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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1973
Page
9
Senate House unit approves farm bill amid debate and votes. Coverage notes provisions on disaster reserves wheat and feed crop support, census requirements, and protective measures. Names and places are partially garbled but reference to legislators and committees remain.
The transcript depicts Weicker criticizing espionage use, Nixon blocking probe, and Ervin detailing grand jury secrecy. Witness testimony covers campaign ties, the Watergate break, and White House involvement, with figures like Dean and Mohr referenced in probing the scandal.
Fragmentary OCR cites a prison riot in Oklahoma with National Guard on standby. Details are unclear but mention perimeter sounds and security actions as authorities plan response and assess injuries or further disruption.
Byrd remarks hint at forbidding use of capital to pay fees for defendants in criminal trials. Senate debates amendments include candidate spending ceilings of 50 cents per voter in general elections. Elections Commission faces subpoenas as reform efforts stall, with procedural friction delaying enforcement and action on campaign finance provisions.
Police investigate burglary at a lounge after an incident Friday. Thieves stole about 280 dollars in cash, a gaming machine, and a music box and pool table from the premises. Authorities are reviewing reports and security footage for leads.
A front page report describes rising fears and price pressures as shoppers stockpile in anticipation of shortages. Red Owl in Milwaukee notes increased buying, while Kansas City and Wichita chains report higher costs and unstable supplies. Industry firms face closures and scaled operations as markets grapple with beef prices and available cattle.
In New Orleans a National Cattle and Meat Board official Stroud and others accused the Nixon administration of harming cablemen and housewives by meat price controls. They warned of possible beef shortages and price spikes, citing supply versus demand and potential losses for feed and packing firms.
Skylab nears rendezvous with its crew today as Navy captain and civilian scientists prepare to monitor experiments in weightless conditions. The station, repaired after May launch damage, will energize Earth studies from the ERTP suite while tracking life science and solar physics data.
Three defendants pleaded guilty to lesser offenses before Judge Edwin H. Boedecker in County Court at law. Johnnie Ler Stewart, 35, was fined 140 and costs with three days in jail after pleading guilty to petty embezzlement. Elizabeth T. Jomi... shoplifting and received a fine, jail time, and probation. Innocent pleas were entered by others named Alva Flunet Campbhoil and Mirins, with charges of shoplifting.
Police probe multiple break ins and robberies amid reports of a 97 year old woman attacked by three men after meeting at an east club. Officers say a suspect used a pounder device at a residence on Lithback in an apparent attempt to steal money and valuables.
Texas Ranger testified that Charles Harrelson said he drove a rental car from Reno to a gravel pit near Hearne in November 1968. The witness tied Harrelson to Scamarda’s car, noted he had the keys, and said the car was found in a Hearne grave pit. The trial involved Degelia slaying and Debella related testimony.
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