Apollo 10 crew returns from lunar mission after near month
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan splashed down in the Pacific after 214 days near the moon and a flawless return. They described unbelievable views and planned a shower on recovery ship USS Princeton amid radiation checks and light medical concerns. Meanwhile a separate report followed an oil slick and wreckage linked to hijacked Hercules from Meyer's base in England.
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Associated Press
Sips
Houston
Howard
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John Young
Eugene Cernan
Earth
Cernan
South Pacific
Stafford
Princeton
Moon
London
Paul Meyer
U.S
Meyer
Mildenhall
England
Alderney
Channel Islands
U.S. Air Force
Poquoson
Louisiana
Krist expects death penalty in Mackle kidnapping case
Gary Steven Krist, facing mounting state evidence in the Barbara Mackle kidnapping, said he expects the death penalty and joked about being buried in the coffin-like box used to imprison Mackle. FBI agent Morris S. Clark described the eight foot long box and its contents including honey, bread, fruit, candy, and instructions for operating the device.
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Associated Press
Decatur
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Barbara Jane Mackle
Krist
FBI
Morris S. Clark
Legislature Fast Tracks Emergency Powers and Medical Schools
Legislature completes action on bills granting the governor emergency powers to curb riots, creating a Houston medical school, and mandating breath tests for suspected drunk drivers. Senate sends emergency powers bill to Gov. Preston Smith. House approves UT Houston Medical Center school and confirms campus site rules. House also passes breath test measure. 62 local bills advance.
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Associated Press
Austin
Houston
Senate
Preston Smith
House
University of Texas Medical ‘School
Houston _ Medical Center
Texas Tech Medical School
Lubbock
University of Texas Dental School
Smith
Tom Bass
University Regents
University of Texas
Dallas
San Antonio
Galveston
Justice of Peace
Tornadoes Spotted Fail To Hit Across South Plains
A massive line of thunderstorms swept the South Plains into the Panhandle late Saturday bringing heavy rain large hail and strong winds. Tornado sightings were reported near Silverton Bovina Plainview and Hale Center with no major damage noted and rainfall up to 1.5 inches in Hart. Forecasters warned of more storms today with 20 percent then 40 percent rain chances and gusts around 50 mph.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Panhandle
Lubbock
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas Air Terminal
Texas-New Mexico
Palmer County
Silverton
Briscoe County
Bovina
Plainview
Hale Center
Tulsa
Swisher County
Hart
Lubbock Area 60 Women Seek Crime Prevention
A fragmented clipping notes a group named Lubbock Area 60 Women meeting to discuss crime prevention efforts. Other items announce the largest tech class to receive degrees, aviation base wing ceremonies, and various society and military updates.
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Prayer Request on Love as Nation’s Way of Life
A reader asks for guidance and knowledge about living in the nation, praying that the nation's way of life be defined by love and compassion for all citizens. The appeal frames love as core civic value and spiritual aim.
Hunt Relics Family Digs Redskins Beads Man
HUNT RELICS The Ellards of 3813 56th St pursue eastern Indian culture with a 400 piece South Plains collection. H. D. Ellard loves Caddo pottery found on East Texas digs near Marshall where beads are filtered through screens using a mason's trowel and paint brush.
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Melissa
Marianne
56Th St
West Texas
South Plains
Ellard
East Texas
Marshall
856 Lubbock Seniors Gather For Graduation Week
1 856 graduates from seven Lubbock high schools prepare for Senior Week ceremonies at the Municipal Coliseum today at 2 p.m. Robes of blue scarlet gold Colombia blue maroon and white create living color as the class marks a 12 year schooling milestone with Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance.
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Rose Usby
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Elgar
Colombia
Municipal Coliseum
Memorial Fund Planned by Preston McGraw
O L Nelms a Dallas multimillionaire promises 5 to 10 million dollars for a trust fund to host an ongoing series of parties in his memory. He plans to attend via a coffin device that travels to each party until his death while heirs who halt the plan would be disinherited. Nelms, a real estate operator and former tobacco wholesaler, rose from sharecropper roots to substantial fortune.
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Preston McGraw
Dallas
UPI
O. L. Nelms
Nelms
Lone Pine
Tex
O. L
St. Louis
Texas Tech University name debate moves ahead in Texas House
The Texas House tentatively approves changing Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University after heated debate. Rep Delwin Jones backs TTU citing support from Tech leaders and Dallas Exes Club, while Rep Dick Reed argues for broader state student representation. The measure faces further action on TTU NAME.
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Austin
Texas Tech University
House of Representatives
Texas Technological College
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
Tech
Jones
Texas State University
Tech Board of Directors
Ex- Students Association
TTU
Dick Reed
Dallas
Reed
Dallas County
Lubbock County
Holmes Joi
Jim Owen
Tech Exes Club
Tom Holmes
Granbury
Regents
Texas Tech
Plainview Plant Dedication Draws Big Crowd and Gov
The dedication of the Jimmy Dean Meat Co pork processing plant in Plainview drew about 1,000 people including Gov Preston Smith and company officials. Dean said the project, part of a $1 million investment, will position the area as a future world quality pork center. The event featured ribbon cutting and optimistic statements about government cooperation with industry. Weather outlook notes partly cloudy skies with possible thundershowers. highs in the mid 80s and tonight's low around the upper 50s.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Plainview
Gov
Preston Smith
Smith
Texas
Jimmy [Dean Meat Co
Dean
Student Drowns In San Marcos River Incident
A Southwest Texas State College student, Lynn Riddle, 19, of San Marcos, drowned Friday while attempting to swim under inflatable pads in the San Marcos River near the college. The tragedy occurred during a leisure outing with fellow students. The university and local authorities investigated the accident.
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San ‘Marcos
Lynn Riddle
Southwest Texas State College
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