Mayor visits Biloxi and predicts fast Lubbock recovery
Mayor James H. Granberry says Biloxi's rebuilding after Hurricane Camille shows Lubbock can rapidly recover from the disaster. He toured Biloxi with city officials and pledged progress on Lubbock's recovery efforts, noting Biloxi's nine months since the hurricane and Lubbock's one month after a tornado.
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James H. Granberry
Biloxi
Miss
Lubbock
Gulf Coast
Granberry
Bill Blackwell
Rob Burr
Planning and Zoning Commission
Arnold Macker
George
Hastings
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Paving OK for 18 Blocks and 10 Alleys
City council approved paving for 18 blocks and 10 alleys out of 41 blocks and 20 alleys proposed. About one third of the cost due at completion and two subsequent yearly installments. A major deletion removed an eight block stretch on Stanford between Avenue A6 and Ash Avenue.
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Stanford
Avenue A6
Ash Avenue
Apt
Elim Avenue
East Broadway
Volunteers Aid in Lubbock and Others Mentioned
Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds offered aid in Lubbock. Duane Thomas, Dallas' first round draft choice, signs to play in the Coaches All-America game June 27 in Dallas. Water Inc. directors approve formation of a water efficiency and conservation committee.
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Lubbock
Tornao
Sec. C
Duane Thomas
Dallas
Prayer text on forgiveness and blessing
A Reader presents a devotional reflection on the Our Father asking for God’s forgiveness and the ability to forgive others. The piece emphasizes personal spiritual experience as the path to natural forgiveness.
Lonely flagpole stand makes Pierson a national symbol
Bill Pierson, SDSU football player, restored Old Glory to the flagpole as it repeatedly fell, facing about 150 chanting radicals. His calm defiance turned the moment into a national rallying point akin to Iwo Jima imagery, signaling a life changed by the incident.
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Bill Pierson
San Diego
Dennis Shaw
Tech
Barbara Specht
Lubbock
San Diego State
Bill
Bil Pierson
Nathan Hale
Iwo Jima
Bombers Hit Reds Emphasis On Laos In Indochina War
Saigon reports American jet strikes focused on Laos with F4 Phantom losses as Saravane fell to North Vietnamese. Ground clashes near Fish Hank in Cambodia left two Communists dead and two US soldiers killed in a 15 minute engagement inside Cambodia.
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Laos
Indochina War
Press International
Saigon
Saravane
U.S
Korat
Thailand
Fishhank
Cambodia
US 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodha
Laotian Panhandle
Vientiane
South Vietnam
Best Traffic Signal System Headed For Downtown
The city plans a nationwide leading traffic signal system at 108 intersections from 4th to 23rd Streets and Avenue ON. The $724000 project is funded by the US Bureau of Public Roads through TOPICS with Texas Highway Department support. Installation to start within two weeks with new mast arms signal heads and a master control system to optimize cycle length for safety and efficiency.
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US Bureau of Public Roads
Texas Highway Department
Avenue U
Sherrel
Markets Slip As Investors Hold Off On Optimism
New York stocks drift lower in quiet trading as the Dow falls to 64035 and turnover wanes. Analysts say light activity shows waning interest while officials forecast gradual inflation easing and a slower market next year.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Sec
the Treasury
David M Kennedy
Commerce
Maurice
Stans
Wall Street
Saroot
American Stock Exchange
Blast at Dallas Garden Center After Time Clock Blast
An explosion at Colt Central Garden Center in Dallas was blamed on leakage from a butane gas tank when an employee punched a time card. Five workers were injured, two seriously, and damages were estimated between $6,000 and $7,000.
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Dallas
Colt Central Garden Center
Nixon shuffles cabinet to create Office of Management and Budget
President Nixon announces a second cabinet change in four days. George P. Shultz leaves Labor to head the new Office of Management and Budget, taking a pay cut. James Hodgson named Labor secretary. Casper Weinberger moves from FTC chair to budget work. Robert Mayo becomes presidential counselor as Budget Bureau is abolished.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Sec. of Labor
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Economist Shultz
Labor
James Hodgson
Shultz
Budget Bureau
Casper Weinberger
Federal Trade Commission
Weinberger
Robert P Mayo
Mayo
White House
Rose Garden
Robert H. Finch
Graduate School
Business
University of Chicago
Nixon Fires Education Commissioner James Allen
Washington The Nixon administration dismissed Dr James E Allen longtime head of the education department amid disputes over Cambodia desegregation and school policy Finch the outgoing HEW secretary said he asked for and received Allen's resignation A successor will be chosen by Elliott Richardson the new welfare secretary
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
James E. Allen
Commissioner of Education
Cambodia
Robert H. Finch
Secreary of Health, Education and Welfare
Allen
Finch
New York
White House
Elliot Richardson
Welfare
Elliott Richardson
New
Nixon outlines welfare changes and new health coverage plan
President Nixon signals a broad welfare reform, proposing unified administration for food stamps, Medicaid cuts for some, and sliding rent scales in public housing. He warned most legislation will be ready only next year and faces Senate Finance Committee scrutiny seeking specific revisions to the family assistance plan.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Local Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
The forecast calls for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms today and Friday with increasing clouds and cooler temperatures. Highs in the upper 80s today and around 80 Friday. Winds from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph tonight. Rain chances at 20 percent today and 30 percent tonight.
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Lubbock
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