Extra Term In Austin Not Likely
A split on a final spending bill marks the last hours of Texas 40 day session as lawmakers grapple with a 7 billion two year plan. A conference panel weighs new liquor taxes and a redistricting bill as filibusters loom and a jobless relief bill faces final votes.
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Associated Press
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Senate
Womer
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Meridian
Forward Thinking Small Proposal Gets Council Nod
The Lubbock City Council endorsed a plan to develop a four block pedestrian mall on Avenue J between 11th and 14th streets. Arnold Macker and Joe Phillips presented the concept, to be funded and built by Uptown Inc. through local property owners after a staff study.
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Avenue J
Lubbock
Arnold Macker
Joe Phillips
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Phillips
Uptown Inc
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Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Soviet Egypt sign 15 year military Pact after Cairo talks
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat wrap three days of talks in Cairo by signing a 15 year treaty pledging full military cooperation to help Egypt stand up to aggression. They also urge Israel to withdraw from Arab lands. The city council hikes green fees and moves to fund a clubhouse expansion at Mendeowbrook Golf Course with 60 percent federal aid.
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Nikolai V. Podgorny
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Mendeowbrook Golf Course
Chibhouse
Soviet Egypt pact aims to boost military ties and Moscow support
The Tass report describes a 12 article treaty to expand cooperation in the military field and train Egyptian troops on armaments supplied to the United Arab Republic. Leaders also press for Israel withdrawal from lands seized in 1967 and discuss urban projects and contracts in Lubbock. The pact avoids naming Israel or the United States explicitly.
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Sadat
Israel
Cairo
Russia
Tass
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
Whcrra
United States
Etna lava flows threaten Fornazzo as eruption intensifies
A new lava stream from Mt Etna tore through a house in Fornazzo Sicily at night. The burning river, 23 feet deep and 1000 feet wide, dashed along a redirected flow, forcing twenty families to flee while police and villagers built a dike to slow its advance as eruptions peak.
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Liniguaglossa
Europe
Prayer for Mercy on Those with Incurable Disease
A reader asks for divine mercy for people suffering from incurable diseases. The plea requests faith courage and strength to trust in God’s supreme power for healing through His will.
Ruling Disqualifies Smith Aide From Board Post
Atty Gen Crawford Martin ruled that William Penn husband of Gov Preston Smiths personal secretary is not qualified for the 19000 a year Industrial Accident Board post. Sen Joe Christie asked for the opinion and Smith asked Senate to withdraw the nomination after the ruling. Penn had testified he worked three days for a printing firm to qualify.
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Associated Press
Austin
Preston Smith
Industrial Accident Board
Crawford Martin
Martin
Joe Christie
Senate Nominations Committee
Senate
Smith
William Penn
Faye
Tony Konioth
Penn
Mass murder probe and heroin fears rise in Vietnam report
A congressional study urges forceful hospitalization of heroin addicted Vietnam era troops for at least three years before discharge. It says draftees are more vulnerable to heroin sales and urges Nixon to take personal command against narcotics. The report cites 15 to 20 percent addiction among low rank soldiers and warns of higher casualty risk from heroin.
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APA
Vietnam
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House Foreign Relations Committee
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
Morgan Murphy
D-Ill
Steele
Driving Rain and Hail Hit Central South Plains
Thunderstorms moved slowly across the South Plains bringing spotty downpours and golf ball sized hail. Lubbock County saw variable rainfall with .21 to .37 inches measured, while the Hub City recorded lighter totals and a 20 percent chance of more moisture today.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Lubock County
Krfyo Radio
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
National Weather Service
Storms Bring Heavy Rains and Hail Across the Area
Late Thursday brought gullywashers and hail up to golf ball size across several communities. Dermott and Grandview reported 2 to 14 inch hail strips and damage to homes and farm equipment while measurements show widespread rainfall totals from a tenth to more than an inch. An Emergency Operations Center activated briefly as a severe thunderstorm watch covered the region with a 20 percent chance of more storms today.
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Grandview
O'Donnell
Welch
Lubbock
Caprock
Lamesa
Dawson County
Idaton
Meadow
New Deal
New Home
Post
Slaton
Union
Tahoka
Wilson
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Dickens
Floodada
Ralls
Ropesville
Seminole
City Hall
Man Survives 18 Story Fall in Glasgow
In Glasgow Scotland a 38 year old man named Thomas Ferguson survived an 18 story fall from his apartment after landing on a wooden garage roof that collapsed. He was in serious condition after an emergency operation.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Thomas Ferguson
Estacado and Monterey Highs Light Up 1971 Graduations
Two Texas cities staged large commencement ceremonies as Estacado High School honored 176 graduates in Municipal Auditorium with a theme The Long and Winding Road led by four student speakers. Monterey’s 16th class, about 614 seniors, heard A Quest For Values in a Cleansing World with speakers Lisa Sasser Jo Ann Grzywacs and Leslie Moss as crowds near 5 000 in Municipal Coliseum.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
Estacado High School
Municipal Auditorium
EHS
Sue Miller
Monterey
Municipal Coliseum
Ed Irons
B. J. Randall
Lisa Sasser
Leslie Moss
Bill
Qehter
Jo Ann Grzywacs
Fraternity of Arms cited as greatest since Air Force career
Fecease graduation rates cited amid remarks by speaker. Lubbock area researchers study a new protein from waste materials and a proposed measure to abolish the county school superintendent post moves to the governor. Local news notes include unemployment rate change and a U.S. senator’s appreciation banquet in Dallas.
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Fraternity of Arms
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Evening Thunder Chance Across Lubbock Area
The Lubbock region sees a slight chance of afternoon and night storms with partly cloudy skies. Highs reach the upper 80s, lows near 66, southeast winds up to 25 mph, and a 20 percent thunderstorm chance. Humidity runs high around midnight.
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