Rail theft investigated as Penn Central loses million
Authorities say Penn Central lost 1 million when 277 boxcars were rolled away and later found altered or repainted. Federal agents seized several cars in LaSalle and Bureau County as a grand jury opens March 24 to probe unauthorized acquisitions and changed serials.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
U.S. Justice Department
Penn Central
U.S
Louis C. Bechtle
LaSalle
Bureau County
Med Unit At Tech Benefits By Higher Education Law
Gov Preston Smith signed the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1971 at Texas Tech University Center in front of about 450 observers. The measure provides up to 35 million dollars for a new medical school at Tech and up to 150 million for UT system buildings. The act aims to advance higher education with substantial state funding.
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Preston Smith
Texas Tech University Center
University of Texas System
House blocks funding for supersonic SST program
The House refused to vote more money for the SST project, voting 217 to 204 and 215 to 204 to strike 154 million dollars from a Transportation Department appropriation. A Senate veto remained possible, but two ill members were absent in a split chamber fight.
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Calted Press International
Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
UPI
Sidney Yates
D-Ill
Transportation Department
Texas Senate Votes to Allow Liquor by the Drink
The Texas Senate approved a bill 22 to 7 to end prohibition by permitting liquor by the drink in wet areas. House sponsors seek a two thirds vote to trigger immediate effect and prompt local option elections by May. The measure accompanies a tuition hike bill for out of state students and faces potential shifts in House action.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Joe Christie
el Paso
House
Christie
Mittee
State Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Ben Barnes
Zoning board approves six pleas in Lubbock area
Lubbock area zoning board of adjust ment approves six pleas and two variances and rejects mobile home requests. School trustees cite need for extra classrooms in mapping plans to speed building bids.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
Prayer prayer for compassion and communication
A reader offers a brief daily prayer asking God to help reveal greater love and concern for those difficult to communicate with. The prayer requests guidance to share what has been received from Thee and to demonstrate love in the heart.
Lorenzo Council weighs rabies law and pet vaccines
Lorenzo City Council meets to discuss rabies in a wild skunk found near the city and considers expanding vaccination rules to include cats. Health officer Dr. R. Ted Means notes the skunk bit two dogs from the A. O. Smith family's north Lorenzo home. no human bite occurred.
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Avvalanche
Lorenzo
Lyman Daniels
Daniels
Midwest storm drenches Texas dust blows across South Plains
A cold front from a Midwest low pressure system swept into Texas spawning blowing dust and fires, with thundershowers and a tornado in eastern areas. The storm core lashed the central Plains with strong winds and heavy snow, prompting blizzard warnings across multiple states.
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Avalancheournal News Services
Midwest
Texas
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Armstrong in Critical Condition in New York Hospital
Jazz great Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo is hospitalized in intensive care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York after heart trouble. Dr. Gary Zucker said Armstrong, who turns 60 this July, has been responding to treatment though in critical condition following a two week Walldorf Astoria engagement.
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New York
UPI
Louis ‘‘Satchmo
Armstrong
Gary Zucker
Trumpeter
Beth Israel Hospital
Zucker
Waldorf Astoria
Woman of the Year honors Mrs James Spears in Lubbock
Mrs James Spears of 6906 Nashville Drive was named 1971 Woman of the Year at the Altrusa Club dinner in the Lubbock Women's Club. She has led nursery programs at First Baptist Church and served as a longtime civic volunteer in many groups. Dr Norma E Porres presided and Dr Mina Lamb addressed women’s status and census findings.
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Lubbock
James Spears
Nashville Drive
Altrusa Club
First Baptist Church
Civic
Norma E. Porres
Jimmy
Spears
Norman E. Porres
Mina Lamb
Margaret W. Weeks
Texas Tech
United States
South Plains Junior Livestock Show Enters Second Day
The 37th annual South Plains Junior Livestock Show continues at Fair Park with championship competition on day two. Thursday’s winners are listed on Page 1, Section B, while Page 12, Section A features a dramatic photo and report of an Orlando robbery kidnapping.
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South Plains
Fast Action Keys Rodeo Opens at Lubbock Coliseum
The second edition of the 29th ABC professional rodeo drew 4 300 fans at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. A bareback bronc led a cyclone of action as riders clung to leather and evaded danger before eight second rides and bold exits. See COWBOYS Page 12.
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Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Smith Signs Education Bill in Lubbock County Ceremony
Gov Smith hailed a landmark bill as the first education law signed in Lubbock County. UT and Tech leaders attended with 35 lawmakers and Regents officials. Demonstrations were minimal as Smith urged colleges to blend rigorous study with moral training and character.
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Smith
Lubbock County
Frank Jonell
San Angelo
Tech Board of Regents
Regents
John Peace
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Erwin
Tech
University of Texas
Texas
Smith Page
South Vietnamese Units Retreat in Laos Amid Heavy Losses
In Laos retreating South Vietnamese troops, some with units losing nearly four fifths of their men, are replaced by elite Rangers and Marines. Military spokesmen acknowledge a 12 mile Laos retreat due to North Vietnamese counterattacks as Allied officials insist U S support continues. One soldier expresses preference to surrender over further fighting.
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United Press International
Saigon
Laos
Washington
U.S
Laos Officers Refuse to Fight in Laos Front
Military spokesmen described reports of a South Vietnamese rout as rumors. Inside Laos near the front the 1st Infantry Division told a Vietnamese newsman they refused to fight another day after six days of combat.
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Laos
South Vietnam
Weather report for Lubbock area with cool temps
The forecast calls for fair skies and cold conditions with a high in the low 50s and a low tonight in the mid 20s. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures span from near 38 to 55 with sun up at 6:53 a.m. and sunset around 6:58 p.m. Humidity peaks at 45 percent.
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