Temperatures Rise Near Record High Across Region
City logs show heat climbing to near record levels as a weather watch covers many counties. The advisory remained in effect until midnight for numerous counties but was lifted at 9 30 p m for Bailey Lamb Hale Floyd Motley Cottle Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens King Terry and Lynn.
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Bailey, Lamb, Hale
Floyd
Motley, Cottle
Cochran
Hockley
Lubbock
Crosby, Dickens
King, Terry and
Lynn
United Fund budget set near eight hundred thousand
The 1972 United Fund drive targets 887 945 dollars across 33 agencies with campaign chair Jack Strong and co‑chairs Peck McMinn and Bill Beilharz guiding the effort. Costs are under ten percent, with more than 40 000 allocated to groups like Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Caprock Council Salvation Army and YWCA. campaign expenses total 44 130.24. Nearby weather notes report showers across the Lubbock area and record highs in Wink and Amarillo amid a West Texas storm complex.
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United Fund
Lubbock
Jack Strong
Peck McMinn
Bill Beilharz
Community Chest
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Boy's Club No. 1
Girl Scouts-Caprock Council
The
Salvation Army
YWCA
South Plains
Mercury
Amarillo
Rodeway Inn
West Texas
Hereford
Dumas
Dalhart
Wink
NWS
Paducah
CeeVee
Dunlap
Queen Named Rodeo Opens At Tahoka
A Tahoka crowd estimated 500 to 600 packed the arena for opening night as Jo Anna Adams 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Adams Tahoka was crowned queen. Freddy Fields of San Angelo topped the bulls riding event with 72 points. Wayne Smith of Ralls took second.
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Tahoka
Tahoka Rodeo Arena
Jo Anna Adams
Ray Adams
Freddy Fields
San Angels
Wayne Smith
Ralls Who
Latimer Dies in Temple at 67 with Stanton services planned
Stanton notes say Bob Walter Latimer aged 67 died Thursday in Temple after a six week illness. Funeral service set for 3 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Stanton with Rev. Floyd Dunn officiating. Latimer, born May 16 1905 in Booneville Arkansas, will be interred at Rasen Haven Mausoleum as funeral moves proceed.
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Stanton
Bob Walter Latimer
Temple
First United Methodist Church of
Floyd Dunn of
Mazattan
Floods and High Winds Wreak Havoc Across States
Severe storms drenched the East with up to 12 inches of rain and high winds. Dozens of bridges damaged or washed away and multiple counties declared major disaster areas eligible for federal aid. National Guard on alert, Amtrak service disrupted, and power outages affected tens of thousands as floods closed interstates and flooded towns from Virginia to New York.
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Upstate
Steubens
Jack Williards
National Guard
Delaware
New York
Nelson A
Agnes
Neiki Hood
Air Force
Amtrak
Washington
Maryland
Boa
Arlandiz
Suase
Potomac River
Geological Survey
Springfield
Telephone Company
Pedge
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Holy Cross Hospital
George C. Wallace
Weather Service
James River
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lebanon
James Reilly
Danville
Susit Dam
Downstate
The
Small Business Administration
Threats to Hue as battles rage near My Chanh River
Vietnamese forces claim heavy enemy losses near Hue and along the My Chanh River amid seven hour fighting near Firebase King 12 miles southwest of Hue. Saigon reports higher enemy casualties and limited South Vietnamese casualties, while U S air support and artillery strike areas near Haiphong and An Loc.
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Highway 1
My Chanh
Saigon
Hue
King
My. Chanh Me In
U.S
Iat
Su Ridge
Haiphong
U. P. ‘Command
U's. Air Force
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Train collision kills Browns youths near Bankhead Highway
A crash at an unmarked railroad crossing on Bankhead Highway killed Valerie 17 and two Browns family members, including a girl named by the Browns, and Van Pelt 16. The train moved about 30 mph. city officials plan to mark all railroad intersections. The Browns and the mystery surrounding their cemetery visit are noted.
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Valerie
McHargue
van Pelt
Ene
Nixon warned on foreign arms and domestic reform plans
President Nixon outlined a path to curb price spirals while promising a new reform plan to Congress before January. He urged restraint on welfare expansion, supported separate consideration of arms financing, and pressed for curbs on offensive arms development to avoid incentives in Moscow. Martha Mitchell publicly issued an ultimatum to leave politics or risk her marriage.
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Congress
Ing
Nixon
Senate
Defense
Tevin R RI Laird
Laird
United States
Moscow
Washington
Martha Mitchell
Ashe
John N. Mitchell
Newport
United
Mitchell
Revenue Sharing Plan Approved by U.S. House
The House backed a plan to distribute about 93 billion dollars over five years to financially strapped states and cities. State shares could rise to 300 million annually for four years with complex formulas weighing tax effort, population, urban concentration, and poverty. Proponents tout relief for local governments while critics call the approach a tax reform measure shifting burden toward the federal income tax.
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Hotte
James C. Corman
Dcalif
Beverly Hills
Calif
Barber B. Conable Jr
R-N.y
Fines Assessed Against Pair in County Court Case
Fines were assessed Thursday against two persons who pleaded guilty before Judge Denzil in County Court-at-Law No. 2 on misdemeanor charges. Georganna Clark, 52, of 603 14th St., liquor violation fined $100 and court costs. Mary J. Vela, 18, of Slaton, shoplifting. Lencet Ls Sens, 42, of Odersa.
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Denzil
Georganna Clark
Mary J. Vela
Slaton
Lencet Ls Sens
Odersa
Reserves and National Guard Offer Draft Alternatives
A new policy allows men drafted between July 1 and July 15 to join the Reserves or National Guard or enlist for two years of active duty to avoid the draft. Two-year enlistments in the Army and Marines may provide better assignments, while the National Guard and Reserve Forces expand support to spur enrollments.
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Washington
Pepitope
National Guard
Selective Service
Byron vi
Reserve National Guard
Ita
Guard
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Lake Barcroft
Fairfax County
City Logs
Sam Ly
Air Force Aid
American
Boye Cub
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Goodwill Industries
Ine Guanatu
Childe ‘Foundation
Parkway
Inea Heese
Army
Texas Ciena Committee
Ie ‘Council
United Service
Bob W. Latimer
Acurcu
Monty McCloy
jJed Sims
Garry Parks
Snyder
Bud Cooper
Crosbyton
Paul Howard
Farwell
Ronnie Kester
Lamesa
Lisa Voss
Jo. Ann ‘Whitehead
Morton
Mate
Te Crew
Frieght
Ombrips
Cenwal Paris
An Loc
UPI
Sripleal
Martha
Hac
U.S. House
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