State lawmakers eye public schools as top issue in session
Plains editor notes the 68th Texas Legislature opens in Austin with public school financing as the dominant future issue. Local lawmakers expect changes but defer exact form to federal court rulings. Debate centers on local vs state funding and the impact on Texas Tech and regional districts.
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Clayton
San Antonio
Legislature faces uncertain path on economic index reform
Several legislators doubt a quick settlement and expect a special session. Repress Rosson of Snyder says a court ruling may not come in time to guide actions. Rep. Richard Slack of Pecos supports modest changes and improving the economic index formula used by the state.
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Peace Talks Resume as Tho Arrives in Paris
North Vietnamese envoy Le Duc Tho arrived for a new Indochina peace round with Henry Kissinger. He warned the U.S. must choose, calling U.S. bombing barbarous and saying the Vietnamese people will not yield. Kissinger, returning from Camp David, is set for secret sessions. Page 18.
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Quints Named Reported In Improved Condition
In Evanston Hospital baby quintuplets born Friday to a suburban stockbroker's wife were listed in improved condition though still fair. Their parents James and Mrs Baer waited as two girls and three boys, born a month premature, remained in incubators.
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Three More States Report Flu Outbreaks Across the Nation
Atlanta based UPI reports influenza outbreaks and pneumonia deaths rising nationwide. California Georgia and Ohio report new London flu deaths with 24 in San Francisco area and 18 in Los Angeles County. Health officials say no specific vaccine targets London strain yet flu shots advised for elderly and high risk. See more on page 18.
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Tech Grid Beat Recalls a Raider Decade
Burle Pettit reflects on ten years covering Tech football for the Raider beat. He recalls best and worst games, top stars, key plays, and coaches' overused phrases in a nostalgic Page 1, Section B feature.
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Lynn Area Woman Named to Texas A&M Board of Directors
Mrs. Wilmer Smith, longtime Texas Tech alumna and former state president of the Home Demonstration Association, is named to the Texas A&M board of directors and will be sworn in at the governor il office in Austin. She is the first woman on the board since the 1920s and was honored in 1972 for homemaking work.
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Fires kill dozens across cities including Baltimore and Chicago
United Press International reports a series of devastating fires claim at least 29 lives and injure many others. In Baltimore a row house blaze traps children on a second floor, while Chicago workers escape a stairwell fire. Manitoba and Catskill resort fires add to casualties and smoke inhalation deaths.
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Human Relations Chief Aims to Bridge Gaps in Lubbock
Ernest Barton, new head of Lubbock's Human Relations Office, plans to bridge communications gaps across races. The 42-year-old KLFB manager will lead a 15 member commission and address racial, economic, educational, and political minority participation. The fire tragedy narrative and victim names are included in the article.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Kerhonkson
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New City
Nine Die On Roads In State Weather Toll Climbs
Severe winter weather swept the South Plains with freezing rain and snow. A heavy snow warning covered the Panhandle as at least nine people died in weather related crashes statewide. Snow totals reached 1 to 3 inches locally with more on the way.Officials warned of hazardous road conditions as temperatures stayed near freezing.
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Fire in Chicago Loop cafeteria injures several
Hospitalized workers and others jumped from windows to escape flames as Chicago firemen fought a Loop cafeteria blaze. Fire officials issued an order to evacuate the building as flames raged, with several injured before the fire was controlled.
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Auction Sells Hitler Parade Cars for Large Sums in Arizona
In Scottsdale, a Pennsylvania exhibitor and a businessman paid near 250000 for two Mercedes parade cars once used by Adolf Hitler. One car drew a high bid of 159000 and will be exhibited at a Pennsylvania property. another sold for 93000 to Bill Tanner of Alabama who plans to donate the car to Hartfell if a city museum is built.
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Weather Map: Snow Ahead With Shifts in Lubbock Area
Occasional snow today likely to end tonight with possible accumulations up to 3 inches. High near 30, low around 20, precipitation probability 50 percent today reducing to 20 percent tonight. Temperature range shows a mid 80s year highs and single digits overnight in scattered stations. Humidity near 100 percent at night.
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Prayer Excerpt Affirms Trust and Devotion
A reader offers a daily prayer asking for lives to merit divine favor and to trust, love, and adore God, ending with Amen.
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