Funnel cloud and hail sweep South Phimns region
A funnel cloud with hail and heavy rains erupted near the edge of the South Phimns Thursday as a cool Pacific front struggled. As Permont in Stonewall County reported one inch downpours and water in streets while Snyder and Webb AFB areas saw high winds and dust. Temperature rose to 104 degrees in Lubbock with humidity high and dust storms forming as winds reached 36 mph.
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South Plains
U. S. Weather Bureau
Special Education Program Faces Scrutiny At Board Meeting
At a 31 hour meeting, 5 parents pressed the Lubbock Public Schools board about the MBI division and Bean Dupree Thompson Wheelock schools. Spokesman Garland Arrant read a statement noting ongoing problems in special education and promising future answers and a follow up meeting.
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Mike Read
Avalanche Journal
Ubbocrk
Garland Arrant
Lubbock Public Schools
James ‘Whiteside
Cable
Bean, Dupree
Thompson and Wheelock
Senate OKs bill for early congressional redistricting
A brief item notes the Senate approved a bill mandating early redistricting of congressional districts. The report flags the measure as part of Page 3, Sec. A coverage and does not provide names or dates.
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Senate
Iraq
Restrictions Placed On Extra Units In Lubbock
The City Council awarded the second emergency ambulance license to Branklin-Bartley Funeral Home after being told they avoid police calls. Henderson Federal Directors will run the first licensed unit, with police calls prioritized for them. The council also backed away from the backup service by Lubbock Department since last fall and approved related actions including a future bond election for a Holly Avenue Plant expansion and a long range airport master plan study.
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Jerry McCarty
Avalanche-Journal
Branklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Southwest Lubbock
Henderson Federal
Wes
Lubbock
Lubbock Power & Light Co
Holly Avenue
Franklin- Bartley
Henderson
Council
Prayer for Guidance in Many Approaches
A Reader asks for divine insight to reveal approaches and provide adequacy for the opportunity ahead. The request seeks spiritual equipage for every decision to be made.
Nebraska seventh grader wins National Spelling Bee title
Jennifer Reinke, 14, from Deshler Nebraska, clinched the 40th National Spelling Bee crown spelling chihuahua and milline amid a tight final with Anne Clarke of Huntington. Reinke claimed the $1000 prize and trips to New York Expo 67 in Montreal as the winner.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
Jennifer’ Reinke
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Bradley
Lubbock
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Anne
Clarke
Huntington
Waco Bank Robbery Suspect Seized After Heist
A 25 year old Houston woman Lee Brown robbed Citizens National Bank of Waco of 7870 in cash with a threatening note and pistol. Officers recovered the bag of cash and a .22 pistol as Brown was arrested about a mile from the bank. FBI questioned her to weigh federal charges. The robbery marked the second in the year for the bank and involved a car with a matching license plate.
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Waco
Brown
Houston
Lee Brown
Justice of the Peace
Joe Johnson
FBI
Miss Brown
Citizens National
Motor Bank
Lu Conner
Russ
Martin
Miker
Booker
Misa Brown
Israelis Attack U.S. Ship Killing Ten Civilians
The Pentagon reports Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats attacked the USS Liberty off the Egyptian coast, killing ten Americans and wounding about a hundred as Washington and Moscow spoke via the hot line. The Liberty, relaying Mid East comms, was damaged after strafing and torpedoes. a later apology from Tel Aviv led U.S. jets back to carrier duty.
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Pentagon
White House
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U.S
Siani
Tal. Aviv
Goulding
Liberty
Johnson
Cease fire gains amid Four Day War Arab losses Mount
Reports say Egypt Jordan and Syria accept cease fires as Israel’s air and ground forces push Arab forces back to Suez Canal. U.S. and Soviet lines are used to prevent escalation as American sailors die in a Mediterranean incident. Johnson and Kosygin communicate via the hot line for crisis management.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
VYRIA
Egypt
Jordan
Damascus Radio
Council of Ministers
Syria
Flood Toll 22 Dead In Manila Area
Manila area battle remains of floods and landslides after a week of heavy monsoon rains. Two U S military officers killed at a jungle survival training camp near Clark Air Base. Others missing and hundreds injured. At least 700 families left homeless.
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Manila
U.S
Clark Air Force Base
Hub City seals streets with cost-saving coating drive
Lubbock undertakes its annual seal coating to protect streets from cracking. City Manager W R Blackwell says the program costs about 118000 dollars yearly but saves on rebuilding. 360 blocks slated for coating by Turner Construction with completion in about two weeks.
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W.R. Blackwell
Blackwell
W. BD. Turner Construction Co
Ave. Q
Boundaries tangled as war wake drives Middle East talks
A complex territorial tangle in the wake of the Arab‑Israeli war frames future talks. Israel seeks to keep gains including the Gaza Strip and bulge along the east, risking a population shift with over a million Arabs. UN diplomacy shapes the cease fire and border bargaining.
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Charles Store
United Nations
Middle East
Israel
Gaza ‘Strip
Hit
Two Slain in Central Texas Service Station Hold Up
In a central Texas town two men were killed and two wounded during a service station hold up as $100 was taken from the register. Police later stopped a vehicle in Waxahachie matching the getaway car description. two Negro occupants were being questioned by officers and Texas Rangers.
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Waxahachie
Texas Rangers
Pat Wolf
McLennan County
Mexico
Wolf
Swaiton
Leo Kaska
Kaska
David
Harry Voleik
la Hillshor Hospital
Voleik
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