Storm Looms Over Panhandle South Plains Fair Finale
Weather forecasters predict warmer skies as the Panhandle South Plains Fair enters its final day with hopes for a new attendance record. Rabbits show judging resumes at 9 am, with events including the West Texas Twirling Festival and Miss La Petite finals underway at Fair Park Coliseum.
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Knapp Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Don Guthrie
Hal Panhandle South Plains
Fair Park Coliseum
West Texas
Fairgrounds
Gene Ledel
Army
Navy
Aiir Force
Marine Corps
South Plains Genealogical Society
Small Stock
Lamona
Iowa
Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
South Plains
Inez Hurricane Rebuilds Threat Of Return To Cuba
Hurricane Inez likely regains force after hitting Cuba and the Caribbean. Forecasters warn a westward turn could bring danger toward Florida as Haiti and the Dominican Republic tally deaths and damage. Guantanamo reports show strong winds and damaged structures but no serious injuries among residents.
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Inez
Cuba
Caribbean
United States
Florida
Miami
Paul Moore
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Inez Mays
South
Fall Takes Cool Turn Over South Plains
A massive cold front from Canada swept into Lubbock and nearby areas Friday, dropping temperatures to 53 degrees by 7 a.m. and cutting 40 degrees from Thursday's high. Winds reached up to 50 mph, with heavy cloud cover but no major storms predicted. highs later in the day reached in the 60s as temperatures edge lower toward freezing in parts of the Panhandle.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
U.S. Weather Bureau
Tyler
Waco
Ripper Panhandle
Massive Chickens Die In Wind-Swept Fire At Lubbock Farm
At Robnett's Egg Farm complex on 98th Street and College Avenue a Friday blaze killed an estimated 50 000 to 60 000 Hy-Line laying hens and damaged or destroyed multiple structures. Firefighters fought for three hours amid 25 mph winds and water shortages. Losses since January mount, with the owner placing damages at 150 000 to 200 000 dollars and noting similar earlier fires in the area.
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Robnett
98Th St
College Ave
Tohoka
N. J. Robnett
Lubbock Downs
AREA NEWS AND EVENTS HIGHLIGHT UNDATED 1966 ITEMS
Taxpayers receive ad valoremaxes by today as area coverage expands rural telephone service in 13 counties improves with underground cables. A conservative group donates over 120000 to GOP campaigns while Red China marks a 17th birthday with blasts and atom test color films. Nazi war criminals leave Spandau Prison Rudolf Hess noted. Netherlands official delivers peace proposals for Viet Nam urging consideration. Comic Dictionary defines fecentric as the man who treats bridge or golf as mere games.
Flee Hippo Escapes at Kennedy Airport
Cargo handlers at Kennedy Airport faced a 572 pound Liberian hippo that broke from its crate and roamed the area. The 25 workers avoided danger by climbing crates and seeking cover while the hippo wandered into an areaway before returning to its cage. No injuries occurred.
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United Press International
KW York
Kennedy
Liberia
Michigan
Brot x Zoo
U.S. Forces Hit Viet Nam as 2,500 GIs Arrive
American troops in South Viet Nam reach 117,500 direct involvement as Hanoi rejects talks. Hanoi and Saigon clash over rebel forces while U.S. bombers strike missile sites in the north. In a major engagement near Quang Ngai, 55 Viet Cong killed after air and ground attacks. Military buildup continues amid tensions.
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South Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
Quang Neai
Court backs principal over longhaired Dallas trio
The Sounds Unlimited members age 17 to 18 lose federal case. Dallas Samuels High School principal Lanham can suspend longhaired students. Judge Taylor earlier halted action to allow attendance. Trio plans private schooling. attorney says they will appeal.
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Aress
U.S
Herbert. Hooks
Stephen Webb
Philip Farrell
Paul Jarvis
W. O S. Lanham
Samuels High School
U.S. Dist
W. M. Taylor
Lanham
Ilacks
Sounds Unlimited
Tassor
Texas
Today’s Prayer Inspires Faith in Gospel’s Power
A brief devotional note proclaims the gospel as the power of God unto salvation, authored anonymously, inviting readers to consider faith and spiritual assurance.
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God
Anonymous
Johnson halts Pan Am strike with 60 day cooling off
President Johnson delays Pan American World Airways strike by 12 000 Transport Workers Union members for 60 days by signing an executive order to form an emergency board to study the dispute. The union faces a 3 day cooling off period after the board report. In a separate area, Congo Foreign Minister Bomboko accuses European mercenaries of massing in Portuguese Angola to back Tshombe.
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Johnson
Pan American World Airways
AFT -Cio Transport Workers Union
American Airlines
Pan Am
Forder
United Nations
Noyphy
Dustin Bomboko
Congo
France
Angola
Moise Tshombe
Amarillo Group Pushes for Med School Site in Texas
An Amarillo group told University of Texas regents they have talked and planned for a state medical school, signaling readiness to compete with Houston and Lubbock. Mayor Wallace outlined local needs like more beds and nursing education, urging immediate relocation of the Northwest Texas Hospital to the medical center.
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Associated Press
USTIN
Amarillo
University of Texas Regents
Ao State Medical School
Regents
Houston
Amarin
Lubbock
Wales Madden Jr
Amarilo
Flv. Wallace
Medical Affairs Committee
Perative
Northwest
Texas
Amarillo Hospital
Weather Map Page 13 A Lubboek Vieinus Forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions today and tonight with a high temperature in the middle range. The forecast covers Sunday with similar muted cloudiness and mild temperatures, reflecting a limited warm spell in the outlook.
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Lubboek
Vieinus
Warner Todas Hieh
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