07 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1973
Page
1
Households hoard beef and plan a Buyless Tuesday amid higher prices and scarce meat. Shultz extended the retail beef freeze to Sept. 12 with no long term cattle impact. Boston to Charlotte store chains curb beef sales while substitutes rise in price and availability.
Lubbock County Commissioners Court discussed funding for a publicly owned ambulance system with 250000 dollars and revenue sharing. The vote kept the current 78 cent tax rate for another year, while approval of a new ambulance service and modular equipment was debated. A WTHS committee will meet to plan a mobile emergency room system, and rural ambulance service may end if subsidies fail.
About ten million dollars in federal funds have been spent since 1969 on security and communications installations at President Nixon's San Clemente and Key Biscayne residences and offices. The General Services Administration and Secret Service disclosed figures amid the Watergate era, noting most projects were requested by the Secret Service and financed largely from military funds.
In Denver Colorado Medical Center doctors report 4-year-old Jason Arthur Rae from California is in serious condition after a July 14 fall into a pool. He was pronounced dead in California but regained breathing for 45 minutes and is now breathing on his own though remains in a coma.
Clear to partly cloudy skies today with no major temperature changes. High in the mid 90s, low tonight in the upper 60s. Southwest weather section lists Abilene 95 66, Amarillo 98 68, Albuquerque 99 63, Houston 92 72, Denver 89 9. Data includes city codes and humidity figures.
A reader offers a devotional petition stating it is better to give than receive and asks for a heavenly home to be received with honor, love and dignity. The prayer ends with Amen.
The Brock family cares for Steven Brock in St Louis after a June 1971 dishwasher soap ingestion left him unable to swallow. Doctors performed a operation Wednesday to restore swallowing ability as mother and older brother support his recovery.
A rolling earthquake centered 20 miles off the coast of Southern California struck the region at 4 29 p m lasting about 36 seconds. No serious damage was reported and the tremor was recorded near Oxnard by UPI. The event prompted regional alerts but did not cause injuries or significant destruction.
Two astronauts stepped into space from the orbiting cabin to install a 22 by 64 foot white awning on Skylab 2. Garriott and Lousma battled the equipment for nearly four hours to shade the station roof while Bean stayed inside guiding from Mission Control.
A humorous entry defines a farmer as someone who is always raising things but never as much as the middleman. The item is presented in a classified page style with light editorial tone.
L. Patrick Gray testified that he alerted President Nixon three weeks after the Watergate break in that some White House staffers acted improperly. He said Nixon asked no questions, and Gray later believed he had been an alarmist. Gray recalled a July 6 1972 call to Nixon about staff attempts to mortally wound the president.
Gunfire in East Lubbock late Monday left Fred Stephens, 22, dead after being shot three times in the 1600 block of Avenue D. A second man, Robert Cravin, 22, was hospitalized with a gunshot to the head in fair condition. A suspect surrendered to police as another shooting occurred on Bod See shooting Page 10.
New York reports the prime lending rate rising to 9 percent as major banks including Bank of America lift minimum corporate borrowing costs by 14 percentage points. The increase marks the eleventh rise since early this year amid strong demand and higher funding costs, with Fed tightening efforts continuing.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew disclosed he has been told he is under investigation for possible violation of criminal statutes. He added he will not comment further until the investigation is completed.
An American B52 struck a Cambodian naval base near Neak Luong killing or wounding hundreds of Cambodian servicemen and their families. Officials in Phnom Penh reported up to 1,000 casualties, with as many as 300 wounded, amid the Mekong River garrison town. Pentagon officials said the fall short of target caused the blast and are reviewing details. A separate off base bombing killed civilians along Highway 1 Sunday.
Police in Lubbock seek public and merchant help after a recent clothing store burglary near Texas Tech. Capt. K C Stuart suspects an organized local ring, with losses totaling thousands, urging tip lines and careful watch on suspicious buyers and license plates.
In Heidelberg Germany the U S Army suspended John M McDougal a 23 year old from Berger Texas from intelligence duties as it investigates whether he leaked a wiretap information his lawyer said on Monday the Army confirmed the probe.
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