22 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1976
Page
1
From the start of the Nixon taping project I fully believed without a trace of doubt as did the President that the existence of the taping system would never be public knowledge or revealed.
After a seven year run in Lubbock the Coaches All-America Football game was withdrawn by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and sponsors. Skyrocketing costs and the negative balance of expenses vs gate receipts led to the decision though television rights had brought in up to 150000. AFCA officials indicated their withdrawal as well noting no local host remained.
Fifty truckloads of Syrian and Libyan soldiers arrive at Beirut airport to form a pan Arab peacekeeping force aimed at reopening the facility for landing by Saudi Arabian and Sudanese contingents. The move seeks to separate Palestinian gunmen and Syrian troops, allowing the joint force to assume roles in Lebanon.
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Four members of Morton city utilities department resigned to protest what they call an unfair forced retirement of supervisor Maurice Lewallen. The council says Lewallen was 65 and a reshaping move, Lewallen claims he was fired due to a 41 percent gas loss and that the department would lose vital controls if replacements aren’t trained. Court action was expected if negotiations fail.
Dr. T Fujita of the University of Chicago tells the High Plains Chapter of the American Meteorological Society at Texas Tech that the 1970 Lubbock storm was a three mile wide tornado cyclone with over a thousand suction vortices inside. He notes the deaths 26 and injuries 500 in a 25 square mile path and cites aerial photos and damage patterns to support his view.
Torrid heat and humid winds sparked towering thunderheads from Dalhart to Big Spring with a tornado sighting near Amarillo and another near Claude in Armstrong County. Lubbock hit 100 degrees as readings topped 104 to 113 in surrounding areas. Severe thunderstorm warnings covered Hockley Terry and Gaines counties as storm lines moved southeast toward Levelland.
A brief note reports an American cyclist touring abroad attracting local interest and media coverage as they travel through foreign regions, sharing experiences and potential cultural exchanges with hosts along the route.
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