No Relief In Sight For Area Amid 101 Degree Record
Avalanche-Journal reports ovens like heat across the South Plains with Lubbock tying a 101 degree high and a 12 day rain drought. Forecasters show little change through Thursday as other Texas cities reach 100 plus. Morning showers occurred in Fort Worth and Dallas with scattered rain further west and southeast Oklahoma activity connected to a storm system.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal Star
South Plains
Weather Bureau
West
Texas
Lubbock
Childress
Abilene
Amarillo
Big Spring
Cotulla
Dallas
del Rio
el Paso
Fort Worth
Laredo
Midland
Mineral Wells
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Wink
Big Bend
Texas ‘Panhandle
New Mexico
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Oklahoma
UT System approves enrollment plan with campus quotas
UT regents approve a campus based enrollment control plan using a lottery when capacity is reached. Each general teaching campus will set quotas, prioritizing freshmen and transfers, with autonomy to determine school limits amid growth concerns at UT Austin.
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Associated Fees
Austin
University of Texas Regents
Regents
State College Coordinating Board
Ut-Austin
University At Austin
Texas
Frank Erwin Jr
Erwin
Anniversary celebration set for Girlstown USA at Whiteface facilities
Weekly paper lists upcoming events including a Sunday anniversary celebration at Whiteface facilities in Girlstown USA. The story notes other sections and pages across the edition such as budget notes for WTSU regents and a fire explosion affecting Iceland's leadership, with various sections and columns indicated.
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Girlstown USA
Prayer for strength and faith in mortal life
A Reader reflects on life's limited span and asks for strength and faith to endure earthly demands and prepare for the everlasting. The invocation frames daily endurance within a spiritual outlook and hope for enduring faith.
Stolen Car Owner Liable in Damages Suit
A Philadelphia jury held William Burley liable for 21 500 in damages after finding he invited theft by leaving his keys in the car in a ghetto area. The stolen vehicle struck another car, injuring a family of four eight years earlier. Burley and two thieves were ordered to share the payout. the jury also held his union liable since he was on union business when the car was stolen.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
William Burley
Burley
Local 57
Hod Carriers Laborers’ Union
Evangelist Richard Hogue electrifies Brownfield youth with revival
Thousands of Brownfield youths attended Richard Hogue's Spiritual Revolution Now crusade at the stadium. Hogue, joined by Bill David and Mary, used modern music and a youth language approach to preach Christian fulfillment, contrasting it with past drug highs and promising lasting meaning.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Brownfield
Richard Hogue
Oklahoma City
Terry County
Bill, David
Mary
Hogue
Bee Revolution
Lubbock City Council Approves Four Bond Election Issues
Voters will decide on a four item capital improvements package after council approval on Friday. Financing would add about 14 cents per tax dollar on the average city tax rate, with an estimated $1.05 monthly cost for a $15 000 home if funded solely by property taxes. Additional revenue options may be explored next year including possible service charges for refuse and sewer.
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Lubbock
KKBC TV Off Air for Reorganization
KKBC channel 34 will stay off the air after Friday night telecasts for an undetermined period to reorganize. Double H Corp president Henry Huneke says the station may resume later, noting the firm is under study and current income is strained by prior tornado damage.
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Television Staion
KKBC
Channel 34
Henry Huneke
Double H Corp
Avalanche Journal
Huneke
Ee Eepart
Tonkin Resolution Repeal Debated in Senate
The Senate debated repealing the Tonkin resolution while considering an amendment on June 24. The discussion touched on employment at a station, payroll questions, and a separate sales bill, with FCC notification cited for station actions.
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Associated Freas
Senate
Washington
United States
Strang l
Huneke
KKEBC
Federal Communications Commission
Mart Gets Third Straight Boost
The stock market rose for the third straight day as investors shifted sentiment toward a possible rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The Dow gained 8.33 points to 700.10 amid moderate turnover and optimism over earnings from General Electric.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
General Electric Co
Tax Privilege Lifted By IRS
The Nixon administration announced the IRS would strip segregated private schools of tax-exempt status nationwide. The ruling targets about 10,000 private schools from kindergarten to college and ends tax-free income and tax-deductible donations, impacting all-white Dixie academies amid desegregation efforts.
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United Press International
Washington
Randolph Thrower
Internal Revenue Service
Dixie Academies
IRS
Eee
Apollo 14 crew fears shoddy work due to demoralized staff
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and crewmen Mitchell and Roosa warned that cutbacks and court-ordered desegregation plans could demoralize workers at Cape Kennedy and other sites. They cautioned this might lower workmanship on the Apollo 14 spacecraft and impede timely readiness for the flight.
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White House
Treasury, Justice and Health, Education and Welfare
Thrower
Alan B
Shepard
Irs
al Ed Mitchell
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Mississippi
Untin Quest
Cape Kenne
America
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