Rains Reach Six Inches In Spotty Area Storms
The report notes isolated thunderstorms and rainfall amounts up to six inches in spots through Friday. Winds gusting to 25 mph were observed near Lubbock, with Floyd County Sheriff Walter Hollams describing hard blowing rain and wind in Floydada but no wind damage reports received.
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Floyd County
Walter Hollams
Floydada
U. S
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Petersburg
Spade
Hart
Slaton
Olton
Ralls
Downstate
Sherman
Lamesa
Wink
New Mexico
Austin
Weather Bureau
Port Arthur
Texas
Lake Texoma
Central
South Texas
Brownwood
Waco
Abilene
Cotulla
San Angelo
Laredo
Presidio
Rioting and water crisis dominate Hong Kong news
Reports describe curfew breaches by Chinese mobs in Hong Kong island Kowloon and across the city with attacks on police, arson, and fatalities bringing total deaths to twenty. Authorities raid Communist union headquarters as water rationing reduces supply amid tense cross border issues with Red China.
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Hong Kong
Kowloon
Sha Tau Kok
Red China
S Eel
Peking
U.S
Vietnam
Red
Table Tournament Continues In City at Stubbs Park
Denise Blackman of Rodgers Park won the Contack tournament at Stubbs Park on Tuesday afternoon. Witt Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. H T Stewart, placed second for Stubbs Park. The event was directed by Joyce Alexander and Dan Geraci, Davis Park directors.
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Stubbs Park
Wagner Park
Rush
Rodgers
Stubbs
Davis
Pioneer
Jeach
Bozeman
Denise Blackman
Rodgers Park
M. C. ‘Blackman
Auburn
Witt Stewart
H. T. Stewart
37Th St
Joyce Alexander
Dan Geraci
Davis Park
Explosion damages Swift building and stamp frames saved
An explosion blew out the east wall of the Swift building and fed a blaze that gutted the interior and damaged the roof. Firefighters from Central Fire Station arrived quickly and wind later picked up, but a double fire wall helped contain the fire. About 100 stamp frames stored in a meat cooler survived.
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Black
Central Fire Station
Swift
Bill Cummings
Avenue G
Elata Ely
Tulsa celebration in Swisher County scene and parade eve
A lively weekend in Tulia Texas features a birthday party with a red carpet welcome. The town promotes growth with a carnival midway parade and rodeo events on the courthouse square. Parades Thursday and Friday and a Saturday finish headline community pride.
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Tulsa
R. S. Mackenzie
Palo Duro Canyon
Tule Lake
Swisher County
Texas
Young
Boxer
James Gibson Swisher
Tulia’seconomy
Courthouse Square
Tulsa High School
Ratten Brothers
Happy
Shirts & Skirts Square Dance Club
Jimmy Mackey
All Stars
Tulia Jaycees
Health warning shift and Tulsa rodeo weekend events
The piece links a health hazards report and cigarette advertising backlash with a Tulsa weekend celebration featuring rodeo and parades. It notes smokers face exposure to ads, cites a surgeon general report summary, and mentions industry defenses while detailing births and local business employment notices.
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Surgeon General
Strickman
Army Reverses Reserve Plan Adds Three Brigades
The Army capitulated to congressional opposition and restored three Reserve combat brigades plus 20,000 Reservists. Secretary Resor told Senator Russell the Reserve drill level remains 260,000, while Guard strength stays at 400,000, and three brigade bases will be retained without specified stations.
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Pentagon
Army
Stanley Resor
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Army Reserve
Army Guard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Resor
Russell
Reser
Burglar Hits Deep Freeze For $300 In Cash
A burglar broke into Mr and Mrs M L Brooks home while they were away and went straight to the deep freeze to steal $300 in cash stored as frozen savings. He tossed aside groceries as he searched each package until locating the money.
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Rowltg Green, Ky
Cambodian sanctuary aid drives Ia Drang Valley fighting
UPI reports North Vietnamese infantry attacked U.S. troops in Ia Drang Valley from Cambodian sanctuaries, killing 35 Americans and wounding 26 as battle raged in a border area near the Central Highlands. Allied command began a separate offensive dubbed Operation Paddington, involving 13,000 troops including Australians and New Zealanders, while 40 guerrillas were killed in another engagement and U.S. jets targeted a MIG base near Hanoi.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
U.S
South Vietnam
Ia Drang
Highlands
4Th Infantry Division
U.S. Command
Southeast Asia
Sydney
Australia
U.S. Ith Armored Cavalry Regiment
9Th Infantry Division
George O'Connor
Hanoi
City Council considers gas and fare hikes and street name change
The council reviews higher gas rates for 8 000 to 200 000 cubic feet blocks, a 12.1 percent minimum charge rise, and transit fare increases from 20 to 25 cents base. A name change proposal for College Avenue to University Boulevard is on the agenda with a 1 30 p m report on street projects and a Park and Recreation cost study.
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Wall
H. Zinder
Lubbock Transit Corporation
City of Lubbock
College Avenue
University Boulevard
University Avenue
W. D. Rogers Jr
Gene Anderson
Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
Ernest T. Cragg
Summit aims at three way Arab chiefs in Cairo
In Cairo three presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt Abdul Rahman Aref of Iraq and Hourai Boumedienne of Algeria attend a conference of progressive socialist Arab states. Sources say the talks could mark a turning point in the Middle East crisis with near identical political systems and Soviet trained armies.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Hourai Boume
Dienne
Algeria
Middle East
Nasser
Arab Socialist Union
Renee Dunham Funeral Today
Services are set for 8 p.m. today for Renee Marie Dunham age 3 of Lorenzo. The Rev. John Jenkins will conduct at Lorenzo First Baptist Church with burial at Lorenzo Cemetery. She died after falling from a pickup driven by her grandfather Wednesday. Survivors include her parents grandparents and two sisters.
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Lorenzo
Renee Marie Dunham
J. E. Dunham
Lorenzi
John Jenkins
Lorenzo First Baptist Church
Carter
Ralls
Lorenzo Cemetery
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Man charged in 1966 auto death case refiled then dismissed
Juan Campos age 25 of 2223 N Avenue R was recharged in County Court at Law No 2 with negligent homicide over a 1966 crash that killed Lua Pieper age 24. The charge was later dismissed after a faulty complaint. Campos pleaded innocent and was freed under $500 bond. a separate man Townsend of 202 Colgate faced an unrelated check law violation.
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Juan Campos
N. Ave. R
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