Justices Allow TV Antitrust Suit Against Major Networks
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Justice Department to pursue CBS NBC and ABC in a 1972 antitrust case alleging illegal monopolization of prime time entertainment. The court dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction with Justice Rehnquist dissenting. The ruling comes as Ford also refiles a suit and Alabama prison medical care questions await further action.
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UPI
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Justice Department
CBS
NBC
ABC
Los Angees
Federal District Court
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Ford
Roger J. Kelleher
William H. Rehnquist
Alabama
McCord Sentence Slashed By Sirica
Federal Judge J. Sirica reduced James W. McCord Jr. sentence to four months in prison. McCord, chief wiretapper on the Watergate burglary team, could be free next month. Sirica had imposed the original one to five year term and gave no reason for the order. He had previously shortened terms for Watergate cover up defendants.
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James ‘W. McCord Jr
McCord
Watergate
District Court
Join J. Sirica
Gunmen Seize Israeli Consulate in Johannesburg
Gunmen stormed the Israeli consulate in downtown Johannesburg taking hostages and killing several. Police said the assailants demanded hospital uniforms and threatened to blow up the building. Israeli officials evacuated staff as violence spread to surrounding streets while negotiators and troops surrounded the scene.
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Tel Aviv
CL Pox
CDT
South Africa
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Vburg
Red Army
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Japan
Lebanon
Kruger
Guerril
Trlistce Ce
African Airforce
Jan Smuts
Yitzhak ‘Anna
Three Lebasine raiders include one woman raid report
Police said the three Lebasine raiders appeared to include one woman. South African authorities requested medical reinforcements to establish an emergency medical center in the foyer of the Carlton Hotel in Manntinainna Uhesttalden.
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Carlton Hotel
Manntinainna Uhesttalden
Viet Cong Attack Hits Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Viet Cong rockets hit Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon as U S and allied forces planned to evacuate refugees. Two American Marines among the dead, a U S Air Force C130 was destroyed, with reports of heavy fighting nearby and evacuations in progress.
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Saigon
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Salon
Tan Son Nhat
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Defense Attaine
Igen
South Vietnam
Washington
Proposed Utilities Bill Faces Uncertain Path in Austin
Lubbock officials report mixed signals from Austin as a three member utilities commission bill to regulate rural rates stalls amid opposition. City leaders fear weaker local rate control and altered utility return calculations while observers expect tax reform to pass, with a statewide assessment plan favored by lawmakers.
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Avalanche Journal
State Utilities Commission
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Bass
Lubbock
Op Cials
Austin
Marathon
House
Bill Clayton
Springlake
Utilities Commission
Senate ‘Committee
Counse
Carolyn Jordan
Bryce Campbell
Mgr
Larry Cunningham
Texas Municipal League
Wayne Peveto
Orange
Lubbockites Rally To Aid South Vietnamese Students
By noon Monday all South Vietnamese students at Texas Tech University had affidavits of support. Ann Morgan, TTU International Programs director, said over 15 locals offered to sponsor families to help priority evacuation. She noted relief among students and others calling with job offers for the summer. See LUBBOCKITES Page 8.
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Texas Tech Uiversity
South Vietnam
Ann Morgan
Texas Tech University
Morgan
Lubbockites
Prayer for South Vietnam flee homes seeking aid
A church prayer asks for divine intervention and comfort for South Vietnamese people forced to flee their homes, appealing for the Master’s hand to guide and heal those displaced and suffering.
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South Vietnam
Gas Tax Hike Approved by Ways and Means Panel
The Ways and Means Committee voted 21 to 13 to raise the gasoline tax next January 1, adding three cents to the base rate and aiming to reach 23 cents a gallon if consumption stays high. Provisions include a monthly credit and possible further measures as the full tax package is drafted.
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Washington
UPI
House Ways and Means Com
Ti Iumaould
Barber Conable
D-N.y
Ford Aides Claim 76 Race Sabotage Discussed
White House aides say suspicions of sabotage in the 1976 election arise among advisers to President Ford. Press Secretary Nessen denies any meetings about withdrawing and says Ford intends to run, while dismissing reports linking Nelson Rockefeller or Ronald Reagan to any plot.
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CPE
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Ran Nessen
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Pil Geamy
California
Ronald Rea
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Nesen
Essen
Ford
Nessen
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reagan
Urd
GOP
King Hussein Lands Smoky Jet Safely
King Hussein of Jordan landed a smoking Boeing 707 at Andrews Air Force Base after a hydraulic line ruptured and spilled fluid on the engine. He halted the four-jet aircraft, was driven to Blair House, and prepared for talks with President Ford and Secretary Kissinger on the Middle East.
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UPS
Jordan
Hussein
Andrews Ai Force Base
Monarch
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Syria
Soviet Union
United States
Weather map page brief for Lubbock area
Fair through Wednesday in Lubbock and vicinity. Today’s high around 8s with a low in the upper 40s. Wednesday expected to reach mid 80s with west to southwest winds around 8 to 18 mph.
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National Weather Service
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Austin
College Station
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