City Schools to Fire 6,500 Staff in Cost Cut Drive
New York City's debt ridden school system ordered the firing of 6,500 regular personnel, mostly teachers, and warned 11,000 substitutes they would lose daily work. Murray Bergtraum, board president, called the move agonizing and urged funds to avert further cuts. Rockefeller said no more state money would come and urged looking to Washington. See NEW YORK Page 12.
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Myers to remain Texas Tech basketball coach three years
Gerald Myers will continue as head coach of Texas Tech Red Raiders for three years with assured employment. His new contract begins April 1 at a $15,000 salary, to be adjusted annually. Myers took over on January 15 after Bob Bass resigned to coach in the ABA, with Tech holding an 8-5 record that season.
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Tech 99 Rice 87. TCU Wins SWC Opener Austin High
Tech 99, Rice 87, a SWC opener win is noted as Tech moves into a Tuesday game versus Rice. Mind On Game director Myers comments on coaching at Tech, focusing on the Rice match, the Waco defeat, and the need for strong recruiting to keep the program competitive in the Southwest Conference.
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Miss Lubbock pageant set for April 17
Page announces entry forms for the annual Miss Lubbock pageant to be held here on April 17. Also notes a court ruling allows divorce rights for those unable to pay filing fees and lists various sections and pages of the paper.
SAM Units Shift Near Air Routes
U S and Vietnamese reports say SAM missile sites moved toward the Ho Chi Minh trail to extend range on bombing runs. An F105 attacked a SAM site near Ban Raving Pass with unclear results while gunships hit a storage depot near Lao Bao.
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Prayer Note Entreats Divine Guidance and Assurance
A Reader offers a brief devotional prayer thanking God for the privilege of praying and for the assurance that prayers are heard and answered. It asks guidance to call upon Thee at all times and under all circumstances, concluding with Amen.
Computer data held for ransom by phone scam in Oakland
Oakland police say a computer valued at 25000 dollars was robbed over the phone. Hugh Ward, 23, of University Computing Co., is charged with grand theft and will plead Thursday. The victim is Information Systems Design Inc, a computer service firm. Evidence suggests data was removed from the Oakland system since at least April 1970.
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Senate cautious crime fight and tuition tax plan move
Texas lawmakers push toward debate on a $431.9 million revenue bill and a state college tuition hike while Senate hearings on the tax measure are planned. House Speaker Mutscher urged a vote today despite Lt. Gov. Barnes seeking public comments and alternative tax proposals. A separate cell notes ex convic Flores jailed 1800 years for heroin sales, and a Senate finance panel backs bond-funded construction for eight medical and university campuses including Texas Tech, with $110 million needed from state funds.
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Nixon seeks 500 million federal aid for street crime fight
President Nixon asked Congress to authorize 500 million dollars in fiscal 1972 for state use with broad discretion to combat street crime. The proposal, first of six revenue sharing plans, faces likely cool reception in Congress amidst recalls of past block grant battles and control debates.
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Wee Miss Muffet Defends Her Tuffet
A feature notes the shift in children's literature toward portraying girls and women as independent figures rather than side characters. It discusses feminist readings of stories where female characters defend their space and agency.
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Area Gets 2-Inch Snowfall in Panhandle South Plains
Bitter cold grip closes schools as 1 to 2 inches of snow fall across the Panhandle South Plains. Weather services warn of continued cold and light precipitation with 2 inches measured at Lubbock Airport and no major injuries reported. Several tornado watches and warnings stretch from South Texas to Georgia as storms shift eastward. Airlines pause at Reese AFB while student pilot training halts at Lubbock Regional Airport amid the wintry weather.
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Civic Center Plan Sees Council Battle, Hurdle Cleared
Lubbock city councilmen who balked at urban renewal standards for the civic center project face a special meeting to approve the plan as is and review changes later. Meanwhile the urban renewal board approved relocating 51 Guadalupe Neighborhood residents under a Neighborhood Development Program area east of University Avenue.
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