Southwest faces flight limit hurdles in Lubbock bid
Southwest Airlines seeks 71 weekly flights Lubbock Dallas Fort Worth and three to El Paso with a $25 one way fare. The Lubbock Airport Board endorsed the plan but wants a market study and limited trials to avoid market saturation. TAC hearings begin July 19. Herb Kelleher said profits depend on high loads and low fares. Dr. Lloyd Garland urged a measured introductory period to evaluate economic impact.
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Solons Seek Deferral Of B1 Bomber Decision
The Senate voted 44 to 37 to delay B1 bomber production decision until after the 1977 inauguration and 12 days later. Culver proposed certifying national defense need before final approval. House did not adopt a similar delay. Pentagon urged careful judgment amid campaign pressures and data questions.
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Prayer of Rest and Renewal in Quiet Moments
A devotional note asks believers to seek refreshment from God in quiet times. It emphasizes reliance on Christ and ends with an amen.
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Comic Dictionary Fool
A comic dictionary entry defines a fool as a person who makes mistakes different from common errors. It notes the humorous distinction between everyday slips and more unusual blunders.
Marital Rift Blamed In Shooting Death
A divorce dispute triggered a Wednesday shooting at Brandy's Massage Parlor in Forge New York. Margaret Adams died at 8 40 pm after five to six shots. Victoria Simmons was wounded. Police pursued Roy Adams as the suspected shooter as detectives reviewed a film from a two way mirror.
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Briscoe Seeks Concorde Link With Paris on Giscard Visit
President Giscard dEstaing visited Texas on a Bicentennial tour and was invited by Governor Briscoe to establish Concorde service between Paris and Houston. Giscard did not respond, but praised Texas France ties before flying to a ranch and returning to a formal Houston dinner.
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Severe spring weather hits Lubbock area with hail and rain
A stalled low pressure system over West Texas drew moist southerly air as scattered thunderstorms brought up to .35 inches of rain in Southwest Lubbock and small hail along 68th Street. NWS Lubbock cited a 20 percent precipitation chance with highs near 85 and lows around 60.
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New York Pilot Aims for June Transatlantic Balloon Flight
Karl Thomas 27 of Troy Michigan plans to launch the Spirit of 76 from New York in mid June to cross the Atlantic to Paris. The trip could take three to seven days over open water with a 77 500 cubic foot helium balloon and 14 foot foam lined gondola carrying 40 000 dollars of gear.
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LCHS Seniors Due Diplomas
Graduation ceremonies for 67 Lubbock Christian High School seniors will be at 8 p.m. today in Moody Auditorium on campus. The class is the largest to graduate and attended baccalaureate services Thursday night at Monterey Church of Christ.
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43 Lubbock Policemen Honored At Banquet
Forty three Lubbock police officers received certificates of appreciation at the 23rd annual Lubbock Police appreciation dinner hosted by the Traffic Commission. Maj. L. D. Blakney earned a special 30 year badge. Rookies, five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty five year service awards were handed to numerous officers including Captains Cox Fergerson Kirk and Thomas, Lt. Prothro Huffman Woods, and others amid a banquet by the Summer Mummers Co.
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L. D. Blakney
John Bauman
Kenneth Brendle
Kenneth Chappell
Joe Hargrave
Edward Her
James Ashmore
Mickey Craig
A.T. Ontiverez
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Emmet Caddell
Bobby L. Duncan
Ray Huffman
Charlie Reynolds
Raymond Woods
Carey Stafford
James McCauley
James Prothro
Edmund Capshaw
Teddy Cameaniels
Death Claims County Judge D K Brummett
County Judge Dudley K Brummett died at 2 30 p m Thursday in the Veterans Administration Hospital Albuquerque New Mexico after an extended illness He was 56 and lived at 3507 27th St Services are pending He had served four and a half months in his present post and was the Democratic nominee for the November election Survivors include his wife Northa two sons Ken Dallas and Gerald Lubbock two brothers Carlos and Winston Lubbock and a sister Mrs Ida Smith Dallas.
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Brummett
Texas Bar
Lubbock
Dickens County
Texas Tech
University of Texas School of Law
Civil Service Hit On Hiring Action
A six month Civil Service Commission inquiry found executives and staff improperly aided certain applicants to win federal jobs. Executive director Raymond Jacobson noted it is premature to decide disciplinary steps for those still employed. The report cites current chair Robert Hampton among those with apparent improper influence.
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Civil Service Commission
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Civil Service
Robert Hampton
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy and warmer today and Saturday with a continued chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 85, lows around 60. Tonight's precipitation chance about 20 percent.
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