Israel readies large attack on Lebanon and Syria
A Palestinian agency described Israeli plans for a broad invasion of Lebanon and Syria in retaliation for the Munich killings. Israeli forces shelled and advanced, with tanks, artillery, and helicopters moving through southern Lebanon as heavy combat continued.
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Pera Fec Ee
Munich
Pewspener
Swift
Palestinian Agency
Riumns
Lebanon
Syria
Heliicopters
Es Agency
Ironath UN
Israel
Haig Advances Military Merger Plan Amid Government Rank Talks
In a developing agenda Lt General Haig pursues a merger strategy to align military and governmental ranks. The evolving plan aims to consolidate authority and streamline command structures across defense and civilian sectors.
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Silat
S Haig
Nixon denies tax increase plan amid campaign push
President Nixon and aides insisted there will be no tax increases. Republican leaders cited Finance concerns while noting possible tax structure revisions. White House officials presented a split message as debates unfolded.
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White House
L. Ziegler
George KcGovern
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Lent
Blasts McGovern
House
Gerald Ford
Ziegler
Major chains warned to cut beef prices or face action
A State and Nation report notes that major supermarket chains are warned to lower beef prices or risk government prosecution. The page references Raza Unida and mentions party positions in a brief, era-specific context.
Gridiron open sets 60 plus wars on South Plains
Tonight marks the season opener with Dunbar facing Snyder in a South Plains clash. Coaches and players from across the area aim to record every touchdown as the state’s big night kicks off.
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Dunbar
Snyder
South Plains
Reat
Prayer fragment seeks strength for faith in daily life
A brief prayer asks for strengthened faith to face each day, concluding in Jesus' Name. Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
City Dispute Over Aid to Striking Sanitation Workers
A labor group offers financial aid to sanitation workers who walked off two weeks ago. Maurice Richard, council president, gave no details on when or how much aid, while 145 city employees remain on strike. 57 new workers were hired to replace them, dropping to 55 as two failed city policy tests. Garbage pickup is west of University Ave today and will shift to the entire east half on Saturday.
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For Council
Maurice Richard
Jim Weston
University AN
Seer in us nationwide storm study shapes codes
Dr Kishor C Mehta and team surveyed Corpus Christi and Lubbock after Celia and Hurricane storm wreckage. They found design flaws that allowed buildings to fail in high winds and urged stricter codes, noting Corpus Christi changes occurred before their work was complete.
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Haredur
Texas’ Tech
Sal
Kishor C
Mehta
Morricane Calla
Christi
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Aew
Newsweek
Texas Tech
Hetty
Area Cotton and Grain Estimates Boosted by Rain
Heavy rains in dryland areas last month lift cotton prospects to the largest High Plains crop since 1965. The joint September estimate for 25 counties rises to 1,993,000 bales from 1,917,000, with cotton and grain sorghum both benefiting but needing warm dry weather to materialize. Ginnings 1971 totaled 1,279,150, and the record stands at 2,443,900 bales in 1961.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
High Plains
Lubbock Cotton Exchange and
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Exchange Pcg
Texas Crop Reporting Service
Dawn Strengthens to Third Atlantic Hurricane
Tropical Storm Dawn becomes a hurricane with 80 mph winds about 250 miles east of Cape Hatteras. A military plane confirmed the upgrade as forecasters warned Dawn could threaten the U.S. mainland late Friday or Saturday.
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Miami
Dawn
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Hatteras
N.C
National Hurricane Center
Well He Thought She Was There Well He Thought She Was There
City marshal James Isbell stops a 1972 black car and checks the driver license. The driver insists his wife is in the back seat, but the seat is empty. He then backtracks 64 miles to Guthrie to find the wife who had wandered to a restroom.
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Ralls (Special
James Isbell
Guthrie
City Menaced By Twisters
Severe storms battered the South Plains with 57 mph winds heavy rains and hail. Two tornadoes were sighted near Lubbock with funnel activity reported by public safety officials but not confirmed by the National Weather Service. Odessa suffers a mobile home demolished and power outages persist while Lubbock reports scattered damage including broken windows and downed lines.
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Don Vandiver
Journal
South Plains
Odessa
Lubbock
Mobile
Department of Public Safety
National Weather Service
50Th Street
Salem
East 4Th Street
Elder
NWS
Midland-Odessa
Jal
N.M
Andrews
Seminole
Denver City
Jack Brown
Jim Tellis
81St St
4Th Street
Avenue T
Slide Road
114Th Street
Israelis Return Home With 10 Munich Victims
In Jerusalem the bodies of 10 Israeli Olympic athletes murdered at Munich arrived for burial amid grief and nationalist fury. Relatives cried out as mourners gathered around the coffins, while officials including Dayan Shazar Allon and other leaders awaited at the airport.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Munich
Yosef Romano
Lod
Dayan
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Zalman Shazar
Yigal Allon
Israel
May Get Court Test Controversial Zoning Case Tabled
City Planning and Zoning Commission refused to uphold a council zoning change for land near West 19th Street opening the way for court action. A motion to approve A-1 single family zoning died 2-5. the matter was tabled.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Alan Henry
Alice Johnson
Henry
19Th Street
Chicago Avenue
Weather outlook for Lubbock area with storms possible
Partly cloudy warm and humid in Lubbock and vicinity with a chance of afternoon and night thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Lubbock
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