Dorm Blaze Foils Theft Plot In New Castle
In New Castle Delaware Albert Carty a 19 year old assistant manager at a department store took a phone call claiming his wife would be harmed unless he delivered receipts to a remote spot. Police intercepted the plan arresting a 14 year old juvenile and 19 year old Kenneth Nobayashi with the older charged with attempted robbery. Carty said he is not married.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Del
Albert Carty
Sears, Roebuck
Carty
Kenneth Nobayashi
Electric rate hike eyed for South Plains towns
Southwestern Public Service Co may raise electric bills by about 7.62 percent for residential and business customers in roughly 60 West Texas towns including Lubbock, Floydada, and Crosbyton. Company officials cite rising costs and seek a first rate increase in 16 years. New Mexico rates already approved while Pioneer Natural Gas Co requested 11.5 percent increases for South Plains communities.
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Southwestern Public Service Co
South Plains
Panhandle
Lubbock
Floydada
Crosbyton
West Texas
R. H
Bob) Brummal
Southern Division
Southwestern Public Service
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
New Mexico
New Mexico Public Service Commission
Texas
Roy Tolk
Fire breaks out in Texas Tech dorm causes smoke injuries
A blaze on the 12th floor of Chitwood Hall in the Wiggins complex at 19th St and Flint Ave prompted a four alarm response. Several coeds were treated for smoke inhalation at Methodist and West Texas hospitals, with one minor arm injury from breaking windows. Fire officials stated the fire was under control by 12 30 am and no serious injuries were reported.
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Chitwood Hall
Texas Tech
Wiggins
19Th St
Flint Ave
Methodist
West Texas
Avalanche-Journal
Weymouth Hall
Lubbock
Reese Afb
Lee Turner
Fire Department
Joe Gordon
Beulah Slams Brownsville Matamoros as Evacuations Surge
Hurricane Beulah, a 160 mph gulf storm, roared ashore near Brownsville Texas and Matamoros with 923 mb central pressure. Gov Connally mobilized 680 National Guardsmen as 500000 shelter spaces opened and 30,000 Mexicans fled across the Rio Grande toward refugee centers.
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vatanche-Journal News
Brownsville
Beulah
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande River
Matamoros
Gulf Coast
John Connally
Rio Grande Valley
Miami Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Mexico
Rio Grande
Weather Bureau
Open Doors As Beulah Drives Up Aransas Bay Tide
Ed Elrod of Fin and Feather Club in Aransas Pass says he will open doors and let water wash through as Beulah pushes tides three feet higher. Port Aransas evacuated, ferry shut, gulf waters threaten highways. residents brace for more flooding.
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Aransas Pass
Ed Elrod
Elrod
Corpus Christi
Aransas Bay
Port Aransas
Gulf of Mexico
Mustang Island
Highway Department
W. E. Harris
Harris
Carla
Beulah
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Prayer text homage to God for guidance and glory
A devotional invocation appeals to Almighty God to guide daily life and glorify His name forever. The anonymous prayer emphasizes reverence during going and coming and the joy of worship.
Living Textbook idea updates social studies class
More than 100 Lubbock teachers attended a session advocating daily newspapers as a living textbook. Panelists cited using front page news to compare explorations with historical events and offered over 50 classroom applications from an Oklahoma State seminar.
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Lubbock
Oklahoma State University
Avalanche - Journal
Lewis and Clark
Coronado
Outer Space
CREDIT CARD DATA KEY TO PRIVACY INVASION
A features essay argues data surveillance will create a virtual Big Brother. It cites growing card transactions and government and private data stores, noting 100 million punch cards and 30 000 tapes on individuals. It questions a future where credit info tracks every payment and tax.
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U.S
U. S
Ederal Housing Administration
Inflation curb plan eyed by Heller with tax rise
Former White House economist Walter W. Heller urged tighter tax laws to fight inflation in 1968. He said a 10 percent surtax on income and corporate taxes may be needed alongside growth, with a brisk expansion already underway. The Associated Press poll showed a majority of Ways and Means Committee members open to the surcharge.
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Associatedress
Washington
Walter W. Heller
White House
Heller
National City Bank of Minneapolis
Associated Press
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Scoffatt
Council of Economic Advisers
Vietnam
Henry S.reuss
D-Wis
Treasury
Congress
Rioters Hit Two Cities in Hartford and Dayton
Rioters attacked Hartford Connecticut and Dayton Ohio on Tuesday night with shooting, window smashing, and looting. Police said more than 50 arrests were made. tear gas fired in Hartford. state police called in to control bands of youths in the North End. At least 70 arrests and one officer injured were reported in Hartford during a second straight night of disturbances sparked by a Sunday shooting of a Black man by a vice squad detective.
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Dayton
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
North End
Third
Jury selection drags in Dolphus Brown murder trial
Prospective jurors for the Dolphus Jack Brown murder case were examined in 137th District Court with little progress. Ten veniremen faced about 30 minutes of questions, eight challenged for cause, two more removed by peremptory strike, leaving the panel short.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Dolphus Jack Brown
137Th District Court
Alton R. Griffin
Defense Co
George FE. Gilkerson
Travis Shelton
Veniremen
C. Newsom
23Rd St
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World Besk Vary Service, Inc
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