U S Debates Bond Toll and Tax Reform in Debt Vote
The House approved a $20 billion downpayment toward a $50 billion debt ceiling rise to $450 billion through June 30, with liberals threatening future votes absent tax reform. Rep Mills noted reform limits while warning loopholes create inequities as deficits run over $64 billion in two years.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Charles A. Vanik
Dohle
Brock Adams
D-Wash
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Mills
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Pay Board tightens oversight of 7 percent pay hikes
The Pay Board will require 60 day advance clearance for all future pay raises over 7 percent in units with 1000 or more workers. Some deferred raises may be trimmed back, while Category III units and union construction contracts remain largely unaffected. Public comment on merit pay guidelines is invited as the board seeks citizen input before a binding rule.
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Washington
Labor
George H. Boldt
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Burns urges flexible prices but tougher pay rules
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns calls for Price Commission flexibility on price rises while urging the Pay Board to curb excessive pay increases. He warns rigid policy could limit capital for expansion and that compromises by Pay Board members may undermine its objectives, risking further profit squeeze and slower business growth.
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Washington
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve System
Price Commission
Burns
Nixon
Texas Supreme Court Greenlights School Tax Challenge
Texas Supreme Court allows a lawsuit challenging the Andrews school tax system. The ruling comes as officials consider tax policy changes and potential revisions to state education funding. Court action centers on equity and funding mechanisms within local districts.
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Texas Supreme Court
Andrews
Lee
Prayer prayer for guidance and submission to will
A reader asks for grace to release self-will and follow God's will even when the plan is not clear. The plea seeks divine aid to trust and obey in daily life with faith and humility.
Boy or girl the big question in poultry work
Kayo Yamanaka, the lone chicken sexer in hundreds of miles, explains the skill to separate male from female chicks. The practice started in Japan about 40 years ago and remains largely taught by Japanese experts. Yamanaka lives at 5504 36th St and has worked in chick sexing for many years. Page 16.
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Japan
Kayo Yamanaka
Yamanaka
36Th St
Avenue Q obstacle course tests patience in Lubbock
Road work on Avenue Q narrows lanes for widening and resurfacing as Texas Highway engineers target September completion. Weather permitting, Avenue Q should finish by fall while Avenue L remains blocked by a court dispute over a collapsed building, detouring traffic for blocks north of Main.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Avenue Q
Texas Highway Department
Jack Moore
Avenue L
Main
Broadway
Nixon cites breakthroughs in world policy and peace aims
President Nixon announced breakthroughs toward peace after his Peking and Moscow summits and rebuilt alliances. He urged candidates to avoid antiwar statements that could prolong the conflict until after the election. He signaled near agreement with the Soviet Union on a pact to curb the nuclear arms race and previewed a China visit as a step toward broader peace.
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Washington
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Mideast
China
Strike Bill Sent to President Over West Coast Dock Crisis
The House sends a standby bill to President Nixon to end the 124 day West Coast dock strike by compulsory arbitration. Nixon will not sign immediately and will monitor developments as West Coast longshoremen plan a Saturday caucus to consider ratification of a tentative agreement with shippers.
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Washington
House
Nixon
US B52s Reinforce Pacific Fleet Amid Vietnam Threats
In Tonkin Gulf US carriers Constellation Hancock and Coral Sea join forces to deter a potential North Vietnamese offensive. B52 bomber strikes near Da Nang and Thuong Duc followed reports of enemy troop and supply concentrations.
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Saigon
United States
Tonkin Gulf
Western Pacific
U.S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Thuong Duc
Washington
Guam
Thailand
Constellation
Hong Kong
Yankee Station
Hancock
Coral Sea
San Diego
Calif
Leaven
Kitty Hawk
California
Vietnam
Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Indochina
North
Churchbound Wilson Man Killed In Lynn Crash
A 42 year old Lynn County man Alex Sanders of Tahoka route 1 was killed in a rear end crash with a trailer on U S 87 seven miles north of here. Sanders died at the scene and was en route to church services in Tahoka. Nananie Rogers Jr of Tahoka drove the truck. Sanders was Lynn County's first fatality this year. Services planned with White Funeral Home. Sanders formerly owned Wayside Gin and came to Lynn County in 1948.
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Avalanche Journal
Tahora
Lynn County
Alex Sanders
Rt. 1
Wilson
South Plains
Here
U.S. 87
Sanders
Justice of the Peace N. EE. Wood
Nananie Rogers Jr
Tahaka
Sid Sanders
Hagers
Wood
Oto
Tohoka
Lubbock County
Hale County
Garza
Scurry
White Funeral Home
Wayside Gin
Howard County
Mutscher and Two Others Face Pre Trial Hearing
In Abilene assessing the Texas stack fraud case three defendants House Speaker Gus Mutscher Rush McGinty and Rep Tommy Shannon D Fort Worth are due for a pre trial hearing in the old red brick courthouse Judge J Neil Daniel will decide if Mutscher goes to trial Feb 28 alone or if the three defendants are tried together on the conspiracy charge No testimony on the charges will be heard during the hearing
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United Brew International
Abilene
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Rush McGinty
Tommy Shannon
D-Fort Worth
Austin
Mutscher
J. Neil Daniel
Daniel
Travis County
Robert O. Smith
Weather Map Page Snippet Shows City Readings
Fragmentary weather map from page 13 E lists cities such as El Paso Albuquerque Houston Dallas and Denver with scattered numeric values and partial station labels. Reading appears incomplete but indicates regional temperature or pressure data common to an early 20th century weather chart.
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Weather City
EL Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Dallas
Denver
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Chile
Allende
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Main Street
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Frank Maloney
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