English doctor moves to Texas to join Lynn County practice
Dr Richard Wright arrives at Lubbock Regional Airport to join Lynn County with about 10 residents welcoming him as the county's second doctor. He plans to take the Texas State Medical Board exam in December and will work under temporary approval until then.
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Lou Ann Wester
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
London
Lubbock Regional Airport
Lynn County
Chard Wright
Tohoka
Texas State Medical Board
Wright
Medi
Gunmen Nab Officials In Argentina Kidnap Case
Gunmen abducted two executives on a Tuesday night in the Buenos Aires area as hundreds of thousands rallied for former President Juan Peron. The targets were Silvana S.A. executive Kurt Kurt and American citizen Thompson.
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Buenos Aires
Kidmapers
Juan
Kurt
Silvana
Sands of Peronists
S.A
Juan D. Peron
Thompson
Press
U.S
Argentina
Rannes
Tech Street Design Study Slated Today
A second round of talks on the design of Indiana Avenue’s extension across the Texas Tech campus is scheduled for this afternoon. City leaders and Tech officials aim to solve problems affecting access between the main campus and the medical school site in a 2 p.m. meeting in Hemphill Wells conference room with Bill Collins and Mayor Morris Turner.
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Indiana Avenue
Texas Tech
Tech
Medical School
Lubbock
Morris Turner
Former UMW Leader Albert Pass Found Guilty of Murder
Jurors in Erie find Albert Pass, former United Mine Workers official, guilty on three counts of murder in the 1969 killings of UMW reform leader Jovk Yablon si and his wife and daughter. Special prosecutor Sprague said more arrests are likely as the case unfolds and the initiator may have acted behind Pass.
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Andy Hamisek
Albert Pass
Erie County
Erie
Yablonski
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Joseph ‘Jovk’’ Yablonsi
Richard ‘Sprague
Washington
Pass
Sprague
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Erie County Court
Middlesboro
International Executive Board
Harold Gondelman
Storm Batters Dallas With Hail and High Winds
A severe storm pounded the Dallas Fort Worth area Tuesday night with half inch hail and heavy rain. Flash flood warnings were issued for Dallas and Tarrant counties as traffic stalled and streets flooded in Fort Worth and Duncanville.
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AJS
Dallas- Fort Worth
Big D
Dallas
Tarrant
Fort Worth
Duncanville
Weather Map Page 9-A Lubbock Area Fair and Cooler
Lubbock area expect fair skies and cooler temperatures today with a high near 80 and a low around the mid 50s No precipitation is expected. Sunrise 6 37 A M Sunset 9 P M. Humidity figures show a high and low around typical seasonal values with no significant changes noted.
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Fair End
Toon
Midnigh
Thy City
Phi Abilene
Denver - Ad Alquerque
el Paso
Houstin
Carlshad
Okla City
Dallas
W. Falls
Five Killed As Navy E2B Hawkeye Crashes Off Norfolk
A Navy E2B Hawkeye with five crew aboard exploded on impact after takeoff from Norfolk Naval Air Station and crashed into Chesapeake Bay about 100 yards off shore. No survivors were reported and names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Norfolk, Va
UPI
Chesapeake Bay
Naval Air Station
Navy
Airport Fire-Rescue Building Set to Open in August
The Lubbock Regional Airport board heard the new fire and rescue building will be ready for operation in August. Taxiways are expected to be completed in September, two months behind schedule, as part of the airport's large construction program. Bids for two major projects were approved: H B Zachry for apron and taxiway work at the terminal site for 2 597 606 and Panhandle Construction Co for water and sewer upgrades at 359 949 75. Architect Bennett Reaves said costs remain near the budget with about 134 654 left for contingency.
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Mel Tittle
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Regional Airport
H.B. Zachry
Panhandle
Prayer Excerpt Expresses Praise to God
A reader offers a devotional prayer praising God as seen in all places and times, concluding with Amen.
