Lubbock finalist for All-America City award
Lubbock named among 18 finalists for the All-America City Award by the National Municipal League. The Hub City is the only Texas community in the finals, cited for the regional airport civic center and Canyon Lakes project. Finalists present Nov 7 10 in Williamsburg Virginia with ten cities to be named winners after panels review.
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Paula Tilker
Avalanche—Journal
Lubbock
Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
National Municipal League
Texas
Anderson
Ind
Arvada
Colo
Baltimore
Liamsburg
George H. Gallup
The
League
Lubhbock
Hua Kuo-feng Emerges as China’s De Facto Leader
A Peking broadcast said the army pledged loyalty to the Central Committee headed by Hua Kuo-feng, signaling his de facto leadership as Mao’s successor. No formal chairmanship, but Hua’s position strengthens as power struggles rumble within the party. See RUSSIA Page 14.
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Tokyo
Peking
Party
Hua Kuo-feng
Hua
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Hsinhua
Central Committee
China
Military Affairs Commission
Party Central Committee
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Chou En-lai
Chou
Chiang Ching
Taiwan
Warm Pleasant Fall Day In Lubbock Area
Westerly winds from a weak trough bring dry sunny conditions across the region under high pressure. Expect near 85 today with a 50 degree low and similar 85s Tuesday. No precipitation expected on the South Plains through Friday as Texas remains under a warming, drying pattern.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
South Texas
Atlantic
Congaree
Broad
South Carolina
Seri
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
Fair weather continues in Lubbock and vicinity through Tuesday with little temperature change. Today's high near 85 and tonight's low around 50, with southwest winds up to 20 mph. Tuesday's high in the low 80s.
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Lubbock
Winds, Cold Halt Mt Everest Trek
High winds and freezing cold on Everest forced the American Bicentennial expedition to abort plans for a second summit bid. Dr Chris Chandler and Rob Cormack reached the summit before descending to Camp 2 while Gerry Roach and Rick Ridge stayed at Camp 4.
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Everest Base Camp
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Chris Chandler
Robert Cormack
Gerry Roach
Boulder
Colo
Rick Ridge
Abandoned Everest assault as wind and cold rise
The ABEE expedition leader Phil Trimble announced the second summit attempt would be scrapped due to 100 mph winds above 26,000 feet and worsening weather. Climbers from Malibu and the Netherlands remained at Camp 2, with others in good condition while a CBS cameraman fell ill in Kathmandu.
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Way
Malibu
Calif
Hans Bruyntjes
Netherlands
Phil Trimble
Trimble
Camp 2
Chandler
Seattle
Wash
Cormack
Boulder
Colo
Nepal
Katmandu
Mike Hoover
CBS
Prayer Exhortation for Living Christlike Grace
A devotional prayer asks for God’s love and grace to transform the believer so others may see Christ in them. It ends with a cadence of Amen and a closing signature A Reader.
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Christ
Woman Reunited With Mother After 32 Year Gap
Betty Alt of Plano learned her mother Betty Teague, once of Big Spring, is alive after 32 years apart. A Big Spring police check traced Teague via the telephone directory revealing sister O T Teague in California. A phone call bridged the years and mother and daughter plan a Dallas reunion with eight grandchildren noted by Alt.
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Big Spring
Betty Teague
Betty Alt
Plano
Jack Jones
Teague
O.T. Teague
Jones
Betty Ruth Hanks
Martinez
Calif
Mrs. Alt
Capt. Jones
Texas Roads May Show Money Crunch Effects
The Texas Department of Highways faces tighter budgets as costs rise. District 5 will see fewer workers and slower project completion, with 800 statewide potential job losses if trends continue. Drivers may face rougher rides and reduced highway upkeep as priorities shift to essential safety.
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Texas
Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Highway Department
District 5
George Wall
South Plains
Wall
Balloonist Ed Yost Flies Atlantic Record Attempt Lands At Sea
Balloonist Ed Yost, 57, failed to reach land after a record long Atlantic crossing attempt. He ditched 580 miles southwest of Lisbon and was rescued by the West German tanker Elisabeth Bolten, then transported toward Gibraltar.
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Ponta Delgada
Azores
Ed Yost
Atlantic
Yost
Gibraltar
U.S. Joint Military Rescue Center
Ramstein
West Germany
Lioux Falls
8.D
Maine
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores Islands
Washington, D.C
H. Kaulen
Carvalheira
U.S
Theodore R. Schindler
U.S. Air Force
Lajes
Elisabeth Bolten
Egypt
Bolten
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