Tolbert, Nixon Attend African Inauguration Ceremony
First Lady Tolbert attends an inaugural ceremony as President Tolbert is sworn in with his brother Frank administering the oath. Tolbert prostrates himself, the crowd reacts emotionally, and Mrs. Nixon is escorted by two foreign leaders. Her Africa tour follows, with discussions on policy and relations with Ivory Coast and Ghana.
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Senate
Nixon
Ivory Coast
Ghana
White House
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Tolbert
Sad Stories End Happily by Vaughn Hendrie
In the wake of a May 11 1970 tornado in Lubbock residents recall the destruction as Urban Renewal accelerates. Homeowners like Maude Bledsoe and families relocate to make way for a $9 million civic center while tenants navigate new relocation grants and moving expenses under updated federal guidelines.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
St. Ihe
Don
Eaton
Tech
Civic Center
Reyes
Newal
Eatons
Nan Tindar
Jug
Bledsoes
33Rd St
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Thatla
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Vananne
Soviet Union
China
Yingering
Ding
Nixon
Eerve
Liberia
Decora
Homestead
Perty
Tolbert’'s Motor
Grant
Wil
Tolbert
Tubman
London
the Pierre's
Alaniz family relocation highlights Urban Renewal program
The story follows the Alaniz family and others displaced by urban renewal in Lubbock. It details temporary housing, later rental assistance, and improved homes, while noting challenges for owners and the wider impact on the civic center area. The program reports show 127 families relocated and $181,978 paid through December with additional ownership options pursued.
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Center Area
Four-Bandits Rob Bank atHotel Vault and Drake Hotel Link
In a dawn heist at a major hotel, four bandits handcuffed 16 employees and three guests, opened 47 of 200 safety deposit boxes after demanding a box list, and escaped as a Wells Fargo alarm tripped. Police link the method and loot to a prior Drake Hotel theft. no totals disclosed.
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Adolph Ross
Keeney
Nixon
Aristotle Onassis
Greece
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