Kissinger and Gromyko Report Progress in Nuclear Talks
Henry Kissinger and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said seven hours of talks in Geneva made progress on a treaty to limit offensive nuclear weapons. They supported a July 30 Helsinki summit with Ford and Brezhnev to advance discussions and outline a possible Sinai settlement and verification issues.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Henry Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Helsinki
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Europe
Kissinger
Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Siwiss
Malta
Brezhnev
Washington
Paris
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
Charges Denied By CIA In White House Roles
Washington AP report says President Ford’s spokesman Nessen acknowledged CIA operatives work at the White House and on the National Security Council staff. Colby denied infiltration and said personnel are on duty with White House knowledge. House members claim other agencies and media saw CIA contacts. Nessen refused to name individuals.
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Washington
Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Ron Nelsen
CIA
Intelligence
William E. Colby
Colby
Nessen
National Security Council
House
House Intelligence Committee
CTA
Robert Wasten
R-Wis
Office of Management and Budget
Commerce and Treasury Departments
Increase In Electric Rates Endorsed By City Council
Lubbock City Council approves first electric rate increase in 24 years 15 percent for homes and 20 percent for businesses, with bills to rise Sept. 1. Council also votes 3 to 1 to seek federal funds for a police manpower study, limiting scope to future personnel needs. Mayor and city manager spar over outside study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lubbock Power
and Light
Dirk West
Tibe
Roy Bass
J. T. al
Commissioners Review Tax Data To Check County Burden
Commissioners and County Judge Rod Shaw, acting as a board of tax equalization, directed a review of tax data on major Lubbock businesses to ensure they pay a fair share of the county tax load. The move followed a Journal study suggesting rural homeowners pay less than city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Russell Hardin
Lubbock
Rod Shaw
Board of Tax Equalization
Hardin
Lake Ransom Canyon
Terra Estates
G.L. Flake
East Lubbock
Flake-Maner
Arch Lamb
Hunt Pretrial Session Set Here Today
U S attorney Frank McCown arrives in Lubbock for the final pretrial session before the wiretapping trial of Nelson Bunker Hunt and W Herbert Hunt. The two heirs to H L Hunt fortune face charges they tapped six associates telephones between 1969 and 1970 amid a family wealth feud. The hearings precede a September trial before Judge Halbert O Woodward. Page 12.
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Frank McCown
U.S
Northern
District of Texas
Lubbock
H. L. Hunt
Nelson Bunker Hunt
W.herbert Hunt
Houston
Hunt
McCown
Halbert O. Woodward
Hunt Brothers
Dallas
Wood- Lee Hunt
Prayer Passage for Guidance and Mercy
A reader offers a brief devotional prayer asking for guidance and mercy from the heavenly Father. The text emphasizes choosing rightly and seeking mercy through prayer.
Parking Time Limits Relaxed On Saturdays In Downtown
Lubbock City Council authorized a six month suspension of parking time limits in the downtown area on Saturdays at the request of merchants. The move allows parking control officers to work a regular five day week. Earlier this year a two dollar minimum parking time was set.
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Lubbock
Louncil
4Th Street
19Th Street
Avenue E
Avenue Q
Texas Avenue
15Th Street
23Rd Street
Avenue QQ
University Avenue
Emanus Conviction Upheld by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld James Emanus murder conviction and 50 year sentence for the 1973 shooting of Lubbock detective Larry Jack Stevens. Witnesses testified at the 1974 Midland trial that Emanus alone had a gun as Stevens approached during an arrest attempt. Defense claimed self defense. appeals challenges to jury questions and lack of malice option were denied. Emanus remains imprisoned in Huntsville.
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Texas Court of Criminal. Appeals
James Emanus
Lubbock
Larry Jack Stevens
Stevens
Sh Town Inn
Emanus
142Nd
Midland
Emanuus
Ste
Vens
Bill Davis
Perry D. Pickett
Tand District Court
Davis
Huntsville
Antismoking Ordinance Withdrawn for State Law
A. Proposed antismoking ordinance was withdrawn by Councilman Dirk West after three months. He endorsed a state law effective Sept 1 that bans smoking in schools theaters libraries and similar venues, noting small restaurants cannot feasibly separate areas. Local restaurant owners opposed the city plan but accepted the withdrawal.
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Dirk West
Lubbock
West
Mystery airplane found after underwater anchor snag near Dania
A Navy LCM-8 landing craft in the Gulf Stream near Dania Florida dropped its anchor 690 feet deep while testing underwater weapons. The starboard anchor was raised exposing a Mooney M- plane with a broken tail and aircraft instruments calibrated in 1937. FAA officials decoded the find and investigated possible long submersion.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Federal Aviation Administration
Silver Springs
Gulf Stream
Dania
Lcm-S
Thomas Outten
Wally Taylor
Surface Weapons Center
Coast Guard
Miami
Federal Aviation Administation
Opa Locka
Taylor
FAA
Mooney
Fred Jackson
Probationary status given to Texas Tech medical school
Faculty and students were told that the Texas Tech University School of Medicine has been placed on probation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Dean George Tyner said the probation does not affect accreditation but highlights priorities, with deficiencies in manpower and clinical facilities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Liason Committee On Medical Education
George Tyner
American Medical Association
AMA
Association of American Medical Colleges
AAMC
Tyner
Weather Front Brings Cooler Temps and Rain Across Lubbock Area
A cold front with scattered showers moved across West Texas and the central region bringing cooler temperatures and gray skies. Lubbock reached 78 with a 20 percent rain chance. rainfall totals varied from light sprinkles to over an inch in some spots including Paducah and Tohoka. A tornado touched down near Junction City Arkansas with no injuries or damage reported.
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Ad News
West Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Levelland
Morton
Junction City
Ark
Weather outlook for Lubbock and vicinity
Partly cloudy today with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the low 80s. Tonight expected to be in the middle 60s.
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Lubbock
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