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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1975
Page
1
A transportation crash on Highway 149 near Beckville caused $3 million in cash losses as armored cars spilled currency and coins. Sheriff’s staff kept traffic moving while crews recovered bills and coins. 18 year old Johnnie Fancher sustained arm and leg injuries.
In Beirut the PLO said it could not secure the release of Col. Ernest R. Morgan of Petersburg Virginia by the 8 p.m. deadline. The U S and Lebanese governments had not met the abductors demands, and the PLO warned of tough measures amid Lebanon's factional strife. James R. Lawson of the United African Nationalist Movement sought Lebanon's help from Ramiz El Khazen at the United Nations.
The United States and the Soviet Union move space diplomacy forward as ambassadors will attend each others launch sites for Apollo and Soyuz liftoffs next week. If all stays on schedule, Soyuz launches Tuesday at 7 20 a m CDT and Apollo follows 714 hours later at 2 30 p m.
A brief note describes weather as a natural condition shaping daily life and social interactions, noting how atmospheric mood can influence conversations among people.
A senior U S official says Israeli and Egyptian peace positions have evolved but crucial issues remain. Kissinger travels to Paris to meet Sauvagnon then Geneva to confer with Gromyko as shuttle diplomacy potential resumes in August.
County commissioners can inspect tax inequities beyond the board of equalization. Avlanche Journal reports Criminal Dist Atty Alton Griffin says state law allows review of property values other than those brought before the board. He notes practical limits with about 90 000 parcels in the county and that the board traditionally supervises assessments. See TAX Page 15
Secretary Kissinger recovered his trash after reporter Jay Gourley returned five green bags to his Georgetown home amid a crowd of newsmen. Secretary Morton asked the National Enquirer to collect his garbage on Tuesdays and Thursdays, promising compensation, as he sought pickup details.
A reader offers a brief prayer asking for God’s forgiveness of sins and guidance in daily life while seeking protection from temptation. The plea closes with an Amen.
The House Intelligence Committee reports evidence CIA infiltration of the White House and two federal agencies with five members noting ties to the Office of Management and Budget and the Treasury and Commerce departments. They cite possible CIA manipulation of news media and broadcasting outlets.
Weather across Texas showed heat with scattered thundershowers. A tornado warning was issued for Hutchinson and Moore counties after a tornado near Stinnett, Panhandle, as temperatures reached 90s statewide and 113 in Walla Walla, Washington. No injuries reported from the Jamestown, North Carolina tornado.
AMARILLO Texas AP Town bans entrance to all five Texas hogs amid a hog cholera outbreak in the Panhandle. A 189 head Hereford herd was destroyed July 5 and a 50 member task force is tracing 157 movements in two months. A 10 mile quarantine covers Hereford area. No other Texas hogs confirmed ill. Iowa imposes embargo until source identified. Oklahoma and Missouri have other restrictions.
Partly cloudy today with a high in the lower 90s and a tonight low in the upper 60s. Precipitation chance 20 percent. Humidity around 78 percent at maximum and 38 percent minimum with midafternoon 82 percent. Southwest weather summary lists city data for Abilene Albuquerque Houston and other locations with temperatures in the 80s and 90s.
Federal prosecution of Nelson Bunker Hunt and W Herbert Hunt resumes in Dallas for a pretrial hearing on wiretap evidence. Judge Hubert F. Fon Mecca will hear defense motions ahead of a Sept 15 trial. The Hunts allegedly hired a Houston private detective firm to wiretap six people connected to Hunt businesses between 1969 and 1970.
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