Dollar bill carries Vietnam era inscription to Lubbock
A worn one dollar bill traced from Marble Mountain in Da Nang province to Lubbock via its owners. Windy Simpson of 7402 Ivory received it from Ray Craddock of Lexington Apartments, who says he likely got it in change at a downtown jewelry store. The back bears a legible inscription: Marble Mountain Da Mang Viet nam 68 69 70 Army.
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Joann Phinny
Avalanche-Journal
Marble Mountain
da Nang
Vietnam
Lubbock
Windy Simpson
Ray Craddock
Lexington
da Mang
Farm Price Subsidy Curbs Food Costs, Says Poage
Rep. W. Al Poage of Texas warned that ending the $3 billion farm price support would push consumer food bills up by about $6 billion annually. He argued subsidies finance modern farming and that without government programs the cost would fall to consumers. The release promotes a 1969 Agricultural Committee primer noting shifts in farm population, farm numbers, and price gaps between farm and retail costs.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
W. al Poage
de Tex
Poage
Peta
Iity
Agnew Denounces Defeatists As Antiwar Protest Grows
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a Cleveland dinner crowd that Nixon’s Vietnam policy does not need counsel from defeatists who cannot end or win the war. He dismissed Harriman Vance Clifford Kennedy McGovern Fulbright and O’Brien as failures while protesters outside were exposed as supporters of peace. About 2,000 marchers, led by antiwar delegates, gathered in Public Square waving Bring All the Troops Home Now signs as police kept the dinner area secure.
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Cleveland
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Harrimans
Vances
Cliffords
Kennedy
McGovern
Fulbright
O'Brien
Agnew
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Agiiew
Ff Miaren
Wice
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Abevait
Public Square
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Cambodia
Leos
Paine
Amalter i
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sec
Dean Rusk
Lubbock area driving schools plan Ned for Lubbock by DPS
A clipped newsroom summary lists items across sections from Page 16 to Page 12 noting driving schools in Lubbock planned by the Department of Public Safety, youth entertainment in city theaters at Lower Depths, and premiums offered for Panhandle South Plains Fair.
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Lubbock
DPS
Panhandle
Today's Prayer Dear Lord Seeks Strength Over Evil
A brief prayer asking for spiritual strength to overcome evil with good. It emphasizes self awareness to avoid judging others and ends with Amen.
Father's Day Salute From Lubbock Residents
A citywide survey shows varied tributes to fathers from teens to grandparents. Mrs Glyn Hearm shares that her father was a Christian gentleman who valued discipline and inner wealth over material goods, reflecting enduring family ideals dating back to 1910 origins noted by Mrs John Bruce Dodd.
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Lubbock
Glyn Hearm
64Th St
Iplens
John Bruce Dodd
Red aid image on Peru flips as U S goodwill rises
In Lima the United States rattles off a broad relief push after Peru's May 31 earthquake, while the Soviet Union’s public relations falter. The shift follows years of tension since the 1968 coup and expulsion of a U S humanitarian mission, with Castro aiding in sympathy abroad.
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Associated Press
Lima
Soviet Union
United States
Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Mons
Washington
International Petroleum Co
U.S
High Seas
Juan Velases
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
South America
Nixon
Czechoslovakia
Fidel Castro
Caterpillars Trigger Pollutants Debate in New Mexico
Ten years of range caterpillar infestation across millions of acres in northeast New Mexico sparks a fight over pesticide use. Ranchers favor toxaphene for effectiveness while environmental advocates push for dibrom due to safety concerns. A temporary court order blocks toxaphene as officials in Amarillo pursue a more lasting ban.
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Jim Colegrove Springer
NUM
Colfax Union County
New Mexico
Lincoln County
Springer
West Tex
Dist
Tom Curtis
Amarillo
U.S
Hereford Man Killed in Two-Car Collision
A two car broadside collision on U.S. 385 near Hereford killed David G. Lopez 36 of Lamesa and seriously injured five Hereford residents Juana Salazar Vasaldua 45 Florestella Ruiz 14 Mary JP Rodriguez 20 Natividad Ruiz 39 and Jesusa Ozuna 49. Authorities noted no one was thrown from vehicles and weather was not a factor. The body was taken to Gilland Funeral Home.
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Son
Here
U.S. 385
David G. Lopez
Lamesa
Hereford
Juana Salazar Vasaldua
Florestella Ruiz
Mary JP Rodriguez
Natividad Ruiz
Jesusa Ozuna
Deaf Smith County
Ben Hendrix
Charles V. Moore
Vasad Vasaidua
Lopez
Robber Gets Change From Attendant During Tacoma HoldUp
In Tacoma James J. Hopper an 18 year old service station attendant said a robber paused during a hold up to allow a gasoline customer to be served He then gave the robber $28 from the till and the robber produced change from his own pocket.
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Tacoma, Wash
Tacoma
James J. Hopper
Hog Per
Heavy Storms Hit South Plains With Hail and Flooding
Thunderstorms swept a 100 mile-wide band south from Missouri to Georgia dumping golf ball hail and up to an inch of rain in towns near Lubbock. Tornado watches were issued as a front moved through the area producing gusty winds and power outages.
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Larry Cheek
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Missouri
Illinois
Georgia
Ane Wdack
Donnie Dougs
Weather Bureau
Terry County
Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Hardeman
Lake Pauline
Quanah
Wilbarger
Hall
Ned Bradley
Lockney
Tulsa
Department of Public Safety
Hirsh
Sukarno Dead at 69 Former Indonesian Leader Dies
Sukarno Indonesia's founder died at 69 after a long illness in an army hospital. He led anti colonial resistance and helped establish the republic before being ousted in 1966 after a failed 1965 Communist coup. Born Surabaya 1901, he faced years of political limbo and health decline.
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Associated Press
Jakarta
Sukarno
Indonesia
Dutch East Indies
Bewi
Paris
Oof
Uiisland
Bung
Karno
East Java
Surabaya
Avas
Better Turnout Hoped Final Goals Meetings On Tap
Committee 70 in Lubbock schedules three neighborhood meetings Tuesday at Monterey High School Mackenzie Junior High and Parkway Elementary to hear comments on proposed goals for the 1970s. Parkway session offered in Spanish. Officials aim for stronger turnout after low attendances at recent schools. Comments will shape a final blueprint with priorities and possible additions or deletions.
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Lubbock
Monterey High School
Mackenzie Junior High
Parkway Elementary
Parkway
Dunbar
Estacado
Matthews
Lubbork
Committee 70
James Spears
Leather Weather Map Page 6 4 Lubbock Area Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. High near 90 today, low tonight mid 60s. Monday highs around the upper 80s.
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Lubbock
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