Memorial Fund Reaches $6236 for Lubbock Detective Stevens
A memorial fund for slain Lubbock detective Larry Jack Stevens topped $6236.56 by Thursday 5 p.m. after starting within two hours of his Feb 9 death in a downtown gun battle. Donations accepted at the bank or collection boxes in local businesses. a 25 year old ex convict faces charges.
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Lubbock National Bank
Lubbock
Larry Jack Stevens
Stevens
John Grist
LNB
Bant
Food Price Increases Lead Wholesale Index Rise in January
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 1.3 percent unadjusted and 1.1 percent seasonally adjusted jump in wholesale prices for January, led by farm products and processed foods up 3.3 percent. Meats vegetables eggs and poultry show notable gains with weather and export demand blamed for the surge.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Teres
BLS
The
Business Council
Nixon urges federal control of drinking water supply
President Nixon asked Congress for 27 environmental and natural resource actions including federal control over the nation's drinking water. He urged a land restoration program, weather modification proposals, farm policy shifts, and ratification of treaties on historic sites oceans and marine pollution. The administration favors using a Highway Trust Fund to aid road building and calls for fiscal restraint to curb inflation.
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Washington
UPD
Nixon
Congress
Russel E. Train
Council of Environmentalislation
Aflthy
Train
Low Pressure Brings Moisture to South Plains and NM
A low pressure system moving across New Mexico today and tonight brings drizzle sleet and possible rain with 30 to 50 percent precipitation chances. Snow is possible in northern areas up to 20 percent with freezing temps mid-20s tonight and scattered rainfall totals reaching half an inch in parts of the Lubbock region. A soggy winter lingered with clearing skies and a warming trend expected by Saturday.
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Danny Ellington
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Eastex Plains
New Mexico
Gulf
Texas Panhandle
I National Weather Service
Mercury
Weather Service
Lubbock
West Texas
Canadian River
Amarillo
Dumas
Plainview
Dalhart
U.S. Troop Levels in Vietnam Drop to Near Decade Low
The U S Command reports 15 744 American troops in Vietnam the lowest since July 1963 with 1 465 more withdrawn in four days. Peak strength in April 1969 was 543 000, now down to about 23 000 by cease fire. The pullout pace links to the Paris peace accord and prisoner releases.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
U.S
U. S
Comic dictionary racket echos sins of the fathers
Rhetorical note on racketeering appears in a comic dictionary, linking inherited sins to financial bonds and stocks as a moral fuse across generations.
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Otas Allied
Badltorials
POW Airlifts Return Prisoners From Vietnam War
The U S Air Force repatriates 60 former prisoners of war from Clark and Travis air bases California and California via three C 141 Starlifters and two special flights. The first group of 20 men arrives at Travis after an 15 hour flight detailing loyalty and endurance through years in captivity. The second wave landed 20 at Clark Air Base returning men who endured North Vietnamese captivity. The final 20 join the convoy, with release timing cited as Monday through possibly the next day.
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United States
North
South Vietam
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Clark Air Base
Philip Navy
James B. Stock
Airsdale
Lethic
Forler
Chiat
Vietnam
Travis
Clark Air
California
Clark
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Mander Sth
William G. Moore
Saigon
Hanoi
Bul Tin
Bank Heist at Casa Linda National Bank in Dallas
A robber using a black wig and dark glasses hit the Casa Linda National Bank in North Dallas, taking between 5000 and 9000 dollars. The assailant went to one window, placed the money in a paper bag, and fled after the heist.
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Dallas Bank
Dallas
UPI
Casa Linda National Bank
Donald Crays
First Freed Men Arrive In Texas
Five former prisoners of war arrive in San Antonio for Operation Homecoming. Capt James Ray of Conroe and Army Capt Ken Wallingford of Austin lead the group, meeting families at Brooke Army Medical Center and Kelly Field after a seven year captivity. Col James Lamar of Little Rock and Capt Johnnie Ray of Pauls Valley join later for hospital checks and reunions.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Army
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Vietnam
Johnson
James Ray
Conroe
Ken Wallingford
Austin
Ray
Wallingford
Lone Star State
Johnnie Ray
Pauls Valley
Okla
James Lamar
Little Rock
Ark
Lamar
Addit
Kelly
Brooke
President Johnson
Col
George Wallingford
Oklahoma City
Mary Wallingford
Earl Collins
Sen
James E. Ray
Lackland Afb
Brooke Army Hospital
U.S
Rogers Appeals To Congress For North Viet Aid
Secretary of State William Rogers urged Congress to approve postwar aid to North Vietnam and support reconciliation at home. He praised a “small investment” in Indochina reconstruction for lasting peace, defended anti amnesty stance, and expressed optimism on cease fire and peace prospects ahead of Paris talks. He noted diplomacy with China and India, and cited a Cuba hijacking pact as part of broader security efforts.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
North Vietnam
Rogers
Indochina
America
Paris
South Vietnam
China
U.S
West
Henry Kissinger
United States
Peking
India
Middle East
Delhi
Pakistan
Cuba
Castro
Washington Havana
State Department
West Fu
Prayer for Love and Aid to Neighbors
A devotional note asks readers to seek divine love and extend help to those in need around them, urging daily kindness and shared compassion.
Deteriorated Areas Receive Attention
City Hall moves to rehabilitate deteriorated Lubbock areas with a planned urban renewal program. Chamber of Commerce leaders briefed the City Council on removing substandard buildings and junked cars, and a committee will study the issue. A new ordinance would speed junked car removal and demolition of dangerous structures, though costs may rise. a public hearing option remains for owners. See DETERIORATED Page 14
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Chamber
Chamber Mgr
John Logan
Aic, Verner
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Verner
Jim
Bertram
Bertam
City Zoning and Environmental Contral Department
Soviet Bought Freedom With Gasoline
Russian born Mrs Magidoff described life under the Soviet regime and her escape to the United States after marrying American journalist Robert Magidoff. She recounted police surveillance, limited freedoms, and scarce goods, noting the exchange of exit papers for two tanks of high octane fuel. The event highlighted in Lubbock details one woman’s journey to liberty as she spoke at the Knife and Fork Club.
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Nancy Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Nla Magidoff
San Francisco
Lubbock
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Texas
NBC
Robert Magidoff
Weather Map Page reports light drizzle and above average temps
The forecast notes drizzle or light snow tonight with a high in the mid forties and a low in the mid twenties. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent today and 40 percent tonight, with slightly warmer conditions expected Saturday.
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Madoran
Sean Ae
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Sybil
Mirama Naval Air Station
San Diego
Kelly Air Force Base
Col. Coll
Mra. Magidolt
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