Federal Rent Freeze Urged At Advisory Board Hearing
Tenants groups urged a nationwide rent freeze at the first public hearing of the federal Rent Advisory Board. Bernice Crawley of the National Tenants Organization fought for relief, while Ivan Wohlworth argued landlords face slim profits due to taxes and fees.
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Cade
Preve Laernavs
Washington
Federal Rent Advisory Board
Bernice Crawley
National Tenants Organization
Ivan Wohlworth
Long Island
N.Y
Crawley
Storms Hail Texas Trigger Winds and Fatal Crash
A vigorous spring storm swept Texas bringing thunder hail and winds up to 70 miles per hour causing at least one traffic fatality on Interstate 20 near Ranger. Gusty dust storms disrupted Lub bock as forecasters warned of a possible Friday night freeze in the northern Northwest Texas area.
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Avalanche Journal News Nervices
Texas
Lubbock
Tno
Ardmore
Gilbert L. Thompson
Grand Prairie
Interstate 20
Ranger
Joan Blanton
Jackson
Runt Bay
Bridgeport
Inflation's Slide May Miss Mark
Nixon aides acknowledge Phase II may not meet the goal of cutting inflation to 2 3 percent by year end. Herbert Stein and Marina Whitman cited sector resistance and heavy paperwork as factors, while industrial output shows a stronger economy. The administration hints at a gradual shift toward free market practices, with food price gains easing.
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Washington
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
Marina V.N. Whitman
Mouse - Senate Joint Economic Committee
Federal Reserve Boards
Stein
Whitman
Treasury
John B. Connally
Timea eG section blends and community items
A confusing digest mentions emergency funding for a clinic in Lubbock, retiring students tributes, a CMURCH group seeking words to fit views, Longshoremen suing over pay raises stalled by a board, Chinese table tennis saluting Spanish speakers in Detroit, Chile criticizing US ITT meddling, and various pages referencing editorials market reports and programs.
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Chile
Ciao Perenany
City Man Sells KoKo Complex to California Firm
A spokesman says Lubbock businessman Joe Ernest Baldwin sells the KoKo Korners complex to Young Properties Corp of California for several million dollars. The sale covers the Berants site and surrounding land, with the previous owner’s home in San Diego.
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Joe Ernest Baldwin
Lubbock
KoKo Korners
Young Properties Corp
California
Koko Complex
Daily Prayer Request for Faithful Readers
A reader asks for divine guidance to keep eyes open to God’s word and to resist disbelief. The brief prayer thanks God for the infallible scripture and seeks spiritual clarity for all readers.
IRS Extends Tax Deadline As Filing Help Increases
IRS officials announce two extra days for last minute filers with offices open today and Monday to assist in preparing returns. The April 15 deadline shifts to midnight Monday since the date falls on a weekend, and postmarked returns by then will not be late. John J. Sloan notes this extension applies to the current year’s filing.
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Sam Fil
Apollo 16 Launch Preparations Advance Toward Moon Lift Off
Apollo 16 crew cleared the launch pad at Cape Kennedy and pumped super cold propellants into the command ship and lunar lander as the mission moves toward Sundays 1 4 a.m. CST liftoff. Astronauts Charles Duke John Young and Thomas Mattingly completed training flights over Florida and readied for lunar surface operations.
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Cauatunche Tunemat
Cape Kennedy
Fla
W. Young
Charles M. Duke
Ung
Mattingly
Central
South Florida
Duke
Jone
Thomas KK Mattingly
Moon
Young
Teller Urges Positive View Of Science And Tech
Dr Edward Teller, head of California's Lawrence Radiation Lab and Texas Tech adjunct, urged a brighter public stance toward science. He defended nuclear energy and proposed storing water in large cavities created by controlled explosions, while criticizing environmentalist opposition.
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Eugene Smt
Avalanche-Journal Star
Edward Teller
Fridey
Environmental
California
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Texas Tech University
Teller
Sigma
South Plains
Amchitka Stand
Alaska
Allies Repel Tank Attack at An Loc Amid Intense Fighting
North Vietnamese forces launched a major tank assault on An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon, with nine tanks entering the city before ground troops backed by U S fighter bombers and gunships repelled the push. Heavy U S bombing continued around the Leity area as other units retreated or regrouped, with no confirmed casualty figures.
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An Loc
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Leity
Las Wus
Adv Weit
Ti Uh
An Lac
An Lan
North Vietnam
Falchion
An Haw
Farius
Nixon Seeks Canada Pact to Boost U S Economic Ties
President Nixon told Parliament in Ottawa that the United States aims to help Canada raise its national economy while pressing for a resumption of stalled trade talks with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He criticized Soviet arms shipments to Vietnam and urged a closer but autonomous bilateral relationship. Security remained tight as the 40 hour state visit proceeds.
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Nixon
Canada
United States
Gores
Pierre Eliott
Trudeau
Nixus
Uie
Soviet Vann
Vietnam
Encour Nthe
Gulda
von Howse
Commons
U.S Canadian
U.S
County champions seek spelling title in Lubbock
Twenty two county spell champions will meet today to determine the spelling champion who will represent the Lubbock area in the National Spelling Bee in Washington. The 20th annual Lubbock Avalanche Journal Spelling Bee begins at 1 30 p m today at Smylie Wilson Junior High School auditorium directed by Dr Cecil Green. Final competition may mark the last time eighth graders participate. Becky Bailey of Lubbock County and others from Dawson Lamb and Cochran counties are among the entrants.
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Ruby Osborn
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Washington
Smylie Wilson Junior High
Cecil Green
Lubbock — Independent School District
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bangour
General Hospital
Edin
Burgh
Becky Bailey
Lubbock Coun
Lily Bostock
Armadale
Robin Kral
Dawson County
Jan Wilke
Lynn County
Kyle Word
Cochran County
Janet Worling
Philena Farmer
Borden Tant
Lee Ann Holloway
Quinty
Dickens
Jenny Wheeler
Jos Garraty
Gaylene
Rogers
Lamb County
Mark Kinsey
Yoakum County
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