Major chain cuts meat prices amid rising costs
The Associated Press reports Grand Union Co says it will cut prices on all beef pork lamb and veal for the rest of April to aid housewives amid a government 2.2 percent wholesale price rise led by farm products and processed foods. National Beef Packing plans to close its Liberal Kansas plant causing 500 layoffs. FIT leaders vow to keep boycotting meat on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Grand Union Co
New York
Nixon
Charles G. Rodman
National Beef Packing Co
Kan
John Jacobson
National Beef Packing
Fight
Lillian Miller
San Fernando Valley
Calif
FIT
Indians Sign Pact Ends Wounded Knee Seizure
A six point agreement between the government and militant Indians ends the 37 day Wounded Knee takeover in South Dakota. Russell Means will meet White House officials in Washington before the militants leave and face arrest in Rapid City. A federal review of Pine Ridge Indian affairs and tribal fund audits will occur, with civil suits possible to defend Sioux rights. A treaty commission will reassess the 1868 Sioux government treaty, and leaders plan further talks in Washington next month.
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S.D
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Washington
White House
Rapid City
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Means
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Kent
Frizzell
United States
Gray Withdraws As FBI Nominee
Washington AP Patrick Gray II withdrew Thursday as President Nixon s nominee to be FBI director. The acting head asked that his name be dropped and Nixon said he would not be confirmed by the Senate. Gray cited the need for permanent leadership at the FBI amid Watergate fallout. The Senate Judiciary Committee planned a showdown vote next week on the stalled nomination. Byrd praised the withdrawal and urged a candidate with experience and integrity unconnected to Watergate.
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Patrick Gray II
Nixon
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San Clemente
Calif
Gray
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Byrd
Lubbock Area Weather Forecast For Today
Partly cloudy and warm conditions expected with a mid 60s high. Overnight lows around 58 to near 1 AM, with calm early morning hours. Sunrise at 6 29, sunset at 7 11, humidity peaks near 85 percent and drops to 21 percent overnight.
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Lubbock
Allies Fear New Attack
In Saigon and across South Vietnam heavy fighting marks the cease-fire’s strain as Communist forces press probing attacks aimed at testing Saigon’s defenses and weak links. Government casualties exceed 300 with key positions near Pleiku and Hue overrun or shelled. isolation around Phnom Penh in Cambodia remains tight as regional battles escalate.
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Washington
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Canada
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Poland
Hungary
Hanoi Radio
Pleiku
Prayer for release from tension and fear
A reader asks Heavenly Father to lift spirits and grant courage through faith. The brief plea seeks relief from worry and fear and asks for divine strength to endure life’s pressures.
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Heavenly Father
Shield law aims to protect reporters sources in Texas
Texas senators voted 25 6 to shield reporters sources from prying eyes with the Texas Supreme Court alone authorized to pierce the shield. Rep Dave Atred says the bill lets professional journalists keep confidential tips, while the House sponsor from Wichita Falls favors a conference committee to adjust the measure.
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Fidential
Freak Para-Kiting Accident Kills Man in Lubbock
A man, Paul Chavez Jr., 29, of 2403 Baylor Ave., died when a parasail was towed by a car on Milwaukee Ave near 82nd Street. Chavez fell 50 to 55 feet after the cable broke. witnesses included his wife and daughter. Chavez suffered two broken legs and possible neck injuries.
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Paul Chavez Jr
Baylor Ave
St Mary's Hospital
82Nd Street
Milwaukee Avenue
Ernest Rector
Lubbock County Sheriff's Department
Chavez
Jackie
Vick
Rector
Jerry Vick
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Flood Claims Mount as Six Die in Miss river Flood
Floodwaters along the Mississippi rise toward a crest near St Louis with six deaths and widespread damage. President Nixon authorizes Coast Guard reserves to aid levee protection as more than 4,000 displaced in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Officials estimate crop losses around 14 million and total property damage near 41 million across Missouri to Cairo, Illinois.
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Ilinois
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Cairo
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Kansas City
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Zoning change eyed for TI site near Canyon Lakes
Texas Instruments seeks light industry to commercial and apartment zoning near Canyon Lakes north of Marshall Street east of N Akron Street. The plan faces opposition from M-1 landowners citing traffic, school access, and lake-area impact while proponents stress humanist benefits and regional precedent.
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Don McKinney
Loop 289
Avlanche Journal
N. University Avenue
Texas Instruments Inc
Canyon Lakes
Texas Instruments
Leroy Filmore
Bmtsk Investment Co
Electronics
Clyde Kay
Paul
Johnson
Ann Parson
Lubbock
Gordon Treadway
Marshall Street
N. Akron Street
Commission
Fight Against Organized Crime Needs Public Help
Local and state authorities urge Texans to recognize organized crime and educate the public to curb theft prostitution narcotics gambling and other crimes. Officials urge reporting tips to sheriffs and agencies and warn against buying stolen goods or bargains from untrusted sellers. A wiretap law under court supervision is supported with safeguards to aid enforcement.
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Wilson Speir
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Col. Speir
Wayne Love
Lubbock
Sheriff's Office
Lubbock County
C. H
Choc
Blanchard
Criminal Dist
Alton Griffin
DPS
Griffin
Deadbeat Epithet Sparks Nasty String of Class Jibes
A wry description frames a man as a deadbeat who creates two groups among people: those he owes money and those who distrust him. Thequip hints at social tension and reputational damage in a small community.
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