Tech appoints Thadis W. Box ICASALS director at ARID Center
Dr Thadis W Box named organizational director of the International Center for Arid and Semi Arid Land Studies at Tech with Dr Earl B Braly as assistant The ICASALS aims to coordinate arid land study and research and will house a library and a world class museum The center opens in the Agricultural Engineering Building next Friday and will involve the West Texas Museum Association The move comes as Gov Connally and lawmakers face a 788 million funding need for state colleges and universities with salaries and tuition under review.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Murray
Earl B. Braly
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Agricultural Engineering
Tech
Texas
John Connally
Bonn Acts To Cancel Army Aid
West Germany's government withdrew a six month old offer to help pay for the Rhine army's upkeep, threatening NATO crisis with potential U S and British force cuts. Talks set in London Feb 27 28 to resolve aid and arms purchases. The move could force Britain to scale down its Rhine army and affects U S forces in Germany. Court of public dispute centers on 250 million foreign exchange costs and 1.35 billion in arms buys.
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Daily highlights and briefs from Lubbock News
Lubbock area reports show Tech graduates with strong job prospects as on campus recruiting rises. FBI agent J Gordon Shanklin talks to local lawyers about antitrust and finance. Indonesian congress discusses Sakerno ouster amid election violence in March. A girl immolates herself as violence flares during India's election. News summaries note markets, horoscopes, women’s pages and comics.
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Snow Closes Roads Across Rockies and East Texas
Freezing rain and sleet blanket Northeast Texas and the Rockies with gusty winds up to 25 mph. Travel becomes dangerous as ice coats roads and bridges, with emergency snow warnings in effect from Arkansas to Maryland and school closures reported in affected counties.
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Michigan UFOs Turn Out To Be Balloons With Flares
Ann Arbor residents saw apparent flying saucers and flares but police traced the sightings to balloons and flares launched by an informant. Temperatures elsewhere ranged from 20s to near 60 as snow drifts and light drizzle affected several regions.
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Tech coeds win Miss Mademoiselle and Miss Playmate titles
Judy Stewart from Lubbock wins Miss Mademoiselle at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium pageant with 25 finalists while Jean Ann Phillips, a Dallas freshman, earns Miss Playmate from 27 entrants. Phillips will appear in the Tech yearbook foldout. Stewart plans to teach physical education or government after graduation.
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Texas Tech
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Lubbock
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Judy
Bill Stewart
67Th St
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Miss Stewart
Monterey High School
67Th Street
Bledsoe Hall
Stewart
Police Warn Over Stop Sign Thefts After Fatal Crash
A fatal two car crash at 45th Street and Orlando Avenue spurred a police warning on traffic sign thefts. Investigators say a missing stop sign may have contributed to the collision. Victim Mrs Wade Krizan, 33, died on arrival at Methodist Hospital. passenger Mrs Robert Wilcox and child were injured, along with Dale Crockett Jr. whose status is listed as in the hospital.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Methodist Hospital
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CAL
Santa Barbara
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Joe Crockett
University of Calift
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Assembly
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Pickett
42Nd St
Prayer Note on Sacred Sacrifices for Freedom
A reflective prayer asks what God requires this day as many boys lay down their lives for freedom. The writer honors the sacrifices and seeks discernment in service and duty.
Reds Hit By Raids In South
Strategic B52 bombers struck repeatedly in South Vietnam supporting Allied forces against Viet Cong in six offensives. Over 1,000 Communist deaths reported as raids targeted storage areas base camps and bunkers. Rio Grande operations mobilized about 135,000 U.S., South Vietnamese and South Korean troops. 900 more Communists killed south of Rio Grande and along the Cambodian border.
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Bodies Found After Jersey Chemical Plant Blast Kill Eleven
A three story Jersey chemical plant building collapsed after a Friday explosion and fire. Officials say 11 people died and others were buried under debris as rescue crews labored through smoke and heat to locate bodies. Dozers cleared rubble to aid fire crews in searching the site.
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8 Chemical Company
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Pauley di
TR Chemical
Powell Faces Severe Censure Then Seat In House Probe
A House committee leans toward seating Adam Clayton Powell Jr with a strong censure and possible pay withholding or fines. Expulsion is seen as risky, potentially creating a martyr and triggering another election. The nine member panel has not voted but aims to submit guidance to the full House next Thursday.
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Weather map page reports fair, warm day in Lubbock area
Weather map page for Lubbock and vicinity notes mostly fair today and tonight with a high in the low to mid 60s and a low in the mid to upper 20s. Winds are mainly westerly at 15 to 25 mph.
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Mao Faces New Strife Amid Anti Maoist Clashes Across China
Reports from Anhwei Inner Mongolia Tibet Fukien and Keansi provinces say anti Mao elements clash with Maoists authorities and police. Peking Radio says Liberation Army commanders are being sent to factories and farms to spur production as unrest spreads across Red China.
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