Tornado Damage and City Plan Discussed in Lubbock Meeting
Reports describe ceiling collapse at First Baptist Church and flood in its basement after hail and rain. A small tornado near Midland caused minor damage to the Guitar and Farmers Co op Guns and scattered water in Denver City streets. Lubbock discussions centered on a multi million dollar bond package for urban renewal, infrastructure, and a downtown library with Mayor Rogers advocating sales tax funding as the equitable path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Midland Weather Bureau
Hage
Parent of Public Safety
Midland
Odessa
Guitar and Farmers’ Co
U.S. Highway 9
Fairy Field
Stanton
Lubbock
B. E. Rushing Jr
Doug Blackburn
Federal Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Lowell Slocum
Rogers
Hog show crowns O'Donnell and Wilson winners at fair
O'Donnell and Wolfforth finished first and second in the all breed grand championship drive at the fall hog show. Weldon Hancock won the major Chester White prize, while Barbara Oswalt claimed the reserve grand with a Poland China. Different breed entries were judged by Francis Callahan as crowds viewed cattle displays and a Vietnam training aid exhibit.
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Ing
O’donnell
Wolfforth
Weldon Hancock
Barbara Oswalt
Poland
China
Francis Callahan
Milford, Ill
Hampshire
Sgt. Bailey
Vietnam
U.S. Army Medical Training Center
Fort Sam Houston
Continental Army Command
Tucker and Young
Wilson
Lee Moore
Bob
J. D.phipps
Earth
Barrow
Miss Oswalt
Mike Smith
Ralls
Eddie Jones
Karen McKennon
Shallowater
Raymond Hancock
O'Donnell
Hamp Shire
Dusty Bailey
Tahoka
Overman Bros
Littlefield
Kenneth Corley
Slaton
B. J. Shepherd
Bridgeport
Schender Jersey Farm
Jersey
Davis Brothers Dairy of
Caldwell
Green Beret Person
Nel
Lillian Toulbert
San Antonio
Texas Nurses Association
Fairgrounds
Lubbock
District 18
Crash victims identified in Crosbyton area wreck
ee-Loyce Edwards 49 died at 9 and his wife Esta Lee survived wreck found in a dry creek bed by a Pallowater family. Alton Yeakley says crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. when the car clipped a bridge railing and plunged 15 feet. Edwards funeral services pending at Carter Funeral Home. Survivors include five sons, two daughters, parents, and ten grandchildren. Herrera remains critical at Crosbyton Hospital.
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Ee — Loyce
Alton Yeakley
Herrera
Crosbyton Hospital
Edwards
Carter Funeral Home
Esta Lee
Garland
Billy
Dee
Fort Worth
Marvin
Charles
Borger
Norma Lee
McClain
Honey Grove
Glynda Lois Trotter
J. L. Edwards
Quanna
District Rotary Chief To Talk In Lubbock Lunch
R. G. Mills district governor will address the Lubbock Downtown Rotary Club at noon today in the Pioneer Hotel. Members are urged to attend as Mills outlines district affairs and club membership goals.
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Rotary
R. G. Mills
Etary
Lubbock
Rotary Club
Pioneer Hotel
Siscimeing Y
Ein Saree Ot Club
Lost Platoon Still Missing Amid Pentagon Search
Senator Hartke says 66 soldiers from Ft Ord California remain unaccounted after unit dissolution. The investigation follows a mother's inquiry about missing separation papers as the case unfolds.
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Washington
Pentagon
Ft. Ord
Calif
Bkma
Hartke
Indianapolis
Mayors race in Boston narrows field to Hicks and White
In Boston, Mrs Louise Hicks leads a 10 candidate mayoral field, with Secretary of State Kevin White as her main rival. After 220 of 275 precincts reported Hicks had 35 404 votes while White trailed, signaling a tight contest amid civil rights tensions.
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Boston
Louise Hicks
New Deigre
Rrival
Kevin JH. White
Ere
Thisty
Hicks
White
Beulah Flood Devastates Harlingen and Nearby Cities
Beulah raging floodwaters engulf Harlingen Texas and nearby towns forcing evacuations of 800 homes and thousands of residents. Rio Grande crested and spread through McAllen Falfurrias and Raymondville as 70 miles north Falfurrias remained isolated and Miller Dam broke.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Texas
Beulah
McAllen
Bob Veale
National Guard
Bill Somers
Harlingen
Rear Guard
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Harlingen Police Department
Gulf of Mexico
Raymondville
Rio Grande
Falfurrias
South Texas
Bill Burrows
Kpso Radio
Burrows
Arroyo Colorado
Edith
Leeward Islands
International Boundary and Water Commission
el Paso
Brownsville
U. S
Anzalduas Dam
San Benito
Rio Grande City
Haiphong Target Debate Shows War Expansion Push
General Wheeler urges action against Haiphong as a key port, describing Cam Pha and Hon Gai as minor. He cites a need for a sizable, prolonged effort to disrupt Haiphong and notes Soviet and Chinese aid affecting North Vietnam.
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Washington
Earle G. Wheeler
Haiphong
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Senate Preparedness
United States
Cam Pha
Hon Gai
Senate
U.S. Navy
McNamara
Presdent Johnson
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
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Goh Mae Ncem
First Baptist Church
Bob Ferguson
Music and Education Director
Byron Shotts
Subcommittee
W. P. Clement
Wesley Knight
Jesse Knight
Abernathy
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Wesley
Jim Coker
Southeast Asia
South Plains
West Texas
Fair Park Coliseum
Littlefie i
Paul Recer
Associated Press
Harlingen Air Force Base
la Feria
EGBT
Atre
McAllen McAllen
Col
Ted Thomas
Weslacotland
Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Forbidden Harbor
Anastacio Garcia
Ft. 3
Post
Lauf Clinic
Gregory Machado
Rt. 1
Levelland
Lauf
Felix Sosa
Thomas Vance
16Th St
Methodist Hospital
James Newdy
4Th St
Apt
Thomas Brothers
Leon Escobedo
6Th St
Ooo Hospital
Clarence Thummel
56Th St
Paethodist Hospital
Johnny Carptenter
W. Garza
Fer
M. L. Stacy
33Rd St
Leah
Tanya
Panhandle South Plains Fair Grounds
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