Truck Stops Face Diesel Shortage. Gas Stations Eye Shortfall
Lubbock truck stops warn diesel supplies are nearly exhausted with shortages likely to extend to regular gasoline by month’s end. Operators report rationing may start as major oil firms cut back allotments. winter demand and refinery focus on heating fuel drive the crisis. Local officials note rationing could hit farmers and suppliers hardest, with June predicted to worsen gasoline availability.
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Charles Richards
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Shell
Harkey
Texico
First POWs To Be Freed In February
Washington reports the first Americans freed from Southeast Asia prison camps will fly out of Hanoi within 15 days after the cease-fire signing. Initial reunions likely within 10 days of release, prioritizing wounded, elderly, and women. Most returnees are military personnel with some civilians. additional servicemen and civilians may be captives or missing. Notable listed women include missionary Dr. Eleanor Vietti of Houston.
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Washington
UPD
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Air Force
Henry A. Kissinger
Defense Department
LLW Brand Given To Newcomer LLW Brand Given To Newcomer
Wendell H. Cherry, appointed manager of Sears Roebuck and Co in Lubbock, receives a warm Tejas welcome at a Lub bock Country Club luncheon. The Avalanche Journal marks his career progression from Odessa to Lubbock and notes gifts including a branding iron and miniature cotton bale bookends showcasing local growth.
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Lubbock
Robert R. Norris
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Joe Hughes
Avainnche-Journal
Wendell H. Cherry
Sears Roebuck and Co
Lubbock Country Club
Cherry
Sears
Alexandria
Avalanche- Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Sherry
Laibbeck
Plainview
Luibbock
Odessal
Glynn Barclay
Lubbock County
Texas Tech University Textile Research Center
Weather Lubbock and Vicinity Partly Cloudy Warmer Today
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies with a slight warming trend. High near 36 degrees, low around 12, and minimal precipitation expected over the next two days. Humidity measures vary from 9 to 62 percent, with no significant weather events anticipated.
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Lubbock
IBM
A & Oon
Riser Uday TB
Sun Mets
Midland Man Rams Auto Into House
A 45 year old Midland man died after a one car crash in west Midland. James S. Johny was southbound on W Midland St when he allegedly stopped at a stop sign, his car crossed the street, struck a curb and hit the wall of a corner residence. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital. An autopsy was ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
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Midland
Sperial
Midland Memorial Hospital
West Midland
James S. Johny
W. Midland St
Midhind Memorial Hospital
Justice of the Peace
John Biszts
Prayer ends war with peace in readers hearts
A wartime prayer asks guidance for readers to end the war, seek inner peace, and extend love to all, offered in Christ by Mrs. Lois Patterson of Lubbock.
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Lois Patterson
Lubbock
Zoning Fight Near Mall Ends With Denial Of Spot Request
Avalanche Jet reports City Council split over a proposed commercial zoning for two lots at 58th Street and Slide Road near the mall. The request faced mall opposition and concerns about devaluing nearby homes, with two votes delaying, then a denial upheld for the spot zoning for a service station. Opposing residents and a developer argued amid deed restrictions and area plans, while supporters cited showcase area needs and planned development.
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Avalanche-Journal Stalt
Lublock
South Plains
Bob
Rip" Griffin
Sith Street
She Road
Los
Slide Road
Mth Street
List Street
Osth
Slide
Planning and Zoning Commission
Tim Johnson
Griffin
Dewey Rothwell
Quaker Avenue
Second Texas Welfare Law Voided By Court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Texas cannot deny AFDC payments to youths with income above state defined needs. The decision follows an earlier ruling this month voiding similar provisions for a caretaker parent married to a spouse. The case involved Leonor Rodriguez challenging sections of the Texas Financial Services Handbook as inconsistent with federal law.
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New Orleans
Federal Appeals Court
Texas Welfare Department
5Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Leonor Rodriguez
Sun Circuit
U.S
Rodriguez
Texas Financial Services Handbook
AFDC
5Th Circuit
Rodrigues
District Court For
Western District of Texas
Texas
Kissinger Says U.S. Satisfied With Indochina Peace Move
Washington reports Kissinger and Le Duc Tho outlined a fragile settlement promising a peace that heals Vietnam and Indochina, with POW releases to begin within 15 days of signing and a phased troop withdrawal. The plan foresees a de facto ceasefire amid cautious U.S. optimism.
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Washington
United States
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Indochina
Ake Kissinger
Pentagon cancels Vietnam orders after Paris fire
Washington United Press report that the Pentagon canceled all military assignments to Vietnam effective immediately due to a fire in Paris. The action affects mainly Army personnel with some Navy and Air Force members also tied to Vietnam orders. No Marine Corps personnel held Vietnam orders. Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said the cancellations suspend virtually all armed forces movements to Vietnam.
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Pentagon
Vietnam
Paris
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Johnson Buried Today In Beloved Hill Country
Washington reports Lyndon Baines Johnson was carried to Congress in a ceremonial rite ending a presidency marked by Vietnam peace efforts. Dignitaries including Kennedy aides and foreign leaders attended as the casket lay in state and a funeral procession moved toward Capitol Hill.
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Hill Country
Washington
UPC
Lynedon Baines Johnson
Capitol
Nisan
City Schools To Observe Day Of Mourning For LBJ
City schools join a national day of mourning for former President Lyndon B Johnson. Local offices including federal and state facilities pause as observers follow the proclamation. Post offices close with limited deliveries.
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Lynda Bianes Johnson
Lubbock
Qdeua
CAS
Nixon
Speciavery
Saat
US Diplomats Freed After Captors Granted Asylum
Three Haitians holding US Ambassador Knox and Consul General Ward Christian sson at gunpoint for about 20 hours released them unharmed. The captors, aided by a girl, handed over Knox and Christian sson in exchange for Haiti prisoners, safe conduct to Mexico, and 70,000 dollars in ransom. The prisoners arrived in Mexico City on an Air Haiti plane amid word Mexico would grant asylum after talks with Haiti. State Department confirmed gunmen had demanded half a million dollars and that the U.S. government refused.
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Haiti
Clinton
Knox
Mexicos
Ward Christiansson
Mexie
Mexico City
Air Haity
Emilio
iMexico
Washington
Dement
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