Torrential rains hit Lubbock area causing minor floods
Torrential rains doused Lubbock and a wide South Plains belt late Sunday. Portions of Lubbock saw up to 1 inch of rain in about an hour. The storm knocked out police radios and several telephones at a Municipal Power and Light building, with water reaching street level at 4th Street and College Avenue but no major damage reported.
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States Eye Tax Share Proposal Gaining Backing
Governors conference members back Walter Heller plan to divert a portion of federal income tax to states to fund roads schools and services amid rising state budgets. Endorsed by National Governors Conference Western Governors and Republican Association the plan argues states face finances while federal receipts grow and expect relief if Congress reduces taxes.
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Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisors
Congress
Barry M. Goldwater
Typhoon Harriet Strikes Formosa Batter Taipei Area
Typhoon Harriet hit south eastern Formosa with 125 mile per hour winds. Torrential rains flooded lowlands around Taipei, the capital in the north, as emergency crews mobilized.
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Taipei
Harriet
Savings on Canadian River dam cut cost by 14 million
Interior Department figures show the Sanford Dam and Canadian River reclamation project costs reduced from 96 million to about 82 million by savings on construction. The $4 million comes from electric motor pumps replacing gas driven ones, with the rest from lower overall construction costs. The contract with the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority plans for up to 92 million plus interest over 50 years, funded by water sales to 11 Panhandle and South Plains cities.
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Ashington
Sanford Dam
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Sec. of the Interior
Stewart J Udall
Floods Kill 11 Across Colorado Tennessee And Kentucky
Heavy weekend rains caused flash floods in eastern Tennessee and southeast Kentucky claiming eight lives, including five from one family, while Colorado losses rose to three dead. In Colorado Springs area three children drowned as a flood stalled vehicles and flooded basements, with a 13 month old missing. A missing teenager was reported and an empty car with California plates was found near Denver. North American Air Defense Command tunnel near Colorado Springs flooded trapping eight military personnel.
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Namu the Killer Whale Heads for Seattle Aquarium
Namu the killer whale, about 29 feet long, is being moved by tug toward a Seattle waterfront aquarium. The voyage through Haro Strait could reach Seattle Tuesday if weather and machinery cooperate. The whale’s capture began June 23 near Namu in British Columbia when a net snagged on a rock and only one of two entangled whales remained. See WHALE SAGA Page 8.
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Anderson and Goodart win Hobbs golf tournament
Leon Anderson and Mike Goodart captured the Hobbs golf tournament title as the final session of the Witness assembly here drew 5 011 attendees. The event highlighted local sports and community gathering at Hobbs.
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Casey Stengel Surgery After Hip Fracture
Casey Stengel faces surgery after a fractured hip. The item appears in Page 1, Section B of the edition.
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Woman Dies of Wounds in El Reno Club Shooting
Sara Varges died at Methodist Hospital at 11 20 p m after four bullet wounds from a shooting outside the El Reno Club on East 19th Street near Lubbock. Sabino Cantu, 32, was shot in the lower abdomen and underwent surgery as deputies and Justice of the Peace George McCleskey pursued witnesses at the hospital.
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Justice of the Peace
George ‘McCleskey
Sheriff's Deputies
Reassessment Grows Over Viet Nam Missile Strikes
President Johnson weighs options for widening Vietnam action as U S forces near 75 000 deployed and discussion turns to striking five surface to air missile bases near Hanoi McNamara Goldberg Rusk Bundy and McNamara join the talks at Camp David amid continued White House deliberations and a looming draft increase.
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Dean Rusk
Mcet George Bundy
Daily Prayer Request Card
A brief prayer invokes guidance from the Heavenly Father for daily deeds throughout the year. An editor's note invites readers to share favorite prayers limited to sixty words or less. The piece centers on faith, devotion, and community engagement.
Stabbings Reported After Lubbock Park Altercation
In Mackenzie State Park amusement center a clash between two rival groups left two teens stabbed and five youths arrested. Victims Joe Buentello and Felipe Flores, both 17, were treated at local hospitals. another man, Alfred Garcia, 36, was wounded at Main Street and Ave H and also treated.
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Joe Buentello
Erskine Sr
Apt. 5
West Texas Hospital
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Rt. 3
Methodist Hospital
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Flores
Alfred Garcia
7Th St
Main St
Ave. H
Weather map page reports warm humidity with isolated showers
Partly cloudy and warm with humidity continues. High near 93 and low around 70 for Lubbock and vicinity. Isolated showers may occur, keeping the region damp but bright at times.
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