05 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
1
By FRANK PATRICK Staff Writer the article outlines fencing and access limits within populated areas and radius thresholds for PPM gas exposure. It requires safety devices or procedures to prevent undetected escapes and the filing of an emergency contingency plan with a detailed plat See POISON GAS Page 14.
In Harrisburg experts abandon a broad bacterial search as 22 deaths and 154 cases linked to a state convention raise fears of a flu outbreak. Dr Sencer reports rapid testing continues at Atlanta and Philadelphia labs with results due within 48 hours.
The City of Lubbock asks 99th District Court to rule if it must continue funding medical care for county indigents after Sept. 30. The dispute centers on whether the Lubbock County Health Department can provide medical care or only public health services and whether the county or city bears responsibility for costs. The suit names county commissioners and LCHD as defendants, with figures cited for potential future funding and hospital opening timelines.
Groundbreaking for a 100000 dollar Texas A&M Floydada Center occurred at the Planned Floydada Industrial Park east of the city. Leaders James Bradley Ernest Wen treek O M Watson and Parnell Powell spoke as 50 attendees watched the shovel ceremony. The center aims to train 100 students weekly with 1 to 8 week courses in electric power utilities and line crew work, serving rural coops and cutting travel to College Station.
WASHINGTON congressmen urged a thorough Ford review of the Connally tapes before any running mate decision. Reps Tom Raishack and William Cohen warned a Nixon era pardon issue and Watergate ties could influence Ford’s vice presidential prospects. Connally, acquitted in a fund scandal, endorsed Ford.
A religious prayer urging God to unite nations through love and overcome obstacles. The brief invokes “Today’s Prayer” with a closing Amen and credits a header.
The House voted 316-85 to override President Ford's veto of a coal leasing reform bill, a major environmental push backed by Democrats and aimed at federal energy policy. Supporters argued the measure would modernize leases, while opponents warned of administrative roadblocks harming domestic coal production and West Coast resources.
A dominating high pressure system brought seasonably sunny and dry conditions to the South Plains and most of Texas. A trough extending from the Dakotas into New Mexico produced unsettled weather, but forecasts predict mainly clear to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of thunderstorms in Northeast Texas, and low humidity levels persist.
Fair conditions expected in Lubbock with a high in the low 60s and a low around the upper 60s. Winds will be southerly at 10 to 15 mph today.
Odessa County District Attorney John Green permanently bars the Odessa American from his office alleging an irresponsible story intended to embarrass him. He claims the paper published a slanted report about a 1972 Las Vegas trip tied to Joe D Hicks and a pardon. Green denies wrongdoing and says his ban is permanent.
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