Lubbock Rebounds From Storm With Multi Million Loss Tag
Lubbock moves to clean up after Friday storm with damage estimates between two and three million dollars. Civil Defense notes plan gaps, while power and phone service return to most areas. No families declared homeless. Red Cross shelter seen little use as Mackenzie Park suffers severe damage.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Queens
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Hobbs Scouts Missing After Rio Grande Raft Trip
A large search of Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande sought 14 Hobbs New Mexico Boy Scouts and their leader after a raft trip went awry. Some gear was found downstream and a storm halted air searches as crews combed canyons for the group.
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el Paso Times
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Border Patrol
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Raseheal
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Terry Brown
National Park Service
Mariscal Canyon
John T. Mullady
Train Kills Children On Rail Trestle In Michigan City
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train fatally struck three children on a road trestle near Michigan City Indiana as a fourth child survived by stumbling. The speed was about forty miles an hour and the engineer reported trying to stop. A nearby woman saw the group first as the train approached.
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Ind
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jimmy Schroeder
Doug Pepnel
Dianne Hays
Stephen Stark
Floyd Dones
W. Hedberg
Monahans
Grand Falls
Midland
Viet Nam Battle Update from Hawthorne Action
U S artillery bombers and ground forces press a jungle area 400 miles north of Saigon in Operation Hawthorne. Paratrooper units break through Chinese Communist resistance while Col Theodore Mataxis of the 101st Airborne asserts plans to plaster the area with air and ground fire.
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Highlands
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Mataxis
Col
West Point
Sul Carpenter
Carpenter
Rains Visit Area Again and Tornadoes Reported
Severe weather swept through Illinois and Minnesota with tornadoes. West Texas towns Monahans Odessa and Midland reported hurricane force winds hail and downed trees and damaged property. No injuries were confirmed as rainfall and hail blanketed roads and airports across the region.
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Minnesota
Texas
Monahans
Odessa
KVIKM
Charles Roberts
Cis
Horoscope Page Notes For Editorial Section
A brief horoscopy roundup appears in the editor's page with general forecasts. Individual zodiac signs are summarized in terse lines for reader amusement and lifestyle guidance.
McNamara Says Viet Nam Reinforcements Needed Despite Gains
Defense Secretary McNamara announced 18 000 more U S troops will go to South Vietnam boosting totals toward 285 000 with some expecting 400 000 by year end He said military gains exceed expectations while political turmoil wanes and warned infiltration from the North continues prompting the buildup The briefing followed discussions with President Johnson and top lawmakers and included a report on Dean Rusk's European trip
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McNamara
South Viet Nam
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Turmail
South Viet
White House
Johnson
Raisk
Senate
Prayer for Peace and Courage to Soldiers Abroad
A prayer deplores war and asks for divine peace on earth while urging courage for soldiers stationed overseas. The text echoes faith and national devotion amid conflict.
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Earth
Armen
Ashley Guilty in Houston Real Estate Murder Case
A district court jury found Leslie Douglas Ashley guilty of murdering Houston real estate man Fred Tones after 62 hours of deliberation. Jurors could not agree on punishment. Judge Truman Roberts ordered continued deliberations despite a 6-6 penalty deadlock.
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District Court
Leslie Douglas Ashley
Houston
Fred Tones
Truman Roberts
Jrrsy
Ashley
Dee
Lloyd Siumnsford
Roberts
Carolyn AnniLimta
Miss Lina
Topeka Mayor proposes tornado path becomes cross town trafficway
Mayor Charles Wright suggested converting Topeka's tornado ravaged corridor into a cross town traffic route. He asked property owners to delay rebuilding while studies assess the plan. The disaster killed 17, damaged a large area and disrupted utilities as volunteers and guards aided cleanup.
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Opera
Kan
Charles Wright
Topeka
Wright
Washington
Smith urges tax growth for state government
Lieutenant Governor Mac McAlister addresses about 225 Life Underwriters members and spouses at the Coronado Room inviting growth in state government to meet rising public service and urban economy needs. He predicts expanded government due to population and industrial growth. Insurance underwriters hear that the state aims to keep climate attractive to attract more people and customers.
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Wo Mire
Avalanche
Preston Soyidy
South Plains Association of Life
Coronado
Tech Student Union
Clear
Simpson
George 3. Laan
Gene Akin
Sinpson
Jas Pagan
Floyd Kerns
Kagan
Kon Willams
Harald Jones
al Tartffeld
Let
Mac’ McAlister
Smith
Garepe
Han Industria
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of showers around 20 percent.
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