Apollo 10 films reveal lunar shoreline view and crew rehearsals
UPI reports color films from Apollo 10 depict a moon mission rehearsal near the lunar surface with shots of barren terrain, craters, and earthrise. The article notes upcoming Apollo 11 plans, crew simulations, and debriefing sessions, including candid aboard comments and a cartoon quip about mature audiences.
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Apollo
Unar
UPI
Ovie
Boot Hill
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Space Agency
Cernan
Storms sweep South Plains with tornado near Tulsa
Thunderstorms broke out across the Panhandle and South Plains with hail and gusts. A tornado skimmed the ground 10 miles west of Tulsa as storms lingered into the night. Rain amounts were light in most areas though Friona and Clovis reported measurable totals.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Tulsa
Ortly
Iles
Texas
Atperela
Castro
Heford
Dimmitt
Lubbock
Touth
Hereford
U. S
Friona
Muleshoe
Farwell
Lamesa
New Mexico
Clovis
Hobart
Okla
Dalhart
Borger
el Paso
Wisconsin U President Will Speak At Tech Graduation
Dr. Fred H. Harrington of Wisconsin will deliver the Me address at 8 p.m. Saturday graduation ceremonies for Texas Tech seniors in Municipal Coliseum. Grover E. Murray will confer degrees on about 2 000 undergraduates and graduates. Activities include department receptions and a 40th anniversary event for the Class of 1929 with meals and a slide presentation.
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Fred H. Harrington
University Wisconsin
Texas Tech
Municipal Coliseum
Business Administration
Tech Union
Coronado
School of Education
School of Engineering
Union
Mesa
Extortion attempt targets New Orleans banker and family
Michael Laudon, 18, of Harahan, held on a $25,000 bond for attempted extortion of $20,000 from Sterling Emens Jr., president of Metropolitan Bank of Jefferson. Emens reported a call claiming his wife was hostage, with a 13 minute deadline at a service station restroom. Emens’ wife and four children, residents of Lubbock, were found unharmed. Deputies arrested a man nearby while changing clothes under a vacant house after a witness saw someone in weeds near the station.
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New Orleans
Sterling Emens Jr
Lubbock
Michael Laudon
Jefferson Parrish
Workman Hurt By High Voltage Near Levelland
Melvin R. Gentry a 44 year old Service Pipeline employee from Levelland was injured near Levelland when he touched a high voltage line while on a pole. He was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock in serious condition with burns to the upper body.
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Levelland
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Melvin R. Gentry
Gentry
Ballot Recount Set for Clovis Library Bond Vote
A recount of votes from the April 23 library bond election is planned for 10 a.m. June 23 in the district courtroom. The $375,000 bond tied 1,042 to 1,042, with separate recount suits filed by the Library Board, a citizens group led by Mrs. Dorothy Rierson, and the City of Clovis.
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Clovis
Library Board
Dorothy Rierson
Bby
Cordoba Riots Trigger Army Action in Argentina
Airborne troops moved into Cordoba to quell rioting as labor clashes leave several dead. Workers and students walk off work ahead of a nationwide strike called by labor chiefs. Police struggle to control a 6 000 strong march with gunfire and tear gas amid barricades, fires, and sporadic bombings in Buenos Aires areas.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cordoba
Alccalitu
Eleadoro Sanchez Lahoz
3Rd Army Group
Coridoba
Burglars Strike at Two Homes in Hub City
Police report two home burglaries in Hub City on Wednesday with two color televisions stolen from Mrs. Juanita Saldana at 3222 East Fifth Street and Mrs. Juve Pena at 3201 First Place. A separate break in at St Christopher's School on 4203 Elgin Avenue yielded coins and a vending machine cash loss.
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5Th St
Juvey “Pena
J.B. Ables
29Th St
Thursiday
St. Christopher's School
Elgin Ave
SBA criticized for overly generous disaster loans
The General Accounting Office said the Small Business Administration was overly generous in granting disaster loans after the 1964 Alaska earthquake, according to a UPI report.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
Small Business Administration
Alaska
Mexican Border City To Mark Memorial Day
Reynosa Mexico will stage Memorial Day services with American Legion Post No 101 from Pharr honoring Mexican citizens who have fallen in U S military service. Gen Luno Hernandez of the Reynosa army garrison will attend the 4 p m ceremony following McAllen events led by Rep Eligio de la Garza.
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Reynosa
Mexico
Hungary Sees 4.3 Million Foreign Visitors Last Year
AP reports 4.3 million foreign visitors toured Hungary while 929 072 Hungarians traveled abroad in the previous year according to official figures.
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Budapest
Hungary
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