Flying Scotsman Derails During Midwest Tour Stop in Waco
Britain's famed Flying Scotsman halted in Waco after derailing while backing its show train to a siding. Back axle and wheels were removed for repairs at Cleburne shops, with the locomotive jacked at the depot awaiting return for public viewing in Dallas. One-dollar tours of the nine show cars were offered to visitors.
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Britain
Waco
Slaton
Midwest
Edinburgh
Santa Fe
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Dallas
Lubbock
George Hinchcliffe
Lakes Plan Next Center Gets Must Tag In Rebuilding Cambodian Force
The article details wartime disruptions around Phnom Penh with severed highways and rail links, plus a focus on rebuilding plans in Lubbock, including a memorial civic center and the Canyon Lakes project as top capital improvements. It highlights the city’s effort to secure bonds, prioritize memorial facilities, and attract private redevelopment.
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Phnom Penh
Thursiday
Saigon
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Canyon Lakes
Bot’ Messersmith
Urban Renewal Agency
Citizens, Advisory Commission
Angkor
Cambodia
Angkor An
North Vietnam
Laos
Lubbock
Man in Court Denies Tate Murders Claim
Charles Manson appears in court asserting innocence regarding the Sharon Tate killings. The hearing unfolds with prosecutors and defense presenting arguments as the case draws national attention.
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Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Bec. A
Prayer Request for Inner Purity and Strength
A reader asks for divine help to purge envy hatred and malice from hearts and to gain the strength to do Thy will through Jesus name. The plea expresses devout humility and dependence on prayer.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
Owner Learns Moving Big House Even Bigger Job
The 46-year old Maxey home was moved from 13th Street and Avenue Q to Loop 29 and Quaker Avenue near Lubbock. The two day operation faced detours from clogged intersections and downed signs while power lines were raised and a street light line was struck during passage.
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Lubbock
J. B. Maxey
13Th Street
Avenue V
Shallowater
Joe Don Buckner
Jerry Odom
Avalanche-Journal
Maxey
Avenue Q
Loop 29
Quaker Avenue
Noel Williams Jr
Broadway
University
13Th
4Th Street
University Avenue
Tough task facing legislature redistricting after census in Texas
Texas lawmakers confront a difficult redistricting year after a preliminary census shows Dallas Houston San Antonio and Fort Worth gaining nine House seats and three shared with rural areas. Urban counties will likely gain Senate seats with implications for district control and representation.
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Austin
Texas
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Hockley
Terry
Elmer Tarbox
Delwin Jones
R. B. McAlister
J. H
Blanchard
Senate
House
Dallas County
Harris
Bexar
Tarrant
Hhat
Tarrant County
Tom Creighton
Harris County
Bexar County
Travis County
el Paso
Heat topples records as Texas swelters across four days
Mercury hits 100 in Lubbock for the fourth straight day in a blistering Texas heat wave. Thunderstorms roam the plains with hail in spots from Plainview to Roswell and a dust storm in Amarillo. Weather notes forecast lingering heat and storm activity from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes.
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Larry Cheek
Avalanche-Journal
Mercury
Lubbock
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Plainview
Roswell
iPortales
Clovis
Olton
Amherst
Hereford
Muleshoe
Dimmitt
Vena
Panhandle
Plains
Great Lakes
Jerrettsville
Phoenix
Nebraska Panhandle
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
Appalachians
Boat flips drown Tahoka man in private lake incident
Anasticio Hernan dez, 36, drowned when a small boat overturned about five miles southeast of Tahoka at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Te ko Flores swam to shore, and divers recovered Hernandez's body after nearly three hours in 10 feet of water. Justice of the Peace E A Hargrave ruled death by drowning. services pending at White Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife and several children.
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Tahoka
Anasticio Hernandez
Here
Hernandez
Teko Flores
Ishore
Norvell
Booger
Redwine
Flores
T-Bar
White Funeral Home
Market Rises On Low May Inflation Read
New York AP reports the Dow Jones average for 30 industrial stocks closed up at 712.63 the highest since June 3 as May inflation eased to the lowest level since January. Volume was light with about 8.87 million shares traded, below Wednesday’s 9.88 million.
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New York
Pot Patch Found In Southeast Lubbock Garden
Police detectives arrested two youths, 16 and 18, after spending two days watching a marijuana patch in a field near Avenue A. Forty plants and two pounds of produce were found in three neat spots amid weeds and mesquite trees.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Carey Stafford
Jerry Plunkett
Avenue A
Stafford
Plunkett
Switch In Leaders Probable Heats Britain Vote Upset
London Friday reports a likely Conservative victory as Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson hints at defeat. Edward Heath moves to form a government while Churchill’s grandson and Enoch Powell win seats. Teen voters, 2.8 million first time ballots, shape a 630 seat House of Commons. See BRITAIN Page 10.
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United Press International
London
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Heath
Wilson
Labor Party
Truman
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Harry Truman
U. S
Thomas E. Dewey
New House ‘of Commons
George Brown
Belper
Brown
Commons
Churchill
Winston S. Churchill
Britain
Enoch Powell
May living costs rise four tenths of a percent
Government and labor economists clash over inflation signals after May prices rise four tenths of one percent lifting the CPI to 134.6. Assistant Commissioner Joel Popkin calls this a slowing trend, while AFL CIO chief economist Nathaniel Goldfinger warns there is no clear evidence of a slowdown as inflation remains around six percent annually.
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Associated Press
Joel Popkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Afl-Cio
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Labor Federation
Weather Map Page II A Lubbock and Vicinity Thunder Showers
High today near 100 with a low tonight in the upper 60s. A 20 percent chance of thundershowers is forecast, followed by a Saturday with a similar high in the upper 90s.
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Lubbock
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