Thousands attend holiday events across South Plains
Thousands of area residents joined pre Independence Day events from Muleshoe to Snyder. Crowds exceeded 7,000 in Hale Center and Lamesa with a 7500 strong turnout for Muleshoe mule statue dedication led by Texas AG Waggoner Carr.
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South Plains
Muleshoe
Snyder
Hale Center
Slaton
Lamesa
Idalou
Tohoka
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Mon- Gay
Lamesa Lamesa
Preston Smith
Gen. B. S. Schriever
U.S. Aerospace Program
Caprock
Avalanche-Journal News
Dawson County
Victor Gomez
Ackerly
Jesus Menjarez
Storms Rip East Coast
Storms lashed the East Coast with heavy rain and hail and winds that felled trees and downed power lines causing damage in Washington D C and Maryland while Athens Georgia Wichita Kansas Mobile Alabama and Birmingham Alabama also reported severe weather No injuries were reported in most incidents Texans faced warm dry heat with some Gulf Coast showers and a 106 degree high at Presidio Texas
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Washington, D.C
Athens
Maryland
Clarksburg
Wichita
Kan
Alabama
Mobile
Birmingham
Texas
Gulf Coast
Panhandle
Presidio
Myrick Building in Lubbock Sold for Major Remodel
W B Rushing buys the 6 story Myrick Building in downtown Lubbock and plans a complete interior and exterior remodel. George Walton announces the deal and becomes general manager of the 1215 Ave J office building. The purchase price is not stated but tax records value the property at 209100.
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Myrick
Lubbock
W. B
Dub) Rushing
George Walton
Walton
Ave. J
Rushing
Bob Cobb
Walter Myrick
iSee
Panhandle Folks Enjoy Lake Meredith Opening
Lake Meredith recreation area opens early attracting crowds from the Panhandle region. The feature notes a surge in local visitors and activity as facilities begin operations ahead of a planned schedule.
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Panhandle
Lake Meredith
Sec
Brezhnev boasted of rockets and antimissile efforts
Brezhnev claimed the Soviet Union has enough nuclear missiles ready for immediate launch to finish off attackers and spoke of potentially orbiting rockets. He cited antimissile defense advances and accused U.S. officials of nuclear blackmail after Washington announced 800 Minuteman missiles. The Kremlin boycott of an Independence Day reception underscored the U.S. Soviet rift.
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OSCOW
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
United States
U.S
Kremlin
Washington
U. S
Lubbock Banks Boost Savings Interest Rates
Lubbock National Bank raised savings account rates from 3.42 percent to 4 percent retroactive to July 1, announced by president Chas E. Maedgen Jr. Other banks including First National, Security National, and Plains National followed suit during the day. Officials from American State and Citizens National indicated consideration of the move. Maedgen framed the change as strengthening Lubbock as a financial center and encouraging prudent savings.
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Bert Neeley
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock National Bank
Chas E. Maedgen, Jr
Maedgen
First National Bank
Security National Bank
Plains National Bank
American State
Citizens National Banks
Lubbock Financial
Lubbock National
Lubbock
South Plains
The
Savings and Loan Association
A. C. Verner
Prayer text warns of mercy and cleansing of sins
An anonymous plea appeals for divine mercy and purification. The caller asks God to wash away sins and inquiries with loving kindness, reflecting a penitential tone.
Lubbock Mayor Tidmore Hospitalized After Chest Pain
Mayor Max Tidmore was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital around 9 a.m. Saturday with chest pain and was later described as in good condition. An electrocardiogram showed negative results and doctors planned observation for two to three days with further evaluation.
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Max Tidmore
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tidmore
Timmy Smith Drowns at Florida River Camp Near Durango
Ten year old Timmy Smith son of Mr and Mrs Stanley F Smith drowned Saturday morning in the Florida River near Durango after falling from an inner tube at Silver Spruce Camp about 15 miles from Durango. Camp counselor Pat Thompson from Phoenix quickly pulled him from the water and nurses failed to revive him. Thompson was hospitalized for shock. The body was flown to Lubbock with funeral arrangements pending. Survivors include two sisters Karen and Cathy and four grandparents.
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Durango
Colo
Richard
Timmy) Smith
Stanley F. Smith
58Th St
Florida River
Silver Spruce Camp
Colorado
Pat Thompson
Phoenix
Ariz
Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Karen
Cathy
George Smith
Rule
Ed Horner
Seagraves
Soviet Birth Rate Drops Tied to Working Mothers
The STON Press reports a Senate committee study finding Soviet birth rates declined due to many mothers working and household burdens. It cites shortages of household aids and water, plus fewer women reaching childbearing age, with population projections rising from 229 million to 261 by 1975 and 299 by 1985.
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Ston Press
Wassort
Senate
House Economic Committee
Soviet Union
Viet Nam Base Attacked by Viet Cong Mortars
Viet Cong guerrillas shelled Can Tho air base in South Vietnam with 20 to 30 mortar rounds, then later fired about 10 more but caused no casualties or damage. U.S. and ARVN troops exchanged fire, and climactic dawn patrols followed as fighters vanished into the jungle.
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Associated Press
U.S
Can Tho
South Viet Nam
Saigon
da Nang
Cheo Reo
Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock vicinity forecast highlights
Mostly clear today and tonight with highs near 95 and lows around 70. Winds southeast to south at 15 to 25 mph. humidity fluctuates with daytime highs around 90s and nighttime mid 60s to 70s across the region. City observations show varied temperatures and limited precipitation figures for 24 hours ending midnight.
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Biam &Olipm
Pulphi
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Okla City
Roswell
Denver
W. Falls
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Lamesa, Hale Center
Safety Council
New York
Ohio
California
Council
Waterloo
N.Y
Greyhound
New York Thruway
Maegene Nelson
Maegene
Tech
J. O. Nelson
38Th St
Pauline Warner
Washington Area
Myrick Bldg
Lubbock, Area
Bogota
Colombia
Buying Power Survey
Sec. F
LBJ
Sec. A
Japan
Britain
Viet Nam
Moscow
Area Farm News
Earth
BANKS
Timmy Smith
Young City Boy
Thompson
U.S. Economic Study
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