Mutscher Named in FDIC Suit Over Bank Loan Scandal
The FDIC seeks about 332 008 from Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher in a suit tied to a 340 000 Sharpstown Bank loan. He pledged 17 000 National Bankers Life Insurance Co. shares as collateral as the broader Sharpstown collapse triggers civil action and investigations. Barnes denied links to the scandal as he faced deposition statements.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Gus Mutscher
iFederal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sharpstown State Bank
Mutscher
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Mutacher
Twisters Stalk Area As Floods Rage in South Texas
Storms drenched the South Plains with up to 23 inches of rain spawning at least 19 tornado reports. In Terry County eight tornadoes moved along the ground. one funnel was seen east of Lubbock for minutes. Flooding trapped residents, caused a death, and left areas from Stanton to Needmore drenched, with Stanton receiving 11 inches and Needmore 24 inches.
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Don Vandiver
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Terry County
Lubbock
Bains
Biulbeck
Hut Cit
Bar
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Mineshoe
Stanton
Needmore
Lubbock Contractor Dies In Pole Mishap Near Dimmitt
Gaylon Wayne Keeling, 37, owner of Diamond G Line Construction, was killed when a sheared telephone pole launched by a moving van struck him. Jerry Frazier, 23, and Jim Fisher, employees of Diamond G and West Texas Telephone Co., were injured as they discussed burying an overhead cable near the Dimmitt Airport on U S 385.
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Lubbock
Gaylon Wayne Keeling
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Diamond G Line Construction Co
San Angelo
Keeling
Jerry Frazier
Diamond G
Jim Fisher
West Texas Telephone Co
U.S. 385
Plains Memorial Hospital
Reeford Burrows
Frazier
Wallace defies order over busing as he reassigned white pupil
Alabama Governor George Wallace challenged federal desegregation policy on busing and said he would help the Nixon administration by reassigning Pamela Davis a white student moved 22 miles to a distant school. He warned of further actions affecting other schools amid court-ordered plans.
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US Commission On Civil Rights
Montgomery
Wallace
Pamela Davis
Hobson City
Oxford
Davis
Mulga
Westfield
Today in the yO Parade opens Dinnitt's edition
The page 35 note mentions Castro County Bounday Week in 1971 with references to editorial content, market reports, family news, farming, and sport sections across pages 2 through 15. A brief comic dictionary entry defines a movie star as an actress seeking a long life and a marry one.
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Dinnitt
Castro County
Comic Dictionary
Chilean decision upsets Chile trade minister and U.S. loan hold
Chilean Foreign Minister Clodomiro Almeyda criticized a U.S. move to suspend a loan until the leftist government guarantees payment for internationalized American copper properties. The issue centers on U.S. concerns over compensation for seized copper holdings and the impact on Chile's government policy.
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Santiago
Clodomiro Almeyda
U.S
Market indexes surge as broad rally lifts Dow to 859
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 12.65 points to 859.01 amid a wide rally on Thursday. Advancers led decliners 1,123 to 310 as 1,675 issues traded on the Big Board. Volume rose to 15.91 million shares from 1.37 million, extending a stronger market tone after Wednesday’s gains.
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Associated Press
New York
City council weighs 70s design goals for civic center plan
Committee 70 handed 22 implementable goals to the City Council, urging creation of a city commission on architecture and urban design to review projects like the civic center. The panel proposed designs to elevate quality and sparked ideas for indoor tennis facilities tied to outdoor courts nearby, while council studied water pressure needs in the northeast industrial park.
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City Commission On Architecture and Urban Design
Numeredd
Labbock Tennis Association
Civic Center
Park Department
Lubbock
Bill Crenshaw
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Council
Prayer for Peace in Faith Across Troubled Hearts
A reader offers a brief invocation asking God to grant peace during fear by faith in Jesus, ending with Amen. The message reflects a quiet, personal prayer rooted in Christian belief.
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God
Jesus
New Jersey Boss Kenny Indicted by Grand Jury
New Jersey political figure John V. Kenny was indicted by a federal grand jury on extortion charges alleging he masterminded a pilot program to steer post office contracts to Kenny Associates. Also named were two construction firm associates accused of pressuring officials to award lucrative subcontracts totaling about 40 million dollars.
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Newark
UPDA
New Jersey
John V. Kenny Oon
Kenny
Airport Terminal Plan Draws Airline Criticism
Pressure from Sona and Texas airline reps tops Thursday night board meeting. Two directors fault delays costing Babbee taxpayers money and push for a terminal redesign while reconvening to hammer out an agreement. Critics question Litho aided terminal goals and argue the present facility cannot handle future passenger flow or costs.
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Dragon
Chaiman Clifard Isrenoard
Babbees
Tuo
Plan Ames
Faut
APOE
Hota San Fer
I Airlines
Ogimanes
Ladbbork
Tayar
Liubborek
Chief Justice vows swift redistricting decision by court
Austin high court moves quickly on redistricting case as Attorney General Crawford Martin appeals Judge Herman Jones ruling that the House plan violates the Texas Constitution. Chief Justice Calvert says hearings could lead to a decision within 10 days to two weeks after oral argument, with transcript preparation underway.
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Austin
Robert Ww
Calvert
Thurspeal
Supreme Court
Crawford Martin
Herman Jones
Texas
Jones
Martin
Judge
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity today
Chance of thunderstorms today with relatively decreasing winds into tonight. Temperatures upper 70s to mid 80s with a low around 66 to 68. Rain chance about 40 percent. Southwest region forecast includes Denver Albuquerque El Paso Amarillo and Houston areas with varying humidity and temperatures.
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