Policies Claim Slow Inflation as CPI Rises Small
The January consumer price index rose only 0.1 percent from December, the smallest monthly increase in four years. The White House hailed the figures as evidence that Nixon administration policies are slowing inflation, noting food prices have not risen in 12 months.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Releas
Ronald L. Ziegler
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Reserve Chief Warns Inflation Risk From Growth
Dr. Arthur F. Burns testified before Congress that the economy shows vigor under policy but threatens renewed inflation. He urged stronger action to curb wage and price rises and said controls might be needed only in a national emergency, though he preferred avoiding drastic measures.
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United Press Intermer
Washington
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Burns
Smith Tax Plan Sparks Swift Retort in Austin
Governor Preston Smith attacks critics of his proposed 470 million dollar revenue plan. He urges lawmakers to accept the tax hike or face criticism as inexperience is challenged. The plan would raise the state sales tax to 4 percent and boost college tuition while increasing auto taxes. Critics call it asinine, while supporters push for inflation control and services funding. The dispute follows separate plans of no new taxes versus targeted revenue increases.
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United Press
Austin
Preston Smith
Jon
Thair Man
Smith
House
Burns
M. Parce
Texas
Ground broken to start first new home in storm area
The report notes ground breaking for a new home in Guadalupe following storm damage, highlighting recovery efforts and housing plans. It references state and national coverage on pages See B and A, with related items including trials, police actions, and international news.
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Guadalupe
Prayer for the Day’s Focus and Moment
A reflective note urging focus on the present moment. The speaker seeks guidance to make the most of today and this minute, addressing a higher power for help in mindful living. The fragment emphasizes personal spiritual practice and acute awareness.
Man charged after state raid on gambling "plant" in Lubbock
State agents from Avausn one-yeu and DP S intelligence officers converged on a Southeast Lubbock house described as a supply point for gamblers and gaming houses reaching as far as Las Vegas. Charles Russell Archer, 61, faced County Court at Law No 1 for knowingly permitting gambling paraphernalia on the premises. Judge Edwin H Boedeker set Archer's bond at 500 dollars. Several thousand dice and related items were confiscated.
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Avausn
One-Yeu
Lubbock
Houston
Las Vegas
Nev
Department of Public Safety
Bob Odom
Ronnie Jackson
Howard C. Davison
99Th District Court
Charles Russell Archer
48Th St
Treasurer Accused Over Sharpstown Bank Deals
Rep Maurice Angly charged State Treasurer Jesse James cost Texas over a million in interest by parking more than 10 million dollars in Sharpstown State Bank from 1968 to January 1971. He called for a full investigation and warned Texans would bear the burden of the treasurer’s alleged ineptness amid Sharpstown ties to a stock manipulation suit.
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United Press Internatory
Galveston
Maurice Angly
R-Austin
Jesse James
Houston
Sharpstown State Bank
U.S. Treasury
James
Angly
Galveston County Republican Party
Security and Exchange Commission
Sharpstown iState Bank
Texas
Waco
Mer Baum
State Banking Board
Dr. Baum
Sharpstown StateBank
National Bankers Life Stock
Four youths die in plane crash near Athens
Four young men escaped a Houston mental institution and stole a plane to flee. The wrecked plane, buried nose-first in a swamp southwest of Athens, was found Friday by a stockman. Authorities identified the dead as Thomas Allen Trams and three others, saying the theft occurred after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Frank Dams reported a plot to steal the plane, and the sheriff warned that the wreckage had been located.
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Athens
UPD
Houston
Here
Henderson County
Joe W. Brown
Thomas Allen
Frank Dams
Thomas ‘Allen
Ioe
Lubbock police sergeant barred from active duty case
A Lubbock police sergeant who joined the Air Force and later sought civilian promotion faced a ruling that military service could end and return to active duty, with Chief J T Alley noting the Legislature did not intend a job to be saved for a professional soldier. Cross-examination showed the defendant could have resigned earlier, but chose to stay for military benefits.
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Lubbock
Air Force
Hanlon
Lib move spotted in Detroit classifieds
Nancy Saastamoinen spotted a Detroit Police Department ad on page 4 section LAL while scanning a classifed advertisement. The fragment hints at a real lib move and a daily roll noted in the text.
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Nancy Saastamoinen
Detroit
Lal
Reds Mount Own Attack In Laos Border Battles
In the first major engagement since the Laos push began, enemy forces enveloped a South Vietnamese artillery base and attacked an infantry position near Route 9. U S B 52s bombed North Vietnamese buildup threatening a 9000 man American rear guard. Stratofortresses dropped about 200 tons on positions near Khe Sanh and south of the DMZ. Civilian casualties reported in Hue and Kontum as fighting rages north of the highway.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
Khe ‘Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Hue
Kontum
Highay
Jorthern Zone
New President Dumas Man To Head Water Unit
Wells of Dumas elected president of Water Inc at the fourth annual meeting led by a keynote from Warren Fairchild urging full consideration of interregional water projects for national benefits. Officers elected include A L Black Friona first vice president and A C Werner Lubbock second vice president with Ed Weber Amarillo secretary and Jim Ed Waller Lubbock treasurer.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Hereford — Gaston Wells of
Dumas
Water, Inc
High Plains
Asst
Bureau of Reclamation
Warren Fairchild
Washington, D.C
Airdav
Bull Barn
Wells
K. B
Tex) Watson
Amarillo
A. L. Black
Friona
A. SC
Werner
Lubbock
Ed Weber
Jim Ed Waller
Harold R. Parfitt l
Dallas
Southwestern Division
U.S
Army Corps of Engineers
Calvin Watts
Shreveport
Rotary Club of Lubbock marks 50 years of service
The Lubbock Rotary Club celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Friday night dinner at the new Museum on the Tech campus. The event honored wives and widows of members, featured Rotary dignitaries, and drew more than 450 attendees in a blue and gold program. A veteran speaker cited ongoing efforts to foster peace and community service, praising the club’s half century of contributions and worldwide brotherhood.
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Lubbock
Rotary Club
Rotary
Tech
Accounting Cal Lifeatures
Ternational
Evanston
Hll
Lubbock Club
Weather Map Page Lubbock Forecast Near 70 Today
Weather map notes for Lubbock and vicinity show warm conditions. Tonight and Sunday will be mild with a high around 70 and lows in the 30s.
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Paul McCartney
Lubbock
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