Nigerians Advance On All Sides Don Quixote Windmills
A long feature recalls West Texas windmills from 1919 to present rural life. It surveys wooden to steel towers, dangers for windmill workers, and the romance vs reality of the windmill era in ranch country near Dickens and Littlefield.
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Dickens
Briskis
Curr Suringer
Don Quixote
West Texas
Wandmill
Bille Davis
Purits
Davis
Bhbbs
Swenson
Renerts OO
Ien
Tse Ga da
Histerven
Tacit
Dbicdeanstead
Littlefield
Pitfoot
Yellow House Ranch
Don Merriman
Collapse of Biafran Insurgents Looms Amid Amnesties and War
A chaotic report outlines the ongoing Nigerian Civil War with Ojukwu declaring Eastern Nigeria a separate state of Biafra on May 30, 1967. It notes mass casualties, territorial losses, famine, and the shifting control as Nigerian forces advance on Owerri and other fronts. Relief efforts by Britain, the Red Cross, and other agencies intensify as displacement grows.
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Ojukwu
Biafra
Fbes
Owerri
Hess
Uki
Yakubu
coQaepp
Nigeria
Anthony Binabero
Feder
Laoresilir
Pratran
San Tome
Night Service Stations Arm Themselves For Protection
Night service stations in New York and across the nation face increasing robberies as operators equip for security. Attendants wear uniforms carry guns and sometimes use guard dogs though most are not police or soldiers. Industry groups warn that arming workers can provoke violence yet some owners insist on self protection amid rising hour operations and long travel distances for customers.
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NEW York Age
Vietnam
Thurston
Hoc Parrish
Greater Houston
Mil
Dits
Noams c
Muh
Erp
Mooney
Hermes
Gas Statens
Thia
Twoman
Huemmrich
American Petroleum Institute
Mark Furstemberg
Information Sevice
Tneternational Associethoan
United States
Peeret
Charles Binsted
Washinton
Hinsted
Butler Dies in Post After Long Illness
H. E. Butler 74 a Post resident since 1955 died Saturday in Garza County Memorial Hospital after a long illness Born in Farmers Branch he was a creased oil field pumper He was a deacon at Post First Baptist Church services set for 3 pm today at First Baptist with Rev Joe Vernon and Rev Claude Cone officiating Burial in Ace Cemetery directed by Hadrian Funeral Home Survivors include his wife a son Stanley of Post a brother W R Butler of Cross Plains three grandchildren and a great grandchild
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POST
Pog Butler
Garza County Memorial Hospital
Farmers Branch
Butler
Healey Kelly de
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Terace Cemetery
Hadrian Funeral Home
Stanley
Wor. Butler
Cross Plains
L M Lott Services Set After Brownfield Resident Dies
L M Lott 68 a Brownfield resident and carpenter until retirement died after an apparent heart attack. Service planned for 3 pm at Forrest Hill Baptist Church Forrest Miss with burial at Lakewood Cemetery. Survivors include wife Kate son Murrell Moss Point Miss daughter Mrs Tommy Goulds Brownfield brother J L Jackson Miss sister Mrs Artie Cooper and grandchildren.
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Brownfield
L. M Lott
Forrest Hill Baptist Church
Forrest
Miss
Lakewood
Hines County
Ott- Lee Funeral Home
Lott
Kate
Murrell
Moss Point
Tommy Goulds
J. L
Jackson
Artie Cooper
U S Mobilizes Aid for Refugees in Biara War Crisis
President Nixon directs U S relief efforts as Ziegler reports acute danger and a looming collapse of Biafran defenses. Supplies for 20 days ready, airlift and helicopter assets placed on standby, with Kissinger leading a special relief task force and international partners pledging cooperation.
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Washington
Niven
United States
Han
Zrevier
Noxon
Ziegler
Mrs Hardin Rites Pending At Levelland Funeral Home
Mary Alice Hardin a former Lubbock and Brockley County resident died Saturday in Salem at 40. Survived by husband Otis and ten children and 13 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements handled by George Price Funeral Home Levelland with service details pending.
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Levelland
Speed
Lubbock and Brockley County
Mary Alice Hardin
George Price
Meg
Philip Busteed
Salem
Otis
Everett
Glendale
Calif
J. O. Haynes
Lubbock
Lee Haynes
Munday
Blanche Cidhoun
Amarillo
Carrol Hopkins
Artesia
Miers Walker Rites Pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Mrs Walker, a native of Hormes County, died at Lakeside Nursing Home after illness. Survived by three sons Dean Walker of Houston, Veedkes of Phoenix, and another son. two daughters Totton of Oro Nib Si and Stauntey Hagedorn. a brother Jess Martin. two sisters. nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements handled by Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home.
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Sia Walker
Daibies
Walker
Foes Baptist Church
Hhormes County
Feri Yoorth
Osten
Apartment Shortage Reverses Trend In Lubbock 1964
In 1964 Lubbock built more multi family housing than single family units while Texas Tech dorms rose. Stricter off campus housing rules reduced student leases, creating a pinch as demand outpaces supply. High interest rates and construction costs deter new builds while existing units sit idle awaiting renters.
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Fe Paten J. Penney
Lubbock Apartment Association
BF Wo
Sarge) Bohl
LAA
Texas Tech
Penney
Lowery
Eyeles
Pose of Huge Ransom In Talks To Free POWs
A report outlines a proposed $100 million ransom to secure the release of prisoners held by North Vietnam. Perot suggested personal funds could cover the cost if Hanoi demanded such a price, while a news conference debated whether more than the men were needed.
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Perot
Eugene S Brown Dies In Tulia
Eugene S Brown died in Tulia at age 80 after suffering a stroke. Services were planned for the next day at Wallace Funeral Chapel with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. He was a veteran of World War I and survived by a wife, son, and many relatives.
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Eugene
Brown
Tulia
Man Arrested In Stolen Car At Traffic Circle
A man was arrested Sunday around 3 pm after police stopped a speeding Oldsmobile near the Tohoka Traffic Circle. Investigators say the car was stolen from a residence on 19th Street in December.
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Tohoka
California Homes Split As Earthquake Crack Threatens Town
In San Pedro a crescent fissure 10 feet wide split the area near Point Fermin, forcing evacuations and trapping one family. Despite damage to several houses and a near-fall of another, residents refused to leave as authorities cordoned the area and noted the movement followed weeks of low rainfall. No injuries were reported.
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San Pedro
Etilfside
Pacific
Fey
Deen
Point Fermin
Los Angeles
Tyes
Patios Verdes Peimsaia
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