Girders Uncovered as Tornado Study Begins
Great Plains Building Structure study starts to analyze forces on the building during the tornado and how it responded to winds. Ernst Kiesling calls it a prime subject for learning to improve future design and tornado resistance. A preliminary report is planned for early September.
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Great Plains Life
Milton Ams
Great Plains
Ernst Kiesling
Tech Civil Engineering Department
McDonald
Miami rented plane winds up in Havana
A light Cessna 172 rented in Miami by a Spanish speaking aerial photographer flew to Havana Saturday with five aboard including two children. The renter identified as Santiago Moises had previously used Rent A Plane Inc. for weekend trips. FAA in Miami says no flight plan was filed and the Miami to Havana leg ended around midday.
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Miami
Havana
Doug Leftwich
Rent A Plane Inc
Santiago Moises
Moises
Leftwich
Radio Havana
Jose Marti
Opalocka
Federal Aviation Administration
Detective Killed Chasing Peeper in Winnipeg Case
Winnipeg police say Detective Ronald Edward Houston 35 was fatally shot and stabbed while chasing a peeper during a four man stakeout in Fort Rouge. His partner John de Groot 28 was stabbed in the chest and listed in fair condition. The man sought linked to indecent assaults.
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Winnipeg
Tom
Manitoba Caps
Ronald Edward Houston
John de Groot
Fort Rouge
Assiniboine River
Mesquite Pastor Charged With Misappropriation
Baptist minister Steve D. Shipley 31 formerly Johnson County adult probation officer was arrested in Mesquite and charged with misappropriation of county funds. He was jailed in Johnson County pending court action and faces a two year probation related case.
Weather Summary: Wide Wet Streak Across Regions
Damaged area reports wet fields delaying crop inspection by four days. Official 24 hour totals peak at 5.59 inches in Edinburg. Northwest cool and inland Texas warm to hot with upper 80s to lower 90s. Nationwide, Saturday shows clear to summer-like conditions with highs near 100 in the Southwest and very light showers from a cold front. Burlington Vermont records 1.23 inches in six hours. Portland Maine 1.18 and 1.01 inches. Temperatures span 15 to 113 across the nation.
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Edinburg
Texas
Pisins
Burlington
Portland
Maine
Limestone
Needles
Blythe
Calif
Maddox praises editors as honest despite press clash
Gov. Lester Maddox told Georgia editors that most of them were honest and fair while at the Georgia Press Association convention. He quoted Jefferson on government and newspapers and said his criticism aimed to improve government, not destroy it, after a capitol ban on Atlanta Journal and Constitution papers.
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Jekyll Island
UPI
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Georgia
Thomas Jefferson
Maddox
Georgia Press Association
Capitol
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Cambodia Faces Red Control as US Withdrawals Near
The Cambodia theatre sees three more provinces under enemy control as US ground forces near full withdrawal. President Thieu vows to defend Cambodia while urging Allied nations to join the effort. US and allied losses mount with helicopter and battlefield actions around Da Nang and northern South Vietnam.
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Mau Chanh
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Katum
Red Cross
Phnom Penh
Clovis Firm Sold For $1 Million
Jack Copeland announced he bought Ken White's stake in Ranchers and Farmers Livestock Auction Co. of Clovis for about $1 million. White will remain in Clovis to pursue other ventures. Copeland said the firm is the nation’s fifth largest cattle auction company.
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Clovis
N.M
Jack Copeland
Ken White
Ranchers and Farmers Livestock Auction Co
White
Copeland
U.S
U S Institutions Face Wide Scrutiny In New Financial Study
A presidential panel in Washington begins the first broad review of U S financial institutions since 1907. The 20 member Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation will study four areas including regulation of deposits and mortgage markets with an 18 month horizon.
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Washington
APA
Reed
Hunt
Crown Zellarbach Corp
Nixon
Commission On Financial Structure and Regulation
Congress
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Commission
Treasury Department
Multiple Shootings and Stabbings Reported Across City
A chaotic Saturday night left Harris in critical condition at Methodist Hospital after a heated argument led to two gunshots. Estella Marquez age 47 was shot in the left shoulder and remained serious at West Texas Hospital. Melvin Tadlock age 42 was shot in the abdomen and listed in poor condition. Two men, Leonardo Alvarez and Domingo Castillo, were stabbed in an altercation on Thalou Road. Ossie Davis left the hospital after arrival for treatment. A reported rape case is under police investigation with a named suspect.
