Boy Receives Posthumous Heroism Award From Justice Dept
The 1970 heroism honors honor John N Caruso Jr and three others for risking lives in rescue efforts. Posthumous bravery medal goes to Caruso for saving a neighbor boy from drowning at John's Island South Carolina. his parents to receive the medal at White House ceremonies.
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Heart Fund
Las
Ameri
March of Dimes
Unicef
Miss Sweet
Daugh
Wisconsin
Justice Department
Cacister
Charles W
Nicarayear
John N. Mitchell
John N. Caruso Jr
John's Island
S.C
Parenta
John
White House
John M. Caruso
Sr. Baer
Threey
City Woman Loses Case In 72nd District Court
A jury ruled for the City of Zubbock and Pioneer Natural Gas Co in a civil cross action against Mrs. Nunn who sought 31500 for injuries claimed March 27 1967. The jury found no damages and dismissed the plaintiff’s claims while Pioneer Hemphill Contracting faced indemnity questions.
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Lubbock
Nunn
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Memphill Contracting Co
Contractor Gas Co
Hemphill Contracting Co
Rom Pioneer and
Hemphill Contracting
Legislator Refuses Census Answers in Privacy Row
Wilmington lawmaker Rep. Thomas L. Little faces a criminal information from U S Attorney F L Stone accusing him of willfully refusing to answer 1970 census questions. Little defends privacy concerns and plans to contest the case as a test to limit census inquiries.
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Wilmington
Del
U.S. Census Bureau
Justice Department
Thomas L. Little
Young Republicans
U.S. Atty. F.L
Peter Stone
U.S
Little
Stone
Minister Urges Equality at Bethel AME Church
Rev H D Parker, civil rights worker from Louisiana, told about 40 people at Bethel AME Church that white men are slaves to someone too. His Friday night speech opened a weekend of Awareness led by the United Black Coalition of Lubbock.
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H. D. Parker
Ruisiana
Bethel Ame
23Rd Street
Railroad Avenue
Emancipation speech frames unification at Lubbock meeting
Parker urged racial harmony and nonviolence as mayor James Granberry opened the gathering. A bank heist at Citizen's National Bank saw a man posing as an employee deposit 25 checks totaling 1791.57. Bien allegedly fled with 1750. police described the suspect as about 30, neatly dressed, lacking ID.
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Parker
Lubbock
James Granberry
Dunbar High
Texas Tech University
Will Fimae
Suspect Charged After Reported Abduction Outside City
Police say Emory, 21, was charged after a year old girl reported being forced from a man's car outside the city on Wednesday. The incident allegedly occurred at 1001 University Avenue.
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Emory
University Avenue
Alice
Deputies Probe Trailer Theft Ring Across City
Deputies investigate thefts of an electric welder motor and trailer from Southwestern Public Service valued at 3000, a portable TV 100, a cigaret machine 60, an air conditioner 130, and a storage shed break in yielding two amplifiers a turntable two speakers wrenches power tools and a film projector totaling about 700.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Southwestern Public Service
50Th Street
Quakers Avenue
Slaton Highway
Doris Dickens
Lub-back
E. 6Th St
Leonard Smith
63Rd Drive
Second Charge Follows Arrest In Local Court
Buford Lester Bennett 56 of 1710 Vanda Ave faced a second charge after deputies arrested him Thursday night on assault with a prohibited weapon. A pistol fell from his pocket at a cafe in the 1700 block of Avenue A. Bennett’s bond for the assault was set at 5000 then reduced to 2500. He also faced a prohibited weapon charge with a 500 bond. He posted both bonds Friday afternoon and was released. Cesare Bebe Bernal 27 of 502 33rd St charged with assault with intent to murder in a separate case. bond set at 1000 after initial 7500 was reduced. Roy L. Peters 43 of 2711 Dartmouth St pleaded innocent to carrying a prohibited weapon and received 400 bond.
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Buford Lester Bennett
Vanda Ave
Cecilia Bennett
Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Bennett
Denzil Bevers
Cesare Bebe Bernal
33Rd St
Juan Aguero
Lubbock
Bernal
LeCroy
Roy L. Peter
Zoning Board to aid tornado damaged property owners
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a called meeting Monday July 13 1970 at 815 a.m. in City Hall to assist owners with tornado damage and zoning issues. No appearance fee. apply in Room 202 by 5 p.m. June 23 1970.
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City Zoning Board of Adjustment
City Council Chamber
City Hall
el Deparamento de
Donation Aids WTSC and High Plains Research Fund
A $1,000 donation was presented to the Cotton John Scholarship Fund at West Texas College by Ralph Wheeler and Crosby. The same gifts supported the High Plains Research Foundation at Halfway. The funds relate to a $1,000 prize Wheeler won in the 1970 Ford Farm Presidency contest.
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Canyon
Cotton John Holarship
West Texas
Ite College
Ralph Eeler
Ack
Crosby
Miies
High Plains
Halfway
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Chicago Ridge
Fiwo
Maxine Susan Lazovick
Bridgeport
J .Conn
Debra Jean Sweet
Madison
Dvorseek
Miss Lazovick
Abraham Lazovick
Nevada
Congress
Justice’ Department
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
DE Mayo
A. J. Prim
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Lonn
Atwal
Discount Department Store
Gillette mWaoe
Gillette
Gillette Night Guard
Tery
Techmatic
Gillette Soft
Oki
Gillette A
Orm
41St Street
Vn A
Monterey Center
Broadway
WTSC
Gin Dickey
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