U.S. Blasts Arab Blackmail as Strike Violence Escalates
The week old truckers strike spreads violence and layoffs across the nation. Gov. Milton Shapp warns of out of control unrest and seeks a White House meeting with President Nixon. National Guard units activated in seven states amid fuel price turmoil and looming food shortages. Beef prices surge as shipments delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Nixon
Shapp
White House
W.d. Usery Jr
Texas
Northeast
Daniel Walker
Ilinois
Otis R. Bowen
Indiana
National Guard
Uniis
Tthey
FBI Checks Clues In Hearst Kidnap Case
FBI agents said they have leads in the kidnapping of 19 year old Patricia Hearst granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. John Kelly said multiple leads are being checked as investigators pursue suspects including two Black men and a white woman. Randolph Hearst and his wife Catherine appealed for their daughter's safe return on camera, while police circulated photos of suspects tied to militant groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph A. Hearst
Hideborough
Calif
Patricia
Berkeley
UPD
FBI
Patricia Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Newspapers
John Kelly
San Francisco
Kelly
Pethaist
Catherine
Hillsborough
Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Temperature Readings Vary Widely Across Texas
TEXAS showed a wide temperature spread with winter air ahead of a cold front. Lubbock’s airport reported 35 degrees while Panhandle areas stayed below freezing and the midsection reached the 40s to 60s. Showers and thunderstorms persisted in South Central Texas with strong northerly winds north of the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Lubbock
Plainview
Victoria
Coastal Plains
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly warmer Friday with a low in the mid teens and a high in the mid 20s. Readings include 23 to 28 degrees, with humidity around 50 to 70 percent and sunrise at 8.39 am. Maximum and minimum figures compare to last year with little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Denver
Houston
Nixon vows to refuse White House tapes request
President Nixon told a federal judge he would not grant the Senate Watergate committee access to five White House tapes, saying the move could jeopardize national security and hinder ongoing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley G. Pippert
Washington
UPD
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon refuses Jaworski request for extra White House materials
James St. Clair, the President's Watergate lawyer, refuses Jaworski's plea for additional tapes and White House documents in a Monday letter, while leaving room for talks. Nixon also informs U S District Judge Gerhard Gesell he will not comply yet, signaling ongoing negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
James St. Clair
Jaworski
White House
St. Clair
U. S
Gerhard Gesell
Ex-Aide To LBJ Indicted In Savings Loan Case
A federal grand jury charged Jake Jacobsen, a former Johnson White House aide, and Ray Cowan with misapplying 825000 dollars of First Saving and Loan Association funds in 1970. Jacobsen, now a Austin lawyer, and Cowan, an Austin businessman, operate from Managua, Nicaragua. The indictment stems from a loan to the San Angelo, Texas institution while both men sat on its board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Savings and Loan Association
Justice Department
William Saxbe
Washington
U.S. District Court
Jake Jacobsen
Johnson
Ray Cowan
Jacobsen
Austin
Cowan
Managua
Nicaragua
First Saving and Loan Association of
San Angelo
Tex
Solon Gets In Last Word In Dispute With Teacher
Oklahoma Senator Rodger A. Randle replies to a Quapaw teacher who attacked his vote on Senate Bills 434 455 and 436. The letter defends the senator and notes the bills have not yet come up for a vote while expressing support for higher teacher salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Oklahoma City
UPD
Rodger Randle
Tulsa
Roger Handle
Quapah
Okda
Senate
Oklaoma
Randle
Oklahoma
Quapaw
Senator Rodger A. Randle
House Grants Impeachment Committee Sweeping Power
The House voted 410 to 4 to empower its Judiciary Committee with broad subpoena powers in the Nixon impeachment inquiry, potentially allowing appearance of the President. The measure, not needing Senate approval, aims to investigate grounds for impeachment and details a timeline likely ending around April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
UPS
Senate
House of Representatives
Richard M. Nixon
United States of America
Judiciary
Peter W. Rodino Jr
Edward Hutchinson
Mediator in A J Today Turbulence Amid Muddled Talks
A midland mediator remains in the center of a dispute about agreement terms described as a muddle. Key parties include local officials and the concerned organization, with ongoing talks and stalled progress noted in the report.
Daily Prayer Reflects Faith Leading Through Trials
Hereford Reader asks guidance from a higher power to find solutions during troubled times. The plea emphasizes seeking Thee as the path to resolve difficulties and restore hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Kissinger Calls Oil Embargo Blackmail at Energy Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger denounces the Arab oil embargo as blackmail amid a push for a consumer-producer energy conference after Feb 11. He warns bilateral deals could ruin economies and urges general rules for such agreements while denying neglect of developing nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Assurance Kissinger
Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club
France
Japan
Middle East
Leo Kissinger
City Council Reviews Purchase of Sewer Farm Near Lubbock
Lubbock City Council met in executive session to consider buying a 70 acre sewer plant irrigated farm from Frank Gray for about 5.75 million dollars. The item will be on the February 4 agenda and discussed in open session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Lubbock City
Frank Gray
Gray
Morris Turner
Leroy E]lmore
Turner
Tech Geologist Warns of Growing Foreign Petroleum Dependence
Dr. Orlo Childs, vice president for research at Texas Tech University and former Phillips Petroleum explorer, warns that by the 1980s the United States could rely on foreign sources for up to 60 percent of its petroleum and metals. He cites political and economic risks, from Algeria to Czechoslovakia, and warns against laziness in developing independent resources as national security and global power dynamics hinge on energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Loucks
Avalance- Journal
Orlo Childs
Texas Tech University
Capitol Hill
Childs
Phillips Petroleum Co
Colorado School of Mines
United States
Algeria
Algerian National Petroleum Company
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Cott
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
The
American Meat Institute
Cen Ser
Peter W. Roding
D-N.j
House Judiciary Committee
Edwand Hutchinson
Michigan
LBJ
iMich
Hutchinson
Robert MecClory
R-ld
Reading
Celusin
BTA Ee
Baers Deere
Kuwait
Singapore
al Siyassah
Interior Ministry
Yoshitaka Ishikawa
Koichi Kimura
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!