Lubbock City Council approves McCullough as city manager with raises
City council unanimously appoints N B McCullough as city manager, raising his salary to 22200 with a city car while boosting Asst. City Manager Bob Wilson from 16500 to 9000 and granting a 3.5 percent across the board pay raise for all full time employees starting December 25. A call for new fringe benefits and a housing plan is noted as needed to maintain eligibility for public housing programs.
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McCullough
Lubbock
Bob Wilson
James Granberry
Bill Blackwell
Granberry
Wilson
Blackwell
Canyon Lakes
T None Bawlen
Uwe
Lee McCullough
N. B
Mac” McCullough
Council
Donor Supported LCC Endowment Boosts Campus Assets
Lubbock Christian College reports a $500000 endowment increase funded by anonymous grants. The money comes from two north and west campus apartment buildings totaling over $1 million in value, with $25k yearly income expected for five years then $80k to $90k to the educational fund and later over $100k as debts are paid.
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Lubbock Christian College
LCC
Lennis Baker
LCC Board of Trustees
Nixon seeks pension deductions and job security guarantees
President Nixon proposed pension reforms enabling all workers to claim tax deductions for retirement contributions and to secure their retirement funds if they lose or switch jobs. The changes aim to bolster savings and protect workers’ pensions across the economy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
President presses pension reform plan with tax incentives
In a message to Congress President Nixon outlines retirement saving boosts including a 20 percent or 1500 dollar tax deduction per worker. Flanigan says 14 million workers would claim deductions with most benefits to private plans as 30 million employees remain uncovered. A Christmas parcel anecdote highlights private retirement gaps.
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Peter Flanigan
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Santa Claus
Johnny Volanos
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Cam Ranh Bay
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Prayer Exhorts Open Spirit to Thee for Growth
A reader offers a devotional appeal asking God to guide them into a rigorous and joyful spiritual school. The prayer asks for divine leadership through halls of learning and development.
LIQUOR FREE Bureaucrats Dine Well
GAO report finds top federal bureaucrats dine in subsidized executive lunchrooms paying a fraction of the cost. Department of Transportation lunches run at one tenth the average tab while Treasury and NSF offer free drinks on special occasions. Senator Margaret Chase Smith released the findings from five agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Transportation
Treasury
National Science Foundation
GAO
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
General Accounting Office
Balancing Hair Rollers and Balding Health
Dr Willard D Steck warned at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting that no effective baldness treatment exists for women and wigs remain common. He advised gentle brushing castile soap washing avoiding tight rollers or hairstyles to prevent traction alopecia.
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Iresh
Chicago
Willard D. Steck
American Academy of Dermatology
Steck
Indian Troops Press Dacca Advance Amid Frontline Claims
Indian forces advance from all sides toward Dacca as Pakistani troops flee border areas. India claims gains on the western front near Pakistan, while Radio Pakistan reports air and missile strikes and asserts control in the east.
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Dacca
Tha Cain
India
Pakistan
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Jessore
All-India Radio
Radio
Rawalpindi
Winter wrecks, storms hit West Texas and New Mexico
A Big Spring wreck left one dead and four injured amid icy streets. Northwest New Mexico and eastern Texas faced heavy snows and freezing drizzle as Arctic air moved south. Weather warnings covered the Panhandle South Plains with 70 percent precipitation odds and temperatures dipping into the 20s.
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Jerry Odom
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
Panhandle-South Plains
New Mexico
Texas
Lubbock
South Plains
National Weather Service
Colorado Mountains
el Paso
Pecos
Tucson
Ariz
Letters To Goodfellows Highlight Ongoing Help
Readers write about a widow with a child facing hardship as a husband left and welfare aid is scant. The letter asks Goodfellows to continue Christmas support and mentions prior gifts received through the program.
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Goodfellows
Tom
Yule Trail Entries Begin for 25th Home Lighting Contest
Judges start inspecting 105 entries in Lubbock’s 25th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest as exterior and interior displays vie for high marks. Lighted decorations will be judged daily 6 to 10 pm from today through December 15 with viewers urged to tour the Yule Trail by bus or car.
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Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Yule Trail
Lubbock
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