June Driest Here Since '34 With .28 Inch Of Moisture
June 1973 has been unusually dry with only .32 inch of rainfall. Meteorologist Jim Belville of the National Weather Service cites northern westerlies and warm air aloft as reasons for the lack of convective storms. A few sprinkles Wednesday offered little relief as farmers scan forecasts for changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Ray Fraser
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock and
Uged
Jim Belville
National Weather Service Station
NWS
Lubbock
Belville
Panhandle
Savings Loan Group Seeks Charter In Lubbock
A nine member group led by former Gov. Preston Smith seeks a charter for a new West Texas Savings Association in Lubbock with office at Indiana Ave and 50th Street. The plan is backed by 100000 shares at six dollars, all sold, with Smith owning eight thousand shares. Opposed by four existing local savings firms as hearing before examiner Pines Hackney continues through Friday and into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Insurance
West Texas Savings Association
Indiana Ave
50Th Street
Examiner Pines
Hackney
Lewis
State Savings and Loan
Jim ‘Kimmel
Lubbock
Smith
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Briercroft Savings and Loan Association
Lubbock Savings and Loan Association
Kelley Gains Senate Okay as FBI Director
Clarence M. Kelley was confirmed by the Senate as FBI director and promised to do everything possible to keep politics out of agency operations. He said he would resign if necessary to prevent political influence from any source, including the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarence M. Kelley
Senate
FBI
Kelley
Second Returned POW Dies Of Gunshot Wound
Marine Sgt Abel Larry Kavanaugh 24 who came home less than two months ago died of a single gunshot wound in his Colorado home. Police call it a self inflicted wound possibly accidental. Kavanaugh was among eight former POWs charged with aiding the enemy in a North Vietnam camp. His death follows the suicide of Air Force Capt Edward Brudno in Har rison New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Larry
Kavanaugh
Jack Baldwin
Baldwin
Air Force
Edward Allen Brudno
Harrison, N.Y
Nixon vetoes measure to halt U.S. bombing in Cambodia
President Nixon vetoed legislation to halt bombing in Cambodia and the House sustained the veto. The antiwar attempt to override fell 35 votes short of the two thirds, with 241 in favor and 173 against the override, jeopardizing a negotiated settlement in Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
House
West Texas Gas Lines Welded By Pioneer Plans
Avalanche Journal reports on West Texas gas line expansion by Pioneer Natural Gas to meet demand with new pipelines and quarterly price adjustments. Discussion covers 100 miles of lines, 14 year reserves, and potential rate shifts for residential consumers across Lubbock and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
WREN
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Power & Light Co
Southwestern
K. Bert
Tex
Watson
Enson
Pampa-Amarillo
Ysis
Conl
Odessa-Tarzan-Ta
Thoka
Pioneer
Ship Disaster Area Offshore Cebu Sinks With 2 Dead
Philippine Coast Guard said a WWII era passenger vessel struck a coral reef 13 miles south of Cebu and sank early Wednesday. 20 bodies were recovered from about 400 aboard. frogmen searched 30 foot depths for an estimated 50 to 80 more trapped in air pockets below decks.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine Coast Guard
Cebu
AEC Shifts Iowa Plant to Amarillo Pan Tex Site
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a move of its Iowa operation to the Pan Tex plant near Amarillo. About 400 to 500 families will relocate by July 1975, with $1 million spent on the change and an expected $10 million annual saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa
Pan Tex
Harassment Plan Supposedly Targeted Nixon Foes
White House officials allegedly plotted a nationwide campaign to discredit Nixon foes, with memoranda naming political figures and media as enemies. Tactics included possible use of IRS audits to harass opponents, prompting Rep. Mills to call a preliminary probe by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Nixon
Senate
John W. Dean III
Internal Revenue Service
Wilbur D. Mills
China Tests Atomic Device Amid Global Tension
UPI reports China detonated a three megaton underground nuclear device at Lop Nor in Xinjiang, dropping it from a plane to minimize fallout. Analysts say the blast marks one of Beijing’s largest tests, viewed in contrast to U S and Soviet atmospheric testing limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Peking
China
U.S
France
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Sion
Union
Bhabha Atomic Research
Bombay
India
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Washington
Price Boosts For Fryers Eggs Likely
Poultry and egg producers in Lubbock warn of price hikes with fryers possibly at 79 cents a pound or more. Eggs on breakfasts likely higher, turkeys could be scarce around Thanksgiving. Relief may come if the Nixon administration lifts retail poultry ceilings, aiding industry but not consuming price relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Nixon
Marvin Posey
Cal-Main Foods
Former Aide Pleads Guilty To Cover Up Watergate
Frederick C. LaRue former White House aide and Nixon campaign official pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice. He agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Archibald Cox and face a single count with a maximum five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Sentencing was postponed pending upcoming Watergate trials.
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Larue
Frederick C. LaRue
White House
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Washington (Ap
White
House
Dal
Archibald Cox
Democratic
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Cox
LuaRue
Mississippi
Andj
Bless Our Homes Prayer Note
A brief prayer asks God to bless homes and loved ones. It requests that Jesus be unseen yet a welcome and ever remembered presence in every home. The fragment emphasizes a spiritual wish for divine steadiness within families.
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Jesus
Embargo Hits Soybeans and Cottonseed Exports
The Nixon administration orders an immediate embargo on soybeans and cottonseed exports to curb food prices during a 60 day price freeze. Agriculture Secretary Butz calls it drastic while Commerce Secretary Dent outlines rationing through at least the fall soybean harvest. The move aims to ease feed costs and prevent shortages as the price controls take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Dent
White House pins Watergate crisis on Dean in counter attack
The White House named John W. Dean as the principal author of the Watergate political and constitutional crisis and said he could not have done the cover up without high administration help. A Senate committee counter statement framed Dean’s role as a partisan admission while denying White House complicity.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean
Dean
High
Senate Watergate Committee
United States
J. Fred Buzhardt
Watergate
Billions Sent Home From Europe in Migrant Remittances
The annual cash flow from migrant workers in Europe to home countries exceeds 2.5 billion dollars with Turkey alone receiving 600 million. This highlights the scale of remittances fueling economies across regions.
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Geneva
Europe
Turkey
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Samuel Cash
Commerce City
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Crreeee
Gui
Hanoi
Theodore W
Tucson
Ariz
Abilene
Denver
el Paso
Houston
Carlshad
Okla
City
Dallas
W. Falla
Sandra
Steve Garbo
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
AEC
Ras Gee
Itv-Radio
Aide
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
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