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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1975
Page
1
Deputies have joined in the walkout while New Mexico Governor decries possible cuts to highway patrolmen to maintain minimum police protection. Officials warn service levels could drop as tensions rise.
Bell officials and lawyers from Southwestern Buat Co discuss a compromise over a planned rate increase. The dispute centers on data and documents needed to justify the hike, with a target date set for late summer to obtain expert guidance on a fair figure.
Washington reports President Ford signed an executive order easing a year old ban on the experimental use of toxic chemicals to control coyotes on federal property. Press secretary Ron Nessen said the plan includes 20 million dollars to expand coyote control research amid industry praise from the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. The administration framed the move as a moderate, extremely sensitive position with ongoing public debate.
A global performer known worldwide faces a personal constraint as time runs short to address a leaky faucet. He travels constantly and cannot stay in one place to complete the repair.
A reader offers a blessing thanking God for chances to assist others and asks that those opportunities never be denied. The message reflects gratitude and a call to service in everyday life.
In Arequipa a general strike by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers and Morster weavers disrupted stores, industries, and services in a city of about 400 000. The government ordered a state of emergency and a rab strike halted imports from neighboring lands, with no end date set.
American and Soviet spacemen praised a future of cooperation aboard joint ships and framed their detente flight as a new era for humanity. Thomas Stafford and Alexei Leonov spoke of peace and distant worlds while Vance Brand and Valeri Kubasov joined in the broadcast news conference as hatches prepared to seal.
Washington reports a nationwide rail strike averted after negotiators reached a labor contract the union president called most satisfactory. Union officials expect ratification Tuesday as leadership hails swift, decisive talks and a constructive outcome for both sides.
A transient rain shower swept through Lubbock Friday afternoon breaking the monotony of cloud cover. One half inch fell in the Tena Teeh area while Lubbock reported a trace at the National Weather Service. More rain was possible before dawn today with other Southwest Plains towns recording showers and thunder.
Dr. Edwin S. Harwood, former Harvard and Rice professor, resigns from the University of Texas Permian Basin accusing UT system policies of violating the Civil Rights Act by prioritizing minority hires. He cites a spring faculty resolution against race or sex as criteria for hiring and retention and says HEW and Rep. Mahon were asked to investigate.
The Savoy Hotel head barman announced a new cocktail named Link Up to honor the Apollo Soyuz mission. Joe Gilmore created a mix of Southern Comfort and Russian vodka with lime, samples flown to Kaliningrad and Houston in ice coolers for the spacemen.
A couple in Tass reported naming twin boys Apollo and Soyuz after the joint Apollo Soyuz flight. The babies were born to Terekbai Satyvaichev, a foreman at a semiprecious stone plant, and Seidomkan, a controller at the same plant, in Minkus J Berghizia, far east of Moscow.
The Costa Rican ambassador to the United States was unhurt after an explosion outside the embassy gates as he left in his car. The incident occurred Friday and a man claiming to be the Cuban Scarmen contacted Miami authorities minutes later.
A Dallas jury found Ronald Chambers guilty of capital murder in the victims death of University of Texas at Arlington student McMahan. The case began when McMahan and his date were abducted from a nightclub parking lot and driven to Trinity River bottoms. Miss Sutton testified that Chambers orchestrated the abduction and shootout, with two other men charged. The panel began deliberations on the sentence as the state sought the death penalty.
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