Estes plans manual labor on Callahan farms after release
Billie Sol Estes, once a noted agricultural financier, will leave federal prison in July and begin manual labor on five farms in northern Callahan County, commuting from Abilene where he will reside. His brother Dr. John L. Estes Jr. confirms the plan, noting the properties are rocky ranches with cattle and one former Hampshire hog farm now grazing.
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Jones Stadium to gain 3000 seats through donation
Tech officials will add four 750 seat sections at the north end, boosting permanent capacity to about 45 000. The gift from Dr Clifford B Jones and his late wife totals 75000, with construction to start after this football season and the project to be approved this weekend.
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Plains Cooperative Oil Mill GM named in Lubbock
John Herzer named to succeed Roy B. Davis as general manager of Plains Cooperative Oil Mill in Lubbock. Other items note junior safety patrols to get brighter outfits and a Nixon wage hike discussion as well as a looming troop-cut showdown in Congress.
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U S Jets Hit North Vietnam Guns In Major Strike
U S Phantom fighters destroyed 13 anti aircraft guns in North Vietnam in a record protective reaction strike the deadliest to date. In South Vietnam paratroopers swept a new supply road near the A Shau Valley as heavy fighting increased. B 52 bombers attacked targets across Indochina as the air war intensified.
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Prayer for control of life and circumstances
A reader writes a concise prayer asking for guidance to master personal life and take charge of circumstances through faith in Jesus Christ. The message ends with Amen and expresses desire for divine assistance.
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Tech graduate donates adaptive golf cart to state program
Janie Crane a 23 year old Mule Shoe Texas Tech graduate born with an open spine donated her specially equipped golf cart to the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. TRC supervisor Sherman Ervin said the cart will become state property and be furnished to handicapped students as long as it remains operational. It will be stored while surveying needs and may be transferred to any needy client in the state.
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Tornado hits Lubbock as police and fire fight to save lives
Emergency centers lose communications as the May 11 tornado rips through Lubbock. Police and fire crews race amid wreckage with vehicles turned into ambulances and responders digging victims from debris. One fire dispatcher loses an eye. sirens fail, and the storm stalls over Buffalo Lakes before moving west.
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Gas Tax Cutting Move Aims To Break Tax Standstill
In Austin Speaker Gus Mutscher moved to roll back a two cent per gallon gasoline tax and a half cent diesel tax increase as part of a $904 million package. Reps. Traeger and Jones filed the bill. Gov. Preston Smith warned he would veto unless the package was sharply reduced within 10 days. Barnes and Mutscher oppose reopening the tax fight and consider the Traeger bill the easiest solution to avoid a special session.
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Progress on Lubbock tornado recovery through anniversary week
A review of a year of rebuilding in the Guadalupe area and the increased frequency of twisters on the South Plains marks the anniversary week of last May 1. A Lubbock child born May 12 last year is remembered differently this year.
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Earthquake Strikes Peru’s Sihuas Province Killing Five
An earthquake hit Peru’s isolated Sihuas province killing five and injuring eighty, according to national police. The area in the Andes north of Lima was in the zone hit May 31 by a quake that killed about 70,000, the worst in Peru’s history.
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Brown Asks New Trial In Parental Death Case
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reviewed Wednesday the request for a new trial for Dolphus Jack Brown 29 formerly of Shallowater convicted of beating his parents to death at their El Paso area home on April 18 1967. The jury sentenced him to 13 years. Defense by Travis Shelton and George Gilkerson. Alton Griffin and Tom Purdom represented the state.
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Massive narcotics sweep nets 58 suspects in West Texas
Law enforcement launched midnight raids coordinated by the DPS narcotics section with DPS agents sheriff deputies and Lubbock detectives arresting 58 suspected narcotics offenders including 15 to 35 year olds. Two suspects face conspiracy charges while follow ups aim to apprehend all.
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Dust storm causes 129-vehicle pileup on I 10 near Casa Grande
Five people died in a massive multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 north of Casa Grande Arizona during a dust storm that reduced visibility to zero. The incident involved 129 vehicles and prompted emergency responses as authorities investigated the tragic collision.
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House Revives SST Battle with $85 Million Restart Vote
The House approved 201 to 195 to restart the supersonic transport project behind President Nixon and Senate opposition. Democratic Leader Mansfield warned of extended debate in the Senate as backers seek a close outcome, while Boeing must wait for environmental clearance before production.
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Weather: partly cloudy through Friday in Lubbock area
Partly cloudy today through Friday with highs in the low 70s and highs near 80 expected Friday. Lows tonight forecast in the low 50s and southeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
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