Lamesa to open new Ginger gym with Uni-Turf floor
Lamesa Public Schools near completion on a new gymnasium at the middle school complex will host all Golden Tornadoes home games. The facility features an artificial Uni-Turf surface, making Lamesa the first District 3-AAA home court with such a surface, amid contractor delays and penalties.
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Taylor County Coliseum
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Lubbock
Today in History highlights from January 20, 1971
On this date events include the 1936 death of King George V and Edward VIII succession, 1265 Parliament meeting, 1801 John Marshall as chief justice, 1887 Pearl Harbor base lease, 1941 FDR third term, 1953 Eisenhower oath, 1965 LBJ full term, JFK 1960s presidency anniversary, and 1970s diplomacy notes with North Vietnam and China.
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Associated Press
George V
Britain
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
England
John Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
United States
North Vietnam
China
Warsaw
Poland
Weather snapshot for Texas regions shows warm trend
Snyder reports Tuesday temperatures with a high of 52 and a low of 23 rising to 29 at 7 am. Northwest Texas trends toward fair and warmer conditions tonight with cooler, cloudier changes by Thursday across regions, and highs ranging 56 to 75.
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Texas
Pecos
Southwest
U.S. Helicopters Support South Vietnamese on Highway 4
U S helicopters conduct command and control missions for South Vietnamese troops along Cambodia's Highway 4 near Veal Benh while ferrying supplies and providing fire support from Gulf of Siam carrier helicopters. The U S denies ground troops or advisers are operating in Cambodia. Governor Preston Smith asks Texas Legislature for a $6.8 billion two year budget without new taxes financed by bonds and a temporary deficit.
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Phu Quoc Island
Cambodia
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Gulf of Siam
Veal Benh
Highway 4
General Revenue Fund
Department of Public Safety
Smith
Grand Jury Probing NBL Stock Purchases
Federal civil action accuses 15 men and 13 firms of stock manipulation. U.S. Attorney Anthony Farris says a Houston grand jury is hearing testimony that may parallel Dallas proceedings. Depositions include Gov. Preston Smith and Speaker Gus Mutscher. Jury met all week. no indictments yet, but a possible return in two to four weeks.
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Anthony J. P. Farris
FBI
Farris
Dallas
Preston Smith
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Battles in Cambodia See Heavy Losses for North Vietnamese
South Vietnamese forces report 119 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed across three Cambodian actions. South Vietnamese losses total 11 dead and 23 wounded. U.S. Cobra helicopters supported attacks as 1,000 Marines pushed near Pich Nil pass on Route 4 toward Phnom Penh, with 32 enemy killed and 4 South Vietnamese fatalities. A 15,000 man task force seeks to reopen the highway aiding Phnom Penh, while control of about 10 miles of the 115 mile road remains.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Pich Nil Pass
Phnom Penh
Ghislain Bellorget
Holger Jensen
Deep South Sees Record Freezing Temperatures Across Regions
A cold front brings a hard freeze from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic. Teens linger from Virginia to Georgia with frost in northern Florida and snow flurries near Brunswick. Los Angeles hits 90s for the third day, while Phoenix and Yuma set January heat records.
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Georgia
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Iowa
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Oregon
Los Angeles
Rockies
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Yuma
Ariz
Old Town
Maine
Santa Cruz Island
Calif
Guerrillas Split Over Peace Efforts in Middle East
Al Ahram reports Palestinian guerrillas divided on peace talks with Israel with PFLP opposing settlements while Fatah and radical groups show support for Arab moves to counter June 1967 aggression. The central committee endorses a broad reconsideration of the Palestinian movement goals.
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Associated Press
al Ahram
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Beirut
Lebanon
PFLP
Palestine
Central Committee of the
Palestine Guerrilla Organization
Amman
al Fatah
Explosion Injures Sixteen at Enjay Chemical Plant
Sixteen people were injured in an explosion and fire at the Enjay Chemical Co. plant in Baton Rouge. Half the injured were plant workers. No deaths were reported and all injuries were treated as minor. The fire was controlled early this morning after a tank car or tank truck at the loading dock exploded. contents unknown. Damage estimates were not provided.
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