New in Town Dr Wright Discusses Tohoka and London
Dr Richard Wright a British physician talks with two Lynn County residents about differences between Tohoka where he will begin practice and London. Bill Collins a Lynn County hospital administrator helped recruit the doctor to the South Plains. Dr Emil Prohl a retired Tohoka physician explained changes he could expect in a Lynn County practice.
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Richard Wright
Lynn County
Tohoka
Wright
London
Bill Collins
South Plains
Emil Prohl
Evidence Against Dean Held Under Judicial Lock And Key
Federal prosecutors case against John W. Dean III in Watergate was put under judicial lock and key as hearings were postponed to next week. Dean, slated to meet with committee counsel, expressed concerns over leaks and possible discrediting of his testimony linking President Nixon to the cover up.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
Rial
Leonid Ivance
Dean
Brezhnev
Senate
White House
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Nixo
Samuel Cash
Fred Thompson
Granberry Plans Governor Candidacy Announcement Tour
Former Lubbock mayor James Granberry scheduled a news conference in Austin at 9 a.m. Thursday to announce his candidacy for Texas governor. He will tour Dallas Houston San Antonio Tyler Lindale Midland Odessa Amarillo and return to Lubbock for a 5:30 p.m. arrival at the regional airport.
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Lubbock
James Granberry
Austin
Capitol
Texas
Republi
Can
Ava
lanche-Journal
Granberry
Midland-Odessa
Amanita
Lee Granberry Pugett
Soviet MIG I 9 Overflies Quang Tri in Recon Pass
A Soviet built MIG I 9 reconnaissance aircraft flew over Quang Tri and nearby government positions at high altitude. Marine gunners fired on the plane as it returned north, amid claims of limited past incursions by MIGs into government-held territory. Viet Cong denies firing on IOCS helicopters and criticizes Canadian coverage.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
Tracy Wood
Hue
Bui the Law
South Vietnamese Marine Corps
Miss Wood
Viet Cong
International Commissions of Control and Supervision
IOCS
Phuong Nam
Police Recapture Escaped Convict in NY Hostage Case
Police in White Plains recaptured Charles Whitfield, a convict who escaped from Grasslands Prison Hospital in Valhalla and held a babysitter and five children hostage for four hours. A sergeant was slashed in the arm during the struggle. the children were released unharmed.
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White Plains
N.Y
UPD
Charles Whitfed
Grasslands
Valhalla
Ipalice
Brezhnev Says Cold War Over
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev told a Washington luncheon with about 20 senators that the Cold War is over and discussed exit permits for Jews while praising U S relations. He joined President Nixon at Blair House and later visited the White House for a second summit session.
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Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
United States
Thhe
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Sen
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Blair Douse
Sixon
State Department
Benjamin Franklin
Blair House
White House
New Zealand Unions Plan Friday Ship Blockade Protest
New Zealand trade unions will refuse to load or unload French ships and aircraft starting Friday in protest of France’s Pacific nuclear tests. The action reflects heightened labor activism against foreign nuclear policies and targets transportation links with France.
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Wellington
New Zealand
UPI
Pacific
State School Pool Nears Completion
The Lubbock State School pool project moves toward completion with funding from Support Unlimited. The facility will serve about 630 residents and is funded by coaches All-America game profits and Chamber of Commerce support. The project reflects years of local effort, with the pool to be built at no cost to the state.
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Anne Ray Fraser
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock State School
People of
Lubbock
Gladden
Support Unlimited
Chamber of Commerce
John Logan
Chamber
Logan
Texas
West Texas
Wife Beatings On Upswing In British Homes
London reports a rising incidence of wife beating across social classes. Women's Aid compiles a government dossier, urging nationwide recognition and refuges. Labor MP Jack Ashley seeks parliamentary action. experts describe killers as inadequately developed men lashing out at family.
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London
Britain
Women's Aid
Erin Pizzey
Pizzey
Chiswick
Joan
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