Nixon flies commercial to West Coast for Christmas stay
President Nixon boarded a United Airlines DC10 at Dulles and flew to Los Angeles for a Christmas vacation at the Western White House. A 25 member presidential party traveled with 132 passengers, while reporters watched from inside the terminal. The group then drove to Nixon's San Clemente estate as the Rams played the Cowboys game nearby.
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RECP Under Way as 1974 Farm Subsidy Impounded
The Agriculture Department announced the Rural Environmental Conservation Program RECP replaces REAP with 90 million allocated for annual and long term conservation contracts. The White House impounded 55 million of the fund, despite congressional protests, while 10 million covers the Water Bank revival to preserve farm wetlands.
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Senator Appointee Pays Back Taxes
Ohio Senator designate Metzenbaum settled back tax claims by paying 118102 dollars to the IRS to settle alleged 1967 and 1968 underpayments. He said the payment covers the deficiency while the Tax Court case continues, noting the government may refund if the court rules in his favor. The move follows his Dec 19 appointment by Gov. Gilligan to fill the Saxbe seat as Nixon's attorney general-designate awaited confirmation.
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Weather map page reports warm day then clouds and rising temps
Lubbock area forecast calls for a warmer day with increasing cloudiness tonight and a partly cloudy Friday. Low tonight in the upper 20s, high today mid 50s, high Friday near 60. Winds west to southwest 10 to 20 mph. Maximum 46 and minimum 32 listed for date. Humidity peaks around 72 percent. Southwest region temperatures shown for Abilene, Denver, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Houston, Oklahoma City, Dallas and nearby areas.
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Canton Whistle Silence Sparks Resident petitions
Canton residents challenge an EPA order that silenced the International Harvester Co plant whistle. Township official Lee Allaman says 7,000 signatures were gathered after circulating petitions in local stores. The whistle, installed in 1912, marked shift changes and daily events.
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Prayer for travel safety during holiday period
A reader offers a brief blessing asking Heavenly Father to keep loved ones safe on highways as they begin another holiday travel period. The note reflects communal concern for public safety and family welfare during busy travel times.
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Comet Kohoutek To Light South Plains Skies
The Comet Kohoutek, touted as The Comet of the Century, will become visible Tuesday near the southwestern sky over the South Plains. Local astronomers and Texas Tech staff prep at the planetarium and the NWS in Lubbock anticipate a bright display and valuable astronomical data.
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Flooding Threatens Rain-Soaked South
Torrential rains caused rivers to rise and flash flood watches from the Mississippi Valley to West Virginia. Dozens of Mississippi families fled homes as flooding spread through Tennessee and Alabama. TVA prepared for major flood control while roads flooded and sewers carried gallons of gasoline from a leaking tank, easing a fire risk in Tennessee.
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Alimony in Georgia ruled invalid as sex bias law
Fulton Superior Court Judge Charles Wolford ruled alimony unconstitutional in Georgia arguing the statute defines support for wives as a male burden, singling out men as a class. The case Michael Vincent Murphy IT v Barbara Browne Murphy cited Supreme Court sex discrimination tests. appeal expected.
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Pipeline Hoax Being Worked
Florida Secretary of State Richard Stone warns that dishonest employment agencies lure unemployed laborers to Alaska with fake pipeline jobs. He says unregistered agencies collect fees and send applicants to non existent positions, though he notes no pipeline work will start until mid 1974.
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Nixon signals no gasoline rationing amid oil talks
President Nixon hinted the administration will avoid gasoline rationing as energy officials study the effect of price hikes by Persian Gulf oil exporters. He spoke during a meeting with Energy Adviser William Simon and said efforts aim to conserve fuel voluntarily rather than impose controls.
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McDonald resigns as Lubbock GOP chair
Jerry McDonald, 41, resigned Tuesday as chairman of Lubbock County GOP after two years to take a Dallas job with IBM. Replacements will be named by the county executive committee ahead of May 4 party primary filings.
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Delwin Jones Silent on Senate Race Rumors
Former state representative Delwin Jones visits Lubbock while denying talk of challenging Hale Blanchard for the Senate seat. A source says Jones discussed the idea after leaving a staff post with the Property Tax Committee, but he called the rumor outside and unlikely.
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