Indians Win Back Part Of Country Says Historian
The piece argues that Indians have won back more than a quarter of the continental United States through Indian Claims Commission settlements. Dr. Ernest Wallace notes tribes from Florida to California seek redress for lands lost, aided by white lawyers and scholars shaping precedent that the government can be financially liable for moral wrongs even when acts were legal.
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Horida
California
Indian Claims Commission
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Lubbock
Wallace
Claims Commission
After Record High Cool Front To Take Zing Out Of Spring
A Pacific cool front moved toward Texas after a warm spell with record highs across the state. High winds and cold rain were forecast for Wyoming Colorado Oregon Nebraska and Kansas with snow in New Mexico then Texas. Tornadoes and thunderstorms struck earlier, killing at least one and injuring eight while a dust storm reduced visibility in the Panhandle. Temperature highs reached 92 in Dallas and 91 in Brownsville, 87 in Wichita Falls, and 88 in Midland with readings dropping into the 60s later.
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Ayanenche Journal News Services
Rockies
Northern Plains
Texas
National Weather Service
Wyoming
Colorado
Oregon
Nebraska
Kansas
New Mexico
Asay
Panhadle Plains
Dallas
Brownsville
Midland
Barton Springs
Austin
Edinburg
Lubbock
Fire devastates Plains Meat Co. plant in Lubbock
Fire raged through the Plains Meat Co. plant at 812 Ave G early Saturday causing an estimated 80 000 to 100 000 in damage. Fire fighters from Central Fire Station arrived as flames breached the roof. an electric heater sparked the blaze. The building was a total loss with meat in a freezer believed to be frozen and unaffected by water.
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Ave
A. C. Black
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Black
Avenue G
8Th
9Th Streets
D. R. Banning
10Th St
Lubbock
City Residents Win Top Literary Honors
Three Lubbock residents win major literary prizes while Charlene Chambles and Roger Dean of Coronado High School Crest receive honors from the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York. Dr. W. C. Holden wins a top Texas history award for 1970.
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Lubbock
New York
Charlene Chambles
Roger Dean
Coronado High School
American Newspaper Publishers Association
W. C. Holden
Texas
Tricia
Plainview
Page
Sec
Prayer for guidance and love to do thy will
The reader from Lubbock asks for daily grace to follow God’s will in all dealings with others, seeking love and honor toward neighbors and eternal bliss in Heaven. The brief prayer ends with Amen.
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Lubbock
Girl Friday Drives Inflight Meals at Lubbock Airport
Beth Balsam coordinates in flight dining for Texas Tech Dames at Lubbock Regional Airport. She oversees 250 meals daily and peaks during holidays, balancing office, kitchen, and ramp duties as planes arrive and depart.
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Beth Balsam
Lubbock Regional Airport
Janet Cameron
Houston
Windfall in Back Taxes Plagues Texas Ad Valorem
A study by the delinquent ad valorem tax commission estimates Austin could gain 350 million by collecting back taxes. The statewide delinquent total is at least 250 million, likely over 1 billion with penalties and interest. The commission has data from 500 of 3,300 taxing units and notes unknown amounts owed to counties cities schools and other units.
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Austin
Texas
Mutscher Third Term Plans Crumbling A Tax Knowledge Gap Noted
A report on the Texas tax system shows many local officials lack full understanding of tax details. The 15 member commission led by Sen. Jim Bates of Edinburg cites widespread uncertainty among tax units and property owners.
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Jim Bates
Edinburg
Laos campaign enters final phase with jungle buster drops
American warplanes dropped 7.5 ton jungle buster bombs in Laos to clear helicopter landing zones north of Sepone as South Vietnamese forces press a final phase of their Laotian drive. Commanders say the operation aims to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail and dumps while weather and rain threaten air support near the border.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Saigon
Laos
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Lans
Lao
U.S
Ham Nghi So
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Allies
Sweetwater Snake Roundup Draws 2500 Snakes On Day Two
In Sweetwater the 13th annual snake roundup drew more than 60 hunters who brought in over 2,500 rattlesnakes on Saturday. One hunter suffered a minor fang scratch that did not require treatment as the hunt continued.
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Sweetwater
UPI
Avalanche-Journal wins five Texas AP awards in 1960 ceremony
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal earned five top APME honors including two first place awards for a May tornado roundup and an editorial on storm recovery. Kenneth May and Jay Harris led the wins with coverage of the Lubbock storm and related editorials.
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Avalanche-Journal
EL Paso
Lubbock
The
Jack Golding
John Howard
Joe Don Buckner
APME
May
Harris
UPI Editors Association
Dave Knapp
A-1
National Associated Press
Honolulu
Worldwide News Service
Texas Headliners
National Headliners
Texas Community Service Awards
Canadian Coastal Quake Recorded Off British Columbia
A strong offshore earthquake was recorded Saturday off the coast of British Columbia. Berkeley seismographs reported a magnitude 5.5 tremor centered about 1,250 miles northwest of Berkeley, while Palmer Observatory in Alaska cited magnitude 6 centered near the northern Vancouver Island tip in British Columbia.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
British Columbia
University of California Seismographic Station
Palmer Observatory
Palmer
Alaska
Vancouver
Telands B
Governor to speak at University Hospital opening
The governor will deliver remarks at the opening of University Hospital's new 110 bed facility today marking a major healthcare development in Lubbock.
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University Hospital
Toll climbs to five murder count in Lubbock deaths
Police reported three new fatalities raising the violent death toll in Lubbock to five. Frankie Spivey, 23, was fatally shot at an East Lubbock cafe. Michael Karr, 29, was found dead in his submerged car at Buffalo Springs Lake. Billy McGuire, 40, was found near a chemical tank at Lubbock Cotton Oil Co. Two others, Victor Sirosis and Sammie Jones Jr., died in traffic crashes outside the city. Police held suspects Saturday.
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Lubbock
Spivey
E. Baylor
Billy McGuire
26Th St
Lubbock Cotton Oil Co
17Th Street
Avenue A
Victor Paul Sirosis
Waterville
Maine
Richard Samuel Jones
Sammie Jones
Sirosis
Loop 289
S. Quaker Avenue
Young Jones
Leather Lubbock Weather Outlook This Week
The forecast for Lubbock and area calls for fair skies and a cooling trend from today through Monday. Highs near the mid 60s today and around 60 Monday, with lows in the 40s tonight. Winds shift west to northerly 20 to 30 mph this morning, diminishing tonight.
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