Consultants Start Work In City On Guadalupe Area Plans
City consultants begin planning for the Guadalupe neighborhood replat to improve streets and enlarge lots before resale. HUD and NDP program options are explored to secure funding for civic center, road projects, and urban renewal efforts with state and federal support.
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Guadalupe
NDP
Aegular
4Th Street
Avenue Q
10Th Street
Avenue K
Blandford
Department of Interior
Blanford
Bob Messersmith
Citizens Advisory Commission
Frank Blandford
Center
Allen Dresdner
St. Petersburg
Fla
Candeub and
Fleissig Associates
Milton Adams
Two Russian Spacemen Soar In Global Orbit
The report notes no manned flights since last October when seven cosmonauts were launched aboard Soyuz 6 7 and 8. An attempt to dock two spacecraft into an orbiting station failed and the mission ended after five days.
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Soviet Union
Peru Quake Death Toll Tops Five Thousand Across Provinces
The disaster in Peru leaves about 5,000 dead with 200 more feared in Chimbote and 250 miles north of Lima. Two Peace Corps volunteers, Marie Clutterbreck and Gail Cross, are missing and presumed dead. A nun and another nun died in Chimbote as buildings collapsed. Meanwhile the space racing narrative shifts to Soyuz 9 amid Apollo 13 aftermath and plans for Skylab in 1972.
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Lima
U.S
Peace Corps
Huaraz
Marie Clutterbreck
Box 154
Campbellsport
Wis
Gail Cross
Main
Freemansburg
St. Francis Convent
Pittsburgh
Edith Mary Selik
Pioneer Pilot's Rites Planned
CORONADO California AP Retired Marine Lt Gen Ralph J Mitchell a pioneer aviator and former director of Marine aviation died Sunday at 78 He led Marine aviation at World War I breakout commanded the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and earned the Distinguished Service Cross in 1930 for breaking up bandit attacks in Nicaragua Military rites will be held Thursday at North Island with ashes scattered at sea He is survived by his wife Belle his son Ralph Jr and six grandchildren
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Coronado
Calif
Ralph J. Mitchell
Mitchell
1Et Marine Aircraft Wing
Nicaragua
North Island
Belle
Ralph Jr
Space watchers reassess tracking of Soyuz 9 mission
A Jodrell Bank spokesman said the station was not tracking Soyuz 9 in Earth orbit, citing a shift away from tracking vehicles in deep space. The remark suggests renewed scrutiny of the spacecraft amid earlier defect concerns.
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Jodrell Bank
Poison Warning Advises Storing Household Substances Safely
Albany New York Health Department issues a poison warning urging all cleaning supplies and medicines be stored well out of reach of children. Remember that minutes saved can mean lives saved and keep emergency numbers for doctor ambulance fire and police readily available.
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Albany
N.Y
UPD
New York Health Department
Seven Texas Servicemen Die in Vietnam War
The Defense Department released names of seven Texas servicemen who died in Vietnam. They include Army specialists Willie E. Elsenburg, Pablo De Los Rios, Arthur Lopez Jr., Gary L. Spieker, and Robert W. Ragland. Army sergeant Ronald M. Blue. Marine Lance Corporal John D. Allen. Each is listed with next of kin and hometowns such as Waco Corsicana El Paso Ballinger Mercedes Cuero and Knox City.
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Washington
Deee
Texas
Vietnam
Army
Willie E. Elsenburg
Florence J. Elsenburg
Holt
Waco
Ronald M. Blue
Deborah E. Blue
Rt. 2
Corsicana
Pablo de Los Rios
Box
Knox City
Arthur Lopez Jr
Stillborn Infant Breathing After Birth in Corpus Christi
In Corpus Christi a premature girl under two pounds, declared stillborn, began breathing and crying after being en route to a funeral home. She was admitted to Memorial Medical Center about three hours after birth and placed in an incubator. mother reported stable. Jakarta To Conduct Archipelago Census Starting July 5 amid 120 million population estimate.
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Corpus Christi
UPI
Physicians and Surgeons General Hospital
Memorial Medical Center
Jakarta
Indonesia
Nixon weighs Cambodia policy amid Senate cuts
President faces challenge over U S aid limits in Cambodia as Ziegler clarifies that U S advisers will not operate there while South Vietnamese forces and air support proceed, and as Nixon prepares a national address on Vietnamization and troop withdrawals. Senator Kennedy urges clarity on defense and communications positions.
