Area rains lash South Plains with hail and floods
Rains and hail swept the South Plains as storms hit Cline and Kingsville with flash flood risk. An Abilene storm poured an inch of rain, while the West Texas Weather Bureau reports a 20 percent chance of more storms today. Temperatures were forecast to reach the mid 80s after Tuesday’s 86 degree high.
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Cline
Kingsville
Abilene
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas Air Terminal
Lubbock
Brownfield
Terry County
Welch
Dawson County
Hart
Lamesa
Morton
Olton
O'Donnell AQ
Post
Seminole
Tohoka
Tulsa
Andrews
Denver City
Hale Centers
Kress
Levelland
Hobbs
Midland
Clovis
Texas
Fort Worth
Cotulla
Fl Paso
Alpine
Austin
Big Spring
Brownsville
Childress
College Station
Dalhart
Dallas
del Rio
Houston
Laredo
Longview
Lufkin
McAllen
Mineral Wells
Presidio
San Angelo
San Antonio
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Dyess Air Force Base
Recentral
Bracketville
Big Bend
Kansas
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Midwest
South
Dubuque
Iowa
Lincoln
Neb
St. Louis
Births and weather update across Lubbock area
Multiple birth notices list newborns for nine couples with weights and times in West Texas Hospital Methodist Hospital Latif Clinic and more. The weather section reports hail, rain amounts across Texas towns, tornado sighting near Midland, power outages, and record low temperatures across the Midwest and South.
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Benny Lee Howell
Auburn
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock Power and Light Co
Bee Champ Due In Finals Today
Nyla Medlock, 14, the South Plains spelling champ, starts the national finals at 8 30 a m today at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. She faces 77 regional champs for cash prizes over 5000 and a possible New York sight seeing tour if she wins.
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Washington
Nyla Medlock
South Plains
Mayflower
Lorenzo Girl
New York
Navajo Refining Completes Continental Oil Purchase
Navajo Refining Co. of Dallas completes its acquisition of Continental Oil Co. at Artesia New Mexico. The deal valued at about 12 million dollars involves Navajo as a general partner with Holly Corp of Azusa California and C L Norsworthy Jr of Dallas.
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Dallas Tap
Navajo Refining Co
Dallas
Continental Oil Co
Artesia
N.M
Holly Corp
Azusa, Casif
C. L. Norsworthy Jr
Indicted Bank Officials Face Broad Series of Charges
A federal grand jury in Lubbock returned indictments charging Honea former Security National Bank cashier with five counts of willful misapplication and false entries totaling about 6007.69. Other defendants include Norin Mannon Broome Ysasaga Martinez Chauchins and Gouger. multiple counts cover theft, mail fraud, forged checks, and burglary related to bank activities and a Wilson post office incident. No arrests yet. arraignments to be scheduled by U.S. Marshal Pat Davidson.
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Honea
Security National Bank of Lubbock
Ronald Eugene Norin
Reese Air Force Base
Gary Lee Mannon
Ala
Ronald Gene Broome
Abilene
Robert Joseph Moore
Kansas City
Lubbock
Cape Girardeau
William Charles Hautchins
Brownfield
Yukon
Oklo
Tomas Ramos Ysasaga
Wilson Post Office
Louis Martinez
Wilson
Lorenzo Bank
J. W. Langston
Lott
Citizens National Bank of Lubbock
Leonard EF
Griffith
Joiner
Johnny Vineyard
Vineyard
Carter
Deep Well Pump Corp
J. A. Whiteside
BMC Drilling Co
Jim Burt
Lubbock Bank
Goodbody & Co
Frank R. Murray
U.S
Pat Davidson
Murray
Robert S. Travis
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Bonds Set Drug Counts Spur Plea Of Innocent
A woman indicted on two misdemeanor counts of selling a dangerous drug pleaded innocent and posted bonds totaling 1000. Jean Lambert, 4, of 5212 Acuff Road, appeared before Judge Bevers. Other pleas included guilty and fines for several individuals on varying drug and vehicle offenses.
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Jean Lambert
Acuff Road
Denzil Bevers
33Rd St
Apt
Earl Tinnell
E. 29Th St
Apt. C
Burkholder
Tinnell
Nixon Decries Campus Turmoil in 1940s Honesty Plea
The article recalls a Nixon appearance with figures from the old Un American Activities Committee. He argued for honesty and free inquiry while criticizing violent revolution and campus disruptions. A noisy protest and a long haired youth shouting obscenities punctuated the event.
