Ruling Ponds In Bond Sale Suit In Lubbock
A 72nd District Court hearing on a civil suit to halt Lubbock bond sale and tornado recovery funding may yield an early ruling. Judge Pat Moore will decide on dismissal while an appeal could delay projects. Six witnesses testified as Merle Rose’s challenge centered on whether emergency ordinances and city charter provisions were properly applied.
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Lubbock
72Nd District Court
Pat Moore
Iity
Bob White Gauss
Lubbock Railroad
Merle Rose
Asst
Jim Brewster
James H. Granberry
Lonnie Hollingsworth
Gauss
Rose
Supersafe car crash test targets 50 mph impact
Fairchild Hiller Corp under a U S Department of Transportation grant develops an experimental supersafe car. Engineers claim passengers could survive a 50 mph broadside or a 70 mph roll with minimal damage. Two prototype cars are due next January to compete with AA Inc and General Motors. The winner could receive federal funds to continue development.
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Farmingdale
Fairchild Hiller Corp
George Tildebrand
Transportation Tasportment
Fairchild
Hildebrand
AA Inc
General Motors
Personal Income Rise Falls Short In February
United Press Internationals reports that February personal income rose to $828.9 billion at an annual rate, up $22 billion from January but well below the 1970 monthly average gain. The Commerce Department data compounds concern for Nixon economic policy amid the era’s weak economy.
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United Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon Administration
U.S
Nixon
Zoning Board Meets To Consider Eight Requests
Local zoning board convenes today to review eight scheduled development requests. The meeting focuses on variances and special exceptions across several parcels within the plains region. Community members are urged to attend for input and testimony.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
Economy Faces Pressures Ahead of 1972 Elections
The Fed reports February industrial output fell 0.4 percent resuming a downturn from the 1969 70 recession. Senate committee approves 1.75 billion in public works to employ jobless people over two years. Unemployment at 5.8 percent while private housing starts rose only marginally.
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Federal Reserve
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Commerce Department
Prayer Reflection on Compassion and Aid
A devotional piece cites acknowledging God as sovereign and thanking Him for the gift of His Son. It urges humility and reverence while urging readers to notice the hungry and suffering and to reach out with aid as Jesus did.
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Jesus
Opening night crowns cowboys at ABC Rodeo kickoff
A 3,900 crowd filled Municipal Coliseum for the 29th annual ABC Rodeo opening. The four night event runs 8 p.m. daily through Saturday with prizes and added money over 15 000. Riders faced broncs and stock in the first of four battles this week.
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ABC
Municipal Coliseum
GOP guide eases podium dilemmas for campus talks
A four page GOP outline offers a glossary of campus terms and ready to use responses for speakers on hostile or mixed audiences. It advises ignoring hostile elements, addressing prejudices, and maintaining calm, humor, eye contact, and extemporaneous delivery while avoiding partisan tirades.
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Hassler
Congress
Bill Would Banish Campus Dissenters
The Senate approved a bill to criminalize campus disruption and bar repeat violators from state supported colleges. It sets fines up to 200 dollars, six months in jail, and a two year ineligibility after a third conviction.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Austin
Senate
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Mauzy
House
Ralph Hall
Ben Barnes
Hall
Poll Shows Public Supports Wage Controls
A Gallup poll finds 49 percent in favor and 38 percent opposed to wage price controls with most Americans willing to back further action than President Nixon. The results appear across pages 5 and 10 with feature notes from Levelland and Brownfield.
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Gallup
Nixon
Sec. C
Sec. D
Levelland
Brownfield
Navy Cites Drug Abuse Problems
Navy Secretary John H. Chaffee said the Navy and Marines discharged 6,700 men last year for drug abuse. He told the Senate Appropriations Committee that drug use has risen and that the service has not fully controlled the problem. In 1970 the Navy discharged more than 5,000 for drug abuse, with about 33,000 given warnings and 2,000 punished by authorities.
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Washington
UPI
Sec. of
Navy
John H. Chaffee
Marines
Shift No Rout Officials Say
American pilots report South Vietnamese forces retreating in Laos as enemy artillery bats Landing Zone Brown near the frontier. In Khe Sanh heavy bombardment continues for a fourth day with 400 rounds in four days. Cambodian fighting rises as South Vietnamese and allied units pull back to positions near Highway 9.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Laos
Brown
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Hirth Ale
Pentagon
Washington
Highway 9
U.S
Cambodia
Sophia
Lolo
South
Dust Storm Strangles West Texas From Paso To Panhandle
A massive dust storm swept West Texas from El Paso to Big Spring and north into the Panhandle, with gusts to 43 mph and visibility under a half mile. Reese Air Force Base flights halted, traffic hampered by signals blown askew as a Pacific cold front nears. Highs reached 78, lows 37, forecasters warn of a second round today.
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West Texas
Lubbock
New Zealand to Withdraw 131-Man Battery from Vietnam
Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake announced Wellington will pull out its 131 member artillery battery from South Vietnam at the start of May after serving in Vietnam since 1965.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Smith To Sign Tech Bond Bill In Lubbock Today
Gov Preston Smith will sign the Higher Education Facilities Bond Act at 5 30 p m in the Texas Tech University Center main ballroom pledging up to 35 million for the medical school and 150 million for UT system campuses The ceremony draws about two dozen legislators and UT Tech regents with a 7 p m reception at Lubbock Country Club amid rumors of student demonstrations over a tuition rise.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech, University School of Medicine
Preston Smith
University of Texas System
Smith
Texas Tech University Center
Gus Mutscher
Boards of Regents
Tech
University of Texas
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Weather Map Forecast for Lubbock Area Today
Dusty today with northwesterly winds 25 to 40 mph and gusts. High in the mid 50s, low tonight in the mid 20s. Moderate to hard freeze expected over much of the South Plains above the Caprock tonight and early Friday.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Caprock
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