Apollo 15 Prepares for July 26 Launch Rehearsal
United Press International reports Apollo 15 pilots Col. David R. Scott Maj. Alfred M. Worden and Lt. Col. James B. Irwin moved to moonport quarters at Cape Kennedy for a week long countdown rehearsal starting today Their isolation aims to minimize infectious disease risk and they will limit contacts to 157 people over 19 days Wives may visit Scott and Irwin but Worden is divorced.
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United Presse International
Cape Kennedy
Moonport
Moon
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Semiquarantine
Cape
Houston
Pacific
Scott
Irwin
Worden
SEC probes in Austin limit Smith ally at deposition
SEC investigators sought to exclude Gov. Preston Smith lawyer Donald B. Thomas from a closed deposition session. Judge Sarah T. Hughes allowed Thomas to listen but not participate as Schulte was questioned about profits from National Bankers Life Insurance. Testimony by House officials Heatly and McGinty was set for today with Baum and Mutscher to follow.
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Austin
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Preston Smith
Donald
Thomas
Landon Johnson
Ed Clark
F.C
Sonny” Schulte
House
Gus Mutacher
Naerin Bankers Life Insurance
Schulte
SEC
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Smith
Democratic
Elmer Baum
Alre
Hughes
Heatly
W.S. Heatly
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Rush McGinty
Guts Mutscher
Baum
Mutscher
Record heat nets 102 degree high across Hub City
The Mercury reports a 102 degree high in Lubbock as Texas cities endure a multi day heat wave. Wichita Falls hit 108, Mineral Wells and Abilene also in the 100s while storms bring brief cooling. Light showers move across North Central Texas as a heat wave persists.
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Mercury
Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Childress
Hobart
Oklo
Gage
Mount Pleasant
Paris
Sugar Hill
Guymon
Okla
Dodge City
Kaw
National Weather Service
HUD grant to South Plains for housing and environment
The A-J notes a $46 000 federal grant to the South Plains Association of Governments for housing land use and environmental protection activities. The item appears in Page 4 Sec A of the newspaper.
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HUD
South Plains Association of Governments
Prayer of Faith in God’s All Power and Goodness
A reader offers a heartfelt prayer praising God as all powerful and good. The message emphasizes faith over fear and trust in divine truth, ending with a reverent Amen.
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Heavenly Father
God
Texas Banks Note Gains In Deposits
Banks across Texas show a surge in deposits with many institutions reporting record midyear totals. Houston Grayson County Del Rio Brownwood Hunt County and El Paso noted all time highs while Lubbock banks posted a midyear record of 459 146 103 dollars, over 58 million above last year.
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Associated Press
Texas
Houston
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
del Rio
Brownwood
Hunt County
Greenville
el Paso
Lubbock
Man Keeps Private Kangaroo Herd Near San Francisco
Kenwood resident Tom Rooney maintains a 10 acre ranch with 11 red kangaroos, claiming a private herd of 11 and occasional gifts to zoos. The animals wait for the school bus each morning at 7 30 and greet Rooney’s household with affection, with names like Sydney and Winston Jr.
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Associated Press
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Calif
Outback
Rooney
Sydney
Valley of the Moon
San Francisco
Australia
Sydney NT
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Walt Disney
Winston Jr
Mathila
Melbourne
Judge Cuts Bond In Assault Case In Odessa
In Odessa Judge C B Milburn lowers bond from 25600 to 5600 on an assault with intent to murder charge tied to a man held after the disappearance of 26 year old Gloria Sue Nix Greene. The judge also overruled parts of a habeas corpus petition claiming illegal restraint by Sheriff Slim Gabrel.
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Avalanche-Journal
Odessa
C. B. Milburn
Gloria Sue Nix Greene
Midland
Milburn
Ector County
Slim Gabrel
Gabrel
Odessan
Gainesville
O&l Well Service Company
All Points
Tom Sneed
Sneed
Bond
Arlene First 71 Storm Misses Mainland
Arlene, the season’s first tropical storm, veered to sea with minimal impact on the mainland. It began about 200 miles southeast of Nantucket Island and moved east at 15 mph, with the Weather Service predicting continued easterly motion at slightly higher speeds.
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Boston
Arlene
National Weather Service
Nantucket Island
Weather Service
County officials seek property reevaluation authority
County Attorney Tom Purdom says the commissioners court has full authority to require re evaluation of property. His remarks come days before tax board of equalization hearings. In other news, jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong dies at 71. Story and photos on Page 11.
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Tom Purdom
Commissioners Court
Purdom
Louie “Satchmo” Armstrong
Banks Hike Prime Rate Triggers Congressional Alarm
Major banks raised prime rates for business loans from 5 1/2 to 6 percent on Tuesday provoking a House Banking Committee call for President Nixon to roll back the increases under standby credit authority. Chairman Wright Patman urged action.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Bit Financial Houses
Wright Patman
Dtex
House Banking Committee
Nixon cites drugs and decadence as threat to U S civics
In Kansas City President Nixon warned that drugs defeatism and negativity threaten American civilization and called for a moral regeneration. He spoke to about 150 news executives and urged editors to help rally the nation while outlining domestic and foreign policy aims. See NIXON Page 10
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Kansas City
Nixon
United States
Washington
San Clemente
Calif
White House
America
Suburban rail collision near Calcutta kills 17
Two engines collided on a suburban line near Calcutta on Tuesday. A passenger train rammed the wreckage before removal, killing 17 and injuring 31.
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Calcutta
India
Alleged Harassment Grievances Heard At Public Meeting
At Rodgers Community Center the Citizens Grievance Commission heard 14 Negro residents including Mrs. Sanders describe alleged police harassment in Southeast Lubbock. They claimed a white officer struck a megaphone during a Dunbar High cheer and that chemical mace was used on students amid a postgame melee. witnesses said one youth was knocked unconscious.
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Eugene Smitit
Avalanche-Journal
Citizens Grievance Commission
Rodgers Community Center
Amherst St
Dunbar High School
Weather Map Page Shows Warm Days In Lubbock Area
Fair with hot afternoons and warm nights through Thursday. Highs near 102 today and Thursday, lows in the low 70s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Humidity around 69 percent. Regions listed include Abilene Amarillo Hobbs Dallas Houston Okla City Denver and El Paso with afternoon highs in the upper 90s to 102.
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Weather City City
Abilene
Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
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