Arctic minister recalls harsh North Slope life and service
The Rev. Fred Klerekoper spent a decade pastoring a 600 mile North Slope stretch in Alaska. He describes blizzards, plane crashes, and survival lessons while caring for Eskimo Inupiat communities. He earned a PhD of letters for Eskimo dialect work and served as a key outside contact, medic, baptizer, and pastor.
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Gerry Burton
Journal
Arctic
Trian
Fred Kierekoper
Plainview
North Slope
Alaska
Alma College
Michigan
Point Barrow
UP and Ins
Pathe News
Fred Klerekoper
North
Talks on Cease Fire Continue in Northern Ireland Amid Bombs and Riots
Bombs damaged a London Derry office and gun battles raged in Belfast as Strabane saw a minor riot. Talks focused on British troop disposition in Lenadoon West Belfast where Catholic residents push for troop withdrawal ahead of higher level IRA talks.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Strabane
Lenadoon
West Belfast
Irish Republican Army
William Whitelaw
Britain
IRA
Ireland
German visitors seek Longhorn steer in Plainview visit
Peter Schoenenberger of Witten Germany and his family tour Plainview with James and Mary Bailey. They travel from Chicago to see Mount Rushmore Estes Park and Grand Canyon. Peter notes German river pollution and comments on empty highways and friendly Texans.
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Peter Schoenenberger
Witten
Germany
Martin
Plainview
Schoenenberger
Marie Harris
Avalanche-Journal
Christel
James A. Bailey
Eric
Sylvia
Suzanne
Baileys
Schoenenbergers
Chicago
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Wisconsin
Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
Estes Park
Royal Gorge
Colorado
Carlsbad Cavern
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Grand Canyon
Peter
United States
Hahn Comandit Co
Ruhr
Rhine
West Texas
Plainview Country Club
States
U.S
Mrs. Bailey
Commissioners Schedule Budget Session For 1973 Plan
Lubbock County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. to review the 1973 budget. Auditor Royal Furgeson will explain the impact of dropping a proposed employee pay hike on spending. Furgeson’s initial plan, including a 5.4 percent raise and requests from departments, totaled 4 million with a tax rate of 84 cents per hundred. The Constitution caps levies at 80 cents. The panel will scale departments to 1972 levels before additions. Furgeson expects about 147 000 in higher tax revenue next year.
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Lubbock
Royal Furgeson
Furgeson
Texas
Hospital Board Meets Today at Courthouse
The Lubbock County Hospital Board meets at 10 a.m. in the courthouse to discuss possible federal aid for hospital construction. The district seeks 11 million dollars to build a county hospital serving Texas Tech's medical school as a teaching hospital.
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Lubbock County
San Antonio Blaze Suspected Arson At Old Hotel
Four people died and one man was critically burned when a 75 year old hotel burned overnight. Fire investigator Blas Arcos led arson team to determine cause as officials noted the blaze was San Antonio's worst loss since a 1957 kerosene stove disaster. Dead were Carl Vann 42 Anita Jean Simpson 28 and two unidentified men. A J Williams 80 remained in poor condition after being rescued from a second story window.
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San Antonio
UPI
Blas Arcos
Carl Vann
Anita Jean Simpson
A. J. Williams
Bexar County Hospital
Sales Tax Vote Set By Silverton Council
Silverton city officials set August 19 for a local election on a one percent sales and use tax to fund street repair and maintenance. The measure seeks voter approval for funding road maintenance through the tax.
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Silverton Council
Silverton
Own Home Excursions Lake Site Popular For Camping
Lubbock area residents flock to Buffalo Springs Lake for camping with tents trailers and motor homes. Buffalo Springs Lake reports record overnight and weekend campers and a growing trend of local residents seeking simple getaways from city life.
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David Butler
Avalanche-Journal
America
Lubbock
James L. Segrest
Lubbock County
Buffalo Page
Man finishes sentence, marries again after divorce
In Urbino Italy a man ending a 25 year murder sentence divorces his first wife to lawfully wed a third woman.
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Italy
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