Lubbock bankers react to 1 percent loan rise proposal
Local bankers and savings and loan officials voiced varied views on a proposed 1 percent increase in prime loan rates. Some anticipate immediate jumps to around 8.5 percent with adjustments for other loans, while others forecast changes over 60 to 90 days and mixed effects on local credits.
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Lubbock
Savings and Loan
Douglas Boren
Security National Bank
Charles Maedgen
Lubbock National Bank
A. C. Verner
First National Bank
Double Shooting at Union Bus Terminal Police Nab Suspect
A Latin American man and woman were shot at the Union Bus Terminal in Lubbock. Police pursued the suspect through downtown and arrested a 30-year-old Odessa man at 13th Street and Avenue F after a high speed chase. Victims Margarita Garza 27 and Manuel Vega 33 were hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Union
13Th St
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
13Th Street
Avenue F
Margarita Garza
41St St
Manuel Vega
Prime Rate Debate on Surtax Extension Heats Up
Washington discusses extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge as the bank prime rate rises to 82 percent. Treasury Secretary Kennedy urges the surcharge to fight inflation while House Republicans weigh opposing views and the fate of the investment tax credit.
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iBy
Associated Press
Washington
House Ways and Means
Sec. of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Hale Boggs
D-La
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Kennedy
Nixon
Jones
Congress
LA area county negotiates pay raise for county employees
County commissioners in Lubbock area hold continued talks on salary increases for employees as part of budget deliberations. Page references indicate ongoing discussions and potential settlements affecting staff across departments.
Prayer at churches echoes hollow without You
A reading from Mrs. Mildred Voight of Lubbock laments church visits that feel beautiful yet empty when divine presence is absent. She asks for God to enter worship spaces and guide cherished communities.
Texas Tech fountain debuts as five year effort pays off
The first phase of Texas Tech's new fountain entrance, built by Berwyn Tisdell and Howard Schmidt and Associates, features seven water columns rising 25 feet and a 40 by 75 foot pool. The project, funded by the Saddle Tramps, reveals unromantic yellow-green water and floating bugs as pipes flush. contractor issues are noted and the feature nears full operation.
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TECH
Texas Tech
Larry Clayton
Oklahoma City
Pauline Warner
Larry Cheek
Avalanche-Journal
Saddle Tramps
Campus Spirit Organization
Berwyn Tisdell
Howard Schmidt and Associates
Tisdel
Ray Downing
Guidelines To Halt Campus Violence From Presidential Panel
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence issued recommendations to colleges and the public urging balanced student participation, quick response to disorders, and careful handling of funding. The report notes most campus students reject violence and seeks calm, constructive action before the fall term.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Commission On the
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Milton S. Eisenhower
Press- Lee
Texans Open Water Plan Drive Aims at Aug. 5 Vote
A group of 500 Texas leaders planned a campaign to win voter approval for amendment No. 2 of the Texas Water Plan on August 5. Former Gov. Price Daniel and Gov. Preston Smith urged action, noting a $3.5 billion bond authorization to seek $5.5 billion federal matching funds for water projects, including importing water to dry regions.
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Garth Jones
Austin
Texas
Price ‘Daniel
Preston Smith
John Connally
Shivers
Allan Shivers
Smith
Texas Water Plan
Tex
Mississippi River
Burger Selection Wins Easy Okay
The Senate confirmed President Nixon’s nomination of Warren Earl Burger as chief justice by a 74 to 3 vote. Republican Leader Dirksen assured Burger would not be an arch conservative or liberal, steering a recon stituted high court majority.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Earl ‘Warren
Nixon Returns To California After Midway Summit
President Nixon spends the night at his San Clemente home after returning from the Midway Island summit with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. He planned to depart for Washington early today and make a statement on the trip arriving at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington around 3 p.m. CDT.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Midway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
White House
Andrews ‘Air Force Base
Laird signals more Vietnam withdrawals possible this summer
Secretary Laird hinted further U.S. troop cuts in Vietnam may follow the 25 000 summer pullback if South Vietnam's army improves by August. About 10 000 reserves and National Guard troops may be affected and some withdrawn forces could bolster bases in Okinawa or Hawaii. Critics remain divided as Congress weighs the Midway decision.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
Sec. of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Laird
America
Vietnam
Saigon
Tiveness
United States
South Vietnam
Okinawa
Hawaii
Reds Reject Nixon Troop Cut Move In Paris Talks
United Press International reports communist negotiators in Paris denouncing Nixon's 25 000 troop withdrawal from Vietnam as a crude farce and a propaganda maneuver. Britain welcomed the move while Saigon officials and U S troops reacted with measured views and math showing unlikely immediate homecoming.
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United Press International
Paris
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Tass
Soviet Union
Britain
South Vietnam
Saigon
27 Indictments Returned by Lubbock County Grand Jury
A Lubbock County grand jury handed 27 indictments to Judge Howard C. Davison on Monday. Burglaries and second offense DWI offenses were the most common charges. 15 burglaries and seven DWIs appear in the list. One person was not billed and several charges were dismissed before presentation. The proceedings involve residents including George Casanova and others in various alleged crimes.
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Don Williams
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
Howard C. Davison
99Th District Court
Erasmo Hernandez
Carlos Flores
Slaton
Jean Lambert
Acuft Road
Jesse Allen McDearmon
40Th St
Hershel H. McKnight
Weather snapshot for Lubbock area with scattered storms
The report shows cloudy to partly sunny conditions with a high in the low 90s and a low in the lower 60s for Lubbock and vicinity. It notes chances of scattered thunderstorms tonight and mentions various temperature and humidity readings including a noon high around 87 and humidity reaching 81 percent.
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Lubbock
Dam
Southwest
Otty Phul Abilene
Denver
Albuquerque
el Paso
Amarillo
Houston
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Comic Dictionary
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Bugs
Fountain Minor
Top Texans
California
House
Pentagon
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Minnesota
George S. McGovern
Southakoota
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Dohio
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Young
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Seer Laird
Moscow
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National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Lance Cpl
Robert Nelms
Bakersfield
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George Casanova
7Th St
Edwin Ochoa
Lee Grand Jury
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