Marines Slam Cong Force Record Heat Wave Sears Texas
Reports from Lubbock police detail a wave of vandalism with shattered windows caused by pellets or BBs during the early morning. Two youths were arrested after police found pellet guns in a pickup. bond set at 1000 dollars for a 19 year old, while a 16 year old faces juvenile-to-adult consideration if charged. Damages projected to exceed 811,500 with numerous vehicle owners awaiting word on compensation.
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Pool Lth
Chewles Banebaum
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Texas heat wave shatters records across the state
Texas endured a blistering heat wave with many cities reporting record spring highs. Presidio led with 108 degrees, Lubbock reached 97, Abilene 107 and Wichita Falls 104, while San Angelo hit 106 and Dallas 96. Winds gusted up to 30 mph with blowing dust reducing visibility. A cooling front was expected to lower readings by tonight and bring relief by Friday.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Idaho
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Nebraska
Minnesota
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Lubbock
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Wink
Presidio
Weather Bureau
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San Angelo
Chidress
Bie
Permian Basin
Dallas
Laredo PW. Junction
San Antonio
Winkwall
Austin
Brownsville
Alpine
Waco
Fort Worth
Amarilla
College Station
Mineral Wells
Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock Municipal
Jets Hit Base Power Plant and Haiphong Raid
U S Marines clashed with North Vietnamese troops for over eight hours near Da Nang with heavy losses on both sides. Navy jets bombed Haiphong power plants and hit the Kien An airfield as air and ground forces pressed operations along the demilitarized zone and near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
da Nang
U. S
Haiphong
Haiphom
Kien An
Oton
3Rd Marine Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Payiv Telas
Khe Sanh
U.S. Command
Haiphone
Navy
U.S. Air Force
Panhandle
Mu Gia Pass
Enterprise
Hancock
Kitty Hawk
Soviet destroyer scrapes U.S. warship off Japanese coast
The Soviet destroyer Besslednin harassed the U S Walker during 90 minutes of maneuvers in international waters off Hokkaido. Both ships suffered only minor damage with no injuries after the Soviet vessel attempted to overtake the American destroyer Walker.
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Pentagon
State Department
Washington
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Walker
Hokkaido
Defense Department
SMU probes authenticity of paintings donated by Algur Meadows
Southern Methodist University reviews 44 paintings from philanthropist Algur Meadows amid claims by the American Art Dealers Association that 44 works are fakes. Meadows disputes the appraisal and continues private investigation while SMU notes ongoing expert review of all gifts.
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Meadows
SMU
Lubbock City Council weighs federal building purchase
City officials discuss buying a federal building in a council meeting today. The session includes discussion of funding and potential impact on services in the area. Community members are advised to attend for input and questions.
City council eyes ambulance service license expansion
Second Company Plans City Ambulance Service as Franklin-Bartley and Henderson Funeral Homes rush to provide emergency ambulances. City study committee backs licensing with public need as a factor while Fire Department plans to end backup role once licensed firms prove adequate.
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Bob Bartley
Franklin - Bartley Funeral Home
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Henderson Funeral
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Franklin’ - Bartley Council
Lubbock Fire
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Tarbbock
Lubbock
Ambulance E Study Committee
J. T. Alley Jr
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Oldsters Fail To Deter Lady Bird at New York Dinner
Antiwar pickets of middle age gathered outside the Hotel Pierre in New York as Mrs. Johnson received a Head Start award from the Citizens Committee for Children of New York. The marchers handed out leaflets urging peace and criticizing the war, while Mrs. Johnson attended a matinee at Les.
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YORK
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New York
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Pierre
Fifth Avenue
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New York City
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Citizens Committee For Children
Convern
Tamdbill
Vietnam
Prayer Ode to Daily Bread in Humble Reader Verse
A devotional verse credits God for daily sustenance and asks for daily bread. It emphasizes gratitude for food and divine provision as part of a reader’s reflection.
Apollo crew pledges orderly haste toward moon flight
Apollo astronauts Sehirra and his crew said the nation’s drive to the moon proceeds with orderly haste but not on a rush schedule. They noted changes to the six ton spacecraft after the Apollo 1 fire that killed three crew members and described fire-safety upgrades ahead of an early next year orbital test flight.
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Downey
Calif
Walter Cunningham
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Tap Wirephato
Associated Press
Owney
Walter M. Sehirra, Jr
Mere
Schirra
Donn FL Eisele
North American Aviation Inc
Virgib Leo Gussony
Adaward
FD White
Cmdr
Rosert Chaffee
Tris Heen
Plane crash near Dallas kills three LTV crew
An experimental VTOL aircraft, used to simulate an air sea rescue mission, crashed into the south shore of Mountain Creek Lake near Dallas killing three LTV Aerospace crew members Irving Irvington John Ro Omins Arlington and Charles Tester all senior experimental test pilots with LTV since the 1960s.
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Dallas
IRS Overhauls Image to Ease Tax Payment Pain
The IRS launches a new image emphasizing courtesy and help to reduce taxpayer pain. A vast computer system centered in Martinsburg West Virginia and seven regional data hubs will support friendlier contact and improved service while maintaining enforcement.
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Comianon Trust
Hawkground
Martinsburg
W. Va
TRS
Senate considers fines for bounced rent checks in Texas
The Texas Senate tentatively passed a bill to fine renters who pay rent with worthless checks up to 200 dollars and jail time of 30 days. Separate unemployment pay increases for Texas were approved, sending the measure to Governor Connally. Details include votes, filibuster attempts, and legislative maneuvering as sessions progress.
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Avalanche
Journal News Services
USTIN
Senate
Vesxas
Charles Herron
Austin
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Hardeman
Weather synopsis for Lubbock area and surrounding cities
The Wierther Lubbock and Vicinity reports clear to partly cloudy conditions today tonight and Friday with warm temperatures today then cooler Friday. Winds are westerly light to moderate, temperatures show a high near 80s today and a low in the 50s tonight. Sun rises at about 6 30 a.m. and sets around 6 38 p.m. Humidity figures and precipitation data are noted, along with regional listings for nearby cities including Albuquerque Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dalhart Roswell Denver and others.
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Poe
Paso
Houston
Okla
Roswell
Denver
Falle
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