HUD Official Arrives To View Storm Damage In Lubbock
HUD official Lawrence M. Cox arrived in Lubbock to survey tornado damaged areas. A tour began at 8 a.m. with a city officials meeting at 11 a.m. followed by a news conference in the City Council chamber. Cox discussed renewal and housing programs with local leaders and noted options like urban renewal and housing subsidies, stressing no forced federal action.
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Larry Cheek
Avalanche Journal
Lawrence M. Cox
Cox
Airport
Washington
Lubbock
Lublate
Sec
HUD
U.S
Kenneth C. Cavenaugh
James Granberry
CRS
Granberry
Iag
MiCasita
Avenue O. Guadalupe
Federal House
OEP
Texas Employment Com
Mission
Corps of Engineers
Ty Hall
Guadalupe
Porary
Cthl
McCormack Will Retire From House After 53 Years
Speaker John W. McCormack 78 announced he will retire at year end. The Massachusetts Democrat has served in the House since 1928, ending a long, pivotal era and sparing the party a protracted leadership battle after the November elections.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
House
Massachusetts
Times
Long-Range Land Use Debated After Lubbock Storms
City officials and state agencies pursue long term land use plans for flood damaged areas in northeast Lubbock. The effort includes a possible civic center on Canyon Lakes land, new street corridors, and industrial zoning near 4th Street. Recovery groups meet with A C Verner to discuss master plans as debris clearance and fire safety remain priorities.
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4Th Street
Citizens Advisory Commission
A. C. Verner
First National Bank
Clovis Road
Guadalupe
Erskine Street
Downtown
Overton Addition l
4Th ‘Street
Canyon Lakes
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Compress
Gary Avenue
East 50Th Street
Loop 289
Lubbock
P.O
Texas
OEP
Ronnie Williamson
Portales
Johannesburg
N.M. Williamson
Weather and politics mix as McCormack retires amid storms
Winds gusting to 32 mph plague Lubbock while Albert gains momentum toward the Oklahoma post. McCormack confirmed retirement after a long career. he recalled debates and denied involvement in a Swelg affair. Texas weather remains partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the South Central region.
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Albert
Clyde
Carl
Weather Bureau
Maxleader
McCormack
Gan
South
Lubbock
South Plains
Boston
States
Sode
Martin Swelg
Nathan Voloshen
Manworthtas
Texas
Semeny Senna
Rooseriountinue
el Paso
Jupe River
Victoria
Edwards Plateau
Akles
Peres
Weather Photo Filter Shapes Turbulent Sky Across Regions
A description notes a weather permitting TV window and a 100 mile wide path across Mexico into the eastern U S Scotia and Newfouk as a photo subject. The emphasis is on the filter used by Newkirk and the challenge of capturing turbulent conditions in the photograph.
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Mexico
United States
Scotia
Newfouk
Newkirk
Taken During Eclipse Solar Corona Photo Study
The eclipse observation at 12000 feet in Bolivia used a special filter on a white light telescope to capture the corona. Newkirk aims to compare corona structure with solar magnetic fields to understand their interaction. Magnetic data from Kitt Peak and Mt Wilson are fed to a Boulder computer for analysis.
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Newkirk
Bolivia
Newekirk
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson
Ariz
Mt Wilson Observatory
Pasadena
Calif
Boulder
Tornado Toll Rises After May Toll Update
The tornado toll climbs in the local hospital counts with five new deaths since May 1 bringing the total to twenty. Hoyt Graves 56 and Mrs Ethel Garrett remain in critical condition while Larry Duncan 57 is listed as serious. Two injured children Irma Flores 11 months and Richard Bacen 11 are in fair condition.
