Regents Move Indiana Avenue Extension On Texas Tech Campus
Texas Tech University regents endorsed plans for a $1.4 million Indiana Avenue extension across campus with traffic improvements at 19th and 4th streets. They delayed action on proposed bowl policy changes for Red Raider football and approved several building projects including a 12,500 square foot addition to the Textile Research Center and a 65,000 square foot Orientation Center. Authorities authorized bid seeking for the Orientation Center and backed continued development of agricultural lands near New Deal. The board considered a campus loop system and discussed longer meeting times.
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Avalanche
Journal
EL Paso
Texas Tech University Board of Regents
Indiana Avenue
Red Raider
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Ing
Tion. To
Panch
Tech
New Deal Stithe
Judson Williams
Ell Paso
Freda Pierce
Roy Bass
19Th
4Th
Formby
Texas Highway Department
Brownfield
Indiana
Ford Urges Stop In Nuclear Arms
President Ford urged leaders at a Helsinki security conference to act now to cut arms and halt nuclear proliferation or face public backlash. He signed a nonbinding declaration with 34 nations on postwar borders and human rights, stressing that words alone are insufficient and calling for concrete action and detente.
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Helsinki
Finland
Ford
West
East Germany
Europe
North America
Movie Star Reflects On Heaven As Press Agent Dreams
An actress defines heaven as the place where everything her press agent says about her comes true. The remark hints at public image crafting and media influence surrounding her career.
Agnew Calls for Senate Testimony on Greek Campaign Ties
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew said he seeks to testify before the Senate Church Committee to deny rumors of Greek government contributions via the CIA to the Nixon-Agnew campaign. He stated no contacts or knowledge of Greek government involvement before 1968 or in 1972, and asked to address the issue to dispel rumors. The Times noted his testimony could add substance to the committee’s findings.
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Agnew
Senate Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
CIA
Greece
Nixon-Agnew
Nixon-Agnews
Papadopoulos
New York Times
Texas Approves Paraquat Use to Dry Sunflowers
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White announced that Texas farmers may use paraquat to desiccate sunflowers for harvest. The chemical has historic use as a cotton defoliant and a desiccant for soybeans and guar. Farmers must prevent drift to cotton, grain sorghum, or other crops, and treated areas should not be grazed or used for livestock feed.
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Austin
UPT
John C. White Friday
Texas
White
Prayer Blessings Shared In Gratitude And Hope
A reader offers a gracious prayer thanking the Father for blessings and asking that what pleases us may also please our peers, ending with an Amen.
Lockheed admits paying at least 22 million in overseas bribes
Lockheed Aircraft Corp disclosed it has paid no less than 22 million dollars to foreign governments officials and political groups since 1970 though it did not identify recipients. The paid sums, possibly higher than 13 million, are under Senate scrutiny amid similar admissions by Northrop Gulf Oil and Exxon. The company says the payments followed overseas business practices and denies domestic political donations, noting a 750000 slush fund that has been closed with remaining funds transferred to the company bank account.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
California
Lockheed
Northrop Corp
Northrop
Senate
Gulf Oil Corp
Exxon
Fpree
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Multinationals Subcommittee
Food price rise risk tied to Soviet grain purchases says expert
Former undersecretary John Schnittker warned in Washington that U.S. food prices could climb if the Soviet Union expands grain purchases and Midwest crops fail. He urged a two month list on sales and a prior approval system to curb volatility while noting wheat near 3.86 dollars a bushel in Kansas City.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Midwest
Senate Permanent Investigations
John Schnittker
U.S. de
Partment of Agriculture
Schnittker
Asst. Agriculture
Richard E. Bell
Department
United States
Kansas City
Hoffa's Son Fails To Meet Alleged Detroit Mob Enforcer
James R. Hoffa arranged a secret meeting with reputed Detroit mob enforcer Anthony Giacalone, but Giacalone did not appear. Hoffa’s son waited 45 minutes at a Troy intersection seeking clues to his father’s fate. authorities flag no confirmed sighting.
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Detroit
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Curt Grennier
Bloomfield Township
Anthony
Tony Jack
Giacalone
Grennier
Teamsters International Union
Michigan
William Milliken
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Union
Fitzsimmons
Jimmy
Troy
Oakland County
Lansing
Crematorium Sparks Neighborhood Protest in Fairfield
Louis Agati and about 30 neighbors file a public nuisance petition against the Fairmont Memorial Park crematorium claiming ashes and smoke drift into yards and pools. Fairfield environmental planner Gary Gouvea cites accidents and reports as grounds to seek removal by the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District.
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Fairfield
Calif
Louis Agati
Agati
U.S
Fairmont Memorial Park
Paul Bryan Jr
Agatis
Bay Area
Gary Gouvea
Gouvea
Tremors Rattle Oroville Injuring Dozens and Damaging Buildings
A sequence of strong earthquakes struck Oroville California injuring 10 to 15 people and damaging storefronts and sidewalks. The 6.1 magnitude quake cracked walls at the 90 year old courthouse while nearby the dam showed no damage and power briefly faltered. County officials warned the quake could force courthouse demolition and urged precautions as aftershocks continued.
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Oroville
Calif
Sierra Foothills
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Inestitute
California
Nevada
Butte County
San Francisco
Bernie Richter
Rain Thunderstorm Sweeps South Plains Region
A late Friday storm system roared across the South Plains from Clovis to Hobbs with thunder lightning and heavy rain. Wind gusts reached 42 mph at Lubbock Airport as downtown lights flickered and cars stalled in flooded streets. In Clovis rainfall neared 3 inches while other towns reported brief downpours before midnight. Authorities issued severe thunderstorm warnings across Bailey Cochran Yoakum Lamb Hockley and Terry counties as the storm moved through Texas and New Mexico.
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Lubbock
Clovis
N.M
Hobbs
South Plains
National Weather Service
Texas Tech
Covis
Sycamore Street
Muleshee
Farwell
Muleshoe
Cochran County
Morton
Littlefield
Bailey
Cochrg Yoakum
Lamb
Ha Hockley
Terry Scowitiosider
Panhandle
Weather map brief for Lubbock area
Partly cloudy conditions reported across Lubbock and vicinity with a high in the mid 80s and a low around the mid 60s. Probability of precipitation today is about 20 percent.
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Lubbock
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