Storms Delay Texas Legislature Session
Texas lawmakers push for adjournment with a 6 p.m. target as the 62nd Legislature’s first special session proceeds. The Senate sent a liquor tax bill to the governor aimed at raising $22 million over the next two years while House and Senate negotiators move toward final agreement on redistricting and election finance reforms.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Gus Mitscher
Preston Smith
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Hail Twisters Sweep South Plains With Gusty Storms
Storms with gusty winds bring blowing dust hail and heavy rain across the South Plains. In Lubbock a thunderstorm left some areas bone dry while others saw driving rains and rapid downpours. Police reported drivers struggling to move as rain fell in torrents in parts of the Hub City.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Lubbock
Wes Wm
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Hoffa Bowls In Union Chief Row as Fitzsimmons Succeeds
Washington brief reports James R. Hoffa agrees to step aside as Teamsters president due to legal troubles and endorses Frank Fitzsimmons to succeed him. Hoffa cites ongoing cases and says he cannot serve effectively while under federal sentence. Fitzsimmons, longtime ally, will lead the union at the next convention with broad support from the executive board.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
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Teamsters
Beard
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Lubbock Man William H Skelton Nominated to Parole Board
The Texas Senate confirmed William H H Skelton of Lubbock to the three-member Board of Pardons and Paroles in Austin to replace Pat Bullock who resigned after 12 years. Skelton 64 will move from Corpus Christi to Austin and will earn over 18000 annually after promotion.
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Austin
Skelton
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Vietnamese Losses Heavy In Cambodian Battle
South Vietnamese armored infantry task force suffered heavy losses as North Vietnamese troops drove them from Snuol in Cambodia. Official figures and later reports indicate up to 1,600 South Vietnamese dead wounded or missing in a five day fight, with many vehicles abandoned and salvaged by the enemy amid heavy ambush fire.
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Bigamist census quip highlights reflect quirky column
A playful line in the comics section defines Bigamist as the only man counted twice in a census. The note sits amid a busy page listing sections from sports to farming and horoscopes in the Lubbock paper.
Prayer for Soldiers in Vietnam Seeks Guidance
A reader's prayer asks divine help for U S soldiers in Vietnam providing more guidance and strength through dangerous nights filled with potential stumbles. The brief devotion ends with an Amen.
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Price Soars for 1721 Lady Blunt Stradivarius at Sotheby’s
A 1721 Stradivarius violin known as the Lady Blunt sold at Sotheby’s in London for 201600, well above prior violin records. William Hill and Sons bid the instrument as one of the world’s finest, reflecting its long Byron-era lineage.
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United Press International
London
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Bond Street
Sotheby’s
Stradivarius
Lady Blunt
Anne Blunt
Lord Byron
Antonio Stradivari
Cremona
Utility Board Finds Rate Hike Justified in City
Lubbock Electric Utility Board reported on Thursday that a rate increase on behalf of Southwestern Public Service Company is justified though further study is needed before recommending rates for Lubbock Power and Light. The six month review ends with two focused concerns for council attention highlighting burden on small homeowners and lower income groups. SWPS had proposed an average 8.84 percent rise, with detailed figures to be reviewed in Page 8 context.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Electric Utility Board
Southwestern Public Service Company
Lubbock Power R and Light
SWPS
Operation Incredibly Complex Jets Flit Over Reese AFB
A cadet pilots a sleek Air Force trainer in a tight approach to Runway 17 Right at Reese AFB. The exchange with a mobile control unit confirms gear status and landing clearance as winds shift and the altimeter reads three-zero-zero two.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
Air Force
Runway 17
George C. Harvey
Reese Afb
Cholera Toll Rises in West Bengal as 1000 Die
West Bengal health officials report cholera sweeping the state from East Pakistan refugees, with about 10,000 ill and 1,000 dead as of Monday. Only 370 are hospitalized while the rest lie on roads due to lack of transport and hospital space.
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Calcutta
Tpi
India
West Bengal
East Pakistan
Pr. Hiralal Shah
Plainsmen clinch playoff berth in Class AAAA baseball
Plainsmen beat Abilene High School Eagles 3-1 to claim a second straight state semifinal trip. Billy Sorrells improved to 3-0 with nine strikeouts and no walks in a near-perfect effort. Cubs blank Reds 1-0 as Ken Holtzman throws season's first no hitter.
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Plainsmen
Abilene High School Eagles
Billy Sorrells
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Ken Holtzman
Dust Cloud Drifts 100 Miles North Spreading Dust
A mysterious dust cloud unsettles Hub City with experts tracing its origin to a northward move from the Odessa Midland region. National Weather Service meteorologist Oliver Newton cites a multi stormfront that produced 70 to 80 mph winds and left 73 to 100 tons of dust per square mile over Lubbock before settling.
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Oliver H. Newton
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Thunderstorm Chance and Warm Humid Weather in Lubbock
Lubbock and vicinity may see a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms today with a 20 percent chance tonight. Expect warm conditions with highs in the mid 80s and a low near 60. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
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