Colder Winter May Bring More U S Tornadoes
Norman Oklahoma weather researcher Neil Ward of the National Severe Storm Laboratory says a colder winter could lead to more spring tornadoes in the United States. He notes Gulf moisture and spring winds create favorable conditions with May as the primary tornado month. Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas see the most twisters, with 74 percent in April through June.
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Norman
Okla
United States
Neil Ward
National Severe Storm Laboratory
Ward
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Panama impeaches president and swears in new leader
Panama’s National Assembly convicts President Marco A Robles of illegal political activity and suspends him. Vice President Max Del Valle is sworn in as president as National Guard units surge into the assembly square amid clashes and gunfire. Del Valle forms a new cabinet and vows electoral reforms while the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the ouster legitimacy.
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Panama
National Assembly
Marco A. Robles
Max Delvalle
Robles
Pananta
Supreme Court
Guard
National Guard
Assembly
Delvalle
Plane crashes off Wales with 61 aboard
An Aer Lingus Viscount with 57 passengers and four crew members plus 61 aboard crashed into the Irish Sea off southwest Wales after reporting a spin at 1,000 feet. No Americans were aboard.英国军机和海军船只连夜搜寻，散落的残骸与一个漂浮的公文包提供线索。
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United Press International
Fishguard
Wales
Aer Lingus
Cork
Ireland
London
Bernard O' Beirne
Irish Sea
Heathrow
Boys Club Roden fills arena as leaders hold top spots
Nin MLDS ye Nin MLDS ye Lubbock Area 3 500 fans attend final showing of Boya Club Roden as leaders maintain top spots.
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Boya Club Roden
Army doctor removes live grenade from soldier in Vietnam
In Da Nang, Maj. Kenneth A. Cass extracted a live grenade embedded in the leg of 19 year old U S soldier Warren D Hillman. The operation, likely the fourth of its kind in the Vietnam War, was assisted by Capt. Fred J Puckett who advised on explosive characteristics as the grenade was removed.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Kenneth A. Cass
Waterbury
Boat Mishap Drowns Four On Lake Mere Dith
Bodies of three people recovered after a boating accident at Lake Mere Dith near Amarillo. Tech Sgt. Wetzel S. Ward 37 from Greenville South Carolina Staff Sgt. Calvin Ressent 34 Amarillo and Anita Louise Atkerson 30 Imperial Beach California identified among the deceased. A fourth missing Tech Sgt. Don Daughenbaugh 34 Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Lake Meredith
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tech
Wetzel S. Ward
Greenville
S.C
Calvin Ressent
Anita Louise Atkerson
Imperial Beach
Calif
Tech Set
Don Daughenbaugh
National Park Service
Ward
Miss Atkerson
Bessent
Vietnam War View From a Gun Turret Aboard a Tonkin Ship
Lt. James W. Perry of Lubbock writes from the Gulf of Tonkin about escalation debates at home, insisting the war is already at full force and unwinnable by mere intensification. He describes duty aboard a munitions ship near Hanoi, its hard work, close dangers, and the exhausting, draining routine as the Seventh Fleet pounds the coast.
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James W. Petry
USN Parketin
Vietnam
Monterey High School
Texan Tech
Avalanche-Journal
Gulf of Tonkin
James W. Perry
Lubbock
U.S
Avalanche Journal
South China Sea
Hanoi
Mekong
Perry
Korea
Seventh Fleet
Outstanding Tech Honors At All College Recognition Service
About 2,400 attended the 22nd annual All College Recognition Service at Municipal Auditorium. Princeton professor Eric F. Goldman spoke on education as the era’s defining industry and noted Americans’ shift toward metropolitan areas. Students honored included Lu Ann Aday Eddie W. Grisham Kenneth W. Walter John R. Baumgardner Patrick M. Houston William C. Nunnally Richard W. Slaven Michael W. Starch Robert M. Weatherford and others for scholastic achievement.
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Texas Tech
Municipal Auditorium
Eric F. Goldman
Princeton University
Goldman
Lu Ann Aday
Eddie W. Grisham
Kenneth W. Walter
John R. Baumgardner
Patrick M. Houston
William C. Nunnally
Richard W. Slaven
Michael W. Starch
Robert M. Weatherford
Donna L. Bland
James H. Burrell
Carol A. Clover
Gwen- See
Tech Rite
Wreck Fatal To Trainman Near Cedar Rapids
A southbound North Western freight hit a westbound Milwaukee Road train near Elberon killing engineer Francis Weaver 50 of Mason City and injuring two other crewmen. Brakeman Elbert Seaberger 48 jumped free. Milwaukee conductor Robert Peterson 58 of Perry also injured. Thirty five cars derailed. cause under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chicago and North Western Railway
Francis Weaver
Mason City
Iowa
North Western
Milwaukee Road
Elbert Seaberger
Robert Peterson
Perry
Milwaukee
Elberon
Cedar Rapids
Chicago and
Champagne music bubbles through South Plains towns in 1920s
In the late 1920s a seven piece Lawrence Welk led ensemble toured South Plains dance halls, labeled Champagne music. The article recalls Welk's lively polka style, a grinning frontman with an accordion, and a funding setback when his business manager vanished during a stop in Ralls, Texas.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lawrence Welk
Ralls
Tex
Welk
Lee Champagne
Prayer Excerpt Encourages Thanks With Whole Heart
A brief devotional line praises giving thanks to God with the whole heart and speaking of marvelous works, attributed to A Reader.
Saigon Battles Escalate as U S Forces Strike Communists
U S troops attack Communist forces around Saigon with artillery machine guns and air strikes to ease pressure on the capital. U S and allied casualties rise with 1 218 Communists slain over three weeks while B52 raids target Hanoi and the Mekong Delta.
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United Press
Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Khe Sanh
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
25Th Infantry Division
Hanoi
Vietnam
Panhandle
Bai Thuong
Laos
Cambodia
Kontum City
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Khe Sarh
Air Force Cadet and Tech Student Die in Arlington Train Crash
An Air Force Academy football player James Thomason and Texas Tech honors student Dana Lathram were killed when their car was hit by a Texas and Pacific freight train near an Arlington crossing. Linda Powell, also a Tech student, was injured. The crossing signals worked and speeds were limited by a recent ordinance. Thomason was returning two women home after visiting friends.
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Arlington
Air Force Academy
Texas Tech
Texas and Pacific
James Arthur Thomason
Brownwood
Dana Lee Lathram
Dallas
Linda Powell
Tech
Arlington Memorial Hospital
Roy Payne
Payne
Thomason
Herman J. Veselka
Veselka
John Arthur Thomason
De Gaulle vows France hates gold standard in fair speech
In inaugurating the 50th International Fair in Lyons, President Charles de Gaulle restated France’s stance against refloating the gold exchange system and affirmed gold as the sole monetary value. He pledged cooperation with neighbors while signaling no concessions in future talks. Debre aims to solidify a Common Market front ahead of SDR talks in Stockholm on March 29.
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United Press International
Lyons
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Michel Debre
Debre
Brussels
Paris Club
Stockholm
Paris
Avalanche Buries Eight in Slovenian Alps
Eight mountaineers were buried by a Sunday avalanche in the Slovenian Alps near Ljubljana. Rescuers recovered four bodies and one survivor with serious injuries.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Slovenian Alps
Weather map page reports mild today across Lubbock area
Mostly fair conditions and little temperature change expected today and tonight. High near 70, low around mid 30s with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Humidity around 8 percent, sunrise 6 43 am, sunset 7 05 pm.
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Bam
Saleeent
Abilene
jAlbuau
Mariig
Clovia
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