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House of Representatives
House
Committee On
Hiss-Chambers
Fred Christopherson
Smith Fears Backlash On Reforms In Texas Legislature
Smith warns a backlash over ethics reforms as Texas lawmakers debate a code of ethics. He urges a constitutional change, appointive watchdog, and full floor debate, while House leaders block ethics bills amid pay raise timing and upcoming elections. The Senate approved a broad ethics bill, urging conflict of interest rules and annual disclosures by legislators and relatives in state dealings.
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Austin
Smith
Senate
House
Representatives
Legishluure Smith
House State Affairs
Laird Calls for Strengthened NATO Forces over Nuclear Options
Defense Secretary Laird urges NATO to bolster conventional ground and air power rather than slash deterrence options. He cautions allies against a move toward flexible response and notes Britain and West Germany favor early use of tactical nuclear weapons. He warns against Canadian pull out signaling erosion of resolve.
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Laird
Brussels
Britain
West Germany
Denis Healey
Healey
NATO
Aspen Visit Ruled Out
A Lubbock man, Dale Hood, 21, was found guilty of possession of mari juana and denied permission to travel to Aspen Colorado for a festival this summer. He received a five year probationary sentence after pleading no contest and told Judge James A. Elis he planned to work in Pampa or Aspen.
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Dale Hood
18Th St
James A. Elis
137Th District Court
Hood
Pampa
Ellis
Aspen
Cole
Three Brothers Die On Ship Evans in Vietnam War Action
The Evans sailor family tragedy mirrors the Sullivan brothers tale as Gregory Gary and Kelly were aboard the same destroyer with others killed or missing. Navy officials note family members may serve together if feasible though it’s unclear if this is a record. Missing are Seaman Apprentice Dennis Johnston Seaman First Class James Bradley Radarman Wesley Warnock Seaman Gerald Smith Seaman Apprentice Ray Grissom Jr.
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Ter
Navy
U.S
Sullivan Brothers
Waterloo
Iowa
Juneau
Guadalcanal
Ens
Robert G. Brandon
Paramount
Calif
Redlands University
Dennis Ralph Johnston
Anderson
Ind
Communications
James F. Bradley
C. Wesley
Evans
Equator
Ray Grissom, Jr
Covina
Pollen Count At Four City Sites Logged
The daily pollen report from the City-County Health Unit lists Site 1 346 particles per cc with 60 percent spores, Site 2 467 particles with 75 percent spores, Site 3 435 particles with 50 percent spores, and Site 4 367 particles with 80 percent spores. The scale notes 200-400 low, 400-800 medium, above 800 high. Blasts injure four at Du Pont plant in Louisville AP report.
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Avalanche-Journal
City-County Health Unit
50Th
Utica
22Nd
Ave. X
6Th
Ave. K
Zenith Fire Station
Near Saigon Rockets Found In Hidden Bunker Cache
U S troops of the 82nd Airborne completed a two day sweep near Saigon uncovering a bunker cache of 122 mm rockets meant for use against the capital. The operation killed 31 enemy and captured four, with action centered about 11 miles northwest of Saigon. rockets were blown to avoid booby traps.
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Saigon
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Collision sinks Evans as Melbourne rams it in Sea Spirit drill
The Australian destroyer HMAS Melbourne struck the U S S Evans during Sea Spirit maneuvers near Vietnam, splitting the Evans in two and leaving 73 men missing. Melbourne suffered hull and deck damage and survivors were picked up. Earlier, Melbourne had collided with HMAS Voyager in 1964, killing 82 aboard.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Evans
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Sea Spirit
Melbourne
Clive Kelly
Sim
Australia
Kearsarge
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Horst Faas
Huk
Clark Air Force Base
San Agustin
Philippines
Joel Priest
2Nd St
Kcbd-Tv
Marshall J. Taylor
46Th
Bill Chevalier
67Th St
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech
Andrew Nava
Amherst Ave
Latif Clinic
Ernest Sanchez
St. St
Lauf Chae
Clark Trucking Co
Loren & Maland
Ioon University Ave
Sears Roebuck and Co
Horace L. Mims
Rainbow Baking (Co
Mes Berino Vargas
Basier
Monda
Pedro Ruz
Ave
Latif Clime
W. M. Petrolas Surveyors
Civil Defense
Philip Thompson
R. J. Bowden Farm
Thompson
Alabama
George Wallace
Janie Lee
Lurleen
Dmitri Vail
Vail
Montgomery
Wallace
Sam Whiteside
Nixon
Vietnam
America
Mundt
Freedoms
Coliege
Veterans Land Program
Congress
Slash
Lile
Louisville, Ky
du Pont E.I. de Nemours & Co
Don Schoville
Viola
Wis
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N Y
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