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Harris
Methodist Hospital
5Th Street
Estella Marquez
Colgate St
West Texas Hospital
Melvin Tadlock
24Th St
Tadlock
Jin Methodist Hospital
Leonardo, Alvarez
Amarillo
Domingo Castillo
Thalou Road
Ossie Davis
Ave. C
Newlyweds Plan Mountain Honeymoon to Afghanistan
In Plymouth Margaret Dawe, soon to wed Ian Staples, 23, will honeymoon next month with six companions. The couple will depart on a mountain climbing expedition to Afghanistan, accompanied by five men.
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Plymouth
England
Margaret Dawe
Ian Staples
Afghanistan
Asian envoys seek peace in Indochina via negotiations
President Nixon and Secretary Rogers backed a three nation Jakarta mission aiding Cambodia peace efforts. The three Asian envoys discussed reactivating the International Control Commission and possible UN involvement while touring Moscow New Delhi Paris Warsaw London and the United Nations before Washington.
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Nixon
Rogers
State Department
Tan Sri Ghazali
Roger We
U.S
Camobodia
International Control Commission
Cambodia
Indochina
U.N
Jakarta
Indonesia
Japan
IOC
Moscow
New Delhi
Paris
Warsaw
London
United Nations
Washington
Fire Alarms Battle Blaze Across City Residences
Fire alarms reported a blaze at Jesus Mezen’s residence causing heavy damage to the kitchen area. Fire spread from a utility storage area to the arc above the kitchen before being subdued. Other calls included car fires on Avenue A and Texas Avenue with moderate damage, a grasa fire on 27th Street, and minor to moderate damage to vehicles and insulation sites amid a busy Saturday.
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Jesus Mezen
Avenue A
T He Aulo
Carl &. Jones
Blaton
Quaker Ave
Tevan Ave
Cherielel
J Ryan
Peach
Math Birest
Avenue H
Lear
Bonnie Teatf
Floydeda
Lawmaker cites drug and alcohol abuse at Austin State Hospital
Houston representative Edmund E. Jones Jr. asks the State Board for Mental Health to hold a hearing on alleged narcotics and alcohol traffic among mental patients at Austin State Hospital. He cites affidavits from released patients describing easy access to drugs, gangs, and lax supervision, plus an attendant reportedly drinking off grounds with a patient. Burke notes the board awaits a staff investigation report before commenting.
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Houston
Austin State Hospital
Edmund E. Jones
Jir
Ward Burke
Diboll
Board For Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Don W. Cavness
Austin
Jones
Rep. Jones
Burke
State Board
Cayness
Textbooks List Now Available for Texas Schools
Region XVI Education Center in Houston hosts a public review of 36 textbook copies from publishers for adoption in Texas public schools. The State Textbook Committee will meet September 19 in Austin to hear petitions, with recommendations due September 16. adopted texts ready for the 1971 school year.
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Texas Public
Feducation Service Center
Citizens Tower
G. Wooke Coleman
Len Lambert
State Textbook Committee
Texas Education Agency
Austin
State Board of Education
Texas
Ischow
McWhorter Services Set Monday in Lubbock
Businessman McWhorter dies after service in war theater North Africa and Europe. He was a 1919 Lubbock High School graduate, UT attendee, active in civic life and Freemasonry. Survived by daughter Mrs Demdierschick, brother Owen, and a grandchild. pallbearers named from local firms and clubs.
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North Africa
Souithern
France
Italian Campales
McWhorter
Lubbock High School
University of Texas
Samaru
Irma Dalrymple
Lubbock
John Dalrymple
Texas
Downtown
Downtown ‘Rotary Club
Shriners
Yellowhouse Lodge No
el Paso
First United Methodist Church
Burton
South Plains
Burton McWharter
Dem Dierschick
Owen
Johnny Gamble
Lieb Dean
Harley Robinson
Jam West
Lee Cail
Bobby Davis
Frank Farnsworth
Hes Reid
Dunwood Hallman
Alsin Morris
Bus Crash Injures 46 In England
In Tonrk England a bus carrying pensioners struck traffic lights and the doorway of a hairdressing shop injuring 46 people. Seven ambulances ferried the elderly passengers and two men to hospital. Police saw no serious injuries and were unsure of the cause of the mishap.
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London
UPD
Tonrk
Liverpool
End of surtax to boost take home pay and inflation risk
After 27 months the 10 to 5 percent income surtax ends at midnight Tuesday. The tax cut adds about 32 billion to purchasing power, with modest weekly gains for individuals and families. Social security phase-out remains, taxing 4.8 percent on the first 7400 earnings then zero for the rest.
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Washington
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