Pound slides to new all time low against dollar
The pound closed at 1.6810 dollars, a record low, after a sharp drop that widened the gap from Friday’s 1.7083 close. Dealers blamed weak demand, no buyers, and Britain’s economic woes including high inflation and a large trade deficit.
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Turnstiles Click At Soggy Panhandle Fair
Raindrops failed to dampen crowds at the Panhandle South Plains Fair as Festival 76 drew a throng of 40,444 more fairgoers on day three, bringing total attendance to 120,234 after three days. Freddy Fender and Barbara Mandrell performed to 1,505 fans across two shows in Fair Park Coliseum.
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Storms across Panhandle South Plains bring hail and rain
A cold front drenched the Panhandle and South Plains with heavy rain and hail. Reports include golfball and marble sized hail in Morton and Sudan, 1.77 inches in Amarillo, and 1.50 inches in Anton, Floydada, Lamesa, Roaring Springs. Tornadoes touched near Bay City and McAllen with winds up to 66 mph at Bergstrom.
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Prospective Camper Boat Curbs Stir City Protests
In Lubbock residents clash over a proposed ordinance restricting parking and storage of campers boats and trailers on private property. The P and Z panel will study existing city rules survey public opinion and consider impact on vehicle owners while some residents urge safeguards and others warn of tax and property rights losses.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Today At The Fair Opens First Lubbock School Day
Today marks the first Lubbock school day with students admitted and passes distributed. Event schedule includes Jersey cattle judging at 9 a.m. in the livestock pavilion, swine judging at 1 p.m. in the swine arena, and Bicentennial entertainment from 4 to 10 p.m. featuring the British Isles group on the outdoor stage at 5 30 p.m. Freddy Fender and Barbara Mandrell at 4 p.m. in the coliseum, Barrow judging at 4 p.m. and The Three Albanis at 7 9 p.m. All-day exhibits include exotic cattle, crafts in the women s building, ethnic displays in the agriculture building, a Children s Barnyard, tropical fish show, educational exhibits in the rotunda, Gene Ledel Shows, and farm exhibits outdoors plus a pigeon and country show.
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Bicentennial festival lineup adds star acts at coliseum
8:30 p.m. concert opens with country and western hits in Fender and Mandrell style. The Charlie Rich Show performs Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Neil Sedaka on the Friday-Saturday finale. Tickets cost 4 5 and 6 dollars. Stock judging began Monday with the barrow show continuing today, led by the Duroc division champion See AERIALISTS Page 12.
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Weather forecast for Lubbock area today and Wednesday
Cloudy and cool today with a slight chance of rain. High today in the upper 50s with tonight low mid 40s. Wednesday will be warmer and partly cloudy with highs in the 60s. Nor theasterly winds to 15 mph today with a 20 percent precipitation chance.
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Prayer for comfort in time of need
A reader offers a brief morning prayer thanking God for comfort and assistance when in need, expressing gratitude and faith in divine aid.
Water and Sewage Upgrades Drive Lubbock Advisory Agenda
Citizens Advisory Committee in Lubbock pushed water improvement as the top priority with an 8.2 million price tag for a new water source. They added 5.6 million to the 10th priority for upgrading water systems and proposed buying the Frank Gray farm for 3.5 million to secure treated waste water. The panel also eyed 450 thousand for a linear park to connect drainage lakes and outlined a broader 78 million capital program through 1982 with staff input.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
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Miller
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Henry Huneke
Final Eradication of Smallpox Seen
The World Health Organization said seven people in Bale region Ethiopia remain the only known smallpox cases and may be the last. If no new outbreak occurs in two years, WHO could declare eradication, with worldwide vaccine virus destruction begun to prevent revival and extensive surveillance planned in the three desert villages.
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Doctor Morris Fishbein Dies at 87 in New York
New York AP report states Dr. Morris Fishbein a leading medical figure died Monday at age 87 after two years of illness. He formerly edited the Journal of the American Medical Association and was a prominent medical authority.
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