Snyder flood evacuation as Deep Creek rises in record rainfall
Snyder residents in flood prone areas along Deep Creek were ordered to evacuate after more than three inches of rain. A tornado alert accompanied the storm as winds hit 85 mph near Winston Airport. Bridges on 28th 26th and 37th Streets were underwater and some lines down though no injuries reported.
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Worth
Winston
Deep Creek
Dry Run
Dermott
Snyder
U.S
Thief At Bank Seizes $42,000 in Basement Thefts
In Lubbock Texas Commerce Bank a loading cart in the basement vanished with 42000 dollars minutes after opening. Authorities say no arrests or solid leads and describe a suspect as an armored car guard type seen loitering. Carl Sargent says he moved bags to a cart and briefly left, returning to find the money missing.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Commerce Bank
Lubbock
FBI
Carl Sargent
29Th St
Purolator Security Service, Inc
Sargent
Pate
Ray Coleman
Set
F. C. Hargrave
M. K. Dudley
Milton Adams
Police and DPS arrest four in Lubbock raid
A late Friday raid of an East Lubbock residence by Lubbock detectives and Department of Public Safety Narcotics officers resulted in four arrests. Fifty two packets believed to be heroin were seized along with a large quantity of clothing linked to burglaries statewide. The heroin was valued around 1500 dollars. 13 packets were described as particularly large. See RAID Page 15.
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East Lubbock
Lubbock
Department of Public Safety
Kerrville
Briscoe Signs Bill Creating City Courts in Lubbock
Gov Dolph Briscoe signed House Bill 1686 giving Lubbock county courts at law concurrent civil jurisdiction with the district courts for suits up to 10000 in domestic and civil matters. The courts gain authority over adoptions, disability removals, divorce and annulment cases, property rights, custody and support, alimony pending hearings, and power to issue writs.
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Lee Tilman
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Dolph Briscoe
Youth Suffocates In Abandoned Refrigerator
Seven year old Noel Gonzales was found dead from suffocation in an abandoned refrigerator in Tahoka Friday night. Justice of the Peace M E Wood ruled accidental death after being called to White Funeral Home where the family had taken the child. Services are pending.
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Noel Gonzales
Refugio Gonzales
Justice of the Peace
M.E. Wood
White Funeral Home
Wood
Weather map forecast for Lubbock region today
Fair to partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms today. Cooler through Sunday with a high near 90 and a low around 60 tonight. Sunday high expected in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Precipitation probability 20 percent. Noon to midnight temperatures 98 and 70. Humidity range 41 to 16 percent.
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Lubbock
Abcibens
el Paso
Al’querane
Hobbs
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Denver
Fale
Father’s Footsteps Can Wait in Beaumont Hearing
Sam Kinch Jr. covers the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission public hearing in Beaumont. His five year old son Sean watches movie ads, while the father remains in the background during the AP Wirephoto moment.
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Sam Kinch Jr
Dallas News
Sean
Beaumont
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Dollar weakness hits world markets on Nixon plan
The dollar fell to a record low in London and Frankfurt as traders blamed Nixon's economic plan for inflation relief. Gold dipped, and European bullion markets reflected the doubt over U.S. measures. In New York the Dow dropped 14.37 points to 888.55 amid investor concern over Watergate fallout and the president's policies.
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Frankfurt
U.S
America
New York
Charges Filed In Cat Death In Lubbock
A 37 year old Lubbock man William Nicholas Rose was charged with unlawfully killing a domestic animal after his 3 year old son was allegedly scratched by a cat owned by Tonya McReynolds. Bond set at 200 dollars. Cat killed with a blood stained board found by police.
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Lubbock
Tonya McReynolds
Justice of the Peace
F. H. Bolen
William Nicholas Rose
46Th St
Rose
County Health Department
Idalou Delinquent Youth Defense Appeals
A 15 year old German boy was ruled delinquent in Idalou by Judge Robert C. Wright and placed in custody of the Texas Youth Council to age 21 unless released earlier. Defense attorney Willis Taylor said he would appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo. The state accused the youth of stabbing Jewel Weston and stealing from her Idalou home on March 15.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas Youth Council
TYC
137Th District Court
Robert C. Wright
Willis Taylor
Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Texas
Jewel Weston
Idalou
Taylor
Sheriff's Deputies
Atrist
Redoor
Weston
Richard der
Weddige
Lubbock
Disparaging signs greet Nixon during Pekin visit
News crews report tension as two signs protested the Watergate era during President Nixon's stop in Pekin Illinois. A crowd of about 23 000 to 25 000 gathered as police guarded the motorcade route and a library dedication ceremony.
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Pekin
Ill
UPI
Dent Nixon
Tollinois
Dirksen
Nixon
Secret Service
Dedica
Pekin Public Library
Congressional Research Center
Senate
Peoria
Jett M. Dirksen
Espion
Watergate
Uniformed 'Guard' Sought By Police
Police search for a man in a blue uniform seen in the basement of Texas Commerce Bank before a bag containing $000 vanished. Witnesses described a mid height, light brown haired man with a patch on the sleeve, not matching bank or Education Service Center guards.
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Nancy Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Commerce Bank
Education Service Center
Bank
Gary King
King
City Company Submits Low Airport Bid for Lubbock
PANHANDLE Construction Co. of Lubbock submitted the apparent low bid of 359 949.75 Friday for upgrades to Lubbock Regional Airport water and sewer systems. The project includes utility lines to the new terminal site, upgrading the existing system, and direct airport water from the city plant plus sewer connections to city sewers. The airport board will consider the bids Tuesday with City Council action set for June 28.
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Airport Board
Today’s Prayer: Courage to Go On and Faith
A reader offers a hopeful prayer calling for courage to continue and healing for the ailing as a communal reflection.
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Anven
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