Littlefield Man Dies In First 1971 Area Traffic Fatality
Finis Ray Jordan a 36 year old Littlefield resident died after being struck by a car on U S 84 near Shallowater. Investigators say driver Jarrell Giles of Littlefield stopped to assist after lights failed in Jordan s vehicle. Jordan and Giles were Littlefield car dealers returning from Lubbock. Jordan died of head injuries at the scene. Services for Jordan are pending.
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Littlefield
Lubbock County
South Plains
Shallowater
U.S
Finis Ray Jordan
Justice of the Peace
Jessie Vance
Jarrell Giles
Jordan
Giles
Lubbock
Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home
Registration of 18 year olds to vote slow nationwide
State and Nation notes registration of 18 year olds to vote begins slowly across the United States. The paper cites a subcommittee report saying no one knows the exact yearly spend to arm foreign governments. Additional items reference plains farming and radio TV programs.
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U. S
Sec. C
Sec. A
Smith lays out duties for state regents in capital meeting
Gov Preston Smith chastised regents for low attendance at a Capitol meeting on higher education. He distributed a packet on admin and police powers to quell campus disruptions and warned letters may go to absent members. He expects responsibility amid fiscal concerns and hinted at disciplinary authority over students.
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Associated Press
Austin
Preston Smith
State College and University Regents
Smith
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Powers
Nixon rules out new taxes this year in White House talk
President Nixon promised a "very good year" in 1972 and said he would not seek new taxes in 1971. He outlined an expansionary budget and monetary policy to spur growth while controlling inflation, and noted campus violence as a disappointment. He also signaled no wholesale bombing of North Vietnam targets and warned about Soviet activity near Cuba.
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United Press International
Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Caribbean
Cuba
Ént
United States
Federal Reserve
Prayer Note Reflects Reader’s Forgiveness Request
A reader offers a brief prayer seeking forgiveness for those who withhold truth, asking Almighty God to bless daily life. The message closes in Christ’s name.
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Christ
Wallace Weds Divorcee in Quiet Alabama Wedding
Gov elect George Wallace, a widower, married Cornelia Ellis Snively, a divorcee, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery with only close relatives present. Wallace, 50, begins a second term Jan. 18, 1969, and the couple planned a secret honeymoon.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Cornelia Ellis Snively
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Robert Strong
Wallace
Lurleen
Alabama
Snively
Executive
James E
Gas blast in Miami Beach kills one injures sixty one
A gas explosion near Lincoln Road in Miami Beach shattered a block of shops including Manny's Restaurant and the Circle Blueprint Co. Police say one person died and 61 were injured, four officers among them. Search teams worked through rubble as crews responded with ambulances and cars.
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Miami Beach
United Press International
Lincoln Road
Pete Corso
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Manny
Circle Blueprint Co
Friendship Gift House
Denver City Soldier Dies in Vietnam Land Mine
John J. Orsini Jr. 20, of Denver City was killed Thursday by a land mine in South Vietnam while with the Americal Division at Hawk Hill. He had lived in Denver City since 1963, was engaged to Lonelle Berry, and is survived by his mother, a brother in Vietnam, two sisters, and maternal grandparents. Burial will be at Denver City Memorial Park. services at First Baptist Church.
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Denver City
South Plains
John J. Orsini Jr
South Vietnam
First Baptist Church
John Ferguson
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Orsini
Detroit
Mich
Hawk Hill
Americal
Lonelle Berry
A. P. Berry
Irving
Pauline Orsini
Tony
Sue Bradford
Clinton, Ark
Pauls Bingham
el Paso
O. V. Mayben
Japan Quake Halts Rail Traffic Across Central Region
A moderately strong earthquake struck from Nara to Nagano early Tuesday, registering four on the Japanese scale of seven. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported the 6:09 a.m. quake with no damage but railway service between Tokyo and Osaka was halted.
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Nagoya
Japan
UPI
Meteorological Agency
Tokyo
Osaka
Nara
Nagano
Storm paralyzes vast regions with heavy snow and freezing temps
A massive storm battered Canada and swept into the U S Midwest and Plains causing travel havoc and at least 30 deaths. Blizzard conditions dropped knee high snow and drifts up to 12 feet while Arctic cold pushed lows toward zero in Texas Panhandle towns including Lubbock Amarillo Friona and Friona posted record low readings with frigid air expected to linger into midweek.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Canada
South Plains
Texas
Rockies
Great Lakes
Iowa
Nebraska
Lubbock
Panhandle-Plains
Record Cold in Panhandle Returns to Subzero Early Week
Lubbock reached 26 after an early low of 7 as record cold trends return. The Panhandle saw a 42 degree below zero wind chill in spots while Lubbock stayed milder. Snow flurries fell across the region with drifts up to four feet in open areas and several hundred travelers stranded between Dalhart Dumas and Stratford.
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Lubbock
Panhandle
Hereford
Dalhart
Dumas
Stratford
First Pennsylvania Bank Cuts Prime Rate on New Year
The First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co of Philadelphia lowers its prime rate to 6 1/2 percent on January 1 1971, a two year low. Major banks in New York Chicago and California did not follow, helping fuel a Dow drop blamed on profit taking and uneven rate cuts.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Philadelphia
James Bodine
Chicago
California
First Pennsylvania
Bellwether
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Chase Manhattan
National City Bank of Minneapolis
Philly
Hefty hikes set auditorium coliseum rates in Lubbock
Texas Tech faces new municipal auditorium and coliseum charges after Lubbock city council approved rate boosts, with Tech bills reflecting an average 60 percent rise and some increases surpassing doubling since 1957. The policy covers direct operating costs with a cost plus for commercial events, while other users see higher rates approved earlier. See HEFTY Page 6.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Municipal Auditorium- Coliseum
All Tech
Lubbock
al Couch
Public Services
Auditorium Coliseum
Tech
Auditoriums Coliseum Board
Weather Map Brief for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer conditions expected in Lubbock today and tonight with a high near 30 and low around 10. The map page notes sun rise at 7 53 and sunset in the 6s, humidity around 63 percent at midnight. Weather shows regional readings for Amarillo Hobbs Dallas and nearby.
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Lubbock
Lene
Denver
Lamarillo Hobbs
la City
Dallas
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National Weather Service
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