Heat wave breaks record with 90s across Texas Panhandle
A weekend heat surge brought record and near record highs across the Texas Panhandle with winds 60 to 80 mph uprooting trees at Texhoma and Stratford. Thunderstorms and hail were reported as a cold front moved south, with 25 to 0.25 inch rainfall expected and temps easing into the mid 80s thereafter.
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Texhoma
Stratford
South Plains
U. S Weather Bureau
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Hub City
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Texas
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New Mexico
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Dallas
Midland
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Trinidad
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Palestine
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Weather Bureau
Panhandle
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Sunray
Sherman Democrat marks 90th anniversary and new publishing plant
The Sherman Democrat chronicles two milestones: the dedication of a modern $500000 publishing plant and its 90th anniversary. Established in August 1879, it is among Texas oldest dailies, having had only four owners and outlasting several competitors in its early years.
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Sherman Cadp
Sherman Democrat
Texas
Democrat
Drug Education Needs New Approaches Says Study
Rozanne Weisman in the Pennsylvania School Journal argues current scare tactics fail to curb student drug use. Martin Levy calls for new methods that emphasize meaningful living and risk awareness, noting students alone decide on drug use while educators are not detectives or police.
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UPI
Pennsylvania School Journal
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Rozanne Weisman
Martin Levy
Levy
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Drowning Victim Rites Scheduled in Stanton
Services for Benjamin Taylor Avery 18 of Stanton will be at Belvue Church of Christ at 3 pm. He drowned Friday at Moss Creek Lake near Big Spring. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery directed by Gilbreath Funeral Home. Avery was a 1969 Stanton High School graduate and played football track and basketball. Survived by parents sister brother navy grandmothers. Trustees Named for Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children's Hospital include former Gov John Connally.
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Belvue Church of Christ
Robert Mize
Midland
W. H. Uhlman
First Baptist Church of
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Moss Creek Lake
Big Spring
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Stanton High School
Howard O. Avery
Janetta
David Howard Avery
U. S. Navy
Lottie Avery
Charlie; Blackerby
Waxahackie
Graduates Hear President Urge Social Benefit from Education
Dr. Grover Murray Tech president conferred degrees on six undergraduate schools and the Graduate School as about 100 honor graduates were recognized. He urged graduates to blend personal success with social progress and noted a name change debate in Austin as the Texas Tech University label surfaced during commencement.
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Murray
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Clarence Wayne Dewitt
Hobbs
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Atchison, Kan
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Iowa Park
School of Business Administration
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Taft
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South Plains Vending Co
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Donald Jack Davis
Joh Stephen Mecham
William Dee Herndon
Pill-Soon Song
Alona David Jucka
Henry Lathe Gray
Walter Joseph Cartwrigh
Samule Whitten Chishom Carlton James Whitehead
Charles Ray Jones
Wer
Stat Coordinating Board
Pet Martin
Lubbock
Furr
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Dallas
C. A.buz Cash
Amarillo
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Horn
Faye LaVerne Bumpass
A. Beatrix Cobb
Texas Tech
Paul W. Horn
Hardeman Appointment Withdrawn by Texas Governor
Gov. Pres ton Smith withdrew his appointment of Dorsey B. Hardeman to the State Insurance Board after the Senate refused to confirm him. The Senate granted permission to withdraw in executive session, leaving open the possibility of a reappointment after adjournment. Hardeman is a former San Angelo state senator and a longtime ally of Smith.
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William FE. Blakemore III
Midland
Public Safety Commission
William E. Ward
el Paso
Birth announcements and senate confirmation recap
Birth notices report multiple newborns with weights and times at West Texas and Methodist hospitals including a daughter 1 lb 1 oz and a son 7 lb 2 oz. Other items describe Hardeman’s Senate confirmation battle and appointments to state posts, with details on individuals and agencies.
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Nanns M. Fuentes
West Texas Hospital
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Senate backs Texas State University name clash at TTU fate
The Texas Senate, meeting as a committee of the whole, debated Texas State University versus Texas Tech University in a long dispute that split supporters over the name change. Pro TTU backers warned a name change could cripple the institution, while TSU backers pressed for majority student and faculty sentiment.
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Blanchard
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Dallas
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Vernon
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Chet Brooks
Pasadena
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Houston
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McWool
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William Moore
Independent Firm Eyes Split of Electric Bill at Tech
The Tech board weighing the breakup of the campus electric contract with LP&L noted strong campus investments and the need to serve new buildings including the Law School. Finances Committee chaired by Pay Furr supports shifting service to Southwestern Public Service. City utilities director N B McCullough voiced disappointment over the move.
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Flint Avenue
Legislature Approves Teacher Pay Raise and New Courts
The Texas Legislature okayed a teacher pay raise costing about 619 million for 1970 71 and approved 27 new district courts amid other measures. The package includes higher starting wages, 5 percent annual increases, and a 600 cost of living boost in 1974. The Senate also backed a move to rename Texas Technological College Texas Tech University and other budget balancing bills.
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Edinburg
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Houston
Dallas
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Fort Worth
George Hinson
Mineola
A. C. Atwood
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Lelse
Amarillo Collision Kills Two In Train Pickup Crash
Two Canyon residents died in a pickup train collision 3.4 miles south of Amarillo at 7:05 p.m. Saturday. Byron Wesling Gray 54 an engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad died at the scene. Hazel Pauline Gray 46 the pickup passenger died later at Northwest Texas Hospital. No others were injured. A Department of Public Safety spokesman said the train car ried the vehicle and its occupants half a mile before stopping.
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