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Rth
Nettie [Baker
Modesto
Calif
Jess Hale
Colorado City
Hoyt Graves
N. Hudson St
Ethel Garrett
Marlboro
Larry C. Duncan
Ave. U
Irma Flores
Ave
Richard Bacen
Ave, L
Swimming Class Registration Sets Learn to Swim in City Pools
Registration for learn to swim continues through Saturday at the K N Clapp Party House 46th St and Avenue U from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. About 440 children have already signed up. Classes will be led by Red Cross water safety instructors under Lonnie Wills of Lubbock Parks and Recreation. Instruction will occur at Clapp and Maxey pools. June 1 registration moves to Clapp pool from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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K. N. Clapp
46Th St
Avenue U
Red Cross
Lonnie Wills
Lubbock Parks and Recreation
KXN
Clapp
Maxey Sparks
Intellectuals Roundup, Trials Highlight Soviet Repression
AP reports new arrests and trials of dissident Soviet intellectuals reflected in underground documents and the Chronicle. The Serbsky Institute is cited for declaring prisoners insane and sending them to madhouses or labor camps. Cherman Bendersky dies in Kiev jail after border-crossing arrest. Orthodox priests and choir members face persecution, with one priest missing. Pisarev accuses Serbsky of hundreds of healthy inmates being labeled insane. Aeroflot begins talks to service Peru. Farnell Hall named cradle of liberty due to Boston meetings.
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Moscow
KGB
The
Chronicle
Serbsky Psychiatric Institute
the Chronicle
Cherman Bendersky
Hungary
Kiev
Birulovo
Uzbekistan
Pavel Adelgeim
Kagan
Jhronicle
Soviet Academy of Sciences
S. Pisarev
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Serbsky
Pisarev
Serbsky Institute
Pisarey
Tornado Debris Cleanup Under Way in Lubbock
Debris removal in downtown Lubbock continues with 12 hour shifts as police and National Guardsmen support private contracts. About 3,200 yards of debris cleared by Wednesday. 650 property owners applied for private removal, with 2,500 expected to sign releases. Power and phone service largely restored. Estacado High School resumes classes while Arnett Elementary remains closed for the year. Social life returns to normal as downtown activity resumes.
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Lubbock
Austin
Southwestern Bell
Estacado High School
Arnett
Lubbock Club
First National Bank
Teachers Ready Workshop Here
A day long workshop for teachers of the physically handicapped, hospitalized and homebound is set at the Lubbock Public Schools offices. Sr Gloria Wolinsky of City University of New York will consult and lead the session with district administrators and staff expected to attend from morning until 3 30 p m.
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Lubbock Publc
Gloria Wolinsky
City University of New York
Council
Allied Units Clash With North Vietnamese in Cambodia
Allied forces in Cambodia fought multiple engagements with North Vietnamese troops. A company of Americans reported light casualties after an attack southwest of Mimot, while another skirmish near Kompong Cham left six enemy soldiers dead. In South Vietnam three Am erical Division clashes produced four dead and 12 wounded, with paratroopers from the 101st Airborne among those killed.
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Armored 25Th Infantry Division
Mimot
Kompong Chamn
Mekong River
Cambodia
Cay
Phnom Penh
Hung Acoss
Fron Kampong Cham
South Vietnam
da Nang
101St Airborne Division
Trea Fers
Rally in New York supports Nixon amid downtown clash
About 150000 protesters gathered in New York to back President Nixon while clashes erupted. A youth identifying as James Mirrione was arrested, and an effigy of Mayor Lindsay was burned as marchers waved flags and called for end to the Vietnam war. Police investigated claims of beatings as unions pressed for withdrawal.
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Ten
James Mirrione
Land
St .Mary's College
Winona
Minn
Nixon
Howard Showers
R. Leary
Lice
Cin
Istruction Trades Council
John V. Lindsay
San Francisco
Howe
Offic
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Lawrence Cox
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Glenn Bailey
FHA
National Center For Atmospheric Research
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Baylor
Barry Anderson
Aeroflot Eyes
Peru
Lima
Aeroflot
Farnell Hall
Mass
Heart of Lubbock
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ray Smallwood
Ian Smith
New York
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