Wallace and Reagan Open Texas Campaign Tour
George Wallace and Ronald Reagan launch a three day Texas swing ahead of the May 1 primary. Wallace arrives in Lubbock at 3 45 p m and plans a press conference then moves to EF Paso while Reagan lands at 4 30 p m in Midland Odessa and speaks at UT Permian Basin. The tour includes Harlingen Corpus Christi San Antonio Houston Fort Worth Amarillo and El Paso with Ford due April 29.
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Lubbock
Ronald Reagan
Midland-Odessa
West Texas
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Florida
North Carolina
Alabama
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Lubbock Regional
Paso
Reagan
Permian Basin
University of Texas At
Midland
Lee High School
Austin
California
Texas
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Amarillo
el Pa
Gerald Ford
Severe storms lash Lamesa and Andrews with hail and rain
Severe weather swept the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with strong winds and heavy rain, centering on Lamesa and Andrews. A funnel cloud near Midland was observed briefly, while a tornado watch for the South Plains expired with no tornadoes reported.
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Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Lamesa
Andrews
Texas
National Weather Service
North Texas
Midland
Lubbock
Hub City
NWS
Slaton
New Mexico
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Midland County Sheriff's Department
Charles Cox
Cox Ranch
Dawson County
Petition To High Court Filed By Maxey Lawyers
Fort Worth based lawyers demand a writ of mandamus to force Judge Bevers to admit testimony in Homer Maxey versus Citizens National Bank. They argue Bevers limits a broader tort and contract issue by focusing only on property disposal during foreclosure.
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Patty
Oliver J. Carter
Patricia Hearst
Maxey Lawyers
Frank Patrick
Homer Maxey
Dist
Denzil Bevers
Texas Supreme Court
Maxey
Old Citizens National Bank
Fort Worth
Harold Hammett
Mike Liles
State High Court
Bewers
Lubbock
Bevers
CNB
Pat S. Moore
Moore
Bank
7Th Court of Civil Appeals
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hammett
Liles
Gas cloud forces evacuations in Dwight Illinois
Exploding bromine gas inside a double trailer truck created a lethal cloud that forced the predawn evacuation of virtually all 3,800 residents of Dwight Illinois. No injuries were reported.
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Dwight
UPI
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area Today and Tonight
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers today and tonight. High near 75. Low tonight mid 50s. High Wednesday in the upper 70s. Southeasterly winds to 20 mph today.
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Lubbock and
Prayer for unity and love in the Spirit
A devotional note asking for spiritual unity and humility. The reader pleads for strength to avoid pride and to stay in the perfect love given by the Spirit. Ends with a quiet Amen.
$2 Bill Returns After Ten-Year Gap
The $2 bill is reissued after a decade with Thomas Jefferson’s portrait. About 225 million notes were printed in the past five months with another 175 million planned, aiming for 400 million in 1976. Distribution is through banks and the Federal Reserve, under Treasury supervision. President Ford received one from Secretary Simon.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Ford
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau
Thomas Jefferson
Oilman Accuses State Lawmaker Of Using Nepotism For Campaign Gift
Athens oilman Kris Perryman charges Rep Fred Head pressured him to fund a 5,000 campaign gift in 1974 and caused his son Kris Perryman to be fired from a legislative job for absenteeism. Head denies coercion and cites a routine recommendation. State records show Perryman's son was fired March 25 1974 for poor attendance.
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Senate
Howard H
Bo’ Callaway
Forest Service
Colorado
Army
Callaway
Ford
Floyd K. Haskell
D-Corp
Senate Interior Environment Subcommittee
Haskell
Gunnison County
Colo
Crested Butte
Tom Glass
John Levin
Myles Arber
Arber
Archer
Pentagon
Agriculture Department
Agricul
Austin
Athens
Fred Head
Texas House
House
Kris L. Perryman
Head
W. C. Perryman
Rusty Kelley
University of Texas
Kelley
Perryman
Bill Clayton
Clayton
Young Perryman
Houston
Comic Dictionary Marriage
An A J Today comic explores how an experience reshapes a man who believes he understands women into a person unsure what to think about them. The piece uses humor to probe gender dynamics and social expectations in relationships.
Council OKays $1.58 Million Bonds Sale
Lubbock City Council approved an ordinance authorizing a 1.58 million general obligation bonds issue to fund street improvements with a 4.971253 net interest rate and 832,685 net interest cost. Projects include widening University Avenue and 82nd Street and expanding Quaker Avenue and Slide Road. The council postponed action on 4.4 million electric power and light system revenue bonds due to ongoing litigation.
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Lubbock
City Hall
Texas Commerce Bank
University Avenue
82Nd Street
Slide Road
Quaker Avenue
Loop 289
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