Skylab crews named for three 56 day missions
Space Center Houston announces Skylab crews for three future flights. Charles Conrad Jr. will command the first crew with Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz. Alan Bean leads the second crew with Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma. Gerald Carr commands the third with Edward Gibson and Wilsee (Wil) See CREWS Page.
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Congress Reopens Amid Antiwar Demonstrations
The 92nd Congress convened for an election year session with an antiwar protest in the House galleries. Leaders urged keeping politics outside the chamber as major votes loomed on campaign finance reform and a foreign aid measure ahead of Nixon's State of the Union address.
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Pioneers Honored With Pecans Planting In Mackenzie Park Today
Texas pioneers will be honored with a grove of pecans to be planted in Mackenzie Park today. The event marks a community celebration highlighted in the Texas section of Today In The A-J.
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Nixon to deliver 30 minute State of the Union in person
The White House announced President Nixon will give a 30 minute in person State of the Union address on Thursday and mail a longer written version to Congress at the same time. A separate foreign policy message to Congress is planned around February 8. The Senate opened at noon with new Senator Robert T. Stafford sworn in.
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West Coast shipowners widen embargo to press maritime strike
Ship owners ban military shipments, including guns and ammo for Vietnam, from West Coast ports as Pacific Maritime Association seeks leverage over the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in the renewed dock strike hitting 24 ports. PMA says only a minute fraction of Asia bound cargo could move, while no new talks are scheduled. About 75 ships remained tied up as talks continue.
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Prayer Request by Rev Nabors for Guidance
The Reverend Monte Nabors of Denver City asks for divine help to recognize needs around him and to direct actions in God’s will. He prays for open eyes and guided thinking in serving others in Jesus name.
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Monte Nabors
Denver City
Great Plains Building still noted for rebuild or demolition
Avalanthe Journal quotes a spokesman saying the tornado damaged Great Plains Building may be rebuilt while declining to comment on a potential legal action by the City of Lubbock. Mayor Granberry backs urging owners to rebuild or demolish the 20 story downtown tower. See Great Plains Page 9.
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Fire destroys Doyle Dean Elevator in Littlefield
A Tuesday fire leveled Littlefield’s Doyle Dean Elevator, destroying 60,000 bushels of grain and causing about 90 000 dollars in damage. The 21-bin structure collapsed before firefighters arrived. aid from Abernathy Earth Orion and Sudan helped bring flames under control.
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Canada Faces First Total Air Shutdown Amid Strike
Commercial air service in Canada was nonexistent as thousands of airline workers were laid off due to a two day old strike by air traffic controllers. Officials warned more layoffs could follow if the walkout persists, marking the first complete shutdown of scheduled flights in the country.
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Tragedy on 82nd Street Claims Four Workers
Four men died after a cave in at a 27 foot ditch on 82nd Street between Quaker Avenue and Slide Road. Rescue crews worked seven hours to recover bodies as a wheel of a mobile retaining wall hit an old gas line. Victims were Eddie Maxwell, Raymond Rodriguez, Javier Sanchez and Ollie Morrell linked to Conklin Brothers and AccuNamics.
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Lubbock
Rodriguez
Ollie Dean Morrell
Pauline Warner
Lane
Eddie Maxwell
Plainview
Auburn
Javier Sanchez
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AccuNamics Inc
Four Men Killed In Lubbock Ditch Cave-In
A trench collapse in Lubbock trapped four workers beside a retaining wall. Rescue workers found two bodies near a trenching machine and recovered the other two after hours of effort as earth and wall sections shifted, with eight feet of wall remaining to the trench bottom. Spare crews waited for planks to prevent another cave-in while the machine aided earth removal.
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Robert Stokes
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Merred
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Morrett
Tate
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Plainview
Explaining Hub City Emergency Confusion After Cave-In
Avalanche-dournal covers Southwest Lubbock cave-in chaos as rescuers officials and press faced delays and conflicting signals. Mayor James Granberry said he learned of the tragedy shortly before leaving his office.
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Lubbock
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Do Pym
City officials gather after Tuesday accident
Officials from the city including the vice mayor, two councilmen, the police chief, fire marshal, and city manager assembled at the scene. Probe into side effects of the incident reveals delays in notifying families and confusion during rescue operations as names were broadcast before relatives were informed.
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Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
The forecast predicts high cloudiness through Thursday with notable temperature swings. Overnight lows near the mid-30s followed by daytime highs in the 40s to 50s. Winds and conditions are mild with variable cloud cover.
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