City to buy federal building for new downtown offices
Lubbock council votes to purchase the federally owned Veterans Administration Building at 19th Street for $99,100 to house city offices. Officials cite costs of relocating utilities to a new $4.5 million federal office building downtown and discuss related park, lighting, and ambulance regulations.
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Rioters clash as Mississippi guards quell Jackson State riot
In Jackson Mississippi police and the National Guard moved to clear a riot near Jackson State College after bricks bottles and missiles flew. Two demonstrators were wounded by gunfire and the crowd shouted Go to Vietnam and Black Power as officers opened fire. Benjamin Brown Wood Jackson was among the injured.
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Latter-Day Tom Sawyers Feared Trapped in a Cave
Rescue teams in Hannibal Missouri work Thursday to decide whether to drill or blast into Murphy's Cave where three youths named Billy Hoag 10 Jory Hoag 12 and Craig Travell 24 last seen Wednesday near newly uncovered cave entrances. The cave lies under Mark Twain’s native city in a network rarely explored. residents await news as search continues.
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Prospect Point at Niagara Falls Rockslide Causes No Injuries
A massive rock slide from Prospect Point near the American Falls sent about 100 tons of rock into the Niagara River gorge. No injuries reported as steady rain kept tourists away. two souvenir shop workers fled to safety and the observation tower was temporarily closed after engineers assessed the site.
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NO RELIEF AS SEARING HEAT STAYS ACROSS TEXAS
Texas baked under 100 degree heat as a weak front stalled over Lubbock and backtracked delaying cooler readings. Forecasters said the front stayed along a line from Ardmore to Clovis keeping some areas in the 90s while Mineral Wells and Presidio tied for hottest with 102. Dallas reached 98 and Fort Worth 96 setting new date records. many cities reported 90s across the state.
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Prayerful plea for meekness from Thetp Berd
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Budget clash looms between Connally and Smith in Texas
Gov. John Connally and Lt. Gov. Preston Smith threaten a showdown over the $24 billion Texas budget as the Senate passes it and the House stalls. Speaker Ben Barnes says no House action until Senate prints the bill. Enrolling clerk Essie McGinnis notes delays from heavy printing. The House plans a Connally favored substitute for the Senate bill with a conference committee possible, a crucial test of control over state spending.
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Clark Gables Widow Suffers Heart Attack
Hollywood reports Clark Gable widow Kay I Gable, 48, has been hospitalized after a heart attack. Her attorney Briugene Landau said doctors at Mt Sinai Hospital report no cause for alarm and that her condition is excellent.
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Queen Ends Duchess Windsor Exile With Formal Palace Invite
Queen Elizabeth II ends the Duchess of Windsor's 30 year exile from the royal court and invites Wallis Warfield Simpson to a family ceremony. This marks the first formal invitation since her marriage to King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936 to wed her.
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Ships Collide Second Time Between U S And Soviet Ships
The United States says a Soviet destroyer sideswiped the U S Walker in the Sea of Japan amid growing U S Soviet tensions over Vietnam. Moscow rejects deliberate harassment charges as U S officials call for restraint and note no casualties from the 1:33 p.m. Tokyo time incident 300 nautical miles west of Hokkaido.
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Revised U S Force In Vietnam Could Expand Significantly
General Westmoreland indicated U S troop strength in Vietnam may need a large rise to sustain pacification and development efforts. The shift follows Ellsworth Bunker’s transfer of allied program control to the Saigon government with American aid.
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Power outage hits a Southeast Texas region near the Sabine River affecting about 750000 people. Elevators stalled and traffic signals failed as Gulf States Utilities restored power within hours after a transmission line insulator melted near Bridge City.
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Weathercast for Lubbock and Vicinity Today
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through today and Saturday. A warmer day with a high near 90 and a low around 20s tonight, light to moderate southwesterly winds.
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