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Army of
Nixon
White House
Washington
Senate
Southeast Asia
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
South Vietnam
Mass
Sec. of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Herbert Klein
Kennedy
Laird
Klein
Severe Storms Trail West Texas In Big Spring Toll
A front unleashed 75 mph winds in Big Spring injuring two people and destroying five trailer homes. Abilene and other West Texas towns reported heavy rain with over two inches in many areas while Lubbock saw up to an inch. Funnel clouds were sighted near McAllen and San Benito, with no damage. A brutal storm dumped almost three inches at Dyess Air Force Base outside Abilene and sparked tornado warning sirens.
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Big Spring
Abilene
Sweetwater
West Texas
Lubbock
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
San Benito
Corpus Christi
Coroua Christi
Taft
Beaumont - Port Arthur
Dyess Air Force Base
Weather Bureau
Two Die In South Plains Traffic Toll Rise
A farmer named Boothe and his daughter died in a two vehicle crash near Cram Memorial Hospital. The incident raises the South Plains traffic toll to 46, with Boothe’s family and local officials arranging services at Dennis Funeral Home in Dimmitt. Boothe, a Floydada native and WWII Seabees veteran, leaves a wife Betty a son Lonnie and four brothers. Jannie Boothe a Dim mitt High School student survives with mother and grandparents.
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South Plains
Boothe
Dennis Funeral Home
Dimmitt
Floydada
Flagg
Seabees
Betty
Lonnie
C. W. Boothe
C.A
Amarillo
James
Stephenville
Truitt
Dan
Hollis
Oklo
Janie Ms. Boothe
Dimmitt High School
Janie Hanes
W. Boothe
Champ Retains Gulping Crown in Port Townsend
Robert Cooper of Egton Washington retained his title as World Champion Clam Gulper at the fifth annual championships in Port Townsend sponsored by the Elks Lodge. Dave Barnes placed second with 192 clams and the sole woman gulper, Happy DeCoteu, ate 92 clams.
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Port Townsend
Wash
UPI
Robert Cooper
Egton
Elks Lodge
Dave Barnes
Happy DeCoteu
Old Ballots Found Stir Texas Town Lore
A Crosby County man recalls a 1960s election mystery after discovering 26 real ballots hidden in a wall. He notes the margin was wide enough that 900 ballots would not have changed the outcome and reflects on a career in law enforcement including bootlegger raids and a later role as chief probation and parole officer. Ballot secrecy and forgotten tales join the folklore of Texas politics as time passes.
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Gary
Reed
Crosby
Ralls
Crosbyton
Deynity
Texas
Elaine Ruffin Beats Be Contestant in Lubbock Regional Bee
Elaine Ruffin, a 13 year old from Mitchell County, won the Lubbock regional bee at the Southgate Wilson Junior Hoyt Sebond Auditorium, defeating David Watson of Muleshoe to advance to the national finals. Her supporters included her parents sister Dora Otis, Mrs Ruby Osborn of The Avalanche Journal, and Joe Earnest who prepared the study words. She attends Colorado City Junior High and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and Calvary Baptist Church. The Washington tour includes Capitol Hill Library of Congress and the Kennedy gravesites, with finals at the Mayflower Hotel. The winners receive at least a $50 prize. future details include an awards banquet and a White House visit.
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Colorado City
Washington
Dora
Otis
Ruby Osborn
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Mitchell County
Soighe Wilson
David Watson
Muleshoe
Joe Earnest
Per Crab
Colorad City
Calvary Baptist Church
Mayflower
Ballicorr
Willonttinue
Winte House
New York i
Court Rejects Busing Plan Reconfigures Houston School Boundaries
Court of Appeals in Orlando reviews a plan to redraw Houston district school boundaries affecting 238 460 pupils with 66.9 percent white and 33.1 percent black. The proposal shifts to mixed high and elementary schools and endorses freedom of choice alongside local options amid political clashes between liberal and conservative board majorities.
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Court of Appeals For
Orange County
Orlando
Fla
Houston
Tam
Connally
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