Governor Smith Pushes Legislature to Fund Welfare and Colleges
Gov. Preston Smith said he will leave funding shifts to the legislature to shore up welfare and junior college finances. He noted no new funds would be moved in the bill due Monday and mentioned delays to aid payments, extra state aid for colleges, and possible budget talks on teacher pay. He plans private talks with the Texas State Teachers Assn. and will report after the meeting.
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Associated Press
Austin
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Smith
Welfare Department
Supreme Court
Texas State Teachers Assn
FHA Mortgage Rate Hike Aims to Free Loan Funds
The Nixon administration raised the maximum FHA insured mortgage rate to 7 percent after consultations with the Veterans Administration. Secretary George Romney said the move is an interim measure to ease access to funds for borrowers blocked from the mortgage market, while those with existing loans remain at their original rates. The adjustment targets programs allowing market rates, with exceptions for 221 D3 and 221 H, and FNMA is set to raise its loan prices about 5 percent.
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George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Veterans Administration
Romney
FHA
Raymond Lapin
Federal National Mortgage Assn
FNMA
Officer in Cupid Role as Naval Computer Romance Sparks
Navy Lt Cmdr Bob Baril is credited with a rare victory over a computer after attempting to fix a bank address error aboard the USS Walker and USS Haverfield off Vietnam. A letter to the machine began with Dear computer and led to a unique liaison between man and electronic brain aboard a warship.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Bob Baril
Baril
Walker
Haverfield
Vietnam
Fort Worth National Bank
Texas
Fort Worth
Today in A J BROAD GUIDELINES AND NOTES
A digest lists section headings from the newspaper including community development guidelines and various desk items. It notes page and section references such as music business final cabinet Pueblo capture and Nixon related pieces. The clipping ends with a joke on reactionary language.
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Nixon
Prayer Greeting Blesses Church Guidance in Trying Times
A prayer from Mrs. Amos Pate of Littlefield asks Heavenly Father to deepen the churchs guiding influence as communities face difficult times. The message emphasizes courage, faith, and communal support.
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Heavenly Father
Amos Pate
Littlefield
On Stopover Copter Unit To Sample Happiness
A 12 helicopter unit moving from Fort Riley Kansas to the West Coast and then to Vietnam will stop in Happy for a community reception. The Happy Jaycees organized the visit sparked by Warrant Officer Jerry Powell praising Happy. Plans include cards letters and packages from residents and a 9 a m arrival with church transportation lunch at the school and music by the Happy High School Band.
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Avalanche-Journal
HAPPY
Plains
Fort Riley
Kan
West Coast
Vietnam
Happy Jaycees
Jerry Powell
Happy High School
ISD Sets Remodeling Plan for 19th Street Offices
Lubbock Independent School District moves to remodel the South Coast Life Insurance Building at 1628 19th Street for central administration. Original June 1 occupancy pushed. estimated cost around $350,000, more than seven times earlier estimates, with four months for plans and six months for construction debated by architect Berwyn Tisdel and board member Bill Tucker.
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19Th Street
Nearohi
Etsumate
South Coast Life Insurance
19Th St
Berwyn Tisdel
Howard Schmidt
Parents Of Hippies Seek Solace In Shared Burden
A Washington church basement hosts weekly meetings of about 30 parents whose hippie children have drifted into drug culture. led by Rev Henry Breul and the Dupont Circle Clergy Association, the group aims to cope with stigma, share experiences, and understand the cultural shifts shaping their families amid wider social changes.
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Washington
Ron
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dupont Circle
Henry Breul
Henry
Wreck Kills Lamesa Printing Owner on State 137
A head on collision on State 137 south of Brownfield Friday night killed Robert Leslie Wade 57 owner of Wade Printing Co Lamesa. Wade died at the scene while his wife Ruth a teacher and their 16 year old son Paul survived with injuries. The second driver William T McLemore of Levelland was hospitalized in good condition. The Wades were returning from a Lamesa Brownfield basketball game. Wade is the 13th South Plains auto crash death this year.
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State 137
Here
Lamesa Printing Company
Robert Leslie Wade
Wade Printing Co
Lamesa
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Willam T. McLemore
Levelland
Wade
McLemore
South Plains
Ehe Funeral Home
Nixon halts new Pacific air route awards actions
President Nixon delayed the Pacific air route awards and reviewed Johnson era decisions including a $25 million Illinois Central Railroad grant. The CAB awards, due to take effect February 17, faced postponement amid questions of favoritism and last minute nominations. The move touched Hawaii service and broader transpacific routes while White House officials said no wide review is planned.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Nixon
White House
Johnson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ilinois
Alan Boyd
Ziegler
Air Force
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pacific
Hawaii
Mainland
Boyd's Link With Rail Grant Eyed
Washington reports that a $25.2 million Transportation Department grant for the Illinois Central Railroad was awarded last month as Alan S. Boyd negotiated to become the railroad's president at $95,000 yearly. The department says Boyd had no role in the grant decision though a spokesman noted he may have known of the pending grant.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Ilinois Central Railroad
Department
Alan S. Boyd
Boyd
Alex McDonald
Civil Aeronautics Board
Johnson
Ilinois Central
Urban Mass Transit Agency
Chicago
McDonald
Paul L. Sitton
Sitton
Volpe
John Bosco
John A. Volpe
The
Chicago Sun-Times
Kept Plan Secret LBJ Decision To Spurn Re-Election
Washington reports former President Johnson decided not to run again before 1964 the Johnsons kept the plan secret to avoid a lame duck presidency. He favored a constitutional amendment limiting future presidents to one six year term to avoid the pressures of nine years in office and to end lame duck politics.
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Washenstes Wren
Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Weather Map Report for Lubbock Area
Considerable high cloudiness and warmer conditions forecast for Lubbock and vicinity. High today in the upper 40s, low tonight in the upper 20s. southwest winds to 25 miles per hour.
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Lubbock
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