Light Hail Rain Fall More Due
Thunderheads burst over the South Plains with light hail spotty rain and gusty wind. A possible tornado prompted a Crosby County warning as storms moved east of Slaten. Reports from Abernathy Anson Littlefield Spur and Silverton noted varying rain and wind with hail and dust.
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South Plains
National Weather Service
Lubbock
Petersburg
Cluids
Crosby County
Weather Service
Slaten
Abernathy
Ansan
Littlefield
Spur
Anton Seniors Get Trip After Fund For Injured Classmate
The Anton High School seniors forgone their annual trip to raise money for an injured classmate. The group later received support from caring people, enabling them to take the trip and more.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Anton High School
Jim Rich
Anton High seniors fund medical bills for injured classmate
In Anton, 16 year old Larry Belcher, senior class president, was critically injured in a motorcycle collision in Anton city limits. His classmates voted to cancel their senior trip and donate about $500 to a Larry Belcher Fund to cover medical expenses already mounting at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock.
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Anton
Jim Rich
Cliss
Jos Q Juon Buekners
Larry Belcher
Larry
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Anton High
Penn Central Reports 92.5 Million First Quarter Loss
Penn Central Transportation Co. reports a 92.5 million dollar loss for the first quarter, calling the situation perilous. Trustees say the downward plunge has stopped, though the quarterly loss is 26 million higher than a year ago. The company still faces the worst period in its history with a 197 million loss in the prior quarter.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Transportation I Co
America
Prayer for living clean lives and helping others
A reader offers a brief devotional request asking God for strength to live cleanly with love and faith and to empower the strong to help the weak. Amen.
New Rescue Unit Tested By Firemen At Lubbock Airport
Firemen tested a new $32,000 firefighting rescue vehicle at Lubbock Regional Airport. The unit uses foam water and potassium base dry powder to reach flaming aircraft fast and free trapped victims. Eight oil fires were extinguished in seconds during training at the department grounds.
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Donald Brand
Jeff
Dotte Chriswell
Jeff Henderson
Lane Arthur Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Tom Foster
Lubbock police honored at 18th annual appreciation banquet
Public officials and civic leaders praised area law enforcement at the 18th Annual Lubbock Police Appreciation Banquet with more than 500 officers, their wives and guests in attendance. Honors went to Lubbock Police, County Sheriff, DPS, National Guard 42nd Regiment, FBI, ABC Board, Border Patrol, park rangers, Texas Tech, and Reese AFD security forces for their roles in rescue and cleanup after the May 11 Lubbock tornadoes. Messages from Gov. Preston Smith and U.S. Senators Tower and Bentsen were read by Chas. A. Guy.
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Sam Fletcher
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Amon
James H. Granberry
Valley Fights Erupt at A Shau Ends in Heavy Casualties
Saigon reports Viet Minh and government forces clash along both ends of the A Shau Valley. Southeast end crews kill 38 North Vietnamese soldiers and seize 26 bunkers 10 buildings and a Soviet truck. Northeast end claims 5 Communist deaths.
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Saigon
UPD
A Shau
Police honor for loyal officers after tornado
Rigsby and Councilman Morris W. Turner led a standing ovation as Police Chief J. T. Alley received a plaque praising loyal officers for their actions during the tornado. The presentation was made by Bill Pittman.
Panhandle Crash Kills City Man
AMARILLO Special Manuel M. Arguijo 23 of 205 Temple Lubbock was dead on arrival at Northwest Texas Hospital after a one vehicle wreck on the west service road of U S 87 four miles south of Amarillo He apparently missed a curve and was thrown from the vehicle Arrangements were pending at Schooler Gorid on Funeral Home
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Manuel M. Arguijo
Temple
Lubbock
Northwest Texas Hospital
U.S. 87
Here
Schooler-Goridon Funeral Home
Department of Public Safety
Arguijo
Solons Laud Major Steps In Nuclear Arms Pact
Washington and Moscow announced a major breakthrough in arms talks, pledging to seek limits on both offensive and defensive weapons. The joint statement prompted praise in Congress as leaders hailed a possible partial limitation this year and urged continued defense strength. Leaders from both parties urged cautious optimism while noting the path ahead remains long and complex.
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Avahinehe-Journal News Services
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Congress
Senate
Nixon
Moscow
U.S
Sen. J. Wiliam Fulbright
U. S
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mwugh Scott
Pennsylvania
No Revival for Supersonic Transport Dead End
The Senate rejected the SST revival plan 38 to 37, militants say the program is dead for now. House conferees will decide, while the House votes on funding and repayment to Boeing and Lee in the final action due next week.
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George Ti. Mah
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Seaste
Whnee House
Boeing Co
Lee Mahon
Trusa- Boese
Er Bee Sane
Radio fault blamed in San Antonio man’s death
Robert Edwards, 26, was found dead in his bathtub. Medical examiner rules accidental electric shock after a radio fell into the tub during his bath. Local authorities characterized the incident as an accidental death.
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San Antonio
Robert Edwards
Edwards
Texas House Tentatively Approves Redistricting Plan
The Texas House gave tentative approval to a redistricting bill amid objections from urban lawmakers claiming unfair treatment. The bill advanced 95-48 with final voting due today as senators prepare to craft changes in a conference committee.
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Austin
House
Texas
Gus Mutscher
House- Senate
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
Jones
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Bass
Houston
Jones’ Committee
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Tarrant
Fort Worth
Bexar
San Antonio
Harris
Bass
Weather Map Page Four Cloudy Warmth Predicted
Partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers today and 30 percent tonight. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 60s across Lubbock and vicinity.
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Lubbock
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