Honest customers foot bill record shoplifter spree
Shoplifting surges amid holiday shoppers as merchants fear higher prices. Illinois Retail Merchants Association president Joseph Meek says theft costs drive 1 to 2 percent price increases. National Retail Merchants Association cites a 10 to 12 percent rise in shoplifting with Christmas sales up 10 percent. overall losses hit about $2 billion last year.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Joseph Meek
Ilinois Retail Merchants Association
National Retail Merchants Association
San Antonio
Flu Forces WTSU to End Semester Early
Flu reached epidemic levels at West Texas State University prompting a four day early dismissal for Christmas. About 5 percent of 6000 students were absent and another 300 showed flu symptoms. President Cornette said classes would end Monday with dorms staying open and offices operating through Friday. Classes resume January 6 with no makeup days.
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James Boyett
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas State University
James P. Cornette
Cornette
College J
Iday
WTSU
Panhandle - South Plains
Texas
Amarillo ‘Junior College
Connally orders $5.5 billion budget with tax hike need
Gov John Connally presents a 5 522 952 882 minimum budget for 1970 71 noting 95 5 million in new tax revenue may be required even without new programs He excludes raises for teachers higher education or pollution programs and urges law changes to shift budget submission to the governor elect.
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United Press International
Austin
John Connally
Connally
Committee On
Preston Smith
Tulane Rips Past Red Raider Covers 114 to 91
Lubbock area basketball game recap shows Tulane defeating Texas Tech 114 to 91. Key players and scoring bursts are noted as the visitors pull away in the first half and maintain lead through the final whistle.
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Lubbock
Tulane
Red Raider
Bob Hope Reports From Vietnam Exclusively Soon
Bob Hope set to deliver an exclusive report from Vietnam for The Avalanche Journal. The appearance expected to cover US military operations and Hope’s perspective on wartime life for servicemen and civilians.
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Bob Hope
Vietnam
The
Avalanche-Journal
Santa Land to skip Nativity Scene in Lubbock display
Lubbock Santa Land will omit its Nativity scene for the first time since opening. A Prairie Santa setup will use pieces from the 8666 Ranch. Recreation superintendent Rob Blackmore says the old figures, bought in 1947, are cracked and faded and replacement would cost 1 000 to 2 000 dollars, forcing the shift. Some church groups oppose removing the Nativity, but officials say complaints did not drive the decision. They may replace the figures later or switch to another display due to space constraints near the central Christmas Tree. See NATIVITY Page 10.
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Lubbbck
Santa Land
Rob Blackmore
City
Nyain
Daphne
Nixon pauses outside Walter Reed for girl in arms visit
President-elect Richard Nixon paused Monday outside Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington to cradle a small girl held by her father. He traveled to visit former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the hospital amid medical attention.
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Richard Nixon
Walter Reve Army Hospital
Washington
Nixon
Dwight D. Misenhower
Pink-Faced Burglar Strikes West Texas Mercury Meter
Sheriff Olan Heath seeks a pink-faced burglar after a meter eight miles east of here was drained of 20 to 30 pounds of high grade mercury. The device was booby trapped with indelible pink dye and several ounces spilled on the offender. Gas company losses threaten operation and charts, with similar thefts in surrounding counties.
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Avalanche-Journal
Yoakum County
Olan Heath
West Texas
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Here
Eunice i New Mexicor
Nixon disclosure confirms Helms and Hoover stay in post
President-elect Nixon disclosed that Richard Helms will remain CIA director and J. Edgar Hoover will continue as FBI head. He met Republican leaders, signaling discord over timing of the Senate vote on a treaty to control nuclear weapons spread. Nixon also visited Eisenhower at Walter Reed before returning to transition duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Richard J. Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Senate
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwicht D. Eisenhower
Ronald L. Ziegler
Tfelms
Hoover
Hanoi Saigon Envoys Balk in Paris Peace Talks
Clashing statements from South Vietnam and Viet Cong envoys delayed progress in the Paris peace talks. Saigon insists on a two sided formula while the Viet Cong push for a four sided conference, with U S officials watching for possible disengagement from the war.
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Associated Press
Paris
South Vietnam
Johnson
Clifford
Sec. of Defense
Chirk M. Clifford
Neuyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Hanoi
Fire damages Levelland home as candles spark kitchen blaze
In Levelland situation firefighters took about thirty minutes to control a fire that started from candles in a Stockard home. Parafin on the kitchen range reportedly ignited during child Christmas candy making, causing damage confined to the kitchen area and leaving estimated losses around $800.
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Levelland Speciads Christias
Marschert Stockiard
Levellind
Untitled note fragment on prayer and visit unclear
Fragile OCR reads as a fragment about prayer, Hewat, Rather, Cadbne, and a question about a visit or visit list. Limited readable facts, no clear event, date, or entities beyond scattered names.
Desperate Veterans Rites Mark Deaths Amid War Echoes
A troubled youth buried after war service is mourned by a wife and son as details emerge of a shooting death near Grapevine. The man had survived Vietnam and was connected to a hidden local tragedy as investigators search for answers. News recalls the toll of conflict on families and communities.
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boSmye
Catasstess
Jae
Tess
Paust
Vietnam
Fingliv
Bert
Grapevine
Goodfellows Donations Call for Quick Help in Lubbock
Local Goodfellows drive solicits donations and volunteer aid for underprivileged children in Lubbock. The offboard organization reports many have given or pledged but immediate action is still needed as Christmas gift efforts struggle to materialize.
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Lubbock
Chile
Offhoe
Three Witnesses Hear Sanity Hearing Today
A chaotic transcript fragment notes a sanity hearing in progress with references to witnesses, dates, and a suspect. The text is garbled but suggests court proceedings involving a suspect and ongoing evaluation.
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Lach
la Lee
Fragmentary Street Sale Notice in Moineis
A damaged OCR fragment notes a sale on a street in Moineis. It mentions a time around ten and a price or lot number 665 but the full details are unclear. No other concrete entities are readable.
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