Tornadoes and Damaging Wind Hit Texas Towns
Severe weather struck Graham near Abilene and Waco with winds over 100 mph, hail up to six inches, and damaged Graham businesses. Abilene saw five tornado sightings though no damage, while other towns like Mineral Wells Amarillo Seymour and Silverton reported large hail and temperature drops. Unconfirmed police discipline rumors were denied by Asst. Chief Blakney.
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Waco
Abilene
Lubbock
Graham
West Texas
Harold Dougherty
Mineral Wells
Amarillo
Seymour
Silverton
Clovis
South Plains
Asst
L. D. Blakney
Avvalanche Journal
Reagan Carries Arkansas Idaho and More in Primary Night
President Ford led early across the South while Reagan swept Arkansas and Idaho with 64 to 74 percent. Reagan also topped Kentucky and Nevada, boosting his delegate count as Carter neared a halfway mark in a day of six elections. Ford campaigned in California and claimed wins in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Ford
Kentucky
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Reagan
Nevada
Arkansas
Idaho
Oregon
Jimmy Carter
Frank Church
Church
Carter
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Georgia
New York
Brown
Los Angeles
Hospital President Defends Methodist Over Teaching Claims
Methodist Hospital president George Brewer defended the interim teaching program for Texas Tech Medical School amid student charges of inadequacy. He said private settings impose stricter limits, noting patient access requires written consent from patients, attending physicians, and hospital administration. The Lubbock County Hospital District will end annual $52,000 payments after Aug. 31 as junior students transfer to El Paso for 1976 77.
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Mary Alice Robbins Olaff
Methodist Hospital
Texas Tech Medical School
Methodist
George Brewer
Brewer
Lubbock County
Health Sciences Center Hospital
LCHD
el Paso
Marshall Pennington
Pennington
Memphis Support Could Expand Lubbock Air Services
A Memphis City endorsement may widen Lubbock Regional Airport services. John Logan of the Lubbock Chamber said warmer reception at a Memphis meeting could prompt CAB action, opening eastern and northeastern markets and boosting passenger flow beyond 3,000 annually. Local officials previously sought additional services to create gateway routes from Lubbock.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lubbock
John Logan
Fireeman
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D.C
Lub
Mississippi-Arkansas
Logan
San Antonio
Albuquerque
N.M
CAB
Dallas-Fort Worth
Weather Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy to day with a 20 percent chance of rain. The high should reach the upper seventies and the low in the mid fifties.
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Lubbock
Comic Dictionary Cosmetic Use In The A J Today
The A J Today notes cosmetic makeup used by a woman to keep her face from wearing off through the evening. The item appears as a humorous fashion snippet in the paper.
Honor Students Named By City High Schools
Honor graduates from Lubbock five public high schools were named in Tuesday ceremonies as graduation exercises run through the week. Coronado Estacado Dunbar Lubbock and Montorey High School students were listed with top GPAs and ages.
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Lubbock
Ed Irons
City
Coronado High School
Municipal Coliseum
Estacado
Municipal Auditorium
Dunbar and Lubbock High School
Dunbar
Monterey High School
Coronado
Teresa Elizabeth Pierson
William J. Pierson
30Th St
Roanna Elaine Myers
Wiley J. Myers
Rt. 2
Mstacado High School
Johnny D. Gilbert
Gauvain Gilbert
EL Rice
Ralynn Redman
Dan Redman
Auburn St
Dunbar High School
Park Named By People Not Threat Aztlan Park Chosen
Parks board reaffirmed favoring the name Aztlan Park for the 1st Street and Avenue Hanless site after a threat of vandalism by Gilbert Herrera and his group. The board will present three name options to the city council, citing state public notice rules. A petition with over 700 signatures accompanied the case.
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Joe Hughes
Brown Berets
Gilbert Herrera
1St Street
Avenue Hanless
Hassle Herrera
Hassle
Henry Huneke
Parks Board
Prayer Focus: Our Father Gratitude for World
A reader offers a brief daily prayer praising creation and seeking gratitude, joy in life, and care for the world. The prayer ends with an amen.
Hays Reveals Personal Relationship With Woman
Rep. Wayne Hays admitted a personal relationship with Elizabeth Ray, who claimed a $14,000-a-year congressional salary as his mistress. He denied sexual favors were exchanged, saying both parties were voluntary and that he was legally separated and single. The Ohio Democrat received support from colleagues after his floor speech.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Hays
Parole Bid by Benjamin Lach Rejected by Board
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Benjamin Lach's parole on Tuesday. Lach, 31, was convicted on November 7, 1970, for the December 4, 1967 murder of Sarah Alice Morgan, a 54 year old Texas Tech cleaning woman, and sentenced to 40 years. His next review date is set for May 1977.
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Austin
Benjamin Lach
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lach
Sarah Alice Morgan
Texas Tech University
Huntsville
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Morris K. Udall
Victor Vines
Lubbock High
Johnny Gilbert
LaTrice Elliott
Pam Odom
Monterey
Teresa Pierson
Joe Don Buckner
Denver
Albuquerque - Amarillo
Houston
Hobbs
Okla. City
Dallas
Falls
Cce
Thosteson
Tv-Radio
Es ” Seseas Tertissemene
Huneke
Avalanche-Journal
Rep
Lack
Rusk State Hospital
Fort Worth
Criminal Court No. 1
Byron Matthews
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