Health Board Urges Eight Nurse Hires to Avert Dire Consequences
The Lubbock city county health board pressed for an $86,864 budget to hire eight public health nurses, arguing current staffing is far below the recommended ratio and will worsen patient care and disease control. Dr Kokernot cited a 44 percent rise in gonorrhea cases in early 1975, underscoring urgent needs.
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Mary Alice Diers
Avalanche-Journal
Health Department
Department
Lubbock City
Surratt
Robert Kokernot
Texas Tech School of Medicine
Kokernot
Hunt Brothers Case Pretrial Hearing Probes CIA Involvement
In a Friday pretrial hearing U S District Judge Halbert O Woodward heard defense motions challenging federal officials actions. Attorney for the Hunt brothers argued that actions by federal authorities may be illegal as the case regarding heirs to oil magnate H S Hunts fortune moves toward trial.
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Hunt Brothers
Jim Davis
Avalanche Journal
HS. Hunt
United States
U. S
Halbert O. Woodward
Central Intelligence Agency
Hunts face selective prosecution claims in wiretap case
In Dallas court Nelson Bunker Hunt and W. Herbert Hunt challenge six count indictments over wiretaps on Hunt Oil employees. Defense argues government bias while seeking further CIA connection probes and a full hearing with witnesses. The motion remains under consideration with a July 24 date set for updates.
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T Worldwide Hunt
Woodward
Phillip Hirschkop
Hirschkop
Nelson Bunker Hunt
W.herbert Hunt
Dallas
Hunt Oil Company
Houston
Richardson
Hunt Company
CIA
Hunt
White House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Burma Pagodas Destroyed by Early Week Earthquakes
Radio Rangoon reported two quakes in Burma damaged thousands of pagodas including Shweizigon Bupaya and Ananda temples from the 11th century. Authorities ordered repairs but casualty details were not released. The epicenter was Akyab 300 miles northwest of Rangoon with a 5.6 magnitude.
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Bangkok
UPI
Burma
Shweizi-gon
Bupaya
Anada
Radio Rangoon
Akyab
Rangoon
Guerini Loses Foot Race in Bank Robbery Chase
Bergamo Italy AP Vincenzo Guerini 31 a former Italian track star and bank clerk chased two masked bandits after they robbed a bank for about 4800 dollars. Guerini who retired this year as a 100 meter relay man was overtaken and beaten to a motorcycle by the thieves on a hot day in the low 80s.
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Bergamo
Italy
Vincenzo Guerini
Guerini
Sugar refiners raise wholesale prices amid weather and supply shifts
Amstar Corp and National Sugar Refining Co boosted wholesale grocery sugar by nickel and two cents a pound respectively, lifting five and ten pound sacks to prices well above retail. SuCrest Corp followed with increases to 134 and 308 for five and ten pounds. Industrial sugar also rose with CPC International and others.
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New York
Amstar Corp
Amstar
National Sugar Refining Co
SuCrest Corp
SuCrest
Upper Midwest
Red River Valley
National Sugar
CPC International Inc
Vernon Hit by High Winds and Golf Ball Hail
A weak frontal system spurred isolated storms across northern Texas and a bizarre storm in Wilbarger County bringing high winds and golf ball size hail to Vernon. The storm disrupted traffic on a 10 mile stretch between Vernon and Iowa Park while the front split the state and cooled temperatures in the north.
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Texas
Vernon
Iowa Park
Wilbarger County
Bend
East Texas
Lone Star
National Weather Service
Weather Outlook From NWS Promises Mild Weekend Clouds
Cloudiness and mild temperatures are expected to continue through Sunday per the National Weather Service. Forecasters warn of lingering humidity and slow clearing patterns across the region this weekend.
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Lubbock
Ality
Lauss Sa
Amari
Onda
Dallas
W. Fa
Kissinger Rabin discuss Sinai talks in Bonn visit
Kissinger flew to Bonn for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and West German leaders amid dampened hopes for a weekend Sinai troop withdrawal breakthrough. Rabin warned against expecting a quick accord and said he was not under deadline pressure. Kissinger planned talks with Genscher and a Berlin garden party before an expected session with Rabin.
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West Germany
Uss
Henry A. Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Sinai
Cologne-Bonn
Kissinger
Rabin
Hans-Dietrich Genseher
Helmut Schmidt
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
United States
Israel
Washington
Screwworms Spread East Threatens Livestock and Pets
UPI reports USDA vet Dr. James E. Navy warns screwworms are spreading east of the Continental Divide into eastern New Mexico and far West Texas. First cases confirmed in Lincoln and Sierra counties New Mexico and El Paso Ward and Winkler counties Texas, with more in adjacent Big Bend areas as summer rains boost the parasite.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Tinnie and
Lake Valley
Lincoln
Sierra
el Paso
Ward
Winkler
Texas Big Bend
Navy
Big Bend
House bill links medical student grants to service
The House approved a three year health manpower bill with a one year service requirement for most medical students to repay 2100 dollars per student to receiving schools if they practice in underserved areas. The measure aims to reduce physician shortages, despite concerns over involuntary servitude and student costs.
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Washington
UPI
House
United States
National Health Service Corps
Senate
David E. Satterfield II
D-Va
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Panel Okays Release Of Turk Arms
House International Relations Committee votes 16 to 11 to release 185 million in arms sales to Turkey already arranged, while keeping a ban on new military aid for several months. Action delayed to week of July 21 due to report drafting and minority views.
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Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
House
Turkey
U.S
Prayer Fragment Urges Grace and Strength in Trouble
A reader submission offers a short prayer asking for guidance and strength from a gracious Father during times of trouble. The verse expresses faith and reliance on divine will and sustenance.
Ford Vows Battle On Spending
President Ford pledges to pursue full economic recovery but warns against quick fix spending that could reignite inflation. He argues gains in output and jobs show recovery is underway while urging caution and restraint to avoid hollow victories. He campaigns in Michigan and Chicago with large crowds and a pending Chicago State University event.
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Ford
Sheriff's Office
White House
Meigs Field
Richard J. Daley
Daleys
Fords
Palmer House
Chicago State University
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