Alcoholism Aired At Cochran County Meeting
County Judge Glenn W. Thompson described treatment refusals in surrounding counties while a state plan funded by the Hughes Bill eyed nearly 300 million dollars. Local officials discussed hospital plans, treatment limits for indigent alcoholics, and needs for funding and outreach programs.
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Glenn W. Thompson
Cochran County
Morton
Washinton
D. C
Congress
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
John Shropshire
Lubbock
Crosby
David Cowgill
Health Department
Alcoholics Anonymous
Big Spring
Cowgill
Clayton Mallett
Cheatham
Jim Reddick
Bradfield
Texas Commission
Grievances Raised At Marathon Police Session
Police officers voiced fears over a communications gap and job security amid unclear grievance procedures. Officers complained of supervisor pressure, ticket quotas, and intense scrutiny while Blackwell outlined reforms and upcoming meetings with supervisors and civil service steps.
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Blackwell
Paxton
Alley
Ibe
Civil Service Commission
Nanten
Stafford
Youth Charged With Burglary In Lubbock Incident
A 15 year old Lubbock youth was charged with burglary after Edward Martin and Vols S. Davis reported catching a youth in his residence at 6125 Louisville Dr. Another youth fled through a rear screen door during the burglary. The 15 year old was released on personal bond Friday morning. An 18 year old remained sought on the same charge.
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Lubbock
Ito
Edward Martin
Louisville Dr
Vols S. Davis
New Braunfels
Martin
Three charged in Toddie's Toys burglary
Naomi Maden aged 37 Joe Carl Maden aged 18 and Ervin Anderson aged 22 were charged with receiving and concealing stolen property in a $2709 Toddie's Toys burglary at 6417 University Ave. They posted $5000 bonds each after police recovered $1200 worth of pantsuits from the scene.
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University Ave
Wayne LeCroy
Naomi Maden
Joe Carl Maden
Ash
Ervin Anderson
Slaton
Ransom Paid In Each Case Freeing Two Kidnapped Boys
Misison police plan more arrests in the Macon Georgia kidnap of an 11 year old held 20 hours and ransomed for 5009 dollars. In Memphis Tennessee a 13 year old son of a Bible professor was released after his father promised to remove nude photos from a local art display. Police arrested 20 year old John Plum mer as a suspect in the Macon case. The Memphis abduction involved the Arkansas Fine Arts Commission exhibit and the gunman demanded a broadcast statement.
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Kim
Miscon
Box
Memphis
Tenn
Richard Ratey
Art Gallery
Mucon
Michael J. Register
John Thomas Plummer
Plummer
Register
Macon
Georgia
P. F. Register
Batey
Memphis Academy of the Arts
Art Academy
Richard Dc. Batey
Southwestern
Studios retreat from X rated films amid shifting tastes
Film executives acknowledge a fast reversal in audience demand for X rated fare. James Aubrey of MGM notes a countrywide taste shift after a burst of permissive releases. Leo Jaffe of Columbia says families are avoiding such films and vows to emphasize G and GF pictures.
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Myra Breckenridge
20Th Century-Fox
United Artists
Metro - Goldwyn-Mayer
James Aubrey
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Leo Jaffe
Columbia Pictures
Columbia
DMZ Artillery Duels Escalate as U S Warns
U S and South Vietnamese figures report renewed artillery duels in the DMZ with enemy positions shifting between the northern and southern halves. U.S. air power responds with heavy sorties as allied forces withdraw to eastern bases. Soviet and Chinese sources accuse Western raids, while supplying North Vietnam.
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Dmz
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
London
Soviet Union
China
Cambodia
Moscow resumes arms flow to Hanoi amid wider regional aid
Reports say Russia supplies lighter weapons from China and new arms to Hanoi as part of a broad aid push. Moscow seeks to balance heavy arms commitments to Egypt and Syria while Hanoi gains in DMZ buildup through talks in Moscow and Hanoi.
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Russia
China
Hanoi
Kremlin
Moscow
Egypt
Syria
NASA Space Program Devices Adapted for Home Use
NASA technology adapted from space research could improve home efficiency and safety. Developments include fireproof kitchen materials and insulation, fuel cell ideas for cars, resin and plastics for durable furniture, and energy saving detectors. Medical uses include sterile rooms and telemedicine advances. NASA publishes reams of reports and exchanges under the Space Act of 1958 to disseminate findings.
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Inasa
NASA
SMU to Consider Repeal of Campus Alcohol Ban
Willis Tate SMU president plans to ask trustees to repeal a 35 year campus alcohol ban. The assembly endorsed allowing adults to drink in private quarters with conditions, while under 21 rules remain strict. Tate awaits May 14 trustees meeting for final stance. Terry Means says dorms and Greek houses likely allowed with disciplinary provisions.
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Dallas
Willis Tate
Southern Methodist University
Methodist
SMU Assembly
Tate
Terry Means
University Assembly
Means
University
Fire alarms report gas leak and apartment blast in Lubbock
A vacant apartment at 2114 Duke exploded after noon Friday with no fire damage though walls collapsed and the unit deemed a total loss. Other alarms included stove smoke at 4819 3th St, 911 Tulane call, Redbud Shopping Center false alarm, a grassfire near Quirt and North Siha streets, and a carfire at 2018 62nd St with undetermined damage.
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Duke
Lubbock
3Th St
E. Tulane
Redbud
Quirt Avenue
Sih St
62Nd St
Nixon action seen on building trades wage curbs
The Nixon administration considers an executive order to curb wage and price increases in construction. Public members of the Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission back a plan to limit annual wage growth to about six percent with cost living and productivity adjustments. Unions oppose voluntary restraints and say contracts would shift to nonunion workers. If issued soon, the order could affect negotiations for the upcoming construction season.
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Floyd Price
Stanley Kruliac
Berry
Kerry
David Aycock
Johnson
Blackwell
Alley
Assembly
Billy ‘Stafford
Ton
Nixon
Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission
George W. Romney
Housing and Urban Development Department
S. Frank Raftery
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Tradesmen
UPI
Hodgson
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Carlsbad
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Georgia Power Co
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Savannah
Cape May
N.J
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Portland
Ore
Mt. Hebo
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