City charts recovery after deadly Lubbock tornado
After a deadly tornado swept Lubbock, city officials shift focus from survival to recovery and rebuilding. Emergency operations continue as damaged areas are surveyed, vehicles recovered, and housing losses tallied. Officials estimate insured losses near 50 million dollars with more than 14 509 homes destroyed and thousands left homeless.
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Larry Hitter
Lubbock Association of Insurance Agents
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Population shifts spark city pride and concern in Lubbock
Census Bureau figures released Friday show Lubbock and Loveland with population declines from 1960. Local chamber and city officials debate methodology as dormitory residents and campus housing affect headcounts. The article notes Tech dorms and dormitory-student counts skewing totals and outlines implications for regional estimates.
Billie Burke Dead at 84 film beauty of Broadway and Oz fame
Billie Burke a renowned stage and screen performer who married Florenz Ziegfeld and later starred in Wizard of Oz. Born in Washington DC, she became a Broadway beauty and later a film comedienne known for wealthy neurotic hostesses.
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Prayer note from A Reader about Christ’s victory and intercession
A devotional note asks readers to remember Jesus as savior who triumphed over death and sits at God’s right hand interceding for believers. The short prayer, signed as A Reader, closes with Amen.
Quest Opens For 30000 In Amarillo
The Associated Press reports Amarillo seeks 30,000 or more people uncounted in a census. Officials estimate Amarillo's population at 125,970 based on official figures, with Chamber of Commerce estimates at 155,090. The Air Force Base has been deactivated since 1980. Dr. Fred Johnson and Don Hileman note the effort to reassess the area.
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Fred Johnson
Don Hileman
Cambodian Sweep Reaches Near Phnom Penh In Cambodia Drive
United Press International reports a U S South Vietnamese offensive advancing toward Phnom Penh with forces halted east of the capital. Cambodian troops fight in the northeast as leaders discuss Highway One to move refugees and maintain presence without U S support.
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Saigon Police Break Up Student Demonstration
In Saigon the police used tear gas grenades to disperse students in the main square after clashes with authorities. About 60 students invaded the vestibule of the South Vietnamese National Assembly during the morning protest.
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South Vietnamese National Assembly
Storm Papers Available By Mail Requests
The Avalanche-Journal offers mailed copies of its Storm papers due to phone problems. Send names, addresses and dates of copies needed with 25 cents per copy for handling and postage. In-town copies will be sold at the counter later, while supplies last.
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Council Sets Study Group
The City Council created an 11 member rehabilitation advisory commission to study re development of tornado damaged areas in Lubbock. An executive committee will form neighborhood subcommittees with plans for a civic center and a potential 4th Street thoroughfare.
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Vaughn Hendriz
Citizens’ Advisory Commission
Robert Messersmith
J. R. Blumrosen
A. C. Verner
First National Bank
Ben Robinson
Heenan Johnson
Robert Lugo
Frank Carrillo
Betty Anderson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ray Chapman
Raymond Taylor
Bob Nash
Kfyo Radio
Denton Rigsby
Granberry
Guadalupe
Overton Addition
Mesa Road
4Th Street
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Cleanup bids due for city tornado debris removal project
Contractors bid today for the first phase of Libbock cleanup under Army Corps of Engineers. About 10 000 cubic yards of debris must be cleared in two weeks from heart of Libbock as massive regional recovery continues.
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Bill Blackwell
Corps of Engineers
Lube Tock
Army Corps of Engineers
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