Nixon to Outline Budget Slashing in Radio Address
President to detail a 268.7 billion dollar budget deficit plan with cuts to domestic programs. Officials say the Office of Economic Opportunity will be dismantled and federal housing subsidies barred for 18 months. Defense budget seen at about 79 billion, with pay and price increases funded.
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Fluctuating Prices Hit U S Cotton Markets
National Cotton Council economist Daby ney Wellford warned that wildly fluctuating prices caused by supply uncertainty are draining cotton demand at home and abroad. He told NCC committees that domestic consumption trails last year by 409 000 bales in five months, with textile markets shrinking as imports rise and labor shortages limit production leaving the season’s crop size unclear.
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City Greets Cease-Fire With Hope
In Lubbock, a quiet candlelight service at Texas Tech marked the cease-fire ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam. About 25 veterans and others gathered in the University Center Ballroom for readings and prayers, reflecting hopeful restraint rather than celebration.
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Lubbock
Winds, bricks fall as Panhandle storm hits Lubbock area
A vigorous winter storm moves eastward dropping heavy snow and gusty winds across the Panhandle and South Plains. Lubbock Regional Airport faces runway and lighting problems while Panhandle counties report up to 4 inches of snow and closed roads.
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Amaro
Prayer for Busy Hearts and Shared Love
A reader asks for divine help to slow down and center themselves so they hear, see, and talk with others in need of love. The note ends with a blessing and signature.
New Hepatitis Case Reported at Local School
A new hepatitis case was disclosed Saturday in Lubbock by Public School officials and the City County Public Health Department. It involves a third grade pupil at Payless Elementary, the seventh case at that school since Christmas and the 18th in Lubbock.
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Secrets Among Friends Revealed In Quiet Exchange
A tense exchange unfolds as one woman asks another to keep a confidence. The second woman remains unsure whom she should tell, creating a web of secrecy and ambiguity within a close circle.
End of Draft as Vietnam War Era Shifts to Volunteers
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announces an immediate halt to the draft with only doctors and dentists exempt, citing the Paris peace accord. The armed forces will rely exclusively on volunteers, with draft calls canceled for March through June and the last draftees likely those inducted in December for two years of service.
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Two Held Prisoner Longest Still Alive
Washington reports two American servicemen among the longest held prisoners in Vietnam have been identified as alive. Lt. Cmdr Everett Alvarez and Army Captain James Labbock Freed Thompson were listed as captives captured in 1961. Defense and State Departments released lists of living and deceased POWs, with details of names and ranks, as readers await further confirmation.
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Farm cuts defended by Charles Richards
Undersecretary J Phil Campbell defended across the board reductions in farm programs saying the cuts target a broad range of social and agriculture items. He noted REAP programs suffered the biggest funds cut while most agricultural items remained unaffected for farmers net income. Campbell spoke at the Terry County Chamber of Commerce banquet in Brownfield after a delayed arrival to Lubbock.
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Avalanche-Journal
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US Aircraft Fall To Reds Amid Vietnam Ceasefire Turmoil
In Saigon a fragile cease-fire unraveled as heavy fighting erupted near the city. Two American planes were shot down while supporting government marines in Quang Tri and four airmen were listed as missing. An American was killed as hostilities continued before the cease-fire deadline.
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Red Crowds Celebrate At Signing
In Paris dignitaries and crowds hailed a peace signing as a tentative end to decades of war in Vietnam. UPI reports ceasefire terms and mixed public reaction as diplomats praise progress while opponents warn of fragile truce and possible wider Indochina conflicts.
Texan Airman Killed Near Da Nang Ends Wartime News
John O Neal Hucker 21 a Linden Texas native and Air Force airman died in a Da Nang mortar attack hours before a cease fire. His family recalls his plans to return home for Christmas and notes he had served two years in the Air Force after working in Kilgore prior to service. The Linden community mourns the loss as his parents share memories.
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Johnny Rucker
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Kilgore
Weather Forecast With Cold Temps and Sunshine Outlook
Frigid conditions continue with highs in the mid twenties and upper teens tonight. Light variable winds around 15 mph, near maximum sunshine expected through Monday with no precipitation likely.
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