Baker Wins Runoff for Lub bock City Council Place 3
John E. Jack Baker secured the Place 3 council seat in Lub bock by 216 votes in the runoff, 2 123 to 1 907, as eight percent of voters turned out. The canvass and oath were scheduled for today.
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Anadrie Avalanche-Journal
John E
Jack) Baker
Lubbock
Baker
Jerry McDonald
Canvaan
Van
Total Light Haynes Elementary
McDonald
IRS
Birthday Attacks Mark Ho Chi Minh Celebration in Saigon
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched their heaviest attacks in twelve days in South Vietnam to mark Ho Chi Minh's 80th birthday. Over 60 allied positions shelled, a Mekong Delta outpost overrun, and actions near Da Nang, Dong Tam, and several district towns reported as US and South Vietnamese units responded. The cease-fire for Buddha’s birthday saw continued actions by both sides, with American and Vietnamese casualties recorded.
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Prayer request for strength and guidance in faith
A reader offers a morning prayer asking for strength to face reality in the dawning light and to turn to God at all times through Jesus Christ.
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Huge Lubbo ck twister terrifies family in city
A Lubbo ck policeman and his wife witnessed a massive May 1 tornado strike near their home. The couple, a detective and a second grade teacher, described a cloud drop to ground level, then a funnel of hail and rain. They sought shelter in their mobile home, later returning outside as the storm passed. The event is noted as one of Texas worst storms on record.
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alanche-Journal
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Renew Wilson Elementary
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Fires Raise Alarm in Tornado Areas as Cleanups Continue
City officials warned residents involved in tornado cleanup to beware fire dangers after three trash fires were put out in storm damaged neighborhoods. Civil Defense Director Bill Payne said a single fire with strong winds could cause major trouble. Meanwhile 8 year old Maria Angela Mora, daughter of Florencia and, died at Methodist Hospital, becoming the storm's 2nd victim. KFYO will resume siren warnings as the system had been damaged by the tornado. Estacado High School will reopen today despite power outages.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
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Maria Angela Imora
Florencia Mora
Jarvis St
Methodist Hospital
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KFYO
Estacado High School
Nat Williams
Bid Opening Set On New Downtown Cleanup Projects
Downtown cleanup continues as U S Army Corps of Engineers reports progress on sections A and B inside the rectangle bordered by University Avenue and 19th Street. Bid openings for additional projects are set for 2 p m today while roughly 2000 cubic yards of rubble have been removed and service restoration nears 90 percent in affected areas.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Midland
Corps of Engineers
University Avenue
Avenue A
4Th Street
19Th Street
A J's Special Storm Section On Sale Now
Readers can order a special A J's Storm section detailing the Lub bock tornado of May 11. Mail or call with recipient names and addresses. 25 cents per mailed copy, 10 cents at the circulation counter. agents in nearby towns also sell at 10 cents each.
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Lub Bock
Avalanche-Journal
8Th St
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Prisoner Keeps High On Kisses
In Manchester England a court heard how a prisoner says a kiss from his girlfriend kept him high for days. The girl Janet Hardman 17 admitted smuggling hashish by passing it to the inmate during a jail visit. Fitzgerald the prisoner was fined 24 dollars for possessing hashish in his cell.
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Lubbock Tornado Victim Marie Mora 8 Dies Amid Storm Toll
In Lubbock Texas a young girl Marie Angela Mora eight died at 9:40 am in Methodist Hospital as the tornado disaster’s 23rd victim. The Northeast Lubbock area suffered severe damage with homes ripped from foundations.
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Leyva
Brownsville
Florencia Mora
Jarvis
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Methodist Hospital
Rix Funeral
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Lubbock Manufacturing Co
Patricia
Kathy
Weather outlook for Lubbock area today and tonight
Fair and warm today with increasing clouds tonight. Thursday brings a chance of afternoon and nighttime showers and thunderstorms. Tonight low near 50s, high near 90, southerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Tome
Sam Stim
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Nixon proposes 2.3 cent gas tax to curb inflation
President Nixon announced a 2.3 cent per gallon levy on leaded gasoline to fund antipollution efforts while ruling out broader tax hikes to balance the budget. He warned that deficits will persist into fiscal 1971 and 1972, with $198.2 billion outlays in 1970 and a larger deficit forecast for 1971, as unemployment remains a concern and inflation continues.
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Mitchell rules out price controls to steady economy
At Delta Council talk in Cleveland Mississippi Attorney General John N Mitchell said no wage or price controls. He stressed a national strategy for economic and social order to restore investor confidence. The speech was made to an all white Delta Council gathering amid protests outside Delta State College.
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