Nixon makes surprise visit to Connally at Treasury
President Nixon left the White House to drop in on Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The pair joked about the surprise guest and discussed Connally’s upcoming trip to the Munich banking conference. Nixon also viewed an office once used by Andrew Johnson and spoke with a German visitor who greeted him with a quip about the mark.
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Nixon
White House
Treasury Department
John B. Connally
Connally
California
Washington
Treasury
Texas
16Th Street
American Bankers Association
Munich
Germany
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Mark
USDA Ruling Expands Hay Bank Use for Farmers
Farmers with hay on irrigated set aside land may use or sell up to 25 percent of their acreage or 25 acres, whichever is larger, under a hay bank approved by the Agriculture Department. The rule allows immediate use or sale to drought area farmers, reversing prior penalties for hay usage on set aside land.
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Washington
John Tower
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Secretary of Agriculture
Four youths honored in Mackenzie Junior High Hall of Fame picks
Four pupils named Athlete of the Year across football track and basketball at Mackenzie Junior High. Bryant Hance and Clark Williams tied for boys Hall of Fame with Walter Storrs Mike Jenkins and Tom West as top athletes by grade. Shelly Hefner Kim Wilson earn girls honors. DR citizenship awards go to Karen Marple and Lanny Opheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackenzie
John Hurdt
Hall of Fame
Steve Bewley
Robert Huckaby
Mickey Andress
Coronado High School
Bryant Hance
Clark Williams
Shelly Hefner
Kim Wilson
Terry Hodge
Ricky McCollum
Walter Storrs
Mike Jenkins
Tom West
Andress
Mike Bennett
Roma Marshall
Blanchard Backs Four-Year UTPB Bill in Odessa Push
Odessa area officials pressed for a four year status for the University of Texas at the Permian Basin. State Senator H J Blanchard and colleagues Jim Bates Glenn Rothmann urged passage while Odessa leaders gathered emergency resolutions and collected more than 3000 petition signatures.
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Odessa
H. J. Doc" Blanchard
Lubbock
Texas Senate
University of Texas
Permian Basin
House
Senate
Blanchard
W. E. “Pete’’ Snelson
Midland
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Glenn Rothmann
San Antonio
Snelson
Ben Barnes
Odessa City Council
Ector County Commissioner Court
Odessa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Trial Continues In Fraud Case In State District Court
The prosecution rests in a mail fraud case against Charles E. Wilson and William C. Knox. They face nine counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy count over alleged false oil pumping figures from a lease near Post. The trial, opened Monday, may run through Monday with final arguments expected then. Ray W. Amstutz testified for the defense to counter the government case.
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U.S. District Court
Halbert O. Woodward
Charles E. Wilson
William C. Knox
Wilson
Post
Garza County
Ray W. Amstutz
Tulsa
Amstutz
Britons Begin Postwar Radio Morning Exercise Routine
British radio listeners start a daily 7 30 a m exercise routine of kneebends and toe touching after World War II, provided by the BBC.
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London
British Broadcasting Corp
Students Seek Mediation Over Beirut University Tuition Strike
Striking American University of Beirut students urge Lebanese Prime Minister Sadi Salam to mediate a dispute over a 10 percent tuition rise amid a campus siege outside Dr. Samuel Kirkwood’s residence. Education Minister Najib Abu Haidar and officials met the Student Council and administration to bridge gaps on representation and funding.
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Beirut
Lebanon
American University
Haidar
Defense
Elias Saba
U.S. Agency For International Development
U.S
Remy Nasser
Kirkwout
Kirkwood
Marquand House
United States
Local Families Welcome Dozens of Newborns Across Lubbock Area
A series of birth notices from Lubbock area hospitals lists multiple families welcoming sons and daughters. Names include Francisco Gonzales, Alejandro Longoria, Eugene Duff, Juan Mario Gomez, Mike Diggs, Bobby Montgomery, Larry Devitt, Dan Johnston, Manuel Flores, Weldon Baker, Ronnie Patterson, Jesse Edwards, Lucas Gonzales, Jose Zuniga, and Victor Alvarado, with birth times and weights ranging from under seven pounds to over ten pounds. Hospitals noted include Latif Clinic-Porter, Lauf Clinic-Porter, University Hospital, Highland Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Saint Mary of the Plains, Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, and University Hospital, with occupations listed for several fathers.
Five Involved In Lubbock Auto Accidents Injuries Minor
A series of morning auto accidents in Lubbock injured five people, none seriously. Mrs. Gordon S. Hoffman, 22, was hurt in a two car crash at E 18th Street and Loop 289. Earlier, three others were injured at 32nd Street and Avenue S. Also hurt were Mrs. Guy L. Wheatley, 61, and her son Lee Ray, and Mrs. Roger A. Robbins, 26, with Roberta Robinson, 20, injured later at Broadway and Avenue H. All treated and released.
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Lubbock
Gordon S. Hoffman
Rt. 4
E. 18Th Street
Loop 289
32Nd Street
Avenue S
Guy L. Wheatley
49Th St
Lee Ray
Roger A. Robbins
14Th St
Roberta Robinson
40Th St
Broadway
Avenue H
Bullock Wins Top School Award At Canyon Event
Canyon High School honors night names Bob Bullock salutatorian and recipient of the Outstanding Student plaque as Teddy Trice receives the Rotary Four Way Test Award. Bullock, headed to the Naval Academy, is senior class president and a junior Who’s Who member, with a 95.68 average. Valedictorian Bill Reynolds, also NHS and Canyon Christian Youth Council president, will study engineering technology at Texas A&M with a 96.82 GPA.
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Canyon
Bob Bullock
Canyon High School
Rotary
Teddy Trice
Bullock
U.S. Naval Academy
Anapolis
Bill Reynolds
National Honor Society
Canyon Christian Youth Council
Texas A&m
Reynolds
Senate blocks date for vote on draft extension amendment
The Senate blocked a date for voting the one year draft extension amendment. Leaders said they would seek cloture to limit debate on remaining amendments. The motion faced objections from Schweiker Hughes Gravel Cranston with Byrd Scott threatening to invoke cloture to curb lengthy debate.
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Washington
Senate
John Stennis
Dmiss
House
Stennis
Sens
Richard S. Schweiker
Rpa
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Armed Services Committee
Schweiker-Hughes
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Mark QO. Hatfield
R-Ove
Peter H
Dominick
R-Colp
Schweiker
Hughes
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Alan Cranston
Calif
Hatfield
Byrd
Sen
Hugh Scott
R- Pa
Scott
New Mexico United Methodist Conference Ends in Odessa
The 1971 annual meeting in Odessa re elected Sandie Butler as lay leader and Rufus Walker as conference director of stewardship. A substitute resolution backed SMU liquor policy amid questions on private campus areas and age 21 enforcement. Dr Joe Scrimshire urged accurate media readings of the board action. Dr Ed Hamilton was chosen as clergical delegate to the 1972 South Central Jurisdiction Conference in Houston with several alternates named.
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Sandie Butler
Pecas
New Mexico
Rufus Walker
Albuquerque
Uted
Texas
Ed Hamilton
First United Methodist Church of
Medical center forecast to bring 40 million to Lubbock area
Dr. John A Buesseler dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine told the Health Advisory Committee that the new medical center with 800 students and staff will generate about 40 million in regional economic impact. He described a three part regional medical educational system including a commuter campus and outreach sites. The plan calls for a 770000 square foot facility on 250 acres on the Tech campus. A SPAG subcommittee will study the Lubbock County Hospital District proposal with members named Wayne Finnell Olan Key Frank Gonzales Mrs Richard Richards Dr Alvin Brownwell George Brewer and Bill Goldstein.
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Karen Wright
Avalanche- Journal
John A. Buesseler
Texas Tech School of Medicine
South Plains Association of Governments
Tech Medical Center
Medical Center
Lubbock County Hospital
Lubbock
Buesseler
United States
Texas Tech Medical School
Tech
Idean
University of Texas Medical Center
San Antonio
University of Missouri Medical ‘Center
Kansas City
Raymond Baker
Shallowater
Dub Harris
Harris
Lubbock County Hospital District
Health Advisory Committee
Wayne Finnell
Olan Key
Frank Gonzales
Richard Richards
Alvin Brownwell
George Brewer
Bill Goldstein
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Chuck Jones
Paul Ross
Shelley Salem
Karen Marple
Lanny Opheim
Cheryl Childers
Bill
Francisco Gonzales
Shakewater
Latif Clinic
Porter Hospital
Ajax Plumbing Co
Alejandro Longoria
Rt. 3
Tarbbock
Lauf Clinic
Eugene A. Duff
University Hospital
Lubbock Poster Co
Juan Mario Gomez
Highland Hospital
Kcbd-Tv
Mike Diggs
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock Power and Light
Bobby Montgomery
2Nd St
Montgomery Furniture
Larry Devitt
Denver City
Brownfield
Dan Johnston
Nashville Ave
Manuel Flores
Staton
Weldon I. Baker
St. Oon
Saint Mary of the Plains Hospital
Ronnie L. Patterson
63Th St
Rajnhbo Baking Co
Jesse H. Edwards
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Jack Lott Ford Yards
Lucas Gonzales
Jose Zuniga
New Deal
Lubbock Osteopath Hospital
Castle Industries
Victor Alvarado
Joos Am
Thureday
Koko Inn Motor Hotel
Family Service Association
Lubbock Family Service Association
Dallas
Jorge Moreno
Family Service Association of America
Louise Luchsinger
13Th St
Bill D. Kershner
12Th St
Connie Steele
27Th St
C. Fair Jr
Joe Phillips
Rachel Haden
Bill McAlister
Methodist
The
United Methodist Church
Clyde Chestnuut
Methodist ‘Church
el Paso
Harry Vanderpool
Central United Church
Charlies Thigpen
Gibbs Rucker
Broadview
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Aavalanche-Journal
Journal
8Th and
Avenue J
Sun
19Th & Ave
First State Bank OF
FDIC
ALL Weather Control
By Essick
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H.P. Electric
White Mountain Ice Cream
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