Mosquito Hatch Forecast Clouds Lubbock Area
Health officials warn seasonal rain may boost mosquito numbers in Lubbock County after May 11 flood spray efforts. About six thousand acres of playa lakes were treated to reduce Culex and Quinque fasciatus populations, with 80 percent of local mosquitoes originating there.
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Jerry Odom
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Walter Breedlove
Playa
Health Department
City Tech Talks On Colisuem Purchase Negotiations Start
Texas Tech and the City of Lubbock opened talks on selling the Municipal Auditorium Coliseum to the university. Regents say ownership would benefit Tech if terms satisfy both sides. Mayors say an election would be needed before any sale.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Municipal Auditorium Coliseum
Lubbock
Texas University Board of Regents
Texas Tech
Board of Regents
Retha Martin
Martin
Roy Farr
James Granberry
Denton Rigsby
Auditorium Coliseum
Tech
Granberry
University
Memorial Civic Center
Memorial Center
Auditorium
Inflation easing prompts House to weigh wage price controls
Democrats push to grant President Nixon standby authority to freeze wages and prices at May levels, despite Nixon officials saying inflation is easing. June cost of living rose 0.4 percent while essentials stay about 6 percent higher than a year ago. Treasury Secretary Kennedy and Labor Secretary Hodgson testifying claim inflation is cooling and productivity rising, but the party lines vote moves toward broad wage and price controls.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House Banking Committee
House
Costa
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Sec. of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Sec. of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Banking Committee
Lubbock council to hear zoning requests today
Lubbock Area CITY Council meets today to consider termmade related zoning requests. The schedule also notes orientation conference for Texas Tech students starting Thursday and dedication rites for a new hospital in Plainview.
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New Hospital
Plainview
Lubbock
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Syyee
Denver
Albun'e Iai
Brownsville
Okie
Daily Prayer Blessings for Kindness and Good Deeds
A readers prayer expresses thanks for a new day and asks for thoughts of kindness and love. It seeks to manifest divine greatness through good deeds and benevolent conduct.
Air Traffic Dip Triggers Lubbock Airport Board Concern
Lubbock Airport Board members voiced alarm over a 2.2 percent drop in commercial passengers in the first half of the year and June’s 0.3 percent decline from 1969, the first dip since 1961. They considered CAB approved Midland California nonstop service and sought briefings from Robert Reedy on future hearings.
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Lubbock Airport
Robert Reedy
Chamber
Commierce
California
Midland Air
Gene Anderson
Lubbock
House Ag Committee Nears Agreement on Major Farm Subsidy Plan
The House Agriculture Committee reached a tentative three year subsidy pact for dairy wool wheat feed grain and cotton amid a stalemate. A ceiling of about 55000 per crop may cap payments to individuals with no cap on total payments under the 1965 program expiring year end. The plan covers 1971 1972 1973 with an estimated cost around 3.3 billion annually.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Cropa
W. R. Poage
Dtex
Page Belcher
Oklahoma
GOP
Poage
White House
Becky lashes Panhandle coast as Florida braces for landfall
Hurricane Becky with 75 mph winds drives evacuations along a 100 mile Florida shoreline from Fort Walton Beach to Port St. Joe. Thousands of tourists flee panhandle resorts while banks and stock markets react to the storm and a separate Dow drop as rain soaks the coast.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
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Florida Panhandle
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Air Force
Pensacola
Milton
Pensacola Beach
Fort Walton’ Beach
Port St. Joe
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Tampa
Florida
Alabama
Rainless Gulf Storm Deluges Houston Galveston Areas
Floods and funnel cloud threats hit the Houston and Galveston region as a cold mass from the Klondike swept Texas. Record lows appeared statewide while Houston reported up to 3 inches of rain in an hour. Two girls drowned in a rain swollen culvert near Bryan. Weather Bureau notes show a chilly Octoberlike air mass with winds gusting mph near Ellington AFB.
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Weather Bureau
Becky
Panhandle
Larry Cheek
Avalanche-Journal
Houston
Galveston
West Texas
Pea At
Klondike
Texas
Etta
Louise Nagin
Bryan
Seine Weather Bureau
Hountoin
Beatin
Tahoka youth build Shadow recreation center for teens
Tahoka residents celebrate the opening of The Shadow, a youth crafted recreation center led by local teens with guidance from Rett and Gay Patterson. The center features ping pong, billiards, games, movies, books, and a stage, emphasizing youth ownership and community support. Mayor Mel Leslie praises the project as proof of what youths can achieve with energy and inventiveness.
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Tohoka
Dullsville
Mel Leslie
Rett
Gay Patterson
Leighton Knox
Tatum
Experiment Ree New Center
Stock Market Dips After Rally Pushes Dow Gain
New York AP reports stock prices fell sharply after an extended rally lifted the Dow Jones average by about 65 points. Traders worried over market momentum and possible shifts in sentiment as others reassessed valuations and risk.
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New York
Bank Robbery Attempt Near San Antonio
A man robbed a bank in San Antonio city area, handed a note to teller Beatrice Herrera demanding specific bill denominations. The teller pressed a panic button and police were alerted. the suspect fled on foot and vanished at a nearby bus station.
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Antonio
UPI
Beatrice
Texas House Panel Probes Special Issues Civil Trials
Eugene Smith reports a Texas House subcommittee closed hearings in Lubbock on the special issues method used in civil trials. The panel plans to move to El Paso for similar sessions, part of a study on judicial reform airing debate over long sentences and jury fact finding versus general trial procedures.
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Texas House
Lubbock
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
el ‘Paso
Texas Judiciary System
Leivil
Texas
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