City budget questions as garbage revenue shrinks
City council faces a potential $200000 shortfall in garbage revenue threatening the current year budget. To ease debt service impact, officials consider delaying voter approved projects and spreading bond sales. A two week delay on retirement benefit increases is requested while a session reviews budget and bond plans for civic center airport and libraries.
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82Rd Street
Side Road
70Th Street
82Nd Street
South Plains Mall
Bigham Sheet Metal Works
Civic Center
14Th Street
Globe Avenue
22Nd Street
University Avenue
Sun and Fum Club
Intruder Threat Aboard Jetliner Sparks Airport Lockdown
A man allegedly armed with a bomb threat parachutes from a Seattle bound Northwest Airlines jetliner during refueling at Reno. He reportedly fled the plane as it landed and investigations traced the flight path to various cities while FAA and federal authorities coordinated security measures and passenger details.
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Mresey
Reno
Neves
Northeest Airlines
Wienesdas
Federal Aviation Administration
Seattle
Frian
Thanksgiving Day Prayer Reflection Note
A reader offers a brief prayer for Thanksgiving, asking God to cherish blessings, keep hearts joyful, and guide actions to spread cheer in His name during the season.
Chrysler Selects 3 Percent Price Hike On 1972 Models
Chrysler Corp announced a 3 percent across-the-board rise in suggested retail prices for 1972 cars trucks and options. The move followed Price Commission permission to raise 4.5 percent but was scaled back due to competitive market conditions. The commission had earlier approved a 4.5 percent increase after reviewing Chrysler's sales and productivity projections for 1972.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Washington
Chrysler
American Motors
Minister Shines as Shoe Shiner on Local Page
A local minister and member of the governor's planning staff are noted in a feature about public service. The newspaper highlights the minister's notable community work and curious sideline as a shoe shiner.
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Lubbock
Pilgrim Spirit Lifts Lubbock Thanksgiving Service
In Lubbock residents join statewide observances marking the 1971 Thanksgiving. At First Presbyterian Church Rev Robert Dow Nicholson urged Christians to live by faith like pilgrims, praising Plymouth Rock era pioneers and Coronado’s explorers in a Pilgrim style of resilience as families gather for holiday worship.
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Jerry Odom Avilanche
Arti L
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Dow
Nicholson
Wildernness
Plymouth Rock
Santa Fe Trail
Coronado
Nixon to visit Peking in March says Kissinger
Ten year old David Kissinger, son of Henry Kissinger, told reporters aboard the presidential plane that President Nixon will travel to Communist China in March. The remark came as the Nixon party flew to the Western White House for Thanksgiving weekend and a newswoman pressed for the trip date.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Peking
David Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
White House
Kissinger
China
Piper
David
Robbery at 9th Street Avenue Store By Youth
A Mexican American youth with shoulder length hair robbed the 9th Street and Avenue S Grocery at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Owner Hubert Whatley said the bandit wore a long coat and hid his hand in the coat pocket as if armed. The thief fled on foot with 27 dollars.
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Avenue S
Hubert Whatley
Whatley
Yule Cheer Goodfellows Ready For 37th Year
The Goodfellows campaign in Lubbour features a masked Santa fundraiser to aid local children. A subscription coupon in The Avalanche Journal invites residents to submit names of needy families, aiming to raise funds for Christmas morning packages including treats and nuts.
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Lubbour's
Louisiana AG vs Governor in High Noon Shootout Dare
Louisiana attorney general Jack Gremillion challenged Gov. John McKeithen to meet on the Capitol steps at high noon to shoot him. McKeithen did not appear and Gremillion called him a first class coward. Gremillion, recently convic ted for lying to a federal grand jury, invited the governor to witness his unarmed stand.
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United Press International
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
John McKeithen
State Capitol
Big John
Gremillion
McKeithen
Melseithen
Melkeithen
Odessa Youngster Fatally Injured in Street Collision
An Odessa child, Richard Flig, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Ellip, died at Medical Center Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car near his elementary school. Driver Terese Lavin Hawkins, 20, of Odessa, is identified. Services for the child are pending with Hubbard-Iselby Funeral Home. Survivors include two brothers, a sister, and maternal and paternal grandparents.
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Odessa
Hichard Flig
Howard Ellip
Bell Pam
Medical Center Hospital
Terese Lavin Hawkins
Hubbard - Iselby Funeral Home
Winter Storm Bakes Northeast with Snow and Cold
A brewing winter weather system sweeps across the northeast United States bringing snow and windy conditions. Forecasts show lingering cold and intermittent precipitation across cities including Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions through midweek.
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Ty Oeane
Tiete
Valles
Great Lakes
Taden Stern
Tiuehoof
United States
Travers
Myekety Pied Pantoadt
Pete Abe Theatoh
Two Quakes Jolt Pacific
The report describes two earthquakes affecting Pacific regions with brief impact notes. It mentions local reactions and possible aftershocks, but details are fragmented and the source text is garbled.
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Pacific
Rogers urges pullout in India Pakistan clash
Fragmented reports describe India claiming repeated border attacks in five rebel provinces while Pakistan asserts troops crossed the frontier in self defense. Washington urges mutual withdrawal as global leaders discuss the crisis amid conflicting statements from Radio Pakistan and Indian officials.
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Paminestan
India
Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Develsaan
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