Lunar explorers report orange patch on lunar surface
Apollo astronauts Cernan and Schmitt discovered orange colored material in rubble while surveying the lunar surface. Geochemist Brett noted small orange patches may form from volcanic vents but found no evidence of a fossil or volcanic plume. The crew described digging a trench and reporting the color depth at Mission Control as images aired.
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Pourcc
Radin’ Brett
Mapseéd Spacecraft Center
Legislative budget plan faces tax debate and sessions
The budget board pitches a 8.8 billion state budget for 1974 with little tax rise, while lawmakers eye two annual special sessions. Key items include junior college raises and a regional health education center, amid calls to avoid new taxes yet flagging significant spending.
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Ellis
Constitutional”Convent
Tom Keel
Legislative Pudget Board
Juco
Keel
Amahila
Texas’ Tech University
Lambeck
Cary
USI
Shudget Halse
Smith
Texas
Ian
Junction of Lubbock and Texas Inc. merger noted
Historical clipping notes the NK of Lubbock merging with Texas Inc in a context touching multiple banks and a county jail landmark. It mentions elections for United Mine Workers ballots and references editorials, market reports, agriculture, and various sections while hinting at page and tape organization.
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Nk of
Lubbock
Texas Inc
Séty A. Ousson
Beaumont
Private pupil Nancy at Sisters Hope Orphanage
A shy, reserved girl at the orphanage school wears a glass eye for Christmas. Sister Hope notes she is best with children and well liked by friends at the institution.
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Itrator
Nancy-is
Hope
Orphare
Weather Aims for Warmer Skies in Panhandle
A battered OCR fragment reports a cold front pushing into the lower Panhandle and Amarillo, with freezing conditions earlier and improvements in weather. It notes breezes, passable roads, and Interstate 25 guidance from New Mexico safety officials, though text is garbled.
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Panhandle
Uae
Department
Puh
New Mexico
Howe
U.S. S
Haitians Arrive in Florida In Leaky Sailboat
Sixty five Haitian political refugees landed ashore at Pompano Beach Florida Tuesday in a dilapidated sailboat after drifting at sea. Broward County deputies escorted about 40 men 22 women and three children to buses for transport to Miami where they were processed as political refugees by the U S Immigration Service. This was the largest Haiti group to reach South Florida in a decade.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Duwilier
Rickely
Jesse
Jon
John
Tamburello
Broward County
Miami
U. $. Immigration Service
South Florida
Prayer for Peace and Forgiveness in Jesus Name
A reader offers a brief prayer asking God to guard against harming others and to forgive sins. The supplication seeks peace with the divine and ends with a simple Amen in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Australian exchange students visit West Texas Lions Club
A group of 10 Australian students arrives in Lubbock to study at Monterey High School for six weeks. They compare Australian and American schools noting heated rooms and unheated corridors, fewer windows, and other cultural differences while staying with local host families and engaging with the West Texas Lions Club.
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West
Texas
South Plains
West Texas
Australia
Lubbock
Mik Ney
South Wales
Wee Waa
Lynelle
Litcback-South Plainsions Club
Monterey High School
Big Texas
Cate “Ranch
Hy Watson
Vicetora
Tahoka
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Usu
Goodfellows Like Santa To Hundreds
A historical notice describes Goodfellows efforts to help poor children at Christmas by collecting letters to Santa and distributing gifts. It notes volunteers, a parkage preparation, and screening for the year’s distribution, with reference to Goodfellows on page 16.
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Goodfellows
Santa
Santa Claus
Kissinger in Paris Talks Weigh Cease Fire Progress
US and North Vietnam push secret peace talks on two levels in Paris with Henry Kissinger returning to Washington after another session with Le Due Tho. Reports say a final cease fire is near as talks head toward a possible settlement. White House and State Dept refuse comment while noting Thieu’s position and repeated rejections of a Communist withdrawal pledge.
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United States
North Vietnam
Tue
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Hanoi
le Due Tho
Kissinger
Orly -Airport
Airport Air ‘Ities
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Tha
White Horse
U.S
Vietnam
Maurice Schumann
Nguyen Vat Thier Lin
Saigon
Thieu
Béase
Sey Kissinger
Record drought slows cotton crop forecast growth
Washington AP report notes the Agriculture Department estimated U.S. cotton production at 13.5 million bales for December 1 with a potential rise to 14.9 million on prior weather indicators. Poor conditions in Texas, Oklahoma, and neighboring states tempered harvest prospects, despite forecasts showing a larger crop size than last month.
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Washington
Deparien
TeNnas
Oklahoma
Hales
Weather Synopsis From the Lidibock Area
The report notes a warm trend for Lidibock region with rain near Thursday. Temperatures around 50 expected after a low near 20 tonight. Southeast winds up to 15 mph today's conditions forecast.
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Lidibock
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