Investment Group Wins Bond Bid for Lubbock ISD Bonds
A bond group led by Lubbock National Bank bid 5.1313 percent to issue 2 million of Lubbock ISD bonds as part of a 5.6 million issue approved April 6. The rate is the highest the district has paid in 12 years, with the tax rate projected to stay at 43 cents per 100 valuation for four years.
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Eugene Snoth
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock National Bank
Lubbock Independent School District
Joe Smith
First Southwest Co
Smith
Houston
Bank of the Southwest
First City National Bank
Underwood- Newhouse
E. F Hutton Co
Parkway School
Carroll Lockett
Hunt School
Overton
Hunt
James Hill
Thompson Junior High
Hill
Wright
Don Myers
Jerry Hale
Wolfforth School
Harwell
N. Avenue U
Dan McPherson
Phelps, Feen & Co
American State Bank
John Nuveen Co. & Associates
Republic National Bank of Dallas
First of Texas & Associates
First National Bank of Dallas & Associates
Halsey, Stuart & Co
Veterano & Craig
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank & Associates
First City National Bank of New York and Associates
First National Bank and
Continental Bank of Ilinois
Chicago
Garden City murder trial jurors still not selected
In Garden City the murder trial of Whitmer Ballard and Orville Davis over the Dec. 2 Currie ranch slaying stalled with no juror chosen after two days of venire questioning. Prosecutors and defense used limited peremptory challenges as 200 jurors were summoned and 114 remained to be questioned.
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Garden City
UPS
Steve Currie
Veniremen
Whitmer Jean Ballard
Odessa
Orville Davis
Midland
Currie
Glasscock County
Ballard
Davis
California
Texas
Tommy Tisdale
Phoenix
San Antonio
Floyd Palmer
Judy Dunham
R. W. Caton
West
Wayne Barnes
Gil Jones
Bobby Bearden
Bearden
House committee alters equal rights amendment
The House Judiciary Committee approved the amendment 32 to 3 after adding a clause exempting women from the draft and allowing state laws distinguishing men and women to stay. Rep Martha Griffiths called the move a kill shot and signaled she would vote against floor action if it cannot advance.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Martha W. Griffiths
D.mich
Participation in non Social Security retirement plans tops 48.5 million
An Institute of Life Insurance report says 48.5 million people were in retirement programs other than Social Security at end of 1970, up 2.3 million from 1969.
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New York
UPI
Institute of Life Insurance Reports
Lindsey named to State Banking Board replacing Baum
Jim Lindsey of Bryan was appointed to the State Banking Board, filling the vacancy created by Elmer Baum who resigned after profits from selling National Bankers Life Insurance stock tied to a federal stock manipulation suit. The three member board oversees state bank charter applications with appointments by the governor. Robert Strauss succeeded Baum as treasurer on the board.
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BRYAN
Jim Lindsey
State Banking Board
Elmer Baum
Austin
Baum
Gov. Smith
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Lindsey
Texas A&m University
First Bank and Trust of
State Finance Commission
Smith
Senate
NBL
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
Robert Stewart
Jesse James
Land
Robert Strauss
National Democratic Party
Pay Gains Lift Workers as Living Costs Surge
Government data show most workers gained in pay and purchasing power last month, easing the impact of high inflation. Average weekly wages rose to $125.46, up $1.41, while paychecks for about 45 million workers increased 6 percent from a year earlier before price adjustments. After inflation, the real gain was $1.44 or 1.5 percent as living costs rose 4.4 percent over the year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Births Chronicle at St Marys and Local Hospitals
Local notices report multiple births from St Marys and West Texas Hospitals. Recipients include Mr and Mrs Jerry Franklin Jenkins of Lorenzo Rt 1 with a son weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces, and Sgt and Mrs Danny Lee Cook of 4812 Canton Ave with a daughter weighing 9 pounds 1 ounce. Other families listed: Gary Ray Standard, Larry Nayland Wheeler, Bobby Payne, Clay Allen Reeves, William V Creacy, Lucil Vasquez, Luther Bourn, John Shindler, Michael Monroe Childers.
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Jerry Franklin Jenkins
Rt. 1
Lorenzo
St. Mary's Hospital
Aarmer
Danny Lee Cook
Canton Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Reese Air Force Use
Gary Ray
Sunset School of Preaching
Larry Nayland Wheeler
59Th St
University Hospital
Lubbock
Bobby Payne
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Shorty’s
Clay Allen Reeves
List St
Johnson Manufacturing Co
William V. Creacy
Dartmouth St
Paymaster Oil
Lucil Vasquez
Methodist Hospital
Western Mobile Homes
Luther Bourn
Brownfield
John Shindler
26Th St
Southwestern Investment Co
Michael Monroe Childers
32Nd St
West Texas Hospital
Beneficial Finance Ca
Ice buildup kills hundreds of sea otters off Alaska coast
In Alaska an ice buildup off the northern coast has killed at least 200 sea otters. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates the local otter population at about 4,000, making the loss under 10 percent of the state total.
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Juneau
Alaska
UPI
Alaska Department of Fish and Gayne
Summer Heat Breaks With Thunderstorms Across Texas
Texas sweltered with humidity as highs reached 86 in Lubbock while parts of West Central and South Texas saw heavy storms. Tornado touched Pinehurst Orange as rainfall neared 5 inches north of San Angelo. Flooding and hail were reported in several towns, with NOAA noting drought relief statewide except in southern and central regions.
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Lubbock
South Plains
National Weather Service
West
Central
South Texas
Texas
Galveston
College Station
Kilgore
Orange
Pinehurst
San Angelo
Midland
Iraan
Bakersfield
Sterling City
Water Valley
Putnam
Eastland
Robert Orton
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Edwards Plateau
Danish waiters get 13 percent service charge
In Copenhagen Danish waiters receive 13 percent of the check as a service charge, a policy outlining gratuity practices for patrons.
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Copenhagen
No Trace Of Missing Lubbock Pilot Found In Joint Search
Civil Air Patrol units from Fort Worth and Lubbock conduct a third day of intensive ground and aerial search for Mike Hubbard, the 27 year old Lubbock businessman missing after a Cessna 172 crash. Twenty three planes from Lubbock and seven from Fort Worth joined 61 participants in a multi hour operation over 8,000 square miles west of Mineral Wells to Bridgeport and beyond. Hubbard, founder of Hubbard and Associates and a Denver City High School graduate, disappeared after departing Meacham Field with an estimated nine hour mission. No trace yet of Hubbard or the Ridpath Aviation aircraft has been found.
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Civil Air Patrols
Fort, Worth
Lubbock
Mike Hubbard
Fort Worth
Ridpath Aviation
Hubbard
Fort Worth Meacham Field
Jack Ridpath
Mineral Wells
Bridgeport
Wilkerson
Hubbard and Associates
Denver City High School
Abilene Christian College
Hutchinson Square Mes
Fstacade High School
Texas Tech
President Hastings Banda Traffic Protocol Warned
In Blantyre Malawi police warn motorists to pull over for President Hastings Banda when his car approaches from any direction on the divided highway, enforcing protocol for his safety.
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Blantyre
Malawi
Hastings Banda
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