Five More Seek School Post in Lubbock County Race
Five candidates filed for Lubbock County school superintendent as May 6 Democratic primary ballots closed. Two Texas Tech students entered races for state representative and justice of the peace, while a third student sought county party chairman. Charles Townsend filed for Precinct 1 county commissioner.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
Justice of the Peace
Texas Tech
Roger Q. Settler
10Th St
Tech
Elmer Tarbox
Lubbock
Charles Townsend
42Nd St
Arch Lamb
Commissioners Court
Nixon Defends Economic Controls Before Business Leaders
President Nixon chided business leaders for griping about wage and price controls and urged adoption of non inflationary policies. He warned against protectionism and isolationism, stressing productivity as the path to full employment and economic stability. He cited 3.4 percent price rise in 1971 and over 5 million new jobs in six months as progress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Texas primary field swells with gubernatorial bids
As filing closed in Texas many candidates raced to enter statewide races. Eleven Democrats seek the governor nomination with notable figures such as Frances Farenthold facing Preston Smith and Ben Barnes while Dolph Briscoe looms. Republicans stage six bids led by Albert Jay. Lone senator John Tower drew no primary opposition.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
House
People of
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
John Tower
R-Tex
Lubbock petitioners seek repeal of garbage service charge
Readers report petitions in Lubbock asking city officials to repeal the local garbage service charge amid ongoing city matters. Officials have not yet announced a vote date or response to the submissions from residents.
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Lubbock
Quakes Hit Deserted City Of Ancona Injure And Frighten
Ancona, Italy was rattled by four tremors described as strong, cracking walls and toppled cornices. Premier Emilio Calombo met with aides to plan aid for residents over the weekend as panic spread through the city.
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Ancona
Italy
Rom
Emilio Calombo
Prayer Gospel Reflection of Selfless Help
A brief devotional reflection urges readers to forget self and focus on those in need with compassion and a smile, invoking heavenly guidance for daily kindness and service.
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Heavenly Father
Flu Bug Numbs Lubbock Schools With Absences
Lubbock public schools report 2468 students absent Monday giving a 92.55 percent attendance as three area schools reopen after flu and respiratory infections caused high absenteeism. Officials note a slight improvement over last week’s peak of 2544.
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Lubbock Public
Lewel
Gordon Prownan
Lubbock Public Schools
Termite Inflation At Work Where Has Money Gone
Editor notes rising costs and the feeling of squeezing budgets. It compares American wealth in material goods with the burden of everyday expenses and contrasts incomes and prices across regions. The piece questions how money stretches in a world of rising living costs.
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John T. Cunniff
United States
New Yorker
Fea
Space linkup plan proposed for US Soviet docking mission
A North American Rockwell report for NASA outlines a two day space dock between an Apollo command module with a docking module and a Soviet salyut laboratory plus a so yuz command ship. The joint mission would include two two man visits, then a post docking 11 day US resource surveys.
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Irise Space Center
Houston
Space Agency
Rockwell
Orbiting Laboratory
United States
Salyut Laboratory
UAW files suit against Pay Board over aerospace wage decision
The United Auto Workers sue the Pay Board claiming illegal action in denying a pay raise to aerospace workers. The filing alleges the board exceeded authority ignored rules failed to hold required hearings and acted on the assumption workers would strike. Spokesmen declined comment.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
Federal Pay Board
Aerospace
Pay Board
Subway collision injures 32 in Boston tunnel
A one car subway train crashed into the rear of another in a tunnel beneath downtown Boston injuring 32 persons none seriously. Eight treated and released at a local hospital with minor injuries reported. Officials said the accident occurred as both trains were inbound to Arlington Street station near Boston Common.
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Boston
Arlington Street
Boston Common
Bills To Break Tieup Okayed
Senate and House committees approved different bills to resolve the 122-day West Coast dock strike with signs of near settlement. The Senate Labor Committee backed a Nixon style compulsory arbitration plan, while the House favored a 60-day partial injunction to force crucial shipments, excluding the Teamsters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
San Francisco
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Georlivee Usgi Lyric
Harrison Williams
Dn.j
House Labor Subcommittee
Hawaii
Plan
Williams
Senate Committee
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Secretary of
Teamsters
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Pacific Maritime Association
Teamsters Union
Frank Thompson ,Jr
DNJ
Harry Bridges
Edmund J. Flynn
The
Shippers’ Association
Thompson
Bridges
Reds Driven Back From Key Pleiku Base In Vietnam War
United Press International reports at Pleiku airbase near the Central Highlands a Communist raid was repelled. Five guerrillas died by triggering a Claymore mine as they breached the wire perimeter while American B 52 bombers resumed strikes around Kontum and the A Shan Valley to thwart a rising highlands offensive. Prisoners and a military doctor were among those found in a bunker after an earlier attack in Binh Dinh Province.
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United Press International
Saigon
Pleiku
Central Highlands Command
Highlands
Ichief
Binh Dinh
Central Highlands
Kontum City
A Shan
Hue
Kontum
Laos
Irving Linked to IRS Liens Amid Hughes Autobiography Case
Author Chil ford Irving and his wife Edith faced IRS liens totaling about 490 thousand dollars tied to the 1971 tax year as he testified before a federal grand jury in New York regarding the Howard Hughes autobiography matter.
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United Press International
New York
Chilford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
Edith
McGraw Hill Book Co
Hughes
Irvings
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Itax
Maurice Nessen
Weather Map Page 5 A: Lubbock area fair and warmer outlook
Weather map notes show fair skies in Lubbock and vicinity with slight warming through today and Wednesday. Highs in the 40s, overnight lows in the lower 20s, winds from the southwest at 15 to 29 mph.
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Lubbock
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