Harvard Educated Composite President With Blue Eyes
New York report notes a Harvard educated Virginia family James named man with blue eyes light hair 54 years old 5 feet 10 inches tall in a composite portrait created by merging features of past presidents. The project aims to illustrate the idea rather than predict an actual candidate.
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New York
James
Virginia
White House
Compleat
Archair
John S. Fones
Connally awaited on Tech funding record at $20.4 million
Texas Tech faces a record 20.4 million in higher education appropriations awaiting Gov. John Connally's signature. If approved, Tech will receive about 17.42 million from general revenue with the rest from other funds. Highlights include a 1.1 million faculty salary boost and boosts for research and computer training. Dr. Murray says officials are very pleased with the legislature's action compared to other state schools.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
John Connally
General Revenue Fund
Grover E. Murray
Tech
University of Houston
Bill J. Parsley
Senate House
Parsley
Murray
Willie Mays Chalks Up Lone Score
Willie Mays drove the lone run as the National League edged the American League 1 0 in the 39th All Star Game. Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, and Tom Seaver combined for a three hitter as Seaver fanned 11 over the two innings he worked. Mays led off with a single and stole second before scoring on a wild bouncer error, earning Most Valuable Player honors.
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Houston
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Nationals
California
Jim Fregosi
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles
Juan Marichal
St. Louis
Steve Carlton
Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Seaver
Atlanta
Ron Reed
Jerry Koosman
New York
Mays
Willie
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Cleveland
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Curt Flood
Harmon Killebrew
Indians
Killebrew
Minnesota
Travel ing ice cream vendor on the road
A Lubbock feature notes a girl who sets her own working hours as a traveling ice cream vendor reflecting independent work patterns. The item appears in the paper’s Page 1, Sec. B listing.
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Lubbock
Prayer request by Ruby Manning in Lubbock
A short prayer note asks for divine help to live honorably, forget the past, and seek a better future. The signer identifies as Ruby E. Manning from Lubbock with a plea for remembrance at night.
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Ruby E. Manning
Lubbock
Cheerleaders Find Action On Sidelines
A feature on Texas Tech cheerleading describes 543 participants including nine boys enrolled in the program preparing for the football season. The piece explores why students become cheerleaders and hints at experiences from the sidelines, with quotes from Nancy Drake and Linda Noret.
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Texas Tech
Nancy Drake
Frenship Junior High School
Weldon Drake
Wolfforth
Linda Noret
Skeet Noret
Lamesa
Gun Control Bill Clears House Rules for Floor Vote
The House Rules Committee approved the administration gun control bill on a 10 to 5 vote, sending it to the floor with plans for a late week vote. An amendment by Rep. Casey to impose 10 to 25 year penalties for crimes using a firearm is under scrutiny for germane concerns as floor action nears. The Senate urged passage of a gun registration measure despite doubts in the House.
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Washington
UPI
House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
Bob Casey
D-Tex
Casey
Senate
Second Sun Flare Detected Forces Earthward Electron Cloud
A second major solar flare within 25 hours was detected by U S Space Disturbance Forecast scientists in Boulder Colorado. Shortwave radio disruptions were reported though extent not yet known. An electron cloud from Monday’s flare was headed toward Earth promising more radio disturbances and potential Northern Lights. Magnetic storms are possible as the cloud arrives late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Boulder
Colo
U.S
Robert Docker
Environmental Science Services Administration Agency
Earth
Dale Bucknam
80 Hurt As Circus Tent Collapses In Storm At Auburn
A violent storm in Auburn New York toppled the Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Big Top injuring about 300 spectators and performers. The tent collapsed trapping 1400 inside and two elephants fled before handlers recaptured them. No fatalities were reported and many injuries were broken bones.
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Auburn
N.Y
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jim Plugh
John Pugh
Trading Activity Rockets On Mart
The stock market rose in heavy trading pushing averages to 1968 year highs. The Dow gained 7.82 points to 920.42 while the 60 stock average rose 1.2 to 349.2, signaling a continuing summer rally after last week’s surge.
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New York
Associated Press
Saigon Battles Foreshadow Midday Assaults Near City
Viet Cong forces about 200 men probed Saigon’s outer defenses five miles west of the capital and were repulsed. A Crusader jet from carrier Ticonderoga shot down a MiG 17 in air combat over North Vietnam. U S troops reported 13 enemy killed in a skirmish 19 miles southwest of Saigon with no American casualties. Rocket launchers captured and sampans destroyed marked the day’s ongoing sweeps around Saigon.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ticonderoga
Annai
U.S. 9Th Infantry
Long An
U.S
U.S. Navy
Dong Nai River
101St Airborne Division
101St
Hau Nighia
Flood
Detroit
Bill Freehan
Border Row River Stench Triggers Canadian Dam
In Centreville New Brunswick villagers blocked the Prestile river near the Maine border with earth and stone to halt polluted runoff from U S plants. RCMP watched as a 60 foot dam created a lake backing toward Maine. Local officials call water unfit for firefighting while cross border support grows. The protest echoes 19th century boundary tensions and prompts state officials to study the issue.
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Centreville
N.B
Maine
St. John River
Prestile
Canada
Presque Isle
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Aroostook
Webster-Ashburton
Fort Fairfield
St. John
Florenceville
Centerville
Robert Caines
Augusta
Robert H. Smith
No Quick Drop Seen Home Buyers May See Lower Rates
Washington reports rising interest rates for home loans may level off from the spring peak with cautious optimism for buyers and builders. Industry and government sources foresee steadier rates later in the year despite the 10 percent surcharge.
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Washington
National Association of Home Builders
Federal National Mortgage Association
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Weather in Lubbock area with possible late storms
A forecast for Lubbock and vicinity calls for widely scattered thunderstorms late afternoon and night with partly cloudy skies today. Temperatures range from the low 60s to around 90, with a 20 percent chance of rain.
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Lubbock
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