Economic Outlook Shows Modest Upturn For U.S. Economy
The Commerce Department and Federal Reserve report a modest July upturn with personal income rising 3.6 billion to 801.8 billion annual rate and industrial production edging up after a three month drop. Real GNP for April to June revised to 724.9 billion, inflation at 4.3 percent, and a 14.3 billion federal deficit for Q2 noted as the largest since World War II.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
LHS Closure Prompts Lubbock School Rezoning Plan
A 1968 plan recommends closing Lubbock High and reorganizing zones among Estacado Dunbar and other campuses. It also proposes moving 9th graders from Estacado and Dunbar, expanding Dunbar, and annexing areas like Hillcrest and Lubbock Country Club to Estacado.
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North Avenue U
Southeast
Eulates
Alderson
Estacado and
Dunbar
Atkins
O. L. Slaton
Lubbock High
Estacado
19Th Street
25Th Street
50Th Street
Hillcrest Country Club
Lubbock Country Club
Guadalupe
Anglo Coronado High School
Amnett-Benson
Avenue Y
25Th
34Th Streets
Avenue Q
2Th
50Th
Monterey High
Memphis Avenue
Avenue V
Gas Hike Plans Stir Regional Gas Debate
Watson and Pioneer officials at City Hall outline a proposed rate increase as Lone Star Gas posts base rates over 1 per 1000 cubic feet. Opposition grows after informal talks in Plainview and Lubbock, with a regional committee promising study before any formal filing. Labor and industry fear severe winter shortages in eastern areas, affecting distribution.
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Watson
City Hall
Pioneer
Lone Star Gas Co
Plainview
Lubbock
West Texas Municipal Utilities Committee
Aose
Povinans
Brownfield Pioneer Reunion Set by Terry County Group
The 10th annual Terry County Pioneer Association reunion will be on August 22 in Brownfield. Registration starts 9 a.m. at the American Legion Hall with over 250 expected. 262 last year. Leonard Ellington chairs entertainment. luncheon at noon. program 1:30 p.m. includes memorial service and new officers election. Ches Gore is this year’s president.
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Brownfield
Terry County Pioneer Association
American Legion Hall
Leonard Ellington
Willegin
Ches Gore
Erry County
Accident injures 19 year old Clifford N. Onley in city crash
Clifford Neal Onley 19 of 1407 24th Street was injured in a two vehicle wreck at 50th Street and Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Thursday. The report notes he was southbound when another vehicle pulled into his path.
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Clifford Neal Onley
24Th St
50Th Street
Avenue
Ursday
Notte
Flowers Grower Laments Thieves Spoiling City Blooms
A city tree division supervisor notes pumpkins and flowering plants planted near trees, while volunteer staff, led by Parker, water the blooms with a bucket brigade at night. Pupils and dogs disrupt the garden, and some passersby steal flowers intended for public display.
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Joe
Parker
Dayan accuses Egypt of truce violations and warns at UN
Israel claims Egypt builds up fortifications and missile batteries near the cease-fire line. Dayan says the United States bore responsibility for the agreement and says Israel will bring the complaint to the United Nations while Jarring works on ground rules for talks. He emphasizes the 30 mile standstill zone east and west of the Suez Canal and the ban on installations.
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Dayan
Israel
United Nations
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Suez Canal
United
Egypt
Benjamin Halevy
Gahal Party
Golda Meir
U.S
Halevy
Yasir Arafat
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Beirut
al Anwar
Unrest and Firearms Amid Middle East Cease Fire Tensions
Reports describe severe showers and high winds across the Panhandle with damage from lightning in Amarillo. Israel and allied forces discuss the U.S. cease fire, while Arafat plans Cairo talks as guerrilla raids escalate from Jordan Syria and Lebanon. An Israeli air raid targets a Gaza base connected to the Jordan border.
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Borger
Upper
Panhandle
Amarillo
Nasser
U.S. Middle East
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Arafat
Cairo
Libya
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
al Anwar
Algeria
Tel Aviv
Inside the Pentagon War Room and Current Action Center
A vivid description of the Pentagon’s crisis hub with the Current Action Center at its core. The space operates around the clock under top military leadership with strict security, various soundproofed rooms, and multiple electronic boards tracking global crises and readiness.
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Action Center
Pentagon
South America
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
JSC
Joint Chiefs
College Advisory Group Appointed in Texas
Dr. Marvin Baker of South Plains College chairs a 25 member Texas Public Junior College Association technical vocational advisory committee. Members include James Hall of Lubbock Gayle Dishong of Odessa and Paul D. Meek of Big Spring. The panel will meet to discuss the state’s junior college work and relations with business and industry.
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Levelland
Texas Public Junior College Association
Marvin Baker
South Plains College
Saithone
James Hall
Lubbock
Gayle Dishong
Odessa
Paul D. Meek
Big Spring
Mahon Splits Votes Over Education Bill Veto Fight
The vote split highlights a clash over education funding as Mahon backs the education bill to override Nixon’s veto while breaking with broader defense spending. The $541 million boost targets elementary and secondary education plus veterans facilities, urban renewal, and aid to schools in districts benefiting from federal workers.
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Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
Nixon
Congress
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
GOP
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Carl Albert
Okla
Reading incentive plan ties bonuses to class reading goals
The proposal offers $5 per pupil at 75 percent mastery $10 at 85 percent and $15 at 95 percent with a $425 cap. Mrs Curry could earn or lose up to $1000. Boswell backs exploration and notes state education approval needed. He cites no legal issue with the penalty bonus concept.
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State Department of Education
Boswell
City Powers Up After Tornado Damage With Tower Upgrades
LP and Ls city lifts motion to replace cooling towers and basin parts after a tornado damaged plant. Six month delay limits output to 22 500 kilowatts while repairs cost 148 000 for basin work and 260 000 for tower units. Recovery began May 12 with one unit aiding the city.
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St. Louis
Howell
Lp&l
Holly Avenue
Lubbock
Holly
Okayas
Municipal Hill
Allied claim heavy fighting near pacification zone
The Associated Press reports near Quang Tri City as fighting along a coastal strip dubbed Street without Joy intensified. Allied lines say about 223 North Vietnamese killed with 20 captured, plus 15 South Vietnamese dead and 35 wounded. U.S. armor claimed 23 enemy killed outside Quang Tri City.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S
5Th Mechasized
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