Families adjust to rising costs in Omaha and Gothenburg
The Kashas and the Smiths face higher living expenses with eggs up to 60 cents a dozen and movie tickets rising. The Kashas cut costs by farming, second hand purchases, and DIY meals while the Smiths struggle with mortgage and car payments. They report infrequent vacations and lean budgeting, aided by sales, church giving, and community support. The couples mark anniversaries and plan modest outings after tax refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashas
Omaha
Smiths
Kasha
Ino
Gothenburg
Navy
Tucson
Liberace
Gothenberg
Disneyland
Democrats urged to reform delegate selection by 1972
A Democratic reform commission warned that failing to revise delegate selection procedures by 1972 could drive voters to third parties or anti politics groups. The panel recommends opening participation to 18 year olds, including young people women and minorities in delegations, and calls for state party reforms before the 1972 convention.
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Washington
Democratic Reform Commission
George S. McGovern
Commission
R Angwer
South Dakota
James G. O’hara
D-Mich
McGovern
National Committee
Unani
Board Votes 4-3 To Deny Atkins Attendance Appeal
Transfer Tieates father’s business address 5029 Avenue H in the Atkins district boards deny the appeal citing attendance regulation consistency. Voters include Bill Tucker Byron Martin Joe Harkey Charles Waters Mrs Joan Ervin and Watson Carlock. The motion to table failed after a 2-4 vote. Over a dozen supporters, many Latin Americans, appeared for Ramirez’s appeal.
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Father
Avenue H
Atkins District
Bill Tucker
Byron Martin
Joe Harkey
Charles Waters
Joan Ervin
Joe Cassel
Watson Carlock
Waters
Cassel
Tucker
Harkey
Martin
Ervin
Monterey High School
Joe Jr
Atkins
Medal Presented In City Ceremony
Cpl. Charles E. Whitfield of the United States Marine Corps received the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V for his duties as Battalion Correspondence and Awards Clerk in Vietnam from January 23, 1968, to February 2, 1969. Capt. Thomas V. Allen helped present the award at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center. In a separate report, five policemen were killed and three wounded in a terrorist ambush near Phanom Province in Thailand.
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Cpl
Charles E. Whitfield
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Cpl. Whitfield
Third Marines
Third Marine Division
Vietnam
Thomas V. Allen
15Th Motor Transport Battalion
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Lubbock
Births listed from Brownfield to Petersburg in Methodist and West Texas hospitals
Congratulations to multiple families on newborns across Texas. Names include Ronald Patton, Byron Eldridge, Buck Jones, Benjamin Hussone, Ton Ray Ford, and James Clint Gregory Jr. with infant weights ranging 3 pounds 1 ounce to 9 pounds 1 ounce. Hospitals include Methodist and West Texas, and Reese AFB Hospital with fathers employed by General Telephone Co Hancock Manufacturing Co Handy Manufacturing Co and local farming or stationed at Reese AFB.
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Ronald Patton
Brownfield
Methodist Hospital
General Telephone Co
Byron Eldridge
Hancock Manufacturing Co
Buck Jones
Plainview
Handy Manufacturing Co
Set
Benjamin
Hussone
Juneau
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese Afb
Ton Ray Ford
Floydada
West Texas Hospital
James Clint Gregory Jr
Petersburg
Young Democrats Form Club Hears Texas Leaders
Ed Cox led the newly formed Business and Professional Club of Young Democrats in a Tuesday night talk session. Guests included Gus Mutscher speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, State Sen. H J Blanchard and State Rep. Elmer Tarbox.
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Young Democrats
Ed Cox
Business and Professional Club of
Gus Mutscher
Texas House of Representatives
Mutscher
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Elmer Tarbox
Mutscher Urges Vote During Lubbock Visit
Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher told Dallas and regional Democrats at the Lubbock National Bank Building to exercise the vote this weekend. He planned to present a Young Democratic Club certificate in Levelland and meet Texas Tech officials on the medical school project. He also spoke in Brownfield where he presented a charter to the local Young Democratic Club led by John Hedrick.
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Gus Mutscher
Texas House of Represtatives
Yang Democrats
Lubbock National Bank
Mutscher
Young Democratic Club
South Plains Junior College
Levelland
Texas Tech
Brownfield
John Hedrick
Thirtieth Anniversary Quiet View of Bank Murder Case
A 30 year old bank murder in Lorenzo remains unresolved and largely forgotten. Bownds the banker was killed during a noon lunch break with a slashed throat and a robbed cash drawer. No solid clues emerged beyond a pistol fragment and two $5 bills. The town once watched investigators closely but now remembers only the mystery.
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Watts
Bownds
New Mexico
Lorenzo
Vandalism Reported Across City as Youths Held
Two teenage boys were turned over to juvenile authorities after police spotted them attempting to remove a transmission from a car at Caprock Rambler lot. They hid two batteries and tools at a site on E. 34th Street. Other incidents included vandalism at Koontz Mill Works, damage at Lubbock Glass and Mirror Co., a stolen check from a Midland firm, a break in at Hale Eubanks Gin Law and Rib Works, and a burglary of a water heater from a home on 17th Street.
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Kasha
U.S. Border Patrol
Kashasi
Caprock Rambler Lot
Texas Ave
Reed
Auto Salvage
Erskine Road
E. 34Th Street
Gary Satterfield
Lubbock
17Th St
Nixon Orders Yachts Sold Amid Cost Cutting
President Nixon deactivates two presidential yachts, the 92 foot Patricia and the 64 foot Julie, at Pier 11 Navy Yard in Miami Key Biscayne. They will be sold to save about 200000 dollars annually while Sequoia remains in service. Tricia Nixon witnesses the ceremony and crews are reassigned.
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Washington
Nixon
Tricia
Patricia
Julie
Key Biscayne
Fla
Pier 1 1
Navy Yard
Robert A. Johnson
Huntingdon
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Rattlesnake Rodeo Set at Clairemont May 7 by Peace Officers
The 22nd annual Rattlesnake Rodeo will be staged May 7 at the Horace Wood ranch near Clairemont by Caprock Peace Officers Association. Cecil Fox says the event draws many area officers. Registration opens at 4 am, M G Cole will MC, Tanner Laine will speak, barbecue lunch to be catered, snake shoot starts at 2 pm with Tom Templeton judging. Shooters in 12 groups. awards by Fox.
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Clairemont
Horace Wood Ranch
Caprock Peace Officers Association
Cecil Fox
G. Cole
Department of Public Safety
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Tom Templeton
Lubbock
Fox
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S Am Washam
46Th SL
Wahsam
Harold Brock
46Th St
16Th Street
4Th Street
DAC
Woodrow Watts
Lubboga le Wendel
Nlm
Weet
Texes Kitchen
Midhend, Texes
Painsmen TV
Teheke, Texes
Wendel's TV
Sleten, Texes
Koontz Mill Works
Ave. G
Lawmen
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Yarmuska
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City Human Rights Commission
New York Stock Exchange
National Safety Council
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Illinois
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