Nixon outlines housing policy balancing law with local control
President Nixon vows to enforce federal anti discrimination laws in housing while not imposing low cost housing on unwilling suburbs. He distinguishes racial from economic segregation and says public housing decisions will be local, not Washington fiat. The National Urban Coalition criticizes the approach as insufficient national leadership.
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United Press International
Washington
Nixon
National Urban Coalition
U.S
Tricia Nixon Cox Prepare For White House Wedding
Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox rehearsed at the Sulgrave Club amid a peace appeal from Rev. Gilbert Darling ton. The couple, un nervous and hopeful for a Rose Garden ceremony before 400 guests, prepared for today as forecast bright and sunny.
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United Press International
Washington
Tricia Nixon
Edward Finch Cox
White House
Gilbert Darlington
New York
Naval Order of the United States
Cox
Tricia
Sulgrave Club
Tricia Page
Sharpstown stock case hints at witness deal
Government lawyers and Frank Sharp's lawyers discuss a possible deal for Sharp to testify against politicians in a stock manipulation suit filed by the SEC against National Bankers Life Insurance Co. and Sharpstown banks. Key figures include Gov. Preston Smith and former Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr. bank loans and stock trades are noted amid a bank collapse and a legislative veto.
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Dallas
Frank Sharp
Houston
Sharp
Dallas News
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Sharpstown State Bank
Waggoner Carr
Martin L. Susman
U.S. Atty
Anthony ‘Ferris
Smith
Preston Smith
Gus Mutscher
Democratic ‘Executive Committee
Elmer Baum
SEC
National Bankers Life
Sharpstown Bank
Ferris
Houston Bank
Sharp’s. Smith
Baum
Mayors urge Congress to aid cities in need
A news roundup notes mayors urge federal financial relief for distressed cities. The report highlights a push to fund urban programs and stabilize municipal budgets amid rising needs.
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Congress
Today's Prayer Dear God in the galaxy's vast design
A reader offers a brief prayer asking for wisdom understanding and knowledge to appreciate humanity's place in the universe and to recognize the great galaxy as a creation. The short invocation ends with Amen.
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Galaxy
Romanian orphan comes to LCC under visa program
Silvia Petrassevich, raised in Western Romania, arrived in Lubbock to start at Lubbock Christian College on a one year visa after 18 months of concerted help from congressmen educators and residents. Her uncle, freed from prison, had tried to bring her to America but she stayed behind during the Iron Curtain.
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Romania
America
South Plains
Silvia Petrassevich
Lubbock
Bishop Coadjutor Willis Henton consecrated in Lub bock rites
In Lub bock Municipal Auditorium the Ven Willis R Henton was consecrated bishop coadjutor of Northwest Texas in a Friday service on the Feast of St Barnabas. The ceremony before 2500 included John Flbridge Hines of New York presiding and will lead to Henton becoming bishop in June 1972.
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Nancy Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Municipal
Willis R. Henton
Northwest Texas
Episcopal Church
St. Barnabas
Henton
George H. Quarterman
John Flbridge ‘Hines
New York
Louisiana
RITES
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Man Dies as Gun Battle Erupts During Airport Hijack Attempt
At O Hare International Airport a gun battle between police and a hijacker left one unidentified man dead. The Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 had taken off with the hijacker and crew aboard after the clash. three crew members remained hostage, including a stewardess. The flight originated in Albuquerque, officials said.
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Chicago
O'Hare International
Trans World Airlines
Algeria
TWA
Albuquerque
Friona Loss Feared as Dust Storm Hits Texas Panhandle
Hurricane force winds and tornadoes struck the Panhandle South Plains causing extensive damage. Four injuries were reported in Friona where the Missouri Beef Packers Plant and nearby buildings were hit. Hereford suffered 115 mph winds and Plainview reported flash flooding and water intrusion in downtown stores.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle-South Plains
New Mexico
Friona
Missouri Beef Packers
Railway Dept
Southwestern Public Service
Palmer County
Severe storms flood Lubbock area and ruin cotton crop
Three inches of rain drenched Hale Center and surrounding areas as floods closed low-lying intersections in Lubbock. Farmers reported 10,000 to 15,000 acres of cotton destroyed by hail with another 5,000 damaged but likely not needing replanting. Rainfall varied from 0.66 to 1.20 inches in Lubbock with winds up to 42 mph and a 30 percent chance of more storms.
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Hale Center
Civil Defense
National Weather Service
Lubbock
KFYO
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Reese Afb
Fire Levels Trail Drive In Theater in Lubbock
A $30,000 blaze destroyed the Trail Drive In Theater on the Clovis Highway Lubbock late Friday. Fire Marshal A C Black blamed a faulty transformer that sparked the fire about 10 pm. Eight fire units fought the flames while police controlled crowds and blocked traffic along the highway.
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Trail Drive
Clovis Highway
Lubbock
A. C. Black
Preston Smith
Black
Uub‘bock
Gun-Wielding Duo Kill Informant in Dallas Shootout
Two gunmen fatally wounded Agapito Gonzales 38 near his Dallas apartment after a knock at the door. Police tie Gonzales to a narcotics arrest linked to the killings of deputies Samuel Inifante, W D Reese and A J Robertson as investigators probe whether Gonzales identified the Rodriguez apartment.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Agapito Gonzales
Gonzales
Thomas Rodriguez
Rene Adolfo Guzman
Leonard Lopez
Guzman
Lopez
Samuel G. Inifante
W.D. Reese
Dallas County
A.J. Robertson
Ellis County
Dallas District Attorney's Office
Dallas Police Department
Rodriguez
Clarence Jones
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock Area Today and Sunday
Variable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of rain today and Sunday. Highs in the upper 80s and overnight lows in the mid 60s. South to southeast winds up to 30 mph with stronger gusts near any thunderstorms.
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Lubbock
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