Silverton Plans Now Or Never Community Survival Program
A Silverton effort led by young citizens and a college group aims to revive downtown and stabilize the town through planter boxes, community groups, and active projects. Stakeholders include Stanley Fogerson, president of the Silverton Merchants Association, and local clubs such as 4 H and Future Homemakers. The program emphasizes immediate action to reverse inflation driven decline and preserve the town’s tax base. See SILVERTON Page 17.
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Silverton
Chart
Worth Wren
Avalanche-Journal
Texas 86
Silk Street
Stanley Fogerson
Midland
Fogerson
Sil- Club
Silverton Munity Action
Texas Tech Survey Team Heads to Tornado Trail
A three man survey team from Texas Tech’s C and ME department travels from Lubbock to Dallas and then Hubbard and Burnet to study tornado damage. Dr James McDonald Dr Ernst Kiesling graduate student Ray Thompson and colleagues will examine structural failure mechanisms and windborne missiles to improve future shelters and buildings.
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Anne Fraser
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Regional Airport
Dallas
Hubbard and Burnet
James McDonald
Ernst Kiesling
Texas Tech
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
C&me
Ray Thompson
Kishor Mehta
Hubbard
Burnet
Fai
Nixon Seeks Return of Death Penalty and Tough Anticrime Plan
President Nixon proposed a crime package to Congress including restoring the federal death penalty for certain offenses and mandatory life terms without parole. He said he would not legalize mail order abortions and pledged no use of marijuana.
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Washington (Ap
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Jess
Richard Shleindienst
High Court
United States
Murfee Elementary pupil wins county spelling title
Diane Bryan, a sixth grade student at Murfee Elementary, won the 1972 Lubbock County Spelling Bee held at Smylie Wilson Junior High School Auditorium. She will represent the county in the April 14 Regional Spelling Bee at the same venue. runner up was Byron Rogers, an eighth grader.
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Ruby Osborn
Avalanche-Journal
Dlane Bryan
Joe Rob Bryan
Lubbock County
Smylie Wilson
Diane
Lubok County
Lubbock
Byron Rogers
Richard Rogers
26Th St
Diane Bryan Page
Indian roadblocks lifted by federal authorities
Federal lawmen and Indian Movement spokesmen said roadblocks around Wounded Knee, South Dakota would be removed after ongoing assurance of investigation. The dispute involved tribal government claims and drumbeats as authorities pledged to review actions and tensions with militant groups.
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Wounded Knee, SD
Luge
U.S
Weather Map Page 13 4 Lubbock Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer today and tonight with a high in the low 60s and a low near 40. Westerly winds to 25 mph this afternoon. A weather table notes highs and lows, humidity around 98 percent, and sunset at 232 p.m. The article also mentions roadblocks lifted in Washington and statements from Ralph Erickson and Dennis Banks regarding Wounded Knee.
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Lubbock
Noutewirt Wertier
Aloutuerque
Houston
Dallas
Omla
City
Denver
W. Walle GE
Pine Ridge
Washington
Justice Department
Ralph Erickson
U.S
Wounded Knee
Dennis Banks
AIM
Hare
Castro County
Prayer for using leisure time to refresh mind and spirit
A reader requests guidance to use leisure moments for worship and renewal. The note asks for help in turning free time into spiritual refreshment and peaceful reflection.
Heavy rains flood pockets across Mackenzie area
Rain and flash flooding drenched Mackenzie State area with up to 4 inches in places. Snyder reported 2.80 inches while Hermleigh near Scurry County measured nearly 4 inches. Light hail and flooded streets occurred around Snyder and Roby as gauges tracked regional rainfall.
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Dave Knapp
Mackenzie
Snyder
Scurry County
Hermleigh
Midway
Roby
del Juges
National Weather Service
Tubbock
City Officials Weigh Strings Tied to New Federal Program
City leaders examine potential strings in a federal program to boost minority hiring. Officials question quota requirements and enforcement if targets are missed while seeking to promote minority businesses and fair housing. A 1971 survey found 37 Negro workers. a November count rose to 100, 6.38 percent of the workforce, prompting discussions on outreach and compliance.
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Vaughn Hendriek
mi-City
Avalanche-Journal
Nority
Federal Guide Council
Spe
Lubbock
East Lubbock
Permanent Human Relations, Commission
Department of Housing and Urban ‘Development
Typhoid Fears Darken Migrant Camp Health Drive
In Homestead Florida migrant families fear government doctors more than typhoid tests as doctors test in a crowded recreation hall. Officials say contamination of a well serving the South Dade Labor Camp spurred the outbreak while residents blame camp conditions and language barriers for mistrust.
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Homestead
Fla
Rudy Juarez
Dade County Public Health Department
South Dade Labor Camp
Juarez
Florida
Homestead — Housing Authority
Texas tornado toll climbs with five dead and many hurt
The Tornado season opened violently in Texas as five people died and more than 100 were injured across Hubbard Burnet and surrounding areas. Homes and businesses suffered heavy damage as twisters struck early Saturday causing widespread fear and disruption.
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Texas
Hubbard
Associated Press
Burnet
J. M. Ryman
Hubbard Hospital
Austin
Grape Creek
San Angelo
Ballinger
Abilene
Waco
Pattonville
Paris
Lake Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Byron Freeland
Two New Comics Begin In Av A J
Mark Trail and Prince Valiant debut as full color comic strips in today’s Ava lanche Journal replacing Hints from Heloise and Berry’s World with Funky Winker Bean continuing daily.
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Mark Trail
Avalanche-Journal
Heloise
Berry
A-J
Homemaking Course Idea Adds Domestic Silence
The study of homemaking could be enhanced by introducing a course in domestic silence, a concept suggested to improve classroom focus and practical home skills.
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Briscoe County
Boy Scouts
Silverton Young Homemakers
Century of Progress Study Club
Future Farmers of America Club
March of Time Study Club
Home Demonstration Club
Future Homemakers
4 H
Twistership
Central
Tech
Mehte
Joe Minor
Mehta
Minor
MacDonald
Kiesling
Thompson
India
Amarillo
Hereford
National Science Foundation
Ian
Murfee
Diane Bryan
Dave Wun
Banks
A.J
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