Turbulence Injures 21 On Jumbo Jet Over Texas
A United Press report from Los Angeles describes a 747 jumbo jet on National Airlines Flight 41 from Miami to Los Angeles encountering clear air turbulence over Houston. Twenty one passengers and crew were injured, including several stewardesses in the rear section. The flight continued toward Los Angeles despite the injuries.
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Houston
National Airlines
Miami
Andrea
Vigliotti
el Paso
Miss. Wigliott
Split Over Aerospace Pact Holds
A fractured Pay Board on Tuesday again chose a 12 percent raise for aerospace workers but split over rollback. Leaders including Leonard Woodcock and William Caples questioned the board’s authority to roll back the raise, while Kenyon College President urged caution. Banking rate cuts and a slow loan market fueled the debate about finance and lending. See LARGEST Page 10.
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Etanehards
Ottida
Manatee
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Marine Midland Grace Trust Co
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Bank of America
Irving Trust Co
First National City Bank of New York
Major Banks Trim Prime Loan Rate to 5 Percent
Major banks nationwide cut their prime lending rate by 1.4 percentage points to 5 percent, the lowest since March 1966. The move affects blue chip corporate loans, lowering basic interest charges to the new rate as of Tuesday. The reductions reflect renewed efforts to ease borrowing costs for large firms.
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Associated Press
New York
Progress in Lubbock hailed by city officials
A 1971 feature notes Lubbock civic leaders praising regional progress across the city with multiple sections listing stories on economics, crime, and culture. The issue frames growth amid national and international concerns while spotlighting local teams and programs.
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Lubbock
Labor board fights over aerospace contract raises
Caples said daylong talks with business public and labor groups went beyond a fair wage figure for space workers. The UAW AFL CIO International Association of Machinists contracts cover about 114 000 production workers at six aerospace firms as board members push to trim 12 percent raises while labor favors full pay hikes.
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Caples
Arrow Space
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio International Association of Machiniists
Virgil Day
General Electric Co
Today's Prayer for Wisdom and Peace
A reader offers a devotional petition asking God for wisdom and strength to do His will. The prayer seeks love in hearts to find better paths toward living in peace and harmony. It closes with a brief amen.
Area Murder: Watson Gets Life for 1970 Seagraves Killing
Jerry Watson, 29, pleaded guilty to murder with malice in 106th District Court, waived sentencing delay, and received life imprisonment for the Nov 19, 1970 killing of Scott Williams, a Seagraves civic leader and lumber yard owner. Roy King, 22, remains free on bond awaiting trial.
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Avalanche-Journal
Jerry Watson
Lamesa
Seagraves
George Hansard
106Th District Court
Watson
Scott Williams
Roy King
King
Gaines County
Blackwell’s Worst Dressed List Names Dinah Shore and More
United Press International reports fashion designer Mr Blackwell’s 12th annual worst dressed list. Dinah Shore and Martha Mitchell are among the ten criticized alongside Ali Jackie lead, Alf McGraw, Jacqueline Onassis and others while Princess Grace of Monaco and Diahann Carroll are named as well dressed.
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Mary
Totter
Jacqueline Susann
Carol Burnett
Park Avenue
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Betty Boop
Martha Mitchell
Shelley Winters
Twiggy
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Diahann Carroll
Charles Revson
Rose Kennedy
Marlene Dietrich
Plan to buy tornado wrecked Great Plains Life Building
State Rep. R B McAlister seeks a Texas Legislature special session to obtain state funds to purchase the tornado battered Great Plains Life Insurance Building in Lubbock. He wants structural verification, a fair price, and possible adjacent parking plus a vocational school in vacant Dunlap's department store.
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Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
R. B. McAlister
Texas
Austin
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Dunlap's
Great Plains
Connally Future Eyed By Tower
U S Sen John Tower of Texas predicted Connally will not join the Nixon ticket and will likely leave the Treasury role after the election. Tower said Connally should remain secretary through the year, with the assumption he would serve until the end of the President’s term.
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Tower
First candidate files for city council seat in April election
Jerry Nissar of 2319 1 St. filed for Place 4 on the Lubbock City Council, becoming the first candidate in the April election. Incumbent Morris W. Turner has announced a run for mayor, while Willie Barnett also filed for mayor. The election date and filing deadline remain undecided, with April choices possible and a 30 day cutoff before voting.
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Lubbock
Jerry Nissar
City Council
Local figure files for council seat amid cost concerns
Nissar says he filed for council member on his own and has no campaign organization. He cites no specific cause beyond good government and notes worries about rising costs.
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Pires
Nissar
Nislar
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair and warmer today with a high in the upper 30s and a low in the low teens. West to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Sun rises and humidity readings noted. scattered data for Abilene Houston Dallas and other cities listed with tiny figures.
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Lubbock
Japanese Chief Sato to Meet Nixon in Two Day Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Hisaku Sato arrives in Newport Beach for two days of talks with President Nixon. Topics include Nixon's China trip, trade and economic relations, and Okinawa's return date. Sato's chartered JAL DC8 jet lands at El Toro MCAS Santa Ana at 1 pm CST.
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Calif
Hisaku Sato
Nixon
China
Okinawa
Japan
Japan Air Lines
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Storms claim two in Amarillo as winter freeze tightens
The Panhandle and South Plains face continuing danger from a deadly winter storm with record lows in Amarillo at 1 degree and Lubbock at 8. The toll rose to at least two deaths as road hazards disrupted travel statewide. A Texas Tech student became the storm's first local victim as conditions persisted Tuesday.
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Don Vandiver
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Winter crash toll rises near Walsenburg and Amarillo
A blizzard snarled highways as a bus and car collision near Walsenburg, Colorado killed David Lee Dodge, a Tech sophomore from Amarillo. Three car occupants were injured. In Amarillo a second death followed an open flame heater tragedy that left Glenn Ray Kirkland and his family seriously ill or injured. Nearby a San Antonio pedestrian died after a car strike in sleet and glare. A bus overturns with 50 aboard as winter storms close airports and trigger flood warnings.
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Colo
David Lee Dodge
Tech
Dodge
Amarillo
First Christian Church
Glenn Ray Kirkland
Walter Kirland
Patricia Ann
Vother
Walter
Pamela
Angela Sue
Bobby
Kirkland
Jjames Wirkland
Rosy Ann Ramirez
San Antonio
Jthe Nws
Muskie Declares Candidacy on TV and Home State
Senator Edmund Muskie formally announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in a national telecast from his Maine summer home. He criticized the Nixon era as a failure and pledged a new start for the United States.
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United States
Muskie
New Hampshire
Florida
Hubert W. Humphrey
Minnesota
Philadelphia
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