Venezuela Hikes Oil Taxes Amid Global Price Moves
Caracas reports Venezuela will raise tax prices on oil exports as major international producers such as Esso Shell Gulf Mobil and Texaco face new per barrel levies. The change aims to align with U.S. and Tripoli negotiations and could lift the average tax price from about $1.30 to around $2.51 per barrel, potentially boosting annual oil revenue.
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Caracas
UPI
Venezuela
as_ Esso
Congressional Shell
Gulf
Mobil
Texaco
U.S
Bylin
Rafael Caldera
Congress
Tehran
New York
Tripoli
Philadelphia
Son
Gross
April 23 event honors Texas Tech Distinguished Engineers
Texas Tech University College of Engineering will honor distinguished graduates at its annual Distinguished Engineer Awards Luncheon on April 23. Dean John R. Bradford invites nominations of engineers whose work spans technological achievement and broad societal contributions, highlighting cultural, managerial, educational and civic impact.
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Texas Tech University
College of Engineering
John R. Bradford
Texas Tech Engineering
Bradford
Texas Tech
Record candidate frenzy in San Antonio council race
San Antonio records 59 candidates for the April 6 city council election. The Good Government League fields nine, the Barri Betterment Committee runs four including Mario Compean of MAYO. Incumbent Pete Torres Jr. competes with former mayor pro tem John Gatti, while Mayor W. W. McAllister does not seek reelection.
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San Antonio
Good Government League
Barri Betterment Committee
BBC
Mario Compean
John Gatti
W. W. McAllister
Best Yet Stock Show Winds Up in Houston
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo closed after nearly 750000 attendees. Exhibitors earned over 1 million from sales, with additional private breeding deals to Latin American buyers. Buddy Bray called it the best yet with 17000 livestock entries and strong rodeo crowds.
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Houston
San Francisco
UPI
Jane Fonda
Lane Hudson
Denver
Angela
Davis
Sleepy's Dream
Dan Miller I
Brownsville
Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
University of San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Southeast Asia
Henry Kissinger
Miss Davis
LCC Livestock Team Wins Judging Honors
Lubbock Christian College livestock judging team earned fourth place at the Houston Livestock Show contest. They captured second in swine judging and fifth in beef cattle judging. Team member Tom Causey of New Mexico placed third in hog judging. other members include Roy Puckett Artesia Jim Glenn Kress and alternates Lewis Crum Summerfield Ohio. Jeff Holloway LOC agriculture instructor served as adviser.
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Lubbock Christian College
Houston
Fires Destroy Two Negro Churches in Texarkana
Police investigated arson as a possible cause after fires wiped out Mt Orange Baptist and St Paul Baptist churches in Texarkana Texas. A third church fire self extinguished with jars of flammable liquid found under the Polly Baptist pulpit. No injuries reported. damage estimated over 100000 at Mt Orange.
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Texarkana, Tex
UPI
Mt. Orange Baptist Church
S. A. Stuckey
Texarkana
St. Paul Baptist Church
Polly Baptist Chapel
Rescue Team Returns From Laos Amid Firefight and B52 Strike
Hae Bao reconnaissance unit from Vietnam’s 1st Infantry Division aided a downed American captor party in Laos. After heavy clash with NVA for about 45 minutes, a B52 strike lit the area. The rescue halted near a hillside zone and two chopper sorties evacuated the Americans two miles from the front.
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South Vietnam
1St Infantry Division
Laos
Elliott
Hac Bao
NVA
New Pastor Named for First Presbyterian Church in City
Nicholson a 37 year old Presbyterian minister from California will assume the pastorship of First Presbyterian Church here May 1. He comes from Fruitvale Presbyterian Church in Oakland where he has served since 1964 and was previously assistant pastor at Calvary Presbyterian in San Francisco. He and his wife Elizabeth Ann have two children Ruth and Andrew. He was raised in Dallas and is brother to Mrs. Margaret Robinson of 2428 31st St.
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Nicholson
California
First Presbyterian Church
Fruitvale Presbyterian Church
Oakland
Calif
Andrew Jumper
Calvary Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
Elizabeth Ann
Ruth
Andrew
Margaret Robinson
31St St
Dallas
Senate committee moves bills on debt limit and jobs plan
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on a House bill to raise the national debt ceiling by 35 billion dollars. The Senate Labor Committee aims to advance a three year 2.0 billion public service jobs program. A funding extension for government spending on a supersonic transport project expires March 31.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House
Marchers protest film screenings in London theater
Anglican and church members gathered outside a London theater carrying signs such as Down with Lust to condemn the American films Myra Breckinridge and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. The protest organizer Rev. Edward ide called the films terrible.
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RAP
London
Myra Breckenridge
Edward Ide
Blue Bonnet Laundry & Dry Cleaners Expands in Texas
Blue Bonnet Laundry and Dry Cleaners has six locations with thirty years of leadership in the industry. Ralphi Bumpass highlights ongoing service quality and evolving equipment and staff to meet rising customer demands in Lubbock and surrounding areas.
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Blue Bonnet Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Blue Bonnet
Lubbock
Ralphi
Bumpass
Blue Bon
Ralph Bumpass
Ave. P
Ave. Q
Broadway
19Th St
With & Ave. G
50Th & Quaker
Matrix Programs and Blue Bonnet Laundry Services Featured
MatrixjALc Computing Inc lists curriculum including COBOL FORTRAN and business courses with education division contact. Blue Bonnet Laundry headquarters at 2107 19th Street offers ship ironing, wrinkle free work, and free refinish laundry with pick up stations across several avenues and streets plus 747 2301 contact.
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Matrixjalc
Computing, Inc
19Th St
Greg
Business
Uepen Vue
Latics
Blue Bonnet
Blue Bonnet Laundry
19Th Street
Ave
50Th St
Brondwa
Bumpass
Leaseway-Southwest Offers Tailored Vehicle Leasing Plans
Leaseway-Southwest in Lubbock offers a full service program to meet business transport needs. A representative will visit to prepare a leasing plan tailored to firms of any size. Visitors can tour facilities and consult with a transportation expert on site.
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Leaseway-Southwest
50Th St
Lubbock
Leaseway - Southwest, Inc
Ken Wright
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Hobbs
N.M
R. Trent Campbell
Mosher Steel Co
W. Lyle Donaldson
Southwest Research Institute
Dysart
Charles W. Woolridge
Texas Power and Light Co
William W. Akers
Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Rice University
Byron J. Bennett
Montana State University
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