City Mobilizes Aid as Heat and Tornado Aftermath Unite
Roy Bass, named chair of Lubbock’s 135 member Citizens Advisory Committee, calls a Thursday meeting at City Hall to outline five year capital improvements and bond plans for a memorial civic center and other projects. The panel aims for tentative recommendations to the City Council by July 1 as it coordinates with city officials and disaster rehabilitation leaders.
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Citizens Advisory Commission Fon
Halling
Bass
City Mgr
Bill Blackwell
Bob Burr
A. C. Verner
Disaster Rehabilitation Commission
Xplore
Nixon to name watchdog panel on inflation
President Nixon faced dire economic news and upcoming elections as officials floated a nine to fifteen member watchdog commission to publicize wage and price rises. Aimed at curbing inflation, the plan may also appeal to business and labor to restrain demands, with a formal announcement due in a noon address.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Lubbock Power Crisis Strikes Holly Station in Heat Wave
A major outage hit about 7 500 customers in Lubbock as a steam tube burst at the Holly Avenue station cut power from the LP and L system. Western homes lacked water and traffic signals failed while officials sought emergency measures and a 44 000 KW generator back online. Southwestern Public Service offered 20 000 IEWs to aid the city, as council members convened in emergency session. Bond defeats recalled as voters had previously rejected revenue bonds to expand capacity. The town faced 102 degree heat with up to 30 000 people affected and planned to tap Southwestern lines before daybreak.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Holly Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Southwesern Public Service Co
19Th Street
B. McCullough
Utilities
Lp&l
McCullough
Southwestern
Selective plan urged wage and price freeze
Former World War II price administrator John Kenneth Galbraith urged a selective freeze of wages and prices as a response to Nixon inflation policy failures. He told the House Banking Committee that standby authority for an eight month freeze should be considered, referencing a past misstep in 1929.
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Ition
George Rom‘ney
Nixon
Arorld
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Washington
John Kenneth Gatbraith
Office of Price Administration
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Galbraith
Harvard
India
Roy Riegels
California
Georgia Tech
Long listing of sections and notices in newspaper
A fragmented page listing various newspaper sections and topics including legal notes in Lubbock area, a Texas medallion item, political remarks by Bush, Cambodia correspondents, NEA on school integration, British politics, a court martial testimony, and standard market and features pages.
Prayer Tear God Beseeched for Guidance and Providence
A reader prays for divine love and guidance, affirming faith in God's unfailing providence governing all things on earth and in Heaven. Amen.
Market rises on rosy Nixon outlook before report
Wall Street gained as investors anticipated President Nixon's economic briefing. The Dow surged 189 points to 706.26, the largest rise in nearly three weeks, with broader indexes also advancing as expectations grew the economy remains strong. Nixon was set to address the nation the next day.
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New York
Wall Street
Nixon
Dow
Heat Strikes Lubbock After Major Power Outage
A major power failure hit Lubbock on Tuesday afternoon after a rupture at the Lubbock Power and Light generator at Holly Avenue. Most LP and L customers west of Indiana Ave lost power, causing 102 degree heat, stopped appliances, darkened streets, and traffic disruption. 21 off duty patrolmen worked the rush hour and directed traffic into the night.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
19Th Street
University’ S Avenue
34Th
50Th Streets
Negro Captures Newark Mayor Election
Engineer Kenneth A. Gibson won Newark mayoral race defeating incumbent Hugh Addonizio. Gibson relied on strong black support and significant white votes to become the city’s first Black mayor while Addonizio faced trial for extortion and conspiracy.
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Newark
UPD
Kenneth A. Gibson
Hugh Addonizio
Addonizio
Gibson
Blackout Strikes City as Heat Ties Up Police and Fire
In a daytime blackout five fire stations lost power but quickly shifted to auxiliary power. District Chief Tom Foster reported policing remained active with officers pressed into service amid a heat wave. Residents brought cold drinks to crews as motorists were urged to drive cautiously in affected areas. See MANY REALLY Page 6.
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Tom Foster
Foster
Sta
UAW Leader Rejects Nixon Rollback in Wage Talks
Leonard Woodcock, president of the United Auto Workers, said the union would reject any effort by President Nixon to rollback wage requests in upcoming negotiations with automobile manufacturers. He spoke at a news conference before addressing union members in Western Michigan.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
United Auto Workers
Nixon
Leonard Woodcock
Michigan
Bank Officer Fends Off Holdups With Shotgun At Bank
Theodore R. Burridge and cashier John T. McPhail fired on two armed men outside the South Park National Bank as they tried to haul away more than $32,000. A second robbery attempt at the Great Southern Bank ended without a capture. The incident followed a federal court appearance by Donald Joseph Hall, accused in a prior $14,900 South Park robbery.
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Associated Press
Houston
South Park National Bank
Great Southern Bank
Theodore R. Burridge
Burridge
John T. McPhail
McPhail
Wanda Anderson
McPhaill
Donald Joseph Hall
State Sizzles As Temperatures Hit Century Mark
Lubbock and other Texas stations sweltered with 100 plus readings as heat waves continued. Tuesday reached 102 in Lubbock, with 101 in Amarillo and San Angelo and 104 in Childress. Power outages hindered cooling while residents sought shade and theaters.
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Amarillo
Childress
Midland
San Angelo Hach
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Weather Map Page 7 A Lubbock Forecast
Little change through Thursday with highs near 100. Tonight’s low in the upper 80s. Some afternoon cloudiness today in Lubbock and vicinity.
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Lubbock
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