Texas fights organized crime across the South Plains
A three part series by SAM ATTLESEY examines how organized crime thrives in Texas beyond major cities. Statewide and local agencies including the Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council aim to define and combat the problem with public education and coordinated enforcement.
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Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
The
Stock Exchange
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council
Atmn
John L. Hill
Wilson E. Speir
Department of Public Safety
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
DPS
Nixon Veto Upheld in Senate Budget Clash
The Senate 60-36 sustained Nixon veto of a 2.6 billion rehabilitation bill for the handicapped, missing the two thirds needed to override. House action not taken as both chambers must pass for an override. Republicans hailed the vote as boosting Nixon in future budget battles.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
House
Carl Albert
Mike Mansfield
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Appropriations’ Committee
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
GOP
Griffin
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area This Week
Partly cloudy to clear through Thursday with a low near 4 tonight. Daytime high in the lower 50s today and around 60 Thursday. Northerly winds will diminish today.
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Lubbock
Floydada Transit Move Prompts Public Hearing
Frisco Railroad officials and residents of Floydada Motley and Cottle Counties held a public hearing on transferring United Transport Inc from Floydada to Amarillo. The move, prompted by 78 miles of aging track and fuel concerns, will shift the Frisco line to a branch, affecting 40 families and possibly more as autos are redirected to Avart Oklahoma.
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Danny Ellington
Avalanche-Journal
Floydada
Bruce Mahon
Frisco Railroad
Quanah
Paducah
United Transport Inc
Mahon
Motley and
Cottle
Floyd County
Amarillo
Frisco
Avart
Oklo
Loni Davis
Davis
Prayer for Strength and Forgiveness
A reader seeks divine aid as the faithful gather in prayer, asking God for strength to resist temptation and for forgiveness of sins, in a communal plea.
Meat Industry Feels Pinch From Nationwide Boycott
The meat industry faces cuts as wholesalers lay off workers and supermarkets report falling sales amid a consumer boycott to curb rising prices. Retailers and unions warn the stint could worsen while officials consider a price and economic control freeze through March.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Washington
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Robert Miller
Union Packing Co
Los Angeles
J.J. Rodriguez
Meat Cutters Local
Integrity measured by admitting fault when wrong
The item discusses integrity as the quality that defines a man who confronts his errors. It emphasizes the value of acknowledging fault to be right, framing honesty as essential to character.
Freight Sprucebank Rides High Over New Orleans Dock
The freighter Sprucebank sits near rooftops at a Mississippi River dock in the French Quarter as floodwaters rise. Water reaches up to ten feet on the high water gauge, the highest since 1930, flooding portions of Missouri and Illinois and submerging more than 850000 acres in the watershed.
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Coast Guard
Old Monroe
Corps of Engineers
Missouri
Illinois
Sprucebank
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Ol’ Man River
Ilinois
Local Mayors Elected As Ballots Run Light Across South Plains
In Slaton and Levelland area towns voters turned out in light numbers for municipal elections with Landreth 347 votes and Mont 556 in Levelland. Farwell saw the heaviest turnout and elected Patsche mayor 98 to Ford 82 while Chandler and Berry won seats on the city commission. Final tallies listed Jelly Vincent and See 60 and 106 respectively as other results. Three-page continuation noted.
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Gerry
Farwell
Janie Bowery
Patsche
Gil Patsche
J. T .Ford
Fred Chandler
Jim Berry
L. R. ‘Jelly’ Vincent
Th. Vo ‘Shorty
Colquitt Wins Dalhart Mayor's Race Over Dunlap
Veteran councilman John Colquitt Jr. defeated Roy Lee Dunlap, a Lubbock Christian College student, by 771 to 221 with 992 votes cast. Colquitt, longtime city official and soft drink bottling company owner, seeks a new term while Dunlap vows future campaigns.
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Michael C. Wester Dalhart
UPI
John Colquitt Jr
Roy Lee Dunlap
Lubbock Christian College
Panhandle Cit
Colquitt
Dunlap
Col
Dalhart
Dun
Moderate Frost Due Here
Cold Canadian air pushes deep into Texas with snow sleet hail and rain across the South Plains. Freeze warnings issued for Lubbock and surrounding areas as temperatures dip to about 30. Snow dust and wind disrupt travel and threaten vegetation while cattle losses are feared in New Mexico canyons.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Cold Canadian Air Limited
Texas
South Plains
National Weather Service
NWS
Lubbock
San Angelo
West Lubbock
Hub City
Amarillo
Panhandle
Muleshoe
Friona
Floydada
Plainview
Littlefield
Lockney
New Mexico
Lubbock Urban Renewal Agency Backs $5.6 Million Neighborhood Project
The Urban Renewal Agency tentatively endorses a $3.6 million fourth action year of the Neighborhood Development Program for 1974 and authorizes preliminary work for federal funding. Commissioners seek more data on a north 19th Street street project east of University Avenue and plan a City Council work session to review priorities before potential implementation.
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Vaughn Hendrif
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Chiff Cason
19Th Street
University Avenue
Guadalupe
Clayton-Carter
3Rd Street
Avenue U
McWhorter
1St Street
Boston Avenue
Detroit Avenue
Jackson School
2Nd
3Rd Streets
Avenue S
North Avenue
Texas Tech
Board of Missioners
Avenue X
Urban Renewal Agency
Secret POW code used coughs and whistles in North Vietnam
Virginia Beach report details an underground POW information network among American captives. Lt. Cmdr. William M. Tschudy recalls a tap code and whistled signals that kept prisoners updated on transfers, names, and camp activity while sharing jokes, songs, and survival tips.
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News Services
Virginia Beach
North Vietnam
Cmdr
William M. Tschudy
Hanoi
Tschudy
Pentagon
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