Twisters Sighted Across Texas Panhandle and West
Severe storms tracked through the Panhandle and North Texas with a tornado watch in effect from 3 to 9 p.m. A funnel cloud near Dalhart and a twister north of Borger were reported. no injuries occurred. Hail reached marble size near Amarillo, and multiple counties faced thunderstorms and heavy rain.
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South Plains
Lubbock
North Texas
Panhandle
Littlefield
Amarillo
National Weather Service
Armstrong
Carson
Potter
Randall Counties
Canadian River
Borger
Hutchinson County
Dalhart
Upper Panhandle
Garden City
Kan
Mercury
Texas
San Angelo
Eagle Pass
Brownwood
del Rio
Red River Valley
Wichita Falls
Sherman-Denison
Stratford
Tulsa
Joy Angel
Paratroops clash with Red Force in central highlands
South Vietnamese paratroopers clash with North Vietnamese regulars near Firebase 5 in the central highlands. The communique says 24 enemy soldiers killed, 1 South Vietnamese killed and 21 wounded. A separate action near Krek in eastern Cambodia left 29 enemy dead and 5 South Vietnamese dead with 11 wounded. 77 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were reported killed over the weekend.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Highlands
Cambodia
Krek
U.S
Man Arrested in Lubbock Area Stabbing Probe
A man was arrested in the Lubbock area as part of the investigation into a stabbing death reported Sunday morning. Authorities declined to release details pending further inquiry.
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Post
Youth Dies Trying to Remove Power Line Insulator
Stillman Valley report says 13 year old George Stremmel was electrocuted Saturday while attempting to remove an insulator from a 4,400 volt line. His 16 year old brother Robert assisted. the siblings were noted for collecting antique insulators.
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Stillman Valley
Jl.ap
George Stremmel
Robert
Prayer Note Seeks Forgiveness And Recreation Through Christ
A reader offers a religious reflection asking Heavenly Father for forgiveness for past failures and seeking renewal through Jesus Christ, expressing faith and gratitude in a brief devotional tone.
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Jesus Christ
Lord
Microwave speed may outrun oldtime outdoor cooks
Cowboys and pioneers once cooked with flame and coals. Miss Jimmie Ulom of Texas A M University notes microwaves bake bread in 10 minutes and cook a hamburger in 60 seconds, hinting the kitchen revolution may change familiar meals.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Humpy”’ Briggs
Floydada
Harry Patton
Spur
Jimmie Ulom
Extension Service Foods and
Texas A&m University
Four of Nine Premature Babies Die in Sydney Hospital
Three more of the nine premature infants born to an Australian socialite housewife died Sunday night at a Sydney hospital. The deaths leave four babies alive, with two boys and a girl among the latest fatalities. Remaining infants showed varying conditions, though the first-born girl remained in satisfactory condition.
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United Press International
Sydney
Sydney’s Royal Hospital For Women
Geraldine Brodrick
Plane Hijackers Signal PFLP Credit for Tanker Strike
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed duty for firing five rockets at the oil tanker Coral Sea in the Bab al Mandab Strait, igniting its cargo as it passed toward the Red Sea. The attack coincides with renewed Middle East tensions amid other gunfire near Suez. Meanwhile in Australia, a Canberra hospital reported the world’s first recorded birth of nonuplets, with one mother nine babies and seven survivors.
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Bab al Mandab
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
French Somaliland
Arabian Peninsula
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Beirut
Motel Slaying Sparks Clash
A Big Spring man, Michael Ray Mathis, 26, died in a Midland shootout with law enforcement after authorities say Mathis shot at them from his home. A second body, identified as Bob Johnson of Big Spring, was found in the trunk of a car outside Mathis house. The confrontation involved about 20 officers including Texas Rangers. Mathis then died in the exchange. Police said a nearby residence was evacuated and a fire started when gas shells were used. An anonymous tip about a motel shooting prompted the investigation and led to the discovery of spent shells and blood at the Thrifty Lodge motel.
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Toemah Midland
Big Spring
Michael Ray Mathis
Bob Johnson
Bie Spring
Mathis
Texas
Jim Rid
Eeeery
Ee ‘Dle
Johnson
Midland
Kay Haney
Lubbock
John
Wayne Gideon
Gideon
Sherrill Farmer
Arthur Sikes
San Angelo
Page
Moore
Violent Disturbance Rocks Albuquerque Park
Several hundred protesters march on Albuquerque downtown after a park clash that left 11 gunshot victims and multiple injuries. Police say rioting involved arson of three cars, teargas, looting, and arrests for underage drinking near City Hall.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Leisure Army takes hold as Vietnam war shifts to relaxation
In Saigon a shift in US policy adds recreation to Army life. Soldiers of Delta Company at Wunder Beach abandon weapons for sun and sand while others become lifeguards at Da Nang’s China Beach. The drive to entertain billets draftees and keep troops content is framed as a new Leisure Army with bands, theater, and auditions broadcast on Armed Forces Vietnam TV.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Wonder Beach
Golden Sands
South China Sea
Khe Sanh
Delta Company
11Th Infantry
Wunder Beach
Quang Tri Province
U.S
da Nang
China Beach
Plainview man believed run down on rural road
Hale County authorities search for a vehicle they think struck 44 year old Plainview farm worker Jose Soto Alaniz Sunday morning. He left a wedding with family at Floydada, his car stalled, he sought help, and his body was found on the road near his home. An autopsy was ordered.
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Plainview
Jose Soto Alvaniz
Alaniz
Floydada
Dave Boswell
Boswell
Wood- Dunning Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Delbert Beaton
Abernathy
Van Heflin In Critical Condition After Heart Attack
Hollywood veteran actor Van Heflin age 60 remained unconscious in critical condition a week after suffering a heart attack while swimming in his apartment pool. The UPI report notes his illness followed by a week of medical concern.
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Hollywood
UPI
van Heflin
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy forecast for today and Tuesday. Highs near 88 today, lows around 65. Tuesday expected near 90 with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Lubbock
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