Watergate debate and a Frenship bus mishap reported
In Washington the Senate Watergate committee pressed for swift public hearings as President Nixon voices confidence in Dean while White House aides defend prior knowledge. In Texas a Frenship school bus rolled into a ditch near Wolfforth injuring 11 students. driver Belew attributed brake issues to a lack of pressure and the group was treated and released.
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White House
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Mi W
Dean II
Nixon
Dean
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixson
Capitol
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
McCord
Los Angeles Times
James W. McCord, Jr
Nhe Avalanche-Journal
Magruder
Frenship
Wolfforth
Denny Belew
Lubbock
Ricky
Linda
Jackie Levens
Harold
Martina
Sandra
Silvia Gutierrez
Diane
Norma Caudillo
Tisa Coleman
Curtis Nickens
C. B. Strong
Frenship High School
Sellen
Belew
USDA Tells Grain Producers of Federal Program Revision
The USDA notified the Grain Sorghum Producers Association that a revised federal feed grain program will add about 13 million acres eligible for planting any crop, with Plan A requiring a 10 percent set-aside. The change aims to curb corn surpluses and stabilize food prices amid projected 5.8 billion bushels of corn this year. In Texas, sorghum plantings were seen at 7.5 million acres, corn 600,000, and soybeans 350,000.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
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McCord
Los Angeles Times
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CIA
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Texas
Antiwar Label Linked to Returning Prisoners Names
Four American war prisoners promised release by the Viet Cong are tied to an antiwar letter to Congress. Radio Hanoi named three captives in Tuesdays group: Marine Sgt Jose Jesus Anzaldua Jr, Army Sgt Jon R Cavani, and Army Capt Richard C Anshus. Anzaldua was also linked to messages to Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 1971. See Hanoi.
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Minneapolis
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Radio
Hanoi
Congress
Anzaldua
United States
Rustling and price pressures stir food costs across states
The AP survey links higher meat prices and scarce supplies to rising rustling in Utah and deer poaching in California while shoppers in Washington DC hunt bargains. California’s soy bean suggestion echoes a wider move to cheaper protein sources as Floridians harvest truck farm produce at 10 cents a pound and a Washington voter seeks lower prices amid widespread belt-tightening.
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Maine
Indiana
Chalmers
Ind
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Release of last U S POWs and troop pullout begins
Saigon and Vientiane announce the start of releasing 148 American prisoners and the withdrawal of remaining U S troops in Vietnam under Paris peace terms. Officials expect completion by Thursday as 32 prisoners are headed for Clark Air Base for medical processing before final reunion in the United States.
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Paris
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Nixon
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Cid
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CST
Laos
Navy
Pathet Lao
Solons struggle over job security and filing deadlines
The Texas Senate and House debated teacher contract renewals and job protections with proposals to extend probationary periods and curb firings for misconduct. The chamber also debated political filing deadlines, with an amendment setting an early March cutoff and increasing statewide filing fees, while failures blocked February or April changes.
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DeWitt Hale
House
Wolf
Senate
Texas
J. Hale
Corpus Christi
Wayne Peveto
D-Orange
Hale
Wolff
San Antonio
John ‘Traeger
Prayer for guidance and righteous deeds today
A reader offers a brief daily prayer asking Heavenly Father to keep footsteps from sin and guide deeds to reflect divine goodness and love throughout the day.
Weather Update for Lubbock and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness and warmth today with showers and thundershowers tonight. Cooler tonight with a high of mid 50s on Wednesday and 30 percent precipitation today rising to 50 percent tonight. Daytime high in the low 70s and tonight’s low around the upper 40s.
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Lubbock
30 MPH Speed Limits Urged To Conserve Gas
A federal official urged reducing highway speeds to 50 mph to save gasoline amid shortages. Oregon officials and highway leaders weighed practicality, noting potential enforcement problems and traffic impacts. Turnpike manager Trent supported car pools and lower speeds, while others warned of summer congestion and higher risk.
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Loversion
Darrell M
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Jackson
Frank A. Howe
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Mainement
Turnpike
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