21 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1973
Page
1
In Texas Tech’s basement offices planners map roughly 67 million dollars in new buildings including the medical school and library. Rising material costs push bids higher while delays threaten schedules and campus traffic.
United Press International reports Kissinger held a two hour session late Saturday with Leonid Brezhnev and other Soviet officials in Moscow amid the 1973 Middle East war. No progress indicator given. Israel's Dayan proposed a standstill cease fire or borders return as tanks push toward Cairo, with Arab losses cited.
Weather map for Lubbock and vicinity indicates clear to partly cloudy skies with no significant temperature changes through Monday. Night low near 50, daytime highs in the middle 80s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
Dr. Richard A. Lockwood resigns as associate dean at UCSDS and travels in a black and silver van to Lubbock to become coordinator for Texas Tech University School of Medicine medical center complex. He cites potential to establish an educational program matching health care needs and notes past roles with Harvard Johns Hopkins and UCSDS.
Beirut reports say Saudi Arabia and Algeria halted oil exports to the United States amid protests over U.S. support for Israel. Bahrain warned of closing its base in protest, while Cairo radio noted a warning to the U.S. charge d’affaires about weapons shipments to Israel.
The NECC says results due next week on whether about 50 people were exposed to cholera at a Port Lavaca Tex motel last August. Dr Jack Weissman notes the guests shared a water system and one local resident contracted the disease but recovered. This marks the first U S outbreak since 1911 aside from lab cases.
President Nixon accepted Attorney General Richardson resignation and fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus, abolishing the special Watergate office. Acting AG Robert Bork takes over as FBI seals offices and transfers oversight back to DOJ.
A reader expresses a heartfelt prayer asking for guidance to value divine support over worldly gains. The message emphasizes dependence on Theo