Severe storms sweep South Plains with tornado near Amarillo
Heavy downpours and hail hit the area as a tornado or funnel cloud menaced Amarillo at 5 12 pm. Winds reached 70 mph blowing roofs off sheds and causing minor damage while rain totals varied across towns including Abernathy 1.00 and Amherst 2.50. Farther south Alpine logged .03 inches as warnings lingered.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Earth
Abernathy
Amherst
Bovina
Cotton Center
Bula
Denver City
Dimmitt
South Plains
Happy
Spade
Whitharral
Olton
Ment
Alpine
Da Nang under shelling as Marines pull out
Da Nang endures renewed shelling with thousands of refugees arriving as Marine forces prepare to depart. About 4,000 Marines remain, shifting security to South Vietnamese units while air and ground attacks hit bases near the DMZ and operations along the Ho Chi Minh Trail continue in Laos and Cambodia.
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da Nang
U.S
Charlie 2
Dmz
Camp Sarge
Khe Sanh
Camp Carroll
Saigon
Phu Loi
Richard Gardner
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
A Shau
Cambodia
Five Die When Explosive Truck Blows Up on U S 78
A blast near Waco Georgia left five dead and 35 injured after a tractor trailer carrying 20 000 pounds of dynamite collided with a Volkswagen on U S 78. Rescue crews, Army demolition experts and local officials described extensive damage and a dramatic near miss by truck driver A W Fielding who warned bystanders to back away.
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Waco
Upi—Army
Woodlands
U.S. 78
Atlanta
Birmingham
A. W. Fielding
Talmadge L
Adams
David L. Smith
Bremen
Doyal T. Bell
Cleve Heath
Troy F
Woman cowboy heir breaks rodeo glass with all girl wins
Mrs. Sims inherits rodeo fever from father Val King a Lubbock rancher who led the Lubbock Rodeo Association in the 1950s. She wins three trophies in an all girl Seymour rodeo plus a saddle for top points and dominates barrel racing with Buckles Jr. while husband and son also compete in various events.
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Eerter Eap
Rites Scheduled For J. B. Davis
J B Davis 58 longtime Lamb County judge civic leader died after a lengthy illness burial in Littlefield Memorial Park with Masonic rites conducted by Littlefield Lodge 1161 services at First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev David Hamblin Davis served 1963 to 1966 on county court and held roles on the Lamb County Water Board and Boy Scout groups Survivors include wife Joyce daughter Mrs Glenn Hatla son Tommy Davis mother Mrs Ben Davis sister Mrs Melvin Dutton brother Eldon Davis and three grandchildren
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Littlefield
J. B. Davis
Lamb County
First United Methodist Church
David Hamblin
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
Litttlefield Masonic Lodge
Davis
Melvin Dutton
Fieldton
Eldon Davis
Earth
Rites Arranged for Clifton McBeth
Clifton Ray McBeth 23 of 2405 47th St died about 1 a.m. Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 11:30 a.m. Monday at Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Hardy Clemons and Rev. Richard Waters officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. A native of Plainview he lived in Lubbock nine years and Abilene 10 years attended Slaton Junior High and Monterey High School. He was a Marine Reserve and worked in sales. He is survived by Judy of Friona a son Kyle Wayne McBeth of Friona his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McBeth of Lubbock and a sister Mrs. Ivan Lackey of Abilene.
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Clifton Ray McBeth
47Th St
Methodist Hospital
Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Funeral Home
Hardy Clemons
Second Baptist Church
Richard Waters
Highland Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
McBeth
Lubbock
Slaton
Monterey High School
Plainview
Abilene
U.S. Marine Reserves
Judy
Friona
Kyle Wayne McBeth
W. T. McBeth
Ivan Lackey
Storms Spur Hail and Flooding Across South Plains
A wide thunderstorm belt drenched the South Plains and Panhandle pushing high water on SH 116 between Whiteface and Levelland while hail rattled Plainview. Clouds seeded Hale County targets as pilots aided farmers at Halfway Gun. Rainfall reached 3% inches near Whiteface with heavy damage expected. Muleshoe cooled after hail and a 90 to 70 degree drop.
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South Plains
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Hockley County
NWS
Northern Counties
Texas Highway Department
Three Lakes
SH 116
Whiteface
Levelland
Plainview
Hale County
Hale
Amherst
Cotton Center
Farwell
Kress
Littlefield
Morton
Muleshoe
Pettit
Sudan
Tulsa
Terry County Rodeo Set for Three Days in Brownfield
The annual Terry County Sheriff's Posse rodeo runs Thursday to Saturday in Brownfield. Red Whatley Co. of Crosbyton provides stock. The event opens with a 4 p.m. parade led by Queen Brenda Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Roberts. The program includes 10 events.
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Brownfield
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
Red Whatley Co
Crosbyton
Terry Posse
Brenda Roberts
Miss Roberts
T. D. Roberts
Death notice for J. L. Smith services and survivors
Jessie Lee Smith 74 of 2413 Auburn Ave died Friday in the Veterans Hospital Big Spring after a long illness. Services Monday 10 a.m. at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barney Quillan officiating. Burial follows. He lived in Lubbock 13 years after moving from Big Spring and had resided in Post many years. A native of Anson and WWI veteran, he was a retired farmer. Survived by sons James of Austin and Leonard of Wichita Falls. daughters Minna Supianoski of Quincy Mich and Bessie Sparlin and Betty Melton of Lubbock. sisters O. K. Cox of Lubbock and W. H. Huddleston of Sweetwater. brothers H. E. of Post and Marshall of Mangum Okla.. 16 grandchildren and ii great grandchildren.
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Jessie Lee Smith
Auburn Ave
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Resthaven- Singleton Wilson Funeral Home
Barney Quillan
West 19Th Street Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Smith
Lubbock
Post
Anson
Stella
James
Austin
Leonard
Wichita Falls
Minna Supianoski
Quincy
Mich
Bessie Sparlin
Betty Melton
O. K. Cox
W. H. Huddleston
Sweetwater
H. E
Post and Marshall
Mangum
Okla
Champagne record set in Paris over 100 million bottles
French champagne production surpassed 100 million bottles for the first time last year in Paris. The 1960 total was 53 million bottles lower, amid strict labeling rules that may prevent such growth from repeating.
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Paris
Scouts Organize Metal and Bottles Recycling Drive
Bottling companies promise to buy discarded cans and beer bottles collected by scouts. Bill Polk reports over 500 pounds of aluminum and several hundred bottles collected, paid at 10 cents per pound and 1 cent per bottle. Bottlers dispute collecting soft drink bottles. The drive began with a ceremony at K N Clapp pool led by Councilman Morris Turner, with about 150 participants and seven city garbage trucks aiding central collection points.
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Bill Polk
Saturlday
K. N. Clapp Swimming Pool
Morris Turner
Tom Martin
Lubbock Launches Alley Beautification and Yard Contest
Trash collection crews will place trailers at six fire stations and the training ground for a city alley cleanup. City foremen and a beautification committee will choose the cleanest and most beautiful alley of the month. Residents receive chrysanthemum plants and the Chamber sponsors Yard of the Week.
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50Th
Utica
Lubbock
48Th
Quirt
Zenith
Avenue K
North Ash
Municipal Drive
City Sanitation
Texas Legislature Ends Session Adjourning With Tax Hikes
The Texas Legislature adjourned Friday night after approving a two year budget with a one year welfare appropriation and a projected 300 million in extra taxes. A state sales tax rise to 4 percent and higher cigarette and motor vehicle taxes are planned to cover costs. Gov. Preston Smith may call a special session before spring primaries to fund welfare’s second year, while Congress is hoped to cover much of welfare costs. The session also produced redistricting plans amid controversy, a new ethics code, voter registration changes, and new state colleges at Tyler Corpus Christi and Clear Lake City.
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Texas
Congress
Preston Smith
Mwill
Gus Mutscher
Legislative Redistricting Board
Ben Barnes
Mutscher
House
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Tyler
Corpus Christi
Clear Lake City
Nixon Dedicates Arkansas River Navigation Project
President Nixon dedicated the 1.3 billion Arkansas River navigation system from Port Catoosa to the Mississippi, calling it a model for regional growth and pollution control. He projected regional population absorption and a reversal of rural to urban migration, while warning of the My Lai protest display and noting an antiwar rally nearby.
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Tulsa
Nixon
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Washington
Camp David
Amereas
America
Verdigris
Catoosa
Mississippi River
Midwest
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexi- Cay
United States
My Lai
Vietnam
Four Die As Two Air Races Crashes At Cape May
At Cape May New Jersey four WWII trainer pilots died in two mid air collisions during national air races. The T-6 planes crashed in flames after one collision near the start line then three others collided later in a wooded area. Names and hometowns listed for Minges Baker Snyder Quinn. Officials considered canceling the race but continued as scheduled. In a separate Quonset Point show another fatal crash killed J W L Bur Fornof and his son Corkey.
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Cape May
N. J
Richard Minges
Fayette
North Kingstown
Bur Fornof
Houma
Quonset-Davisville
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Fornof
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Milton Adams
Tohoka
Washington and Palo Duro Expressway
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Phnom Penh
Mekong River
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Clifton McBeth
Halou
Orton
Shallowater
Springlake
Woodrow
Terry County
J. L. Smith
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
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