Elderly Airplane Boasts Enviable Service Record
The 1929 Ford tri motor known as the Kansas Clipper arrives for the Kiwanis Air Show in Plainview Texas. Owner Charles LeMaster of Ottawa Kansas sits beside the restored craft which once carried mail and passengers for American Airlines. The elderly plane cruises at 90 to 100 mph while modern airliners reach 600 mph. LeMaster notes the nostalgia of the big windows and slow ride as comparisons to today’s jets are drawn.
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Gordon Zeigler
A-t
Plainview
South Plains
Charles LeMaster
Ottawa
Kan
LeMaster
American Airlines
Dianne
Las Vegas
Tri-motors
John Scaggs
Anothree
Rare Bird
Hijackers Seize Jetliner in Canada and New York Bomb Plot
Six hijackers calling themselves Fighters for Free Croatia seized a New York to Chicago jet over Canada, threatening to trigger a bomb in the United States unless a communique printed in five major papers. A bomb in New York exploded as police tried to disarm it, injuring four officers. The jet landed in Gander after fuel stops and a pressure cooker bomb was detonated at a police range.
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Gander
Newfoundland
Fighters For Free
Croatia
Chicago
United States
Canada
New York City
Trans World Airlines
Grand Central Station
Montreal
Belgrade Jetliner Collision Blamed on Tower Error
A British Trident and a Yugoslav DC9 collided head on near Zagreb 30,000 feet up, killing 176 aboard. Yugoslav authorities arrested several including two tower staff as officials blame altitude misjudgment. A black box was found as investigators probe air corridor errors for the crash.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Yugolav
Vjeceslav Jakovac
Zagreb
Pleso
British Airways Trident
London
Istanbul
Yugoslav Republic of Croatia
Vrbavec
Fair Weather Sets Up Texas Tech Opener At Colorado
Warm but crisp conditions greet the Texas Tech versus Colorado game at Jones Stadium with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Temperatures should be in the 70s at start, dipping to the 60s by nightfall as southerly winds reach 5 to 10 mph.
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Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
University of Colorado
Prayer for understanding amidst illogic and world’s beauty
A reader asks for divine guidance to discern and accept God’s wisdom when faced with illogical situations. The plea emphasizes seeking a perfect answer through faith and gratitude in daily life. Amen.
Downtown Mall Idea Gains Favor At GLDA Meeting
Bankers and developers report rising support for a central business district pedestrian mall in downtown Lubbock. Avenue J would close to north south traffic with east west flow preserved on surrounding streets. Cost estimates cited reach about two million dollars with utilities and design steps influencing price. Plans for Interstate 27 extension to Lubbock noted as a decade away.
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C. B. Carter
Greater
Maeker
Tex Timberlake
Texas Highway Department
Lubbock
New Court Need Urgent Fifth Court Urged by Bar Panel
Lubbock County bar members told Avalanche-Journal they face an intolerable backlog of about 7 000 cases and want a fifth district court to speed trials. They warned without another court jury trials may end, urged legislative action and noted existing judges lack courtroom space and time to handle cases promptly.
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Patremick Avalanche-Journal
Wheels of Justice
Lubbock County
Bar Association
Lubbock
Bar
137Th District Court
Robert Wright
Wright
Clifford Brown
Criminal Defense Bar
Bill Moss
Civil Defense
NEW Court
Airline to drop early Austin flight from Lubbock route
TI plans to cancel Flight 954 from Lubbock to Austin on Oct. 1 due to poor demand and a money losing load of 13.5 passengers on an 80 seat aircraft. The carrier will continue two daily Austin runs at 3 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. with Southwestern Airlines seeking entry but no room for another carrier.
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Austin
Texas International
Lubbock
Jim O’donnell
Lubbock Regional
O'Donnell
Lubbock-to-Austin
Southwestern Airlines
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Southwestern
Lubbock Area Weather Forecast Brief
Fair and cool tonight in Lubbock and vicinity. Sunny and warmer today with a high in the 80s and a low tonight in the upper 50s. Sunday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Winds today from the south to southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
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Lubbock
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FBI
New York
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Washington Post
Chicago Trib
Une
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Paris
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Sepa
Frankfurt
West Germany
Britain
Frances
Denver
Lucy Arguello
New Mexico
Thosteson
Arkobeastigetss
Dadpaagteasaygaatonds
Neeneneeness
Wenese
Eae Inengacs Otes Crecarseccens Shastaa Andueneans
Carter
Harold Chapman
Joe Phillips
Tom Purdom
Éa.m. Saaenes
Vanes
Fam
Abilene
Albuquerque
el Paso
Amarillo
Royston
Hobbs
Okla
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