Senate approves equal rights amendment in historic vote
The Senate cleared a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women equal rights and potential military service. The House backed it last year, Hawaii quickly ratified, and states have seven years to act. Seven decades of effort culminate in a sweeping political milestone.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Texas
John Tower
Lloyd Bentsen
New Mexico
Joseph Montoya
Clinton Anderson
Hawaii
House
Insurance Board Chairman Blasts Colleagues Over Rates
Texas Insurance Board Chairman Larry Teaver criticized two colleagues for approving home insurance rate increases he says total 27 million dollars in unjustifiable hikes. He warned Texans face higher rates starting July 1 for one year after rejecting his inflation hedge proposal.
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Insurance Board
Texas
Associated Press
Austin— State Insurance Board
Larry Teaver
Teaver
Preston Smith
Ned Price
Durwood Manford
See Insurance Pare
Bank Slayings In Houston Bank Robbery Ends with One Capture
A bank vice president was killed and patrolman Tommy Morris survived as a police badge deflected a fatal shot during a three block chase in a South Park National Bank robbery. About $17,000 was taken, with $15,000 recovered in a patrol car after a gunman was wounded and captured.
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Associated Press
Houston
South Park National Bank
Tommy Morris
City County Hospital
Morris
Garris
Robert Joseph Payne
Southeast Sea
Theodore R. Burridge
Texas high court to review invasion privacy cases
State and Nation notes the Texas high court will review invasion of privacy and wire tap cases on page 2. The World reports IRA bombers attack a Belfast hotel and railway station damaging two trains on page 3. Communist rocket attack on Cambodian base kills seven and wounds seven on page 4. Market Reports, Family News, and Plains Agriculture appear in later pages.
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Texas High Court
Belfast
Police pursue two suspects in late morning chase
In a late morning chase police questioned two suspects as part of an investigation. Garris was shot once in the head with a .45 caliber pistol, according to Page 4 coverage.
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Garris
Pan Am Official Resigns After February Losses
Najeeb Halaby resigned as board chairman and CEO of Pan American World Airways. William T. Seawell was elected chairman president and CEO to succeed him. Seawell had been president and chief operating officer of the airline. The airline reported February losses totaling 10 859 000 dollars.
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UPD
Najeeb Halaby
Pan American World Airways, Inc
Halaby
William T. Seawell
Andhief
Seawell
Prayer for Sound Judgment and Upright Hearts
A religious readers note prays for a sound judgment and good conscience guided by leaders and teachers. The benediction seeks upright hearts amid the influence of those who rule or teach.
Rain Possible Across South Plains With Light Showers
Light showers dotted the Big Bend country and Lower Rio Grande Valley with a chance of thunderstorms in the Lubbock and South Plains regions by tonight. NWS says clouds and showers move northward and intensify this afternoon, with precipitation likely under a quarter inch and about a 20 percent chance overall.
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Hy Lane
Arthur Avalanche-Journal
Big Bend
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Lubbock
South Plains
National Weather Service
Texas
NWS
City Eyes Cleanup Of Tornado Debris By Cooperation
City councilmen on Wednesday pursued a diplomatic approach to clearing debris from structures destroyed by the Lubbock tornado nearly two years past. They renewed concern over delays weeds foundations and lingering building remains in the northern part of town. County Club area residents along Amartlla Highway voice ongoing worry.
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Vaughn Hendrif
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
County Club
Amartlla Highway
Mesa Road
Civic Center
Guadalupe
Bob Wilson
Four Die In YMCA Fire At Sloane House
In New York, a YMCA blaze on the seventh floor of the Sloane House trapped about 1,000 residents and killed four with two others critically injured. One victim fell seven stories while escaping, as fire officials reported.
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New York
Proom
Sloane House Ymca
34Th Street
8Th
Sth Avenues
Old Glory Nostalgia Visit Highlights Rural Banner
Burle Pattis profiles Old Glory a small community two hours from Lubbock. The piece frames its quiet plains life with a nostalgic angle and notes rising college basketball recruiter interest amid brighter hopes for the town’s future.
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Lubbock
Old Glory
America
Yesteryear
Burle Pattis
Interference Rouses ire of Governor as session looms
A U S court dispute prompts Governor Smith to threaten a special session. Officials hint at federal highway funds loss for the state if the legislature fails to act. Smith declines to forecast disposition or timing as details remain unsettled.
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Smith
Tesa
Cate
Bas
Labor leaders walk off over wage and price controls
George Meany and AFL-CIO officials left the Pay Board Tuesday in protest as tripartite wage and price controls faced White House pressure to limit strikes and enforce policy. The scene underscored labor resistance to Nixon era economic controls and hinted at broader unresolved labor tensions across unions including the Teamsters and Steelworkers.
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Peene International
Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Neean
Aleo
Ed Steel Workers
Zatelor
Ziegler
Five-Year Term Set In County Murder Case
John David Stell, 42, was shot dead in April 1970 in south Lubbock County. Ashford, 68, of Whitney, found guilty of murder without malice after a long deliberation, judge set December sentencing with bond $5,000.
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Charles Thomas Ashford
Whitney
John David Stell
Slaton
Lubbock
Ashford
Stell
Howard Co
Davison
99Th District Court
Partly Cloudy Skies and Showers Possible in Lubbock
Weather map for Lubbock area predicts partly cloudy skies and moderate winds with a high in the low 80s. Tonight temperatures fall to the low 40s with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
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Lubbock
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