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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1973
Page
1
People traveled to resorts and relatives over the weekend as several European governments ended the Sunday driving ban. Alpine resorts reported near full bookings for the holidays while Paris Orly Airport noted lower air traffic due to fears of hijacker attacks.
Panhandle residents woke to light snow flurries late Monday as National Weather Service officials warned snowfall totals would be small. Forecasters at Lubbock Pegasus Airport predicted only traces at best with temperatures dropping toward the freezing mark, contrasting with heavier storms elsewhere along the Texas coast and across the nation.
Arab oil ministers meeting at OAPEC headqu arters in Kuwait discuss further price hikes as Iran-linked producers raise taxes and royalties. Iraq Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar boost posted price to 11.651 a barrel, quadrupling year-ago levels, signaling wider energy cost pressures for US and global markets.
Thousands of needy children received gifts this morning, distributed not from a tree but from sacks left at their doorsteps. The weather map shows a warming trend into Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s today and upper 60s by Wednesday, Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
In Dallas and across the nation former POWs celebrate a home Christmas as church groups and private clubs deliver carols to each veteran. Dallas businessman H H Ross Perot organized the effort with staff and volunteers in their hometowns to show the public recognition for their years of sacrifice.
A Texas traffic death count rose during the holidays as passengers and drivers faced increased risk from crashes and fires. Officials warned motorists to exercise caution while the state braces for ongoing travel.
A United Press International survey reports 34 people killed on Texas highways over the holiday period, with three additional deaths in fires and two in a plane crash. The worst crash involved two cars and 72 injuries. Names and ages of victims include Terry Howard and Nantes Dayne Johnson.
An OCR read includes garbled text praising a deity and noting distressing events. It mentions a reciter, a killed person, injuries, and an escape, with scattered references to a crowd and a road. The fragmentary page hints at a local scene of suffering and unrest without clear names or places.
Three astronauts prepare for a Christmas day space walk outside the station to study Comet Kohoutek. Gerald Pearce, Howard Gibson, Skylar Curt, and William Gibson will place cameras and attempt to unjam equipment while one crew member stays inside to relay instructions.
The Nixon administration delays most newly released federal funds for health, schools, and welfare programs. HEW reports 14.7 million freed with some 400 million released earlier, and only 80.3 million likely to be spent this year. Congress had urged quicker disbursement amid nursing school aid court action.
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