Death Casts Shadow on Wolfforth Mystery Case
Recent rains improve crop outlook while investigators seek cause of death in the Wolfforth area. Mrs. Stokes, estranged wife of Donald Stokes of Lubbock, was found dead April 29 in an abandoned storm cellar south of Wolfforth along FM 4. The nude body wore only men’s socks with a broadstained mattress pad and pillowcase nearby.
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Blanchard
Austin
Stokes
Donald Stokes
Lubbock
FM 4
Wolfforth
Thas Couariey
DPS Lab Report Key To Action In Stokes Death
Sheriff Blanchard awaits a Department of Public Safety Laboratory report to determine the cause of Mrs. Vickie Stroud Stokes death. A temporary ruling of homicide lingered as pathologists warned decomposition obscured the cause.
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DPS Lab
Stokes
Ben Stevens
Avalanche Journal
C. H. “Chuc” Blanchard
Department of Public Safety Laboratory
Vickie Stroud Stokes
DPS
Austin
Ea Bramml
Justice of the Peace
F. H. Bolen
Bolen
U S Hastens Laotian Exit
UPI report says the United States burned official documents and evacuated about 160 Americans from Laos as anti American demonstrations intensify. Embassy dependents and staff moved toward Thailand while neutralist leaders warned of growing influence by the Pathet Lao in Vientiane.
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Vientiane
UPI
United States
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Apard
Ther
Sourcss
Souvanice Piouma
Foren
Phoumi Voruevichit
Coaliion
Pathet Lao
USAID
Thailand
Cep Pichté
Barithak
Amnsecrvents COMIC DICTTONALY HUSBAND
A jumbled OCR text fragment mentions a husband and a mistaken life in a comic dictional context. The readable names or places are unclear, but it reads like a brief sensational notice about personal missteps and domestic events.
Holiday Traffic Toll Mounting Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a dangerous holiday period with heavy rain and thunderstorms slowing travel. The National Safety Council estimates 400 to 450 deaths from traffic mishaps during the extended period from noon to midnight Monday, with the Shared Press tallying 389 deaths over a similar span.
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Associated Press
Venal Safety Council
Pan
Completion Of Planting In Light Across High Plains
Wains across the High Plains boost crop prospects with farmers likely to finish planting cotton and erain within 10 days. 75 percent of acreage planted in cotton area. remaining seedings in dryland counties hindered by moisture. Moisture improves in Scurry and Lynn counties, with good shapes in Fluvanna area. some spots show disease from wet conditions.
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High Plains
James Supak
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Lubbouk
Lynn
Dawson
Suurry
Garza
Lynn County
Supak
Scurry County
Dawson County
Agronomist
Fluvanna
Vollen
Sovder
Supyk
Phat
Bailey, Lamb
Hale
Swisher
Frend
Levelland
Prayer Fragment Refocuses on Virtue Amid Turbulence
A fragmented prayer text seeks guidance through turbulent times, urging readers to embrace compassion and virtue. The readable portion invokes a collective plea for benevolence and moral steadiness in uncertain events.
Self-Help Project Launched By Despairincy Hemophiliaes
A Despairincy Hemophiliaes self help effort is described with quotes about funding, donor recruitment, and monthly expenses for treatment. The piece notes difficulties in paying for care, calls for blood donations, and mentions insurance and medical costs affecting families of hemophiliacs amid ongoing appeals for support.
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Despairincy Hemophiliaes
Sanford Plans '76 Campaign MPEP
Sanf ord plans a 1976 campaign effort as local notes show references to political strategy and community notices. The text is fragmented with garbled lines and unclear events.
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Sanford
Dunbar High seniors graduate amid speeches at Mercer Auditorium
Dunbar High School seniors received diplomas as board of education members pass out diplomas, marking the end of ten years of public schooling. The ceremony featured remarks from student leaders and speakers urging graduates to pursue varied futures and responsible saving.
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Dunbar High School
Dighomins Iy Ss
Mariccpal
Mvvcie
Addecas Ls
Erauuales Dares
Adrigt Lermerd
Tvath
Daraes
Rena
Lenard
Bearn
Dunbar
Slaton Chief Faces Ouster Bid and Court Fight
Slaton police chief Fred Chek faces removal efforts after a commission hearing and later meeting with city officials. Local attorney Travis Slaton defends the chief, while residents allege misconduct and drunken conduct claims surface amid ongoing tensions and a stalled decision.
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Crabbock
Fred Chek
Funny Money Suspects Seized Here
Police halted a phony bill ring after arresting a man and woman in Lubbock. Officers stopped a black 1967 Buick in the 100 block of Avenue T1 and seized counterfeit bills, micr ofilm and sales slips tied to the scheme.
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Vgolecer
Om Ae
Lubbock
Pis Aa i Luabbeck
Und
Schuten
G106
Avenue TI
Sheverreald
Ronnie Overby
Benneth Brendle
VOANY
Heavy rains and twisters hit Texas towns and airports
A pre dawn storm battered the Lubbock area with high winds and likely a small twister damaging a hangar and four planes at Slaton Municipal Airport. Rain targeted several towns including Aspromont, Plains, Big Spring and Brownfield while funnel clouds were seen near Mission and Corpus Christi. First rain in over two months brought relief to the Valley as storms moved southeast toward the Gulf. STATE'S Page 10.
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Ase
Lutz Bock
Ily
Sltteg
Lubbock
Slaton
Aleried Olver
Asparmont
Plains
Big Spring
Levelland
Lamesg
Matador
Paducah
Semingolie
Denver Cey
Segey Central
North Central
South Texas
Rio Grande
MccAden
McAllien
Mission
Gulf Area
Corpus Christi
Central
East Texas
Center
Seized Ship Owner Sued In Hazardous Voyage Case
A class action filed in Superior Court accuses Sea-Land Service, Mayaguez’s owner and Captain Clules T. Miller of endangering the crew by sending the ship near Cambodia despite warnings. Assistant engineer Albert Minichiette alleges bodily injury, nervous shock, and threats to liberty, seeking a jury to determine damages. A spokesman denied awareness of any warnings.
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Minichiette
U.S
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