Capsule Implant Developed May Power Artificial Heart
Nuclear energy advances may drive a plastic heart device, with a platinum coated capsule using plutonium-238 heat to operate a small internal pump. Joseph Leary and Los Alamos scientists say a sufficient energy source could enable thousands of transplants in the United States.
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United States
Leary
Los Alamos Scientific
ATOM
City Gears Crash Review Of Needs For July Bond Election
City Hall orders a fast tracked capital improvement program to map needs citywide and aid rebuild of tornado damaged areas. City Manager Blackwell targets June 23 for staff proposals and aims to have council review by July 1 with a bond election likely within 30 days. Mayor Granberry plans early committee setup including civic club presidents and board chairs.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche - Journal
City Hall
Lubbock
Citizens Advisory Committee
James HO Granberry
Iounell
Frome
Granberry
Council
Commission Named By President
President Nixon appoints a nine member commission to study campus unrest with William W Scranton as chairman. The panel will have subpoena powers and access to federal investigation facilities to report before the new academic year begins.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Ia Special Commission
Wiliam W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Kent State University
Ohio
Jackson State College
Mississippi
Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas Tech coach Jan Green in Miss Weol contest
A Texas Tech coach named Jan Green represents the school in the Miss Weol event as part of a campus update. The feature notes page references and related society items across sections.
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Texas Tech Coech
Jan Green
Texas
Prayer for the Poor and Hungry
A brief reader prayer asks God to aid homeless and starving people with sustenance and spiritual closeness. The supplicant trusts divine power to provide relief and guidance.
Flag Tribute Recalls World War II Memories
Paying tribute to Old Glory, H. D. Fuard of 3813 56th St. recalls a time during World War II when the flag did not wave over him. The staff photo captures the patriotic moment as the nation observes the flag day.
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H. D. Fuard
Ex GI Remembers Flag Valor and Disrespect
Ex GI H D Ellard recalls a wartime escape that ended in death back at base in England. He displays a flag on special days to protest flag abuse, spitting burning and tearing it, hoping to defend symbol and pride amid riots.
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England
Ellard
Tornado Watch Up for West Texas and Nearby Areas
A tornado watch covered a wide West Texas swath and parts of southeastern New Mexico and the Pecos Valley after baseball sized hail battered the Panhandle. The watch, from 11 30 p m to 4 30 am, included Lubbock and counties such as Andrews Bailey Borden Castro Cochran Crosby Dawson Floyd Gaines Garza Hale Hockley Lamb Lubbock Lynn Martin Palmer Swisher Terry Yoakum Ector and Midland. Forecasters warned tornadoes could form along a line from 60 miles north of Lubbock to 36 miles southwest of Wink.
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Larry Cheek
Avalanche-Journal
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National Guard units honored for tornado relief effort
Panhandle National Guard units received the Adjutant General's Certificate of Commendation for work after last month's tornado in Lubbock. The 2nd Battalion 122nd Infantry Mechanized, led by Lt. Col Jesse K. Barton of Amarillo, earned the award with units stationed in Amarillo Wellington Lubbock Levelland Brownfield Pampa Borger Shamrock Tul ta and Plainview.
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FT. Hood
Burglars Break Into Bank in Avilla Area
In Noble County Indiana burglars entered the Parmers and Merchants Bank at Laotto through a front door but fled without stealing. Evidence suggests a futile search for money as no valuables were taken and no vandalism occurred.
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Noble County
Parmers and Merchants Bank
Laotto
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Cambodian Command Presses On From Phnom Penh to Kompong Speu
Cambodian forces focus on Kompong Speu threatening to sever Route 4 to the Som port refining oil supplies. A military spokesman cites 1,000 troops massing for attacks while oil reserves at the capital dwindle to about 15 days.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Sihanouksville
Kompong Thom
Angkor
Three Goals For Lubbock Meets Set Monday Night
Committee 70 schedules the first of six neighborhood meetings to gather input on Goals for Lubbock. The 8 p.m. sessions occur at Dunbar High School Estacado High School and Matthews Junior High with bilingual Spanish moderation at Matthews. A fourth Spanish session is Tuesday at Pa Elementary School. Final two meet June 23 at Mackenzie Junior High and Monterey High.
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Dunbar High School
28Th St
Teak Ave
Estacado High School
E. ‘Itasca St
Matthews Junior High
Dartmouth St
Ernest Barton
Matthews
James E. Archer
Estacado
Ken Hobbs
Dunbar
Mackenzie Junior High
Monterey High
Committee 70
James Spears
Canyon Lakes
Tower Sees Cambodian Drive as Great Military Success
Sen. Joun Tower writes from Washington that recent operations by U S and South Vietnamese troops in Cambodia show a qualified military success. He says Vietnamization is advancing faster than expected and hastening the peace objective after visiting combat zones. Page 14 note but he frames the assessment as part of a Presidential Task Force review.
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Sen. Tower
Remak
Thomas K. McIntyre
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