Five Deputies Quit Air Gripes in Lubbock County Sheriff Office
At least five deputies resigned amid claims of overwork low pay and being undermanned in Lubbock County. Deputies cite 48 hour weeks and $574 monthly base, with Ector and Potter counties offering higher salaries. Sheriff Blanchard asked for raises and more staff, and blamed the County Commissioners for undermanning.
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Steve Eames
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
Sheriff's Department
C. H. “Choe
Blanchard
South Plains
Ector County
Potter County
County Commissioner's Court
Secret Paris talks extend fourth day in Vietnam peace talks
Washington reports Kissinger and North Vietnamese negotiators extended private discussions in Paris to a fourth day. White House press secretary Ziegler refused to reveal substance or suggest any breakthrough as Kissinger and Haig awaited return to brief President Nixon.
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Henry ‘Kissinger
Paris
iWhite House
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Kissinger
Nixon
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Mewsmen
Alexander M. Haig, Jr
Indictments for 36 defendants in 137th District Court
A list of 36 defendants indicted by a Llano grand jury for the 137th District Court appears on Page 1 Section B. The report notes ongoing legal actions and related court activity in the district.
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137Th District Court
My Lai
Prayer Note From Lois Patterson in Lub
A brief prayer fragment requests help to overcome dishonesty real or small as it tends to multiply like yeast. It concludes in Jesus name with Amen.
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Lois Patterson
Lub
No Comment Pact Veils Talks Here
City Council representatives and a city sanitation workers spokesman refused to discuss the proceedings after the third private talk in a series. The meetings follow a four week sanitation workers strike and next session is set for next Wednesday.
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Veils
Smith urges Texans to vote on insurance reforms in special session
Gov. Preston Smith pressed Texans to demand a clear vote on competitive car and home insurance rates during a special session. He warned another session if lawmakers fail to act and said he would recall lawmakers only if a decisive vote on reform is not reached. The Senate planned to take up the issue. the House faced votes on related bills with adjournment possible Friday.
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Senate
Texas Senate OKs Fishing and Hunting License Fee Increases
A Senate committee approved bills to raise fishing license fees from 2.18 to 5.25 dollars and to charge stocking fees for private ponds and lakes. A separate measure would raise hunting license fees from 3.25 to 5.25 for Texans and from 25 to 50.25 for out of state residents, plus a 1.25 dollar surcharge for seniors 65 and older.
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Senate
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Natural Resources Committee
Mom Wins Gravestone Battle in Des Moines Cemetery
Des Moines Park Board voted 8 to 1 to allow Cynthia Frederick to place two handmade concrete headstones for her infant twins Christa Ann and Benjamin James Frederick in Glendale Cemetery. The board had previously barred non bronze or granite markers and refused to pay for resetting stones torn from the graves.
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Des Moines Park Board
Park Board
Glendale
Christa Ann
Benjamin James Frederick
Cynthia Frederick
Cynthia
George Griffin
Snyder Approves City Sales Tax
Voters in Snyder approved a city sales tax by more than four to one. The measure passed 814 to 248 to fund flood damage reconstruction and city construction needs. A previous effort to institute a tax had been defeated.
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Snyder
McGovern Outlines End to Vietnam War if Elected
In a nationally televised address McGovern says he would end U.S. involvement in Vietnam and send his vice president to Hanoi to speed prisoner repatriation. He contrasts his plan with Nixon’s policy, urging a choice between saving face or saving lives and four more years of war or peace.
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Democra
George McGovern
U.S
Hanoi
White House
McGovern
Nixon
House approves debt limit hike giving Nixon spending power
The House authorized raising the national debt limit and granted President Nixon authority to cut federal spending to 250 billion dollars this year. Democrats joined Republicans to back the measure, voting 215-167 against a Democratic substitute, and 221-163 to send the bill to the Senate. Nixon urged swift Senate action to avoid tax increases, claiming taxpayers would benefit from curbing inflation. The plan would allow spending trimming through June 30 next year, affecting programs including Social Security and veterans benefits.
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UPT
House
Nixon
Senate
Joe D. Waggonner Jr
D-La
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Texas Tech Medical Funds Bill Heads to Senate
A House vote of 116 to 11 approved restoring 7.5 million in medical and construction funds for Texas Tech, with 6 million for UT Houston medical school. Gov. Smith sought the appropriation to replace prior transfers amid a fiscal crisis. Senate action eyed for Monday as the special session nears close.
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Austin
Texas Tech
House of Representatives
Senate
H. 2
Doe’ Blanchard
Lubbock
Preston Smith
Welfare Department
University of Texas’ New Medical School
Houston
Smith
Atty. iGen
Crawford Martin
Tech
Delwin Jones
Weather Snapshot for Lubbock Area Partly Cloudy and Cooler
The Lubbock region expects partly cloudy skies with a cooler trend tonight and Thursday. Highs in the mid 80s, overnight lows around the upper 50s, and southwest winds 12 to 22 mph. Precipitation odds under 20 percent tonight. Regional towns listed with humidity and temperature readings follow.
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Lubbock
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Amarilla
Houston
Tyallas
Okla
Denver
W. Falla
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