14 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1973
Page
1
Avalanche-Journal reports on regional conflict developments with claims of Damascus area shelling and Jordanian involvement. The piece notes air travel growth in Lubbock Texas, citing rising passenger boarding at Lubbock Regional Airport and overall increasing air travel access through 1973.
In Washington AP reports Ford pledges full disclosure as confirmation hearings loom. A poll shows broad House support but demands rigorous FBI checks and televised hearings. Nixon promises briefings and cabinet access as Ford plans to keep his House seat until confirmation proceedings conclude.
A travelogue style piece observes a female journalist on a college football sideline. It notes the excitement and risks of standing among players and photographers while detailing the sideline culture at the Texas Tech vs Texas AGM game.
The Lubbock and vicinity forecast predicts fog early today with clearing to partly cloudy skies. Highs in the mid 70s and lows around the mid 50s are expected with light winds 5 to 15 mph. Humidity around 48 percent overnight.
Directors of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority will discuss using government bonds to fund pollution control for a coal burning plant near Amarillo. Southwestern Public Service seeks 26 million in revenue bonds to help finance a 70 million plant, with the utility to reimburse the authority for principal and interest if approved. The plan argues lower interest costs and tax exempt earnings for buyers.
Israeli forces advancing toward Damascus clash near the capital while Jordan enters the conflict to aid Syria and block Israel’s progress. Israeli and Syrian reports conflict over artillery and helicopter activity as oil cutoffs threaten US markets.
Ernest Young, wounded in World War I on January 16, 1945 after the Battle of the Bulge, coughed up an 8mm German sniper bullet lodged in his right shoulder for 28 years. Doctors at Bayshore Hospital traced its path from a lung to his throat.
A new Texas flood wave from sustained rains forced residents from homes in Freeport and across the coast south of Houston. Rescue helicopters saved 30 people, with 12 lives lost statewide. Damaging floods closed roads from Junction to Corpus Christi as San Antonio logged 50.60 inches this year, nearing a record.
A brief religious reflection asks readers to recognize that time is complete when human weakness is united with divine guidance. The note ends with a closingAmen and a reader signature.
At a Texas Tech University symposium, engineers discussed a 15 to 20 year outlook for gasification to produce gasoline from coal. John Mills outlined plans for a 1 million gallon plant near Farmington New Mexico using the Lurgi process, with FPC consideration possible in two to three years. Several similar projects were noted for the Four Corners area as immediate developments.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Premier Chou En-lai signed a three year framework trade agreement in Beijing. The pact aims to develop mutually beneficial long term commercial deals between trading bodies and enterprises of Canada and China, according to Hsinhua.
Anne Morgan, new director of international programs at Texas Tech University, pushes meaningful cross cultural exchange beyond parties. Her Peace Corps work in Nigeria Micronesia Israel and Europe shaped a program aiming to connect students of diverse backgrounds through sustained immersion and collaboration.
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