Panel Okays Oil Breakup Amid Senate Fight
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an oil breakup bill by 8 to 7 to force the 18 largest oil firms to divest down to one operational phase. Byrd Mathias and Scott voted with the majority to advance, while Mathias’ substitute failed 13 to 2. Critics warned of heavy government control. The Democratic Platform Committee declined to endorse the measure.
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Mathias
Byrd
Democratic Platform Committee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Robert Hardesty
Judiciary Committee
Syrian Tanks Reach Near Israeli Border in Lebanon Drive
Syrian armored columns pressed south in Lebanon advancing toward the Israeli frontier within 2 1/2 miles of border guard posts. The offensive included capturing leftist outposts such as Belfort Castle, while diplomacy moved toward a pan Arab peacekeeping force to monitor a cease fire and limit Syrian advances. Rabin warned Israel will respond to any threat to Lebanon’s independence as clashes continued around Beirut and Tal al Zaatar.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Crusader Castle
Belfort
Arab League
Mahmoud Riad
Suleiman Franjieh
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Jaloud
Ramed al-Lawz
Bekaa Valley
Marj'Uyun
Arkoub
Litani
Israel
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Knesset
Tal al-Zaatar
Riad
Jounieh
Franjieh
Damascus
Witnesses Place Rendon Near Murder Site on Christmas Day
Two state witnesses testified Rendon was seen scrambling from a 52nd Street garage window Christmas morning 1974, the same garage where Sandra Garcia’s battered body was found days later. They described red stained sleeves, a police lineup sighting, and a face-to-face confrontation as Rendon allegedly fled the scene.
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Ben Beleira Rendon Jr
52Nd Street
Sandra Garcia
Rendon
Robert C. Wright
Greg Boyd
Tech
Boyd
Zant Woodul
Herbert T. Kirk
Inci
Letter bombs tied to extortion threat shuffle firms nationwide
FBI Director Clarence Kelley said more than a dozen firms received letter bombs in 48 hours as part of an extortion scheme. The FBI leads a high priority probe into the source, with threats, photos of executives, and postmarks from Texas. One blast injured four in New York.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Clarence J. Kelley
Kelley
New York
Atlanta
Tex
Texarkana
Kelly
Mileta Philips
Manila
P.G. Coe
Post Office Department
Coe
FBI Agent Defends Lubbockite in Perjury Inquiry
An FBI official backed Lee Stephens as not perjuring himself in Wilbarger County grand jury testimony saying discrepancies arise from two years elapsed and case complexity. Judge Kirk had sharply criticized Stephens during R D Brown’s bank fraud trial, urging consideration of perjury charges.
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Fort Worth
FBI
Lee Stephens
Lubbock
Wilbarger County
Ted Gunderson
Dallas
Brown
Kirk
Stephens
Gunderson
Weather Update for Lubbock and Vicinity
Sunny and warm today in Lubbock and nearby areas. Highs around the mid 80s and lows in the lower 60s. Winds from the south to southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
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Lubbock
Abilene
Denver
Albuquerque
el Paso
Amparillo
Houston
Hobbs
Okla
Dallas
W. Falls
Boats To Be Taxed In Lubbock City Roll For 1976
Lubbock plans to place recreational boats on the city school tax roll for 1976, expanding the tax base by several hundred thousand dollars. Taxing applies only to boats kept within city or school district boundaries, with owners asked to report where their craft is kept.
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John Brooks
Lubbock
Brooks
Lubbock Independent School District
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Austin
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Federal Trade Commission
South
Elizabeth Ward Bezedek
Secret Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau
The
Justice Department
Post
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Lubbockite
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