Mayor Bates Plan To Retain Buses In Lubbock
Mayor Morris Turner proposes a private ownership model for Lubbock Transit with the city buying new buses and leasing them to the company. He cites fiscal feasibility and aims to secure federal two thirds funding, with a September deadline and state revenue concerns. The plan seeks to avoid a city tax increase while keeping bus service viable. The council would decide on eligibility for flood insurance subsidies and the federal grant process.
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Quaker Avenue
No Relief In Sight For Days As Heat Wave Persists
A Bermuda high pressure air mass keeps East Coast heat extreme with smog and record power demand. New York City reports higher deaths among respiratory patients. Baltimore Pittsburgh Albany face alerts as utilities strain. Officials urge reduced car use and activity for vulnerable residents.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
New York City
Joseph Cimino
Bermuda
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
National Weather Service
Baltimore
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Pittsburgh
Albany
N.Y
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
New York State
Lubbock Trustees Appoint Two Elementary Principals
Lubbock area trustees act to fill two elementary school principal posts. A pendant scholar is cited as capable of analyzing Shakespeare texts to show nonliteral meanings, reflecting ongoing literacy debates in the district.
Bullock to Undergo Lung Tumor Surgery Today
Secretary of State Bob Bullock will have surgery to remove a lung tumor today, according to close friends. He was hospitalized more than a week ago for a kidney disorder that did not respond to treatment, and the tumor was found during tests. Bullock, 43, was appointed to the post last September by Governor Preston Smith.
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Preston Smith
Morning Prayer Seeks Divine Supply for Needs
A reader offers a morning prayer asking God to be the sole source of supply for all material and spiritual needs, expressing faith in divine provision. The message centers on devotion and trust in God’s care.
Heavy rains flood Lubbock area with storms and tornado near Clovis
Rain and storms sweep across the Lubbock region, bringing a brief downpour of about .20 inches in twenty minutes and a tornado sighting northwest of Clovis. The National Weather Service warned of possible overnight lowland flooding as activity tapers off by morning.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Clovis
National Weather Service
Secret talks yield no change in Nixon Kissinger talks
A North Vietnamese official said Kissinger offered no basic change in U S policy during 64 hours of secret talks with Le Duc Tho. The Hanoi spokesman condemned the Nixon administration as persisting in aggression and neocolonialism, with no progress reflected in the 151st session.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
Teen Lynne Cox Sets 9 Hour 57 Minute Channel Crossing
Dover England Lynne Cox 15 from Los Alamitos Calif claims new world record swimming the English Channel in 9 hours 57 minutes. Official from Channel Swimming Association aboard verified time on the foggy crossing from Dover to France as the first solo attempt this year.
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Four Wounded in Shootout During Narcotics Seizure
In Brownsville a motel room shootout wounded three U.S. Customs agents and two suspects amid an undercover heroin operation. Antonio Cavazo Lopez, a suspected dealer, was among those hurt as officers entered the scene at the Holiday Inn. Lopez faced multiple charges including possession and distribution of six ounces of heroin and assaulting agents. Bail was set at 100000 for Lopez and 50000 for taxi driver Felipe Barrientos Medina. Medina was unarmed and did not participate in the gunfire.
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U.S
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Antonio Cavazoz Lopez
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Gary Oswell
Larry Chambers
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Matamoros
Mexico
Medina
William Mallett
Holiday Inn
Kissinger Meets North Vietnamese Delegation Amid Tone Slightly Softer
U S Ambassador Porter and spokesman declined to detail the Kissinger session with North Vietnamese chief Tho Xuan Thuy. Porter noted a slight improvement in tone with little substantive progress as secret talks continue, signaling potential for future meetings.
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David Lambertson
Ford seeks $92 average rise in 1973 auto prices
Detroit AP Ford Motor Co asked the Federal Price Commission for authority to raise 1973 car and truck prices by about $92 average, or 2.2 percent at suggested retail, to cover costs from new safety, emission, and damageability standards. Ford was the last of the four major U.S. automakers to seek price relief.
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Federal Price Commission
Ford
U.S
Venue ruling in Carver murder case delayed to Monday
Judge Howard C. Davison deferred ruling on a defense motion for change of venue in the Jeff Earl Carver murder case as juror examination begins early Monday in 99th District Court. He also suggested a ruling on suppression motions may come today, potentially delaying trial start.
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Howard C. Davison
Jeff Earl Carver
Lubbock County
Davison
Senate approves $2.20 minimum wage increase in historic vote
The Senate approved a bill raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.20 an hour, voting 65 to 127. Nixon backed substitute failed 47 to 46, with Senators Tower and Bentsen voting for the Nixon plan. McGovern opposed, AFL-CIO backed the Democratic version, and the bill heads to conference with the House.
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Nixon
Texas
John G. Tower
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
George McGovern
South Dakota
Afl-Cio
House
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Federal Reserve Steps In To Help Dollar In Europe
The dollar firmed briefly in European markets after the Federal Reserve supported the currency. Dealers credited West German marks and other banks for the early improvement as news from Washington noted monetary authorities spent to bolster the dollar. The move followed the London meeting of European finance ministers on reforms of the international money system and ongoing concerns about the dollar’s decline since Nixon suspended convertibility.
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U.S
London
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms today and tonight. Highs in the upper 80s, tonight near 70. Saturday high around 40 with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Humidity peaks at 87 percent, with readings from 48 to 70. Sunrise 6 52 AM, sunset 5 55 PM.
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