Delay in Houston Shipment of VEE Vaccine Described as National Emergency
About 2 000 doses of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis vaccine were expected in Lubbock to aid the horse industry, deemed a national emergency by Secretary Clifford Hardin, but shipment delayed in Houston may arrive Sunday or Monday. Dr. Walton V. Cox and Dr. Louis L. Farr from Lubbock noted federal authorities anticipate arrival by Monday at latest. Serum would be dispensed by Texas Tech Veterinary facilities. no cases reported on the South Plains.
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Sam Fletcher
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Sec. of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
Walton V. Cox
Austin
Texas Tech Animal Science Department
Houston
Louis L. Farr
South Plains
Cox
Labor Woes Mount as Strikes Hit Railroads Nationwide
UTU members began selective strikes against Union Pacific and Southern railroads amid a knotty work rules dispute. Other lines imposed tougher rules, laying off many non striking workers as the strike loomed toward a nationwide rail tie up. Government officials urged talks to settle, while Santa Fe and Milwaukee Road posted job losses among UTU members.
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United Press International
United Transportation Union
UTU
Union Pacific and Southern
Southern
East
Southland
Union Pacific
Midwest
Talka
Charles Luna
Washington
American Association of Railroads
Santa Fe Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Illinois Central Railroad
U S Funds To Aid In VEE Battle
Agriculture Secretary Hardin declares a national emergency over Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis spreading through Texas and Mexico. federal funds will back an emergency program to vaccinate about 500000 horses and expand mosquito control efforts. a lackland air base death of a girl is investigated for possible link to the outbreak.
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United Press International
Austin
Clifford M. Hardin
Texas
Mexico
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Air Force
Agriculture Department
Hardin
Wayne Morton
Lackland
Paul Meyers
Wilford Hall
Space Exhibition and Political Campaigns Highlight Page Mix
A Dallas firm buys stock of Lubbock Savings and Loan on Friday while NASA fueled space benefits exhibit opens Wednesday. WARRIS pilots a new populist campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination as a pioneering woman becomes Air Force's first distaff general. East Germany frees six jailed Americans and Jordanian troops attack guerrilla bases as the world clocks in.
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Dallas
Lubbock Savings and Loan
Air Force
East Germany
Prayer line seeking. adjust effort to eternal standards
A church reader offers a blessing asking guidance to align daily labor with divine ends. The prayer asks for perseverance in life and unity through love, concluding with Amen.
Former cowboy and veteran paints as new career
Stubbs, once a cowboy, Army veteran, and carpenter, admits painting now captivates his heart and soul. A correspondent's photo accompanies the feature.
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Stubbs
Former Cowboy Farm Easel Keeps Area Man Active
Turkey Otho Stubbs, a painter, cowboy, Army veteran, carpenter and farmer, has lived near Turkey for 60 years. He recreates the Quita que breaks on canvas and titles works such as The Wide Loop, showing a cowboy’s dilemma after a too-wide loop. While farming cotton and milo he often feels drawn to painting.
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Otho Stubbs
Turkey
Stubbs
Milo
Inflation Drops to Three Year Low in Second Quarter
The Commerce Department reports inflation at 4.2 percent for the April-June period, the lowest since 1969. GNP grew 3.6 percent, below economists’ hopes, as Nixon administration weighs tax and policy options amid a slow recovery and unemployment concerns.
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Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Fighting erupts near bases in Central Highlands of Vietnam
Heavy new fighting broke out in two embattled areas of the Central Highlands Friday as Saigon endorsed President Nixon's planned trip to Communist China as a possible first step toward peace in Indochina. The clashes occurred near a major Communist base area opposite the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, in rugged jungle terrain.
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United Press International
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
China
Indochina
Detroit Debates Air Bags as Auto Safety Question
Detroit car executives question the value of air bags amid federal orders for 1974 model cars. Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors seek court relief while GM weighs action. NHTSA hints the industry may be slow to adopt passive restraints but says firms could meet the August 1973 deadline with proper funding.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Henry Ford I
Ford Motor Co
Opera Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Cincinnati
Columbia
General Motors
National Highway Traffic Safety Association
NHTSA
the Safety Association
Department of Transportation
Automen
Drug Pusher Seated for Life Describes Cocaine Trade
A morphine pusher serving life in the Huntsville state penitentiary discusses his drug business. The piece invites readers to Page 6 for his full account, while Page 1, Sec. B covers the ongoing local drug traffic series in Lubbock.
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Huntsville
Lubbock
Crash Kills Area Man Near Guthrie on U S 82
Harry Babe Graves, 74, a King County stock farmer, died in a 1 a m two vehicle crash four miles west of Guthrie on U S 82. Driver William Truman Turner of Tulsa escaped injury. Graves body taken to Norris Funeral Home. Services at Guthrie Baptist Church Sunday at 4 p m.
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Avalanche-Journal
Guthrie
Harry Babe Graves
King County
Here
U.S. 82
Max Gunn
Spur
Graves
William Truman Turner
Tulsa
Turner
A. Campbell
Nixon to visit Peking sparks China entry hopes
Western nations applaud Nixon plan to visit mainland China and push for UN admission by next fall. Officials said a trip could occur early next year or even later this year. Soviets kept silent while diplomats warned of shifts in East West relations and peace hopes in Southeast Asia.
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Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Peking
China
United Nations
White House
Moscow
People’s Republic of China
Soviet Union
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Kremlin
U.s.-China
World Organization
Lee
Broadside Collision Kills Two Near Andrews
Two drivers died in a late Friday crash nine miles east of Andrews at Texas 176 and FM 1788. C. W. Torpy of Midland and Mrs. Reba Fowler Clark of Andrews died at the scene. Ronnie Lee Fowler, Clark’s 23 year old son, was injured but stable at Permian General Hospital. Torpy, Continental Oil Co senior production engineer, was en route to see his family.
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Avalanche-Journal
Andrews
Here
Texas 176
FM 1788
Justice of the Peace
O. L. Doggett
Reba Fowler Clark
C. W. Torpy
Midland
Permian General Hospital
Buff Angel
Angel
Hobbs
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area Through Sunday
Fair and hot weather continues in the Lubbock vicinity through Sunday with daytime highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s. Winds will be mainly from the south at under 20 miles per hour.
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Lubbock
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