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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1975
Page
3
Fragmented local recap from Lubbock Texas notes several unreadable items and names. A handful of probable political or social notices appear alongside scattered words and phrases from sports or community events.
An Avalanche-Journal survey shows city homes taxed at about 23 percent of sale price while commercial properties average 1 percent, with examples including a $534,000 shopping center site paying less tax than a $30,000 home. The piece urges uniform assessment of market value percentages and greater accountability by the County Tax Assessor-Collector and County Commissioners.
Senators Jackson and Stevenson announce a Senate inquiry to determine if oil firms manipulated refinery output to justify price increases. Hearings begin in two weeks as public concern grows over seasonal spikes, profits, and consumer suspicion amid high summer travel demand.
The city is described as a thriving economic pocket with a booming oil industry NASA in sight unseen and Astrodome drawing nearly two million visitors yearly. Unemployment is 4.5 percent, and Houston attracts workers across trades while offering affordable rents and rapid construction.
Ford seeks to force Congress to accept his oil decontrol plan covering about two thirds of domestic production or veto bills extending price controls. Novak notes four veto battles with the Democratic House ended in Ford wins, boosting confidence to veto the Emergency Petroleum Allocations Act extension.
President Ford vows to work with Third World nations but resist attempts to exploit the United Nations. Moynihan, named ambassador to the UN, is praised for speaking tough to critics while defending U.S. rights and security. The article notes U.S. funding share of the UN and potential budget and energy policy battles with Congress amid looming decontrol plans and Watergate fallout.
In a reflective essay Jay Harris notes how people curate their own small worlds while global events unfold. He laments selfish priorities, praises leadership, and stresses that individuals, from Lubbock to Rome, decide the course of nations and communities. He mourns Roy Farr’s death and urges responsibility across borders.
A column notes that female college instructors earn on average 3500 dollars less than male instructors. A canine specialist warns half of puppies become fractious nuisances rather than well behaved pets. Doctors report swimming a mile uses about five times more energy than walking a mile.
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