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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
7
A company director says curtailments are not tied to the energy supply but to the high heating demand in bitter weather. He notes transmission lines can be overwhelmed even as capacity work continues. Pioneer spokesman cites six hour movement times.
A deep storm slashed through the Midwest and Plains causing heavy snow from Illinois to Michigan and prompting winter weather advisories. Cold temperatures forced natural gas curtailments for plants and industries while residents faced reduced thermostats and fuel shortages amid ongoing supply disruptions.
Senate approves emergency energy legislation to create a Federal Energy Administration. Nixon proposes a temporary excess profits tax on major oil firms to curb price abuses. Negotiators drop two contentious amendments, aiming for final action by week’s end as winter storms lashed the nation from the Rockies to the Plains.
General Motors and Ford were found not guilty in a federal antitrust case accusing them of conspiring to end fleet car discounts. Jurors deliberated under six hours after prosecutors argued a 1969 agreement cut discounts averaging $250 per vehicle for about one million fleet cars annually.
Senator Sam Ervin announces retirement after a storied tenure as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He led the Watergate investigation, chaired the Government Operations and Watergate committees, and became a national figure known for constitutional expertise and civil libertarian views. He plans to fish in retirement and will not seek re election. Potential successors noted include Robert Morvan Henry Hall Wilson Jr. and Wilmer Mizell.
The Senate Watergate Committee subpoenaed 481 tape recordings and related items from the White House as a new law gives district courts jurisdiction over subpoenas. Judge Sirica upheld executive privilege on some tapes, but others go to the grand jury.
Teehsan Jon Thompson son of Mr and Mrs DeWitt Thompson of S44 28th St received a year long scholarship to the Brooks Institute School of Photography in Santa Barbara California. Thompson a sophomore liberal arts major at Texas Tech University was chosen after a prior recipient forfeited the award The Brooks Institute scholarship is offered by professional photographers of California with a California resident eligibility rule. Thompson previously contributed to Coronado Crest newspaper and El Viajero yearbook and earned early honors in photography contests with The Avalanche Journal and UIL awards.
As part of the Skylab program a series of educational television programs stress the application of science in space. The effort aims to bring space science concepts to viewers through instructional content and demonstrations.
Fragmented OCR text shows lawmakers naming Reps Tim Von Dohlen and DeWitt Vile proposing reduced speed limits between 40 mph and the current 7 mph. The passage references enforcement, travel distances in Texas, and disdainful wording amid unclear context and garbled names.
Hopeful donors fund the Goodfellows program as volunteers distribute fruit nuts candy and toys to about 8 000 children on Christmas morning. Last year over 16 000 was raised and 125 dollars per child cost, rising to about 1 500 this year due to inflation. Box 1 Lubbock THOS serves as the address for donations.
Lubbock area construction firms approve a winter schedule pushing start time from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch. Byron Martin of the West Texas AGC cites safety and energy savings as reasons for the shift to daylight hours.
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