Nixon economy fuels cautious optimism after small July rise
The July Consumer Price Index rose by one tenth of one percent, the smallest increase in six months, as Washington prepared for the President's price and wage freeze. Labor Secretary Hodgson said the 1967-based index reached 121.8, meaning average costs for essentials edged higher by about $0.18 per $10. The administration expects more favorable news as the new economic program unfolds.
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Tech Regents Tighten Stadium Use Rules and Elect Leaders
The Texas Tech Board of Regents limited Jones Stadium usage and re elected Frank Junnell of San Angelo as chairman with Bill Sollins of Lubbock named vice chairman succeeding Waggoner Carr. A brisk 90 minute session in Tech's Administration Building concluded with the new officers chosen for the upcoming term. Only Carr and Charles G Scruggs were absent among the nine regents.
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Avata State
Texas Tech Board of Regents
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College of Business
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San Angelo
Bill Sollins
Lubbock
Waggoner Carr
Schor
Tech
Horn
Carr
Austin
Charles G." Scruggs
Dallas
Sexet Union
Warren S. Walker
Tech Alumni and Facilities Developments Highlight Campus Page
Texas Tech grants emeritus status to retiring professors after a decade of service while revising stadium use rules. Field Scovell leads a policy review on Jones Stadium usage, with restrictions opposing non athletic events. The regents plan a new facility at Kimble County and note a recent concert rental.
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Field Scovell
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Tom Jones
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Kimble County
Texas
Hoffa Parole Denied Again By Board Sets June Review
Washington The U S Board of Parole denied former Teamsters Union boss James R Hoffa parole. Chairman George J Reed said Hoffa's case would be reconsidered in June 1972 after a special rehearing granted on undisclosed new evidence. Hoffa is serving a 13 year term in Lewisburg Pa for jury tampering and mail fraud.
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Detroit
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Department of Justice
Daily prayer reflection for guidance and renewal
A short morning prayer asks God’s love and wisdom be felt today. It pledges constant alertness to guidance and moments of renewal through the day.
Fury Building New Storm May Become Hurricane
A Caribbean tropical low intensified into tropical storm Chloe with a >50 percent chance to become a hurricane within 24 hours. Forecasters warned of immediate threat to the Barahona Peninsula and Jamaica by midday. Dr. Robert Simpson of the National Hurricane Center noted the storm would persist, with winds of 50 to 60 mph and a track likened to Hurricane Beulah of 1967.
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Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
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Governors Split On Nixon Wage Price Freeze
Most governors back the 90 day wage price freeze, aligning with President Nixon and Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis. Only Texas Governor Preston Smith defies, promising raises for teachers and state workers despite the freeze. Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis wavered, awaiting official guidelines before acting.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Associated Press
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Vermont
Nixon to Meet Hirohito in Alaska Flight Stop
President Nixon announced a joint trip with his wife to Alaska on September 26 to meet Emperor Hirohito and the empress. The visit marks the first meeting between a sitting American president and a reigning Japanese emperor. The royal party plans a brief Anchorage stop before continuing to Europe.
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Living Textbooks Turn On Students at Lubbock Meeting
About 200 teachers and administrators from Lubbock and nearby areas heard Charles E. Whaley of Lawton Oklahoma urge using daily newspapers as a living textbook. He cited illiteracy and dropout rates, urging educators to start now by placing morning papers on desks. He said students progress from comics to sports to front-page editorials, and even second graders read editorials.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock and Area
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Chuck
Whaley
Lawton
Okla
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IRS Centers Open as Local Service Firms During Freeze
John B. Connally announced that IRS taxpayer assistance centers in 203 cities will serve as local service and complaint centers during the wage price freeze period. John Sloan of Lubbock’s IRS center said the local office will answer questions and take complaints about violations, located in room 3 of the Federal Building at 120 Texas Ave. Taxpayers may phone the personnel by dialing rav-37.
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John B. Connally
Treasury
IRS
John Sloan
Lubbock
IRS Center
Federal
Texas Ave
Dlalin
Court Action Proposed To Enforce Wage Freeze In Texas
The government moves to force Texas Governor Preston Smith to comply with Nixon's wage price freeze. The Justice Department plans civil injunctive action in Austin next week to halt state employee pay raises, under the Cost of Living Council led by John B. Connally.
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Texas
Nixon
Justice Department
Austin
Preston Smith
Cost of Living Council
John B. Connady
Nison
Treasury Secretory
iAet
United States
Ves
Texans Split On Smiths Freeze Policy Showdown
Texans reacted Friday to Gov. Preston Smith defying the wage price freeze with mixed support and criticism. He signed a proclamation directing raises for teachers and state workers to start Sept 1, despite President Nixon's order. The cost is about $19 million. reactions highlighted courage and political tension between state and federal controls.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Nixon
L. P. Stur-geon
Texas State Teachers Association
Sturgeon
Jim Steward
Texas Public Employes Association
Sev Texans
Texas Governor Defies Nixon Wage Freeze With Pay Hike
Gov. Smith remaining defiant against the Nixon administration, issuing Sept. 1 pay raises for state employees and teachers. The Justice Department said it expected to file a civil suit early next week to compel compliance with the freeze. Smith’s aides warned no comment would be given as officials review the dispute.
Weather summary for Lubbock and vicinity
The notice reports fair tights and partly cloudy skies with no rain through Sunday. Daytime highs near the mid 80s and overnight lows around the lower 60s. Winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph. Humidity high, reaching about 90 percent, with midnight around 11 percent.
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