Liquor Issue Prompts 20 Zoning Changes in Lubbock
The Avalanche-Journal reports a four hour Planning and Zoning Commission meeting proposing 20 zoning revisions to allow mixed beverages in more venues. Liquor by the drink would be considered for restaurants in all commercial and industrial zones with access rules.
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University Avenue
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University
Campus
Lubbock Area Sets All-Time February Employment Record
Lubbock area nonagricultural employment hits a February record with 69 800 workers. News notes include city drug study selection by HEW and political actions involving Senator Barefoot Sanders and stock case scrutiny. World events cover Pine Bluff arsenals and U S Soviet arms talks progress.
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Lubbock
Rare Coelacanth Captured Alive Off Comoro Islands
A female coelacanth, a nearly extinct fish dating back millions of years, was captured alive by a French British expedition off the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. The fish was netted and preserved for study, one of the few known coelacanths in captivity, in a project by the French Museum of National History and the Royal Society of London.
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Comoro Islands
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Comoros
Africa
French Museum of National History
Royal Society Fof London
Price Wins Top Job In House
The Texas Legislature opened with House members voting for speaker by secret ballot. Rayford Price won the post after a runoff 77 to 65 with six abstentions, while Barbara Jordan was chosen Senate president pro tempore, the first Black woman to preside in a state chamber.
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Corpus Christi
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Dallas
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Groesbeck
Dim Nugent
Kerrville
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Hale
Senate
Barbara Jordan Houston
Ben Barnes
Miss Jordan
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Peter Snelson
Midland
Henry Grover
Houston
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Prayer Verse Calls for Daily Vision of God
A reader offers a brief prayer seeking divine sight to recognize God’s presence and to give one’s best effort each day. The invocation frames worship as continual guidance and devotion.
Jailbreak attempt ends in slaying near trial site
In San Jose California three prisoners seized two hostages at knifepoint then tried a breakout near the Angela Davistral trial. The firefight killed one inmate identified as Jacob Zettzser alias Chuck Williamson, and the two hostages were freed. Police captured two Mexican American prisoners Norman Lucas and Ted Guerrero, while the hostages Sue Kamoto and her attorney were released.
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Angela Davistral
Jacob Zettzser
Chuck Wiliamson
San Quentin
Norman Lucas
Ted Guerrero
Vacaville
Twisters Roam State Snow Hits Panhandle Texas
A day of wild contrasts with high winds up to 47 mph across the South Plains and freak snow in the upper Panhandle. A tornado near Lufkin caused extensive damage with injuries reported and trailers at the Lufkin Trailer Plant severely damaged.
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Avalanche Journal
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Lakin
Texas
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Lubbock
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FDA makes public fifth tolerance guidelines for food contaminants
The FDA released for the first time the permissible levels of rodent droppings insect fragments worms and mold in processed foods. The guidelines set thresholds such as one rodent pellet per pint of wheat and up to 60 cysts per 100 freshwater herring, underscoring that some defects are unavoidable even with modern processing. Virgil O. Wodicka commented that greenhouse growth would not eliminate exposure.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Virgil O. Wodicka
Bureau of Foods
Knapp Postage Case Probed by Texas Grand Jury
A Texas Trahs County Grand Jury in Amarillo will hear testimony from Plains Chevrolet Co. employees as it probes possible irregularities in Walter Knapp’s postage allowance while he served as a congressman. Knapp, defeated by Max Sherman in 1970, later sought election in the Democratic primary against Tom Curtis.
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Amarillo
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Smith
Austin
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Max Sherman
Potter County
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Apollo 16 Countdown Rehearsal Resumes After Delay
A 24hour delay due to an unexplained electrical problem aboard the command ship Casper paused the Apollo 16 countdown rehearsal. The final major test before the April 16 launch aims for a simulated launch at 11 45 am CST Thursday with engineers beginning fuel loading into the Saturn 5 rocket.
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February trade deficit hits new high at $607.6 million
The Associated Press reports the February trade deficit rose to $607.6 million as imports outpaced exports for the nation’s second largest monthly gap. The Commerce Department cites a West Coast dock strike and weak export demand as contributing factors, with no exact cause pinpointed.
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Commerce Department
Panel Probes Causes Of Food Price Rise
Government officials, including Treasury Secretary Connally, examine factors behind February food price surge. Meat wholesalers face compliance surveys as authorities seek to curb excessive price hikes while President Nixon signals possible action if prices keep rising.
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Lake board sets summer dates amid gate receipts debate
The Buffalo Springs Lake board Jim B. Kiger proposed ending gate receipts to event sponsors while granting partial receipts for a karting event on April 16. Director Billy Sims moved to stop the practice but withdrew as an agreement already gave the karting association half the receipts. The board postponed action on the Ludbbock Boat Club and Governor's Cup dates for 1973 pending receipt decisions.
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Lubbock Karting Association
Ludbbock Boat Club
Lubbock Water Ski Club
Burl Kiger
Billy Sims
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Weather Map Page 9A Predicts Unseasonably Cold Front
Lubbock area expects temperatures to dip below freezing with windy, cold conditions. Today’s high around 50s and overnight low near 30, gusts 20 to 30 mph from the north. Regional readings show Abilene 68 49, Amarillo 63 38, Houston 92 70, Dallas 74 34.
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