Meadows pleads guilty in Odessa area slaying case
Odessa oil field worker Johnny FE Meadows, 34, pleaded guilty in Fort Worth to the murder of Gloria Sue Nix Green and was sentenced to life in prison. He also signed a statement about the murder of Linda Cougar, the second Odessa woman in a five year pattern of disappearances and killings.
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Avalanche-Journal
Odessa
Johnny FE
Meadows
Fort Worth
Gloria Sue Nix Green
Dist
Charles Lindsey
Tom Sneed
Jerry Loftin
Linda Cougar
Green and Co
Azter
N.M
Cougat
Gabrel
Ector County
Tom Barker
Justice of the ‘Peace
Manuel Valles
John Green
Green
O&l Well Service Co
Senate Vote Delays Nationwide Welfare Reform To 1977
A split Senate rejected full welfare reform, choosing to test three plans while keeping AFDC intact. A new work bonus tax rebate for low wage workers would aid about 20 million people, delivering 10 percent or up to 400 dollars for a family earning four thousand annually.
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United Press International
Washington
Senate
AFDC
HEW
Nixon
America
Abraham — Ribicoff
Russell B. Long
SIMPLE UNHURRIED LIFE THROUGH FEVER COLDS HE CARES FOR HIS TOWN
Editor note profiles Dr. Robert Amos Buchanan known as Dr. Bob a cornerstone of his town since 1930. He delivered many generations and treated about 140000 patients and 2500 babies while tending to fevers colds injuries and deaths. He values his long career on the northern plains and says goodbye graciously to friends.
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Heros
D.D
Bob
Gad Stiff
Robert Amos Buchanan
Doc Buchanan
Judge Halts Out of Court Statements in Watergate Case
UPI report says Chief Judge John J. Sirica ordered an end to all extrajudicial statements by anyone connected with the Watergate burglary case. The move aims to curb sensational coverage as the seven men face charges over the Democratic National Committee break in. McGovern said the order does not restrict discussion by candidates or public figures.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
U.S. District Court
Howard Hunt Jr
White House
Sirica
Hunt
George S. McGovern
Demone Party
Nixon veto looms as House backs clean water bill
The House approved a $24.6 billion clean water program 366 to 11 to reduce pollution by 1985 with two phased standards. By 1977 industries must use best practical treatment and by 1983 install best available technology. EPA chief Ruckelshaus called the bill inflationary but said cleanup would proceed if vetoed.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
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Nixon
House
Senate
White House
Cumibluss
John A. Blatnik
Dminn
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
U.S
William Ruckelshaus
Big House: Newlyweds Survive with Nineteen Children
Peggy Lauzon and Dick Cotter plan a Saturday wedding and will move into a 10 bedroom home with 18 of their combined children. Cotter, 45, has ten children and works as a Honeywell production engineer. Lauzon, 42, is a nurse with nine children. Both widowed, they met via a friend and church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
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Dick Cotter
Peggy Lauzon
Brooklyn Park
Minn
Cotter
Associated Press
BROOKLYN _ PARK
Honeywell, Inc
Passing of an Era Tech Homecoming Parade Abolished
Texas Tech will not hold a homecoming parade this year as only six of 200 campus organizations planned floats. The homecoming committee, noting declines in floats and prize money, found Baylor and Arkansas are the only SWC schools still staging parades. Homecoming is Nov 11 with a 2 p.m. TCU football game.
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Charles Richards
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Tom Ray
Ray
Baylor
Arkansas
Texas Christian University
Brezhnev Expected For Washington Visit Next Spring
Nixon and Gromyko agreed Brezhnev will visit Washington in April. An official announcement may wait until after the November 7 election. The leaders also finalized major points of the Moscow arms talks during discussions at Washington and Camp David.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Andrei Gromyko
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Gromyko
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
Moscow
Computerized New Politics In Lubbock County
Republicans and Democrats mount intense behind the scenes drives to register voters and mobilize support for the November 7 presidential election. The first of three articles surveys the grand plan to win.
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Lubbock County
Nixon test battle over federal spending rules vote
The House Rules Committee cleared a floor fight next week on Nixon's bid to cap federal spending at 250 billion. Supporters say it fights inflation and avoids tax increases while Democrats warn of shifting blame for higher taxes. The panel approved ground rules on a 9 6 vote for a Tuesday showdown.
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United Press International
Washington
House Rules Committee
Nixon
Congress
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Leslie CC
Prayer Appeal for Trust in Distress
A reader asks for divine aid to endure troubling times with faith that God does all things well. The brief plea seeks heavenly guidance and reassurance.
Still Climbing Garbage Strike Cost Pegged At 63 000
The cost of the recent sanitation strike is pegged at 63 000 with further estimates by the Finance and Public Works Departments. About 167 sanitation workers walked off August 28 seeking 12 percent raises for sanitation staff after initially demanding 15 percent for all city employees. The council offered merit and cost of living increases budgeted for the new fiscal year, and planned overtime by volunteers to avoid disrupting garbage collection.
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Sanitary
Avalanche-Journal
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Vicinity Tonight
Lubbock area outlook shows little change in temperature with occasional periods of rain or drizzle possible tonight. High near 80, low 50s, south winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Lubbock
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