U S Men and Women Found Fatter Than Abroad
A government survey by Harvard and officials shows American men and women larger and fatter than peers worldwide due to overnutrition and sedentary habits. Fat arms mark the difference, with American men exceeding Netherlanders and Italian city residents nearby. American women only exceed Canadian counterparts in fat-arm measurements.
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U.S
Washington
America
Harvard
US Publi Health Service
Rome
Italy
City panel to review $47 million capital needs
A 135 member citizens advisory committee will study priority projects to fit a $12 million bond issue for Lubbock, as the council backs a plan to redevelop tornadic blocks with Urban Renewal funds and grants up to 2.5 million for relocation and housing.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Statt
Citizens
Rey Bass
Mret
Bass
Lubbock Yaters
Civic Center Oo
Tim
Deavniown Lubbock
Nixon urges nation to focus on what is right during Midwest rally
President Nixon, amid cheering Jaycees and parade crowds in St. Louis, urged Americans to speak on what is right about the United States. He noted population growth and rising wealth, while saying there are fixes for the nation’s problems. He spoke at Scott Air Force Base before continuing to California.
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United Press International
ST. Louis
Nixon
America
Mississippi
Midwest
En Rmute
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Tri West
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
California
Scott Air Force Base
Kiel Auditorium
Jaycees
United States
Nixons
United States of America
Aire ‘Force Base
Prayer for courage to rebuild after setbacks
A reader asks for guidance to overcome apathy and discouragement as fragile dreams fail. The plea seeks practical steps to mend what has fallen and to treat today as the tomorrow once envisioned, ending with an earnest Amen.
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Heavenly
Illinois Girl Named Miss Wool of America Gus Heinzmann
Illinois honors 21 year old Gus Heinzmann from Carlyle as Miss Wool of America at San Angelo event. She is a Millikin University senior and plans fashion merchandising. First runnerup Kathy Clemens from Idaho. Barb Bailey of Ohio second runnerup. Jeanne Beard of Oklahoma third runnerup.
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Associated Press
San "Angelo
Galil Heinzmann
Gus
Millikin University
Frankie Mitchell
Virginia Blonde
Miss Heinzmann
Gene Heinzmann
Carlyle, Ill
Decatur, W
Wool
Walt Disney
Kathy Clemens
Idaho
Barb Bailey
Jeanne Beard
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
San Angelo
Illinois
Lubbock Ties Record in Heat Wave Storms Strike Panhandle
Lubbock tied its 101 degree record for Thursday as 100 plus heat and thunderstorms moved across the Panhandle and South Plains. Severe thunderstorm watches were issued and a tornado near Bishop Texas killed a baby and injured others. Gusty activity extended toward Corpus Christi with funnel clouds reported near Waldron Field and Aransas Pass.
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Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains
Corpus Christi
Nueces ‘County
Waldron Field
Noutheast
Aransas Pass
Red River
Man over 50 completes transatlantic row from England to Miami
Sidney Genders, 51, finished a 166 day Atlantic crossing in a 19 foot rowboat Khag gavisana. He left England on September 11 and reached Las Palmas and Antigua before arriving in Miami near The Jockey Club. He claims the voyage proves a man can stay fit past 60 and says he lost water supply 400 miles north of Antigua.
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Aspctated
Miami
Sidney Genders
England
Gender
COABL
Genders
Jockey Club
John Fairfax
Antigua
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Penzance
West Indies
Two Bandits Rob Fine Arts Drive In Theater
Two young Black men robbed a woman attendant at gunpoint at about 10 45 p m Thursday night at the Fine Arts Drive In Theater on the Levelland highway. The victim Mrs Juanita Dunn said the amount taken was under 100 dollars and that the robbers wore black and appeared frightened. She could not provide a detailed description. The men cut the telephone lines and demanded the money, threatening to shoot if she moved.
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Fine Arts Drive
Four Die As Jet Dives Into Homes Near San Antonio
A Navy Cougar jet crashed near Kelly Air Force Base in West San Antonio Thursday night. At least four people were killed as the plane struck two houses and ignited fires, with witnesses saying it appeared to have a flameout during approach or departure. A two foot deep hole was found in the street.
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San Antonio
UPI
Kelly Air Force Base
Department of Pubic
Kelly
Invasion Fights Escalate Across Middle East Frontiers
Israeli forces strike across the Egyptian Syrian and Jordanian borders as Egyptian President Nasser vows no concessions to a U.S. peace plan. He says Egypt will receive Soviet planes, while Syria reports Israeli losses and battles flare along the cease fire line near Damascus and the Suez Canal.
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Associated Press
Een
U. S
Middle East
Gamal ‘Abdel Nasser
U.S
Israel
Libya
Nasser
Egypt
Syrian
Golan Heights
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Crogsa Line
Qatana
Kiswah
Tel Aviv
Tiberias
Sea of Galilee
Qata‘na
Washington
Sec. of
William P. Rogers
Plains Cotton Growers OKs New Budget Amid Opposition Stand
Directors of the Plains Cotton Growers Inc. approved a 1970 71 budget of 194 400 up 2 000 from last year and reaffirmed opposition to payment limits in the federal farm program. The plan increases grants for agricultural research to 22 150 and cuts ball weevil operations by 1 500.
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Duane
Howell Avalanche Journal Farm
The
Plains Cotton Growers Inc
Lloyd Cline
Lamesa
PCG
Judge declines ruling in pesticide case in New Mexico
A federal judge in Albuquerque dismissed a suit seeking to outlaw toxaphene to kill caterpillars, saying the issue belongs before the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge H Vearle Payne indicated lack of jurisdiction and noted appeals would go to Justice Byrton Wolfe.
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United Press International
Albuquerque
New Mexico
U.S. Supreme Court
H. Vearle Payne
Texas
Payne
Lhanthers
Panhandleland
South Plains
Crawford Martin
Martin
Byrton Wolfe
Texas Asst
Roger Tyler
Weather Map Lubbock Area Forecast With Heat Peak
A weather update for Lubbock and vicinity shows a 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Hot conditions with near 100 degree highs are expected today through Saturday, with low temperatures in the upper 60s. Humidity around 70 percent is noted, and regional readings include Abilene and Dallas areas with warm to hot conditions across the region.
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Uef Acre
Weather Bureau
Pan‘handle
South Plains
Olton
Ralls
Crosbyton
Floydada
Clovis
N.M
Lubbock
Bishop
South Texas
lAmarile
Dallas
Tow, Falls
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Joe Cassel
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Senate
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And
Switzerland
South Vietnam
Poland
Comic Dictionary
Nation
Birmingham
Eng
Canary Ilan
Mideast
Raps
Plains Cotton Group
Cline
Donnell Echols
IPCG
Cotton
Supreme Court
Austin
Reuben Pankey
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
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