Quick Liquor Vote Sought Hopes brighten For Showers In Area
Weather forecasters in the South Plains report a strong setup for moisture with a 40 percent chance of rain today, dropping to 30 percent tonight. President Nixon directs drought aid to dry Texas counties while a Rush Elementary class stages a rain dance to help bring rain.
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Avalanche-Journal
National Weather Service
NWS
Lubbock Regional
Nixon
Texas
Lardbark
Lubbock
Rush
Mother Nature
South Plains
California
Outlook real good water use up in city no shortages foreseen
Larbbockites consume five to ten million gallons more daily than last year. Sam Wahl public works director sees no shortage this summer. April usage averages between 31 and 35 million gallons daily, higher due to dry weather. No talks of mandatory cuts and no drastic action expected even without rain. See WATER USE Page 10.
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Lane Arthur Avalanche Journal
Sam Wahl
Lubbock
Wahl
Wiilton
SEC data resurfaces in Carr stock case probe
The SEC disclosed new documents tied to former Texas attorney general Waggoner Carr in its civil suit alleging stock manipulation in National Bankers Life Insurance Co. Carr, unique among defendants, was not enjoined by court order. The agency said the probe involved complex dealings and noted several state figures profited from NBL stock while denying any wrongdoing. See SEC DATA Page 12.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Carr
SEC
U. S. Dist
Sarah T.hughes
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Preston Smith
Gus Mutscher Jr
NBL
Investi
Four Texas Tech students study LA earthquake plans
A four member Texas Tech group travels to the West Coast to study Los Angeles earthquake preparedness and city data. The visit aims to relay insights to local news media and improve regional awareness of quake risks.
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Hnk City News
Texas Tech
West Coast
Los Angeles
Prayer for Open Mind and Forgiveness in Light
A reader named Abernathy offers a devotional prayer asking for spiritual guidance to maintain openness, love, tolerance, and forgiveness toward enemies near and far, trusting in divine light to shape influence.
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Abernathy
Rain dance lesson at Rush Elementary sparks controversy
Rush Elementary fourth graders under Mrs. Lynn Vitatoe studied farmers need for rain and performed a rain making dance in music class. They used a rattlesnake prop and fermented cactus reference, drawing on Hopi rain dance history while noting necessary alterations.
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Lynn Vitatoe
Rush Elementary School
Nixon Announces Broad Easing of China Trade Restrictions
President Nixon unveiled a five point plan to relax the U S embargo on Communist China allowing non strategic exports including pharmaceuticals agricultural goods and consumer items and permitting imports of designated items. The move comes as Premier Chou En lai signals a new pace in relations and ahead of China hosting an American table tennis team.
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Dotted Press International
Nixon
U.S
China
Chou Enlai
Peking
United States
White House
Chou
Ronald Ziegler
Philippines Air Force C47 Crash Kills 21
A Philippines Air Force C47 transport plane with 27 aboard crashed after takeoff from Basa air base 45 miles north of Manila. Initial reports say 21 killed, with rescue operations under way two miles east of Basa.
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Manila
UPI
Philippines
Basa Air Force Base
Manila Rescue Coordination Center
Basa
Congress halts U S commerce with Communist nations plan eases currency controls
A legislative measure would cut off U S trade with Communist nations while allowing use of dollars by China and relaxing Treasury controls. The report notes the proposal on Page 12 and references relevant policy shifts.
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Congress
U.S
Ford Will Speak At Area Dinner In Plainview
Gerald Ford former minority leader of the U S House will be guest speaker at an appreciation dinner for U S Rep Bob Price at 730 p m Saturday in The Alcove Restaurant Tickets are 25 each from John Skaggs Hale County Republican Chairman Price represents the 18th Congressional District covering Hale Swisher Lamb Bailey Briscoe Castro counties He sits on the House Agriculture and Science and Astronautics committees and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs task force.
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Plainview
Gerald Ford
U.S
House of Representatives
Bob Price
Alcove
John Skaggs
Hale County
Price
Hale, Swisher
Lamb, Bailey, Briscoe
House Agriculture Committee
House Science and Astronautics Committee
Congressional Task Force On Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Soviet to launch two manned space missions soon
Soviet sources say at least two manned spaceships will be launched within days to inaugurate the second decade of space exploration. Specially equipped ships are reported along Pacific routes to track and communicate with the craft as Russian reporters head to Baikonur to cover the missions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pacific
Baikonur
Central Asia
Boris N. Petrov
Local option elections eyed for liquor by the drink vote
A House committee approved the Senate plan for liquor by the drink with a surprise rule requiring local option elections on May 18 in wet areas. The measure moves to a House floor vote today to meet the May 18 timing, with sponsors noting the cost savings of bundled elections and potential revenue implications.
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Associated Press
Austin
House
Dick McKissack
Dallas
Dewitt Hale
Cornus Christi
Hale
Senate
Haie
Pat Hale
State Dept Team Stresses China Talks At Tech Visit
A four member State Department diplomatic team visiting Texas Tech urged careful view of Chinas invitation to U S table tennis and noted the event could mark a new era of rapprochement with the Communist nation. Excerptedly they sought American opinions on foreign policy and world affairs while explaining U S positions.
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China
U.S
State Department
Texas Tech
Adolph Dubs
Washington, D.C
Soviet Union
Moscow
Lubbock
West Texas
America
Dubs
Weather Map Page Nine B For Lubbock and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms today and tonight. Windy and warmer with highs in the mid 70s and a low around 50. Southerly winds to 30 mph. Rain chance 40 percent today, 30 percent tonight.
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Lubbock
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