Weather modification controversy endures in Hale County area
Weather modification remains a heated issue as Atmospherics Inc. and the Weather Improvement Association continue a multiyear effort in Hale Lamb Floyd Castro and Lubbock counties. The plan charges about 113 per square mile to provide hail protection and potential rainfall boosts, with past fundraising totalling nearly 500 000. The plan envisions a nine month year round local operation, extending coverage to about 1 200 square miles.
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Danny Ellington
Avalanché-Journal
Star Play
Hale
Floyd
Lamb
Castro
Lubbock
Hale County
Progucter
Tiree S
Atmospherics Inc
Fresno
Calif
West Texas
Hale Waeetna
Plaine Weathmprovement Associa Board of Directors
California Group
The
Weather Improvement Board
Frank Moore
Moore
Thunderbirds pilot Bolt dies in Las Vegas crash
Bolt, a Thunderbird slot man and U S Air Force Academy graduate born in 1949, died in a test flight crash near Texas Lake, Las Vegas. The accident happened as U S air forces faced losses in North Vietnam, with seven B 52s reported down and crews missing amid heavy surface to air missile fire.
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Nown
Saigon
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haiphong
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi Hilton
China
Hsinhua
Tokyo
Haiphoig Harbor
America
Nellis Afb
Nev
Air Force
Reese Air Force Base
Eam
Air
Asia
Force Academy
Bolt
Craig
Here
Afb
Alabama
Jerry
Charles
Thunderbird
Lynn
Mobile
Ala
Texas Lake
Las Vegas
U.S. Air Force Academy
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Lubbock
USAF
William T. Bolt
Garland
Santas Busy In City Help Needy Children
Generous donors in Lubbock contributed to the Goodfellows Christmas drive, boosting their fund by fifty dollars. Anonymous area businessmen support the effort, masking their identities behind the festive symbol to provide toys and gifts for local needy children.
Revenue sharing study questions city capital plans
Vaughn Hendrie reports on a revenue sharing study that questions the city’s ability to fund capital improvements. City finance officers warn the $1.9 million projected from revenue sharing over five years may barely cover deficits and bond needs, forcing careful budgeting and priority setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Hendrie
CRC
Avalanche-Journal
Roy McDaniel
Innance Department
CAC
Citi
McDaniel
Boatizens
Lloyd Garland
Max Caraway
North Lubbock
Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
Two Area Men Die In Unusual Wreck Near Friona
A tractor-trailer loaded with cattle skidded and overturned near the Running Water Draw bridge on Texas 214 injuring two men. Wilford E. Sikes of Bovina died at the scene. Clemente Garcia Lopez, 41, also of Bovina, died later at Friona Memorial Hospital. Grady L. Queen, 25, of Friona survived with injuries. Traffic halted for hours as wreckers cleared the bridge. The report notes the heavy equipment collided as the truck hit the site during pavement repairs.
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Friona
Highway Department
Bovina
Here
Wilford E. Sikes
Sikes
Palmer County
Frances Euler
Clemente Garcia Lopez
Falso
Friona Memorial Hospital
Department of Public Safety
Lopez
Texas 214
Grady L. Queen
Isles Tory Condition
Robert E. Wagoner Trucking
Hereford
Muleshoe
Trustees Seek Full Status Report On 1971 Bond Issue
Area CK School Trustees demand a comprehensive status report on the 5.6 million bond approved in 1971 after potential overruns arise in two construction projects. Details appear on pages across the paper, including local guidance and related editorials and market reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Area
Ater
Northern Ireland
Plains
Prayer Note Requests Patience for Ill Reader
A reader asks for divine patience for a sick servant and hope for restoration to health in God’s good time. Amen.
Bonnie Armstrong Builds a Life in Art and Bronze
Bonnie Armstrong of 3904 23rd St. has turned her home into a studio full of air, acrylic, water color and bronze works after taking up art with her daughters at the Municipal Gardens and Arts Center. Inspired by grandchildren and children in motion, she now explores sculpture and dry brush techniques, turning family moments into art cherished by local collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Bonnie
Eh.) Armstrong
23Rd St
Bonnie Armstrong
Municipal Gardens and
Wyoming
Pensions Aim to Reward Unappreciated Housewives
A government panel urged pensions and subsidies for housewives, arguing they perform work equal in value to paid labor. The 10 member HEW commission urged social security for housewives, subsidies for welfare mothers to stay home, and counting them as workers in the U.S. labor force, noting the unrecognized social contribution and calling the report bold and controversial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Elizabeth Hanson
National Endowment For the Humanities
U.S
Elliot L. Richardson
Ium
Commission
General Motors
Lordstown
Ohio
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Tracy
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Houston
Cernan
Monnee
Nation
Nixon
Art
City Woman
Ad News Services
E.H.) Armstrong
Ban Seta
Mudi
Minturn
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