Bodies Of Two Galveston Girls Found In Bayou
Police investigated the execution-style killing of two Ball High School students, Maria Johnson and Debbie Ackerman, whose bound bodies were found in Turner's Bayou northwest of Galveston. Johnson, 15, was shot in the head and neck. Ackerman, also 15, was shot in the face and back. Both were naked from the waist down.
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Masked trio rob Pinkie's Mini-Mart for $5000
Three men wearing ski masks robbed Pinkie's Mini-Mart on Buffalo Lakes Road shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, fleeing with about $5,000 from a cash register and unlocked safe. DPS found three ski masks miles north of the scene and seek three suspects in a white Oldsmobile or a blue and white Oldsmobile.
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Taylor Dance Company residency visits Lubbock for three days
Local arts brief notes Paul Taylor Dance Company arrives in Lubbock for a three day residency at University Center. Texas Tech events and cultural awards coverage appear across sections while broader national and world items populate Sections A through D.
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Pay Boosts Possible, US Says Lubbock Garbage Charge Set
Lubbock plans a garbage service charge of 2 per month for single family homes with an expected 1.10 million new revenue to balance a 26 million city budget amid an overall phase two economic control. City officials attended a Dallas briefing with Donald Rumsfeld as Cost of Living Council guidance was reviewed.
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Prayer meditation on faith and hope inspires future
A devotional prayer asserts that faith stimulates hope in all things and that with faith and hope one holds the future's golden key. The reader signs the piece as A Reader.
Air Pollution Relief Looms Over Birmingham Crisis
The air pollution crisis in Birmingham eased as weather shifts reduced emissions impacts. EPA officials planned to decide if federal court orders to idle 25 major industries could be lifted, pending weather effectiveness. Judge Sam Pointer Jr. set a hearing for today on the injunction issued under emergency powers.
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City panel backs vague plan to share Lubbock field with Texas League
The Parks and Recreation board and school trustees approve a nonbinding resolution to allow Lowrey Field use by a Class AA Texas League team, pending a written contract. The plan seeks funding for seating, lighting, restrooms, and concessions to reach league standards, with no cash committed yet. Dr. Paul Johnson cites an estimated $50,000 cost, while stressing school teams would still train and use the facility.
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China confirms atmospheric nuclear test near Lop Nur
The United States reports a China atmospheric nuclear explosion near Lop Nur at noon CST with an estimated yield of 20 000 tons of TNT. The test raises China’s total announced tests to twelve, eleven atmospheric and one underground, marking a modest yield compared with last year’s three million ton blast.
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China
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Lop Nur
First hard freeze weather alert hits South Plains region
A cold front brings the first hard freeze of the season to the South Plains. Low temperatures mid-20s expected northwest of a Sempecit to Babbock to Fhardacha line with widespread freezing elsewhere. Lubbock readings fell to 36 and a stronger frost risk exists tonight across North Texas and the Northwest.
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Weather forecast for Taibhewk and vicinity
Readings in the mid twenties this morning with fair skies and cool water this afternoon. Highs near the 50s and a warm trend expected into Saturday after midnight. Winds variable with gusts noted.
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