Texas Tech Board approves 46.5 million operating budget
The Texas Tech Board of Regents approved a 46.5 million operating budget for the new fiscal year beginning Sept. 1. Main university expenses total 44.1 million with 2.15 million for the School of Medicine and 242 thousand for the museum. Dormitories are expected to be near full and faculty pay raises and merit increases are noted as possible.
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Avalanche Journal
Texas Tech Board of Regents
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Charman Frank Janell
San Aniceto
Grover Bo Murray
Wright
C. Gardner Jr
Murray
Demos testify in private SEC probe involving Smith Mutscher
Gov. Preston Smith and House Speaker Gus Mutscher testified in a closed SEC deposition in Austin over a bank bill veto and stock profits tied to National Bankers Life Insurance Co. investments. Regulators alleged bills would exempt state banks from FDIC regulation and that quick NBL profits linked to Sharpstown insiders funded lawmakers.
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Preston Smith
U.S. Securities and Exchange ‘Commission
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SEC
Gus Mutscher
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
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Smyth
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
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Goat Detees
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Smith and Baur
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Two Gunmen Rob City Hall In $142000 Holdup
Two gunmen invaded the Municipal Building in New York on a Friday, wounding three people and escaping by car across the Brooklyn Bridge with $142,000. An off duty officer fired at them but missed. Police have a license plate, though accuracy is uncertain. The cash was for the Municipal Credit Union to pay day loans.
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United Press International
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
James Silvia
Hriden
Silvia
Municipal Credit Union
Albert Seedman
Today marks 30th anniversary reunion reach in Hockley County
A brief item notes a reunion today in Hockley County marking the county’s 30th anniversary, with reference to Today by the Lubbock and page 1 section B staffing. The read appears to be a cluttered clipping noting a local event in Midland area.
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Hockley County
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Prayer Note on Gratitude for Food and Clothing
A reader prays for gratefulness for daily needs and compassion for those lacking food and clothing, asking for guidance in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Organic gardening gains traction amid ecological shift
Mrs. James Barber of 8224 Louisville Dr embraces organic gardening, noting growing acceptance after years of skepticism. She emphasizes leaving land better for future users and lifelong effort to maintain soil health as part of the natural approach.
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James Barber
Louisville Tor
Robin
Louisville
One Killed Five Hurt In Two Car Collision South Of Lubbock
A two car crash two miles south of Lubbock on U S 87 east service road near 98th Street killed Charles De May 44 of 4902 46th St and injured Debbie 19 Jeff 18 and Debra Delap 18 of Memphis Tenn. Driver John Higgins 23 Raleigh Ave and Sharlet Chiney 21 3030 57th St also injured and treated at Methodist Hospital. May died shortly after arrival. Highway patrol said May turned onto the access road when Higgins was southbound. Three ambulances and traffic congestion described at the scene. May's death raised county toll to 25 and South Plains traffic deaths to 50. May's body to Rix Funeral Directors.
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Methodist Hospital
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Memphis. Tenn
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Raleigh Ave
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Moethestist Hospital
Miss Delap
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Nixon backs report on admitting China to UN
In San Clemente on Friday President Nixon praised a study recommending admission of Communist China to the United Nations. He indicated support for changing the U S stance after more than two decades of blocking China from U N seating and urged citizens to study the report.
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Nixon
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China
United Nations
United States
U.N
Pentagon Papers go on sale in Washington brisk weekend rush
The Pentagon Papers paperback from Bantam Books hits stores in Washington with brisk sales. About 50 Defense Department staff queued at Brentano's Pentagon location as the government bought initial copies. CIA orders 25 copies plus daily order, and 12,500 copies distributed locally with 25,000 more to come.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Brentano
Bantam Books
Pentagon Information Office
Dave Pearsall
Bantam
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
New York Times
Pearsall
Washington Area
Commuters Hurt In Tram Wreck
New York reporters describe a Long Island Rail Road collision at Penn Station during evening rush hour injuring about 130 riders. A Babylon bound train rear ended another as it loaded, leaving six derailed cars and prompting police to manage crowds.
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New York
UPI
Long Island Railroad
Penn Station
Floods Or Drought Hit Texas In Weekend Weather Split
The Lower Nueces River area faced continued high water from heavy rains as a weeklong flood risk persisted. Across the South Plains, drought baked towns like Lubbock with heat and sparse sprinkles from late Friday storms.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Texas
Nueces
South Plains
Lubbock
Muleshne
Anton
Latchhock
Bombing Attacks Continue Across Saigon Front
Amid a DMZ turnover to South Vietnamese forces Brig. Gen. Vu Van Gist said they are ready to defend the northern frontier as new ops unfold in Cambodia. US helicopters ferried 1,500 troops to Parrot Beak while bases absorb rocket and artillery strikes and fires.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Cambodia
Parroat's Beak
South Vietnam
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Camgat
South
Tax Board Hints Relief For Grain Warehouses In Lubbo
County commissioners acting as the tax equalization board reduced real estate developer Helen Penney’s Mardi Gras Shopping Center assessment from 32 to 16 dollars per front foot. City appraisers value area parcels above 100 per front foot. The board also ordered a reassessment of nearby properties and urged a careful review of grain warehouses whose tax burden has risen as grain storage fell. Representatives for Lubbeck grain elevator owners warned taxes may become unaffordable.
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Eugene Smith Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Helen Penney
Penney
Mardi Gras
Lubbeck
Weather map page reports fair conditions in Lubbock area
For today and Sunday the region remains fair with highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows around the upper 60s. Southerly winds rise to about 10 to 20 mph. The forecast lists temperatures for nearby cities including Albuquerque 60, Hobbs 64, Amarillo 72, Denver 70, Dallas 79.
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Hobbs
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