springfield
Detroit
Mich
Civil Air Patrol
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Kenneth Kirton
Tristate
Jack T. Goodman
Prayer and pilots join search for missing plane
Anonymous and Harold F. P. MelInroe join a Civil Air Patrol led search for a missing plane. About 25 airplanes flown from Springfield and Detroit areas participated with ground teams organized as pilots reported the craft refueled in Springfield before vanishing.
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Civil Air Patrol
Minis
Paul Stokesberry
Gerald Hill
Hill
Dick Felts
Town and Country Aviation
Springfield
Detroit
Jovial Gus ends 42 years of service on Santa Fe run
The Clovis to Sweetwater Santa Fe train No 76 arrives at Lubbock with 25 passengers aboard as Gus Goetsch e brakeman retires after nearly 29 years on the Clovis Sweetwater run. He plans to leave the train in Sweetwater at 9 50 pm.
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Avalanche Journal
Anta FE
Clovis
Sweetwater
Lubbock
Santa Fe
Gus Goettsche
Gus
X15 Rocket Plane Hits 3614 MPH In Heat Tests
At Edwards Air Force Base on its 170th flight the X15 reached 3614 miles per hour and 102000 feet altitude during heat tests. Maj William Knight piloted the black craft at 5.3 speeds of sound to test an ablative tail material reducing heat on the surface.
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Edwards Afb, Cali
Apc
Air Force
William [Knight
Tornado Nips Mineral Wells Roils North Texas
A tornado touched down near Mineral Wells causing damage to Texboro Cabinet I Co and Perry Equipment Co near Ft Wolters entrance and injuring John Guess, as storms dumped up to 7 inches of rain across West Texas causing flash floods in Haskell, Rochester, and Knox City.
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Associated Press
North Texas
Haskell
Rochester
Knox City
West Texas
Presidio
Texboro Cabinet I Co
Perry Equipment Co
Ft. Wolters
John Guess
Ile
John Gilbert
Mineral Wells
Weatherford
Five Killed in Helicopter Crash Over Dodger Stadium
Two police and KMPC traffic helicopters collided above Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium while investigating gunfire reports. Four others joined Captain Max Schumacher in the KMPC craft and a passenger listed as William Newcomb Buckley died, with a woman unidentified among the victims.
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United Press International
OS Angeles
Max Schumacher
Dodger Stadium
Ball Park
SKMPC
Gene Autry
Schumacher
KMPC
Joe Hall
Los Angeles
Faith Veers Toward Carolina Coast Amid Hurricane Storms
Hurricane Faith veered northwest off Florida's coast posing renewed risk to the Carolinas. Forecasters noted uncertain landfall timing while two Project Stormfury planes monitored the storm eye, which remained offshore as of early afternoon.
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Tami
Faith
Florida
Carolinas
Glenn ‘Taylor
Miami Weather Bureau
Spm
Jongs
Melbourne
Fla
Weather Map Page 120 Lubbock Area Forecast
Weather map notes show mostly cloudy morning with partial sunshine later, warm humid conditions and isolated afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs near the 60s, tonight in upper 60s, winds southeast to south up to 20 mph. Also lists 24 hour temps for several cities and a Southwest weather overview.
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Lubbock
Sy Royo
TBM
Roum
Abilena
Albuquerque
Houston
Amaro
Okla City
Fatas
TJ Roawell
Denver
W. Fale
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Betsy Woodman
Anchorage
Glenallen
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Kodiak
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Lamb County
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GOP Council
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Cambodia
French Indo- China
Rhodesia
British Commonwealth
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal Station
Kay Hayden
New South Plains Maid of Cotton
Nancy Bernard
Susan Davis
Municipal Coliseum
Bernarda
Memphis
Tenn
Jim Coker
Tech Soph
Felts
Ronald Butler
Tornado
Gilbert
Texboro
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock Municipal
Whiteface
Snyder
Lamesa
Hereford
Needmore
Sundown
Brock Junction
Wayne Wyler
Bob Thomas
Brazos
LA Stadium
Kanest Schworek
Seine
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