Distrust Of Science Highlighted At Tech Meet
Dr. Teller argued against reliance on science and proposed a night time high altitude atomic detonation over Tokyo rather than Hiroshima. He claimed the blast would light the skies and shake the Imperial City, signaling a decisive step in wartime strategy.
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Tech Meet
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Nationwide Bell Strike Vote Underway Across Nation
AFL-CIO Communications Workers leader Joseph A. Beirne says a nationwide strike of about 500,000 Bell System workers appears likely as contracts expire nationwide. A strike vote is being announced at the union convention in Kansas City, with service disruptions expected in major cities as negotiations continue.
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Communists Blunt Cambodian Attack Near Phnom Penh
Heavy fighting raged along the eastern approaches to Phnom Penh with Cambodian forces clashing against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units. The clash at Prey Thom and surrounding villages left dozens of Cambodian troops dead or wounded, while the retreating enemy suffered higher casualties.
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Associated Press
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Doctor shortage hits London hospitals
AP reports Britain faces a serious shortage of senior specialist doctors. The Department of Health notes gaps in care for children and the elderly across London hospitals.
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Senate Reverses Vote On Military Pay Hike
The Senate approved a $1.7 billion pay and allowance increase aligning with the House while defeating proposals for an all volunteer force or one-year draft extension. Sen. Stennis warned against funding the measure without breaching the budget, and the Gates Commission plan underpins the pay raise. The chamber also advanced voter registration timing amendments and rejected extending draft evader prosecutions or broadening conscientious objection grounds.
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Cuss Lessons Cost Texans for El Paso Police Upgrading Speech
Texas spends 361 000 to teach El Paso officers bilingual cursing and everyday police Spanish. The program aims to improve human relations and management while teaching terms for tickets accidents riots crowds parades bars and baby deliveries.
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UPI
Southeast Asian center to train 300 science specialists
Kuala Lumpur officials said the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Education in Science and Mathematics will train 300 specialists for member nations next year, double the 1971 plan. The move aims to bolster regional expertise across member countries.
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Malaysia
Southeast Asian Regional Center For Education In Science and Mathematics
Moon Peace Treaty Aims Ban on Force and Moon Military Bases
A historic lunar treaty proposal calls for the moon to be used for peaceful purposes only. It bars armed force and the deployment of nuclear or mass destruction weapons on the moon and prohibits military bases or testing on its surface.
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Tech Faces Staffing Freeze Amid $284,975 Budget Shortfall
West Texas State University officials report a $284,975 shortfall in the approved budget. Faculty hiring is frozen to cover costs, with deans alerted and departments issued memos. Officials aim to offset cuts by shifting budget húges and exploring internal cost-saving measures while hoping for student enrollments to improve tuition revenue.
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Spelling Bee Sees Washington Contestant and Local Entries
A Washington speller described as Ceyionese with US birth and a diplomat father works toward today’s preliminary round as the Lubbock entry rests after a busy Monday night and Tuesday activities. Glasgow merchants push to convert Chichall Street into a free pedestrian mall.
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World Bank
Maridene
Lubbock
Fire bombings touch off four blazes in city
Four closely spaced fires Tuesday sparked by suspected fire bombs. Incidents at Don's Drive-In Grocery 914 EB 34th St and A L Nursery 89 Se 34th St were quickly controlled by five units. Pepsi-Cola plant 133 BK 19th St also had a small fire in bottle cases, contained in minutes. Minor damage at all sites. police seeking suspect.
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L Nursery & Landscape
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Quirt Avenue
Pahees
City eyes family pool rates and bike safety push
The city plans to offer $1 family swimming after 5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at five pools and to launch a bicycle safety program. Parks Director Hamilton noted heated Clapp Park pool and unheated pools closing times. The board also discusses a $3,000 portable recreation unit for Guadalupe Neighborhood Center in Cherry Point area to aid tornado victims, plus a $48,000 federal grant for broader recreational use and a new park site near Parkway Elementary. It also refers a Soil Conservation Service plan to test soils costing about $3,000 for Canyon Lakes area planning.
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