Women pledge crime prevention in Lubbock luncheon
A group of Lubbock women at a luncheon sponsored by the Avalanche-Journal adopted the Light the Night program and endorsed the Chamber of Commerce Job Fair to combat crime. Mrs. Jess Stinson highlighted the Realtors' Light the Night effort as part of the city’s safety push.
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Mary
Alice Diers
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbocek
Lubbock
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Freda McVay
Preston Smith
Crawford Martin
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Jess Stinson
Horace E. Cramer
State Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Robert S. Tate Jr
B. E. Rushing Jr
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
North Crest Baptist Church
Lubbock Rotary Club
Respite of sorts as cool front eases South Plains storm
South Plains residents saw a reprieve from four days of wild weather as a cold front cleared the area leaving cool temperatures and low clouds. Two weather related fatalities occurred in late Friday and Saturday wrecks near O Donnell and Lamesa while high water blocked highways further south.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Dallas
Aliie Jo Roye
O'Donnell
O'Donell
SH 137
Pete de Los Santos
Lamesa
U.S. 87
Department of Public Safety
U.S
Tohoka
DPS
Highway Department
Galveston
Victoria
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Plains College to hold graduation ceremonies at Lubbock
Local report notes May 23 graduation events planned at Plains College in Lubbock with Page 10, Section C coverage. Also highlights a 93 year old Plainview resident celebrated as Pioneer Woman on Page 10, Section B.
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Lubbock
Area
South Plains College
Page
Sec. C
Plainview
Trerecas
Abilene
Denver
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Clovis Dallas
Texas Legislators Face Final Two Weeks of Session
Texas senators and representatives enter the last two weeks of the regular session with many major issues unresolved. Key questions include the one year appropriations bill and possible further special sessions this summer. Governor Preston Smith has 20 days to act on bills passed in the final 10 days of the session.
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Garth Jones Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
Senate
House
Smith
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Legislature
Prayer for Guidance and Virtues at Home Church and Community
A devotional prayer asks for inner guidance in righteousness and strength to work for Thee. Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor requests sharpened desires to implant Christian virtues first in the home, then church and community, and asks for Thy power in the effort.
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Jesse J. Rasor
Dedication of 400000 Cotton Ginning Laboratory
A ceremony Saturday marked the dedication of a $400,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture cotton ginning laboratory. The posed group includes Sen. Ralph Yarborough Rep. George Mahon Secretary Clifford M. Hardin and Gov. Preston Smith.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ralph Yarborough
George Mahon
Sec. of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Gov
Preston Smith
John Palm
Meadow High School class reunion honors Mrs. Burleson
Meadow residents recall the 1929 Meadow High School graduating class in a reunion honoring sponsor Mrs. Lucile Burleson who praised the group for putting Meadow on the map. The nine graduates included the first fully affiliated school cohort, with the Broncos as their team, and the class with school rings caps gowns and first class trip.
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Meadow
U. S
Bernie Sisk
Meadow High School
Lucile Burleson
Burleson
Mahon warns campuses not foreign nations in rally
U S Representative George Mahon told a campus audience that taxpayers have a stake in college funding and urged administrators to curb disorder. He predicted tax reform measures would pass the House and criticized administrators who capitulate to anarchy.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
U. S
George Mahon
House
Communists Launch Major Assault Near Saigon
About 3,000 Communist troops attacked a provincial capital northeast of Saigon as American tanks moved in to aid South Vietnamese defenders. Allied reports described a ground assault and a preliminary barrage, with officials noting possible gains by the insurgents and efforts to restore stability.
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Saigon
UPI
Mortars Hit City Amid Outpost Attacks Killing Thirteen
Mortars struck inside the city and three neighboring government outposts. Thirteen Americans were reported killed or wounded in the attacks, signaling a significant escalation.
Chapel Gift Marvelous by Kenneth May
Kenneth May of the Avalanche-Journal staff writes about a chapel gift described as marvelous. The piece highlights the significance of the gift in a religious or community setting and its impact on the congregation.
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By Kenneth May
Avalanche
Jourmil
Apollo 10 blastoff on schedule for noon today
Space officials announced Apollo 10 will launch at 11 49 a m CDT from Cape Kennedy after resolving last minute issues with cabin moisture wicks and a leaky helium fixture. Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford John W Young and Eugene A Cernan prepare for a demanding eight day mission around the moon as Vice President Agnew and other dignitaries watch.
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United Press International
Cape Kennedy
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Earth
America
Rocco A. Petrone
Atlantic Ocean
Spiro T. Agnew
Space ‘Agency
Thomas O. Paine
Stafford
Young
Cernan
Moon
Moonport
Agnew
Kking
Belgium
Barbara
Teresa
Ground breaks on 2 million hospital complex at Reese AFB
At Reese Air Force Base the Armed Forces Day ceremony drew about 3000 despite cold winds as officials broke ground on a new 2 million dollar 32 bed hospital complex. Rep. George H. Mahon and Col. Morganti attended with local leaders. Mahon praised the troops and noted leaders warm up before crowds even in off election years. The event preceded the Armed Forces Day luncheon and referenced service members in Vietnam and Korea.
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Reese Air [Force Base
Armed Forces
George H. Mahon
Clyde J. Morganti
Reese
Paul Stagg
Reese Hospital
Lubbock
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NASA Photos
Austin
George Sickler
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Korea
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