City States Plan To Buy Coliseum From Texaco
City and tech officials discuss purchasing the Coliseum to relieve citizens of ownership duties. If a satisfactory sales agreement with Texaco can be reached, Lubbock would gain control of a facility deemed increasingly inadequate for city needs.
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City
Tech
Coliseum
Texas “'Ch
Lubbock
al Couch
University
Couch
Commerce Board of City Development
Auditorium Coliseum
Disaster Rehabilitation Commission
Memorial Civic Center
Charles Maedgen, Jr
A. C. Verner
Price
Granberry
Midland non-stop flight debate flags route and history
The board heard that Midland regained a direct Houston to Los Angeles service via Midland via El Paso and Los Angeles, a reinstated route Continental once operated. Officials noted passenger losses and regional trends while confirming a $129,988 bid for a West Texas Flight Service Station and more airport improvements.
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Lubbock
Midland
Reedy
Houston
Los Angeles
California
Continental Airlines
Leroy (Skeet) Hanes
Midland-Odessa
Amarillo
Pharr.Construction,Co
West Texas Air Terminal
Pharr
Push Looms In Reds Cambodian Drive
Cambodian and U S forces report heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese activity around Siem Reap Angkor with fears of a major strike this month. Battles spread from Phnom Penh area toward Srang and other districts as government and allied troops defend key temples and routes amid a broad Cambodian push.
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Phnom Penn
Siem Reap-Angkor
Cambodia
Siem ‘Reap
Phnom Penh
Westf
Hue
U.S. 101
U.S
Sihanouk
1011St Airborne Division
Americal
Kham Duc
da Nang
Siem Reap
Angkor
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Srang
Tram-Khnar
Sosthen Fernandez
Kim Rom
Fernandez
Ithat
Lisa
Wath Kossamak
tHo Chi Minh Trail
Rush Hour Gold Truck Hijacking On Major Deegan Expressway
An armed gang in ski masks hijacked a truck carrying $203,000 in gold during morning rush hour on the Major Deegan Expressway in New York. The driver and his helper were forced at gunpoint into the gang’s car at the Bronx interchange as hundreds of motorists drove by.
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New York
Deegan
Bronx
Farm Bill Deliberations Stall as July Deadline Looms
Congress adjournment looms with subsidies set until October or 20 days after adjournment. Ballots move by Tuesday night as lawmakers debate an omnibus bill stalled since June. A May reversal defeated a parity tied price support plan for feed grains amid administration opposition.
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Congress
Catherine May
R-Wash
Allard K. Lowenstein
D-N.y
Costs and markets shift as workers gain pay but struggle
A new cost of living report shows workers averaging 120 dollars a week after a 1.65 dollar raise, yet real purchasing power lags behind last year. The Dow fell 11.84 points after gains, amid profit taking. Meanwhile House Appropriations Chairman Mahon urged spending restraint as a 19 billion labor and education bill faces floor debate. A hijacking incident involved a drive-it-yourself truck carrying bullion seized on West 233rd Street en route to Manhattan.
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House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Mahon
Handy and Harmon
Precious Metals
Mount Vernon
mid-Manhattan
West 233Rd Street
Becky Aims Blast At Gulf Coast Threaten Panhandle
Florida residents along Walton Beach and Port St Joe board up homes as Becky threatens the Gulf with 80 to 90 mph winds. Governor Kirk declares emergency alert and pledges aid while campers evacuate St. Andrews State Park amid renewed storm anxiety after Camille’s devastation and Alma’s earlier disturbance.
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Walton Beach
Port St. Joe
Gulf
Mississippi
Camille
Becky
Robert Simpson
Gulf Coast
St. Andrews State Park
Dr. Simpson
Florida
Claude Kirk
Panhandle
Simpson
Alma
Caribbean Storm Briefly Reaches Hurricane Force
A weather system in the southern Caribbean on May 20 reached hurricane force briefly before dissipating without making landfall, occurring eleven days before the official hurricane season start.
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Caribbean
Bolivia Declares State of Siege Over Guerrilla Movement
The Bolivian government declared a state of siege after the appearance of a new guerrilla movement. President Alfredo Ovando said the government would respond to demands for an exchange of 36 political prisoners for two West German citizens kidnapped by the guerrillas.
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PA. Paz
Alfredo Ovando
Record Low July Temperatures Hit Texas Cities
A cold front from the Gulf low pressure system tied to Hurricane Becky caused rain and flood water two inches deep in a hospital basement and flooded businesses in Kilgore. Forecasters in Fort Worth linked the cool spell to unusually low Gulf highs pulling the front south, with Midland and Odessa posting record July 21 lows and Dallas reaching 66, the chilliest in 34 years.
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Kilgore
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Gulf Area
Becky
Plains
Midland
Odessa
Dallas
Judges and Law School Leaders Attack Jury Sentences
Amarillo judge Judge E F Jordan and Texas Tech law school Dean Richard Amandes condemn lengthy Dallas County jury sentences. District Attorney Blair Cherry Jr and others urge ending jury sentencing with calls for judge-only terms and court reform.
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Amarillo
Texas Tech University
Dallas County
E. F. Jordan
Dean Richard
Lubbock
Blair Cherry Jr
Jordan
Subcommittee
L. DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Abbene
Raleigh Brown
Amandes
Tom 5
Milam
Texas
Cherry
W. Truett Smith
San Angelo
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Richard Garlinghouse
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Canada
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UPI
George W. Putnam, Jr
Fort Fairfield
Maine
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Putnam
George W.casey
Ina
Rottica
Kompong Thom
Tuk Meas
Phnom
South Vietnam
Cambealte
Mas
Prey
Temple Dickson
Sweetwater
House
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Brooklyn
John McGovern
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Sai Aed
Nixon
Hugo B. Margain
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Mexico
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Orleans
ARK
ALA
Mobile
Cpeksacola
N.C
Tampa
Gulf of Mexico
Alabams
New Orleans
Miles
Saat
Smith
Labbock City
Fred Senter
Hale
Johnny Splawn
Torneys
Frank Calhoun
Gulf Storm
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