Civic Center bids shock low bidder with high total
Avalanche-Journal staff report Jack Wirtzmas sur prised by high bids for a civic center project. The low bidder, Page and Wirtz Construction Co., faced an $14.3 million bid, far above expectations of $10 to $12 million. Factors cited include material shortages, EPA regulations, and a tight West Texas labor market. Architects and contractor teams aim to trim about $3 million to finance the project within a $1 million average in their share.
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Vaughn Hendrik
Avalanche-Journel
Jack Wirtzmas
Civic Center
Page
Wirt
Council Page
Wirtz
West
Texas
Architects
Oy Council
Nilion
Southwest
Dallas
Houston
Oklahoma City
Men Enter Nursing as Women’s Lib Faces Quiet Backlash
In a campus scene at Texas Tech and beyond, men pursue nursing and other women-dominated fields. Anderson, a male nurse, answers calls from women in need while others like Rodney Williams and Morton Gold explain motives from career development to broader educational aims. The piece notes public skepticism and male-on-male resistance, with spinal injury cases steering some toward nursing as a path to hospital careers.
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Texas Tech
Studer
Rhodney Williams
Morton Gold
Tech Clothing and Textile
Gold
Methodist Hospital
Anderson
Police See Auto Fatalities Fall Amid Traffic Efforts
Amid local traffic enforcement, officials note a lower fatality rate and hope continued efforts reduce deaths further. A thread of superstitious belief surrounds a run of multiple fatalities and its impact on perceived luck in safety.
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Sam Attlesey
Thor
Thomas
Jack
Lubbock
Trial Date Looms In Officer's Death
James Emanus, jailed in Lubbock County for the murder of a police detective, will be transferred to Midland to stand trial in Lind District Court after a venue change. The article notes December as a high fatality month due to drinking and holiday rushes, with Emanus shot in the arm and back during the incident.
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Howard Swindle
Avalanche Journal
James Emanus
Lubbock County
Midland
Lubbock
Lind Distriet Court
Pat S. Moore
Bad West Texas Hospital
St. Mary's
Teens held in tot slaying and related cases
Judge Perry D. Pickett set November 19 for pre trial motions in the tot slaying case. He appointed defense attorneys Bill A. Davis and Carroll Cobb and ordered Dr Dan J. Croy to examine Emanuel to assess his fitness for trial. Also reported: a Long Beach fatal shooting near a high school left a mother and infant struck by bullets, while local traffic fatalities declined in Lubbock with 31 deaths in 1972 and 23 in 1971.
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Perry D. Pickett
Midland
Pickett
Bill A. Davis
Carroll Cobb
Dan J. Croy
Eman
Croy
Texas Techversity
School of Medicine
Manus
Tilin Vis
Lubbock County
Larry Police
Jack Stevens
Johnny Blair
Ronald
Sherman
Tan
Larbbock
Stevens
Falcon
Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Portia
Howard
Tasha Lucas
St. Mary's Hospital
Diana Thornton
Lubbock
Thomas
Historic Act Set Today Truce signed between Israel and Egypt
United Press International reports Israel agreed to sign a truce with Egypt, ending the 1973 Middle East war era and paving the way for a peace conference with Egypt and possibly Syria. UN Secretary General Waldheim will oversee the ceremony at the 100 kilometer marker on the Cairo to Suez road. Egyptian and Israeli forces are accused by the Israeli command of several ceasefire violations, including artillery incidents near the north.
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United Press
Israel
Hayyterlay
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Kurt Waldhem
UNEF
Cair
Suez
Housing Problems From Federal Review on Hub Homes
The federal study recommends Lubbock Housing Authority seek federal funds to modernize the aging Hub Homes project. Director David Stiles says repairs would be too costly and will urge the board to reject the funds. The study was conducted by a federal agency.
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Mel Tittle
Avalanche-Journal
Hax
Lubbock Housing Authority
David Stiles
Weather and HUD housing study notes in September report
Clouds to linger with mid 70s high, tonight in mid 40s near Lubbock. HUD study flags housing authority improvements for Hub Homes Greenfail Manor and Cherry Point area, noting modernization funds unavailable and the need to keep dwellings livable while exploring rehab options and rental table restructuring.
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Lubbock
Dallas
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Housing Authority
Greenfail Manor
Cherry Point
Stiles
Kissinger Vows U S China Accord During Peking Visit
Secretary Kissinger told a banquet in the Great Hall of the People that the United States aimed to complete the process of normalizing relations with China swiftly. American officers accompanying him on the trip played down any hasty conclusions while the visit advanced discussions on potential diplomatic recognition.
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CPS
McState
Henry Kissinger
Byw
Stuans
Choa Ewein
United States
China
Janes Kissinger
Great Hall
Vist
Kissinger
Kissinger Meets Cho in Middle East Talks on Ceasefire
Kissinger and Cho held talks at a banquet after six days of travel to the Middle East arranging a ceasefire. They began a series of meetings to expand diplomatic and cultural contacts begun during President Nixon's China visit. The exchange touched on Indochina tensions including Cambodia, amid hopes for broader dialogue.
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Kissinger
Middle East
Chow
Cho
Nixon
Histore
China
Peking
United States
Cottonseed Cookies Could Spark New Food Trend
Texas Tech University researchers bake cookies from a blend of wheat and cottonseed flour delivering about 65 percent protein versus beef. Public reaction ranged from curiosity to approval as leaders endorse 1000 dozen cottonseed cookies for lawmakers.
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Celeste Loucks
Avalanche-Journal
Johnny
Department of Food and Nutrition
Texas Tech University
Margarette
Clara McPherson
Texas Tech
Getty Kidnappers Send Ear and Hair in Rome
In Rome a package postmarked from Naples arrived at a newspaper containing a human ear fragment and a lock of hair with a renewed ransom demand. Police spokesman Domenica Seali confirmed the item and part of a handwritten note. The package mentions J Paul Getty III, who disappeared last July from a Rome estate.
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J. Paul Getty
Tmy
Etty
Getty
Messagxery
Naples
Seali
Atvisionate
Jo Paul Getty
Squire
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