Drought Aid Gets Tower Smith Blast July 1 Tax Bill
Texas legislators pass a record tax package to raise revenue with a July 1 effective date if Governor Preston Smith signs. The bill, 684 million, increases sales tax to 4 percent, motor vehicle tax to 4 percent, cigarette tax by 3 cents per pack, gasoline and diesel taxes, beer tax, and corporate franchise tax, aiming to avert a potential 70 million revenue shortfall.
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Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
House
Senate
Gus Mutscher
Tower urges faster drought relief and new aid bill
Senator Tower told President Nixon the drought relief had been too slow and introduced legislation to expand federal aid. He seeks authority to forgive emergency Farm Home Administration loans, extend unemployment benefits for farm workers, release CCC commodities, and broaden SBA loan power.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington Buresa
Washington
John Tower
Nixon
White House
Tower
Smith
Nixon Tower
Texas
Preston Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
He Pagan
Economic Development Sea Tower
Lubbock Bailiwick Sets Delay On Philadelphia Expo
Dallas report says the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission will not act yet on Philadelphia Corporation plans for an international exposition in 1978. Chairman David Mahoney cited plans not finalized or approved by the full Philadelphia Bicentennial Corporation. The decision is to be discussed again at a Philadelphia meeting May 26.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Philadelphia
David Mahoney
Tion
Standout students honored at Monterey High Assembly
Monterey High School recognizes outstanding students at an annual assembly. The page notes covers for other items including union protests over alleged harassment by city administrators and housing opposition in Northeast Lubbock, plus a Nixon loan proposal and Agnew interruptions in meetings.
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Monterey High School
Bec
Prayer for guidance to aid those in need
A reader offers a heartfelt petition asking for direction to help people within reach. The plea is framed in a community prayer context with a Christian invocation in Jesus' name.
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Jesus
Sirens Delay In Missouri Tornado Despite Warning
A Joplin twister killed one person and injured 45 others as 320 homes and 22 businesses suffered damage. Police waited to sound alarms 38 minutes after a sighting warning though state officials advocate immediate siren use. Damage estimated at 7 million dollars.
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United Press International
Joplin
Missouri
National
Tornadoes Sweep Texas As Front Drives Storms East
Cloudless dry skies prevailed in Lubbock but storms and tornadoes hit much of Texas as a cool front moved east. Thunderstorms in Central and East Texas brought rain and large hail with several tornadoes reported but no major damage. Tornado watches were posted for many counties and warnings issued for Palo Pinto Parker Mason and other counties as funnels were spotted.
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Lubbock
South Plains
East Texas
Texas
McAllen
Laredo
National Weather Service
South Central
Oklahoma
Palo Pinto
Parker
Mineral Wells
Tarrant County
San Saba
Lane
Mason
Geothermal Power Sparks National Interest
Geologists call geothermal energy a pollution free potential power source while critics warn of its pollution risks. Utilities see it as a supplemental energy option with the Geysers plant near San Francisco leading U S efforts.
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Bill Stockton
Calif
United States
J.D. Worthington
Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco
U.S
Plane crash in Arizona kills 12 on Flight 33
An Apache Airlines twin-engine plane crashed into a cotton field near Coolidge Arizona, killing all 12 aboard. The Flight 33 route started in Douglas with stops at Sierra Vista Fort Huachuca and Tucson before heading to Phoenix Las Vegas.
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Flight 33
Douglas
Ariz
Sierra Vista
U.S. Army, Electronics, Proving Grounds
Ft. Huachuca
Tucson
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Nev
Arizona
Pressure Eases On Dollar Crisis Across Europe
European monetary authorities struggled to curb a flood of American money undermining economies but pressure eased slightly. The report notes ongoing actions and references related pieces on page 2. Locally, homeowners protest a Northeast Lubbock housing plan and a labor union criticizes alleged harassment in the Lubbock Police Department, with continuation on page 1.
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Lubbock
Wholesale Prices Up in April Says Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent in April driven by industrial metals, while year over year costs were 3.1 percent higher. Farm products held steady with increases in eye, milk, and livestock prices and declines in fruits, vegetables, grains, and live poultry. Processed foods and feeds dropped 0.2 percent.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Heavy fighting resumes in eastern Cambodia near Snoul
In eastern Cambodia heavy ground fighting broke out near Snoul as South Vietnamese forces clashed with about 400 North Vietnamese troops. Saigon reports 72 North Vietnamese killed, 1 Vietnamese dead and 6 wounded. Air and artillery support followed by U S helicopter strikes and B 52 bombing in nearby areas.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Cambodia
Snoul
Kandol Chrum
de Viet
FA Freedom
U.S
Phnom Penh
A Shau
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Blast Kills Two in Saigon Suburb Restaurant
An explosion from a Claymore mine hit a Saigon suburb Vietnamese restaurant killing two civilians and wounding 11. Police blamed Viet Cong terrorists in the Friday blast.
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Saigon
Protest Leaders Pledge New Summer Effort in Vietnam War
In Washington activists vow phase two of civil disobedience after a dampened march. Rennie Davis of the May Day Tribe warns Nixon protests may intensify and officials say a federal grand jury will probe Davis and Chicago Seven defendant John Fraines for civil rights conspiracy.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Rennie Davis
Richard Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
Davis
Chicago
John R. Fraines
Fraines
People's Coalition For Peace and Justice
Increasing clouds for Lubbock area with weekend thunder chances
The Weather Map on Page 12-C notes increasing cloudiness today and tonight. Expect mild Saturday with a slight thunderstorm chance late in the day. Highs in the 70s, lows in the upper 40s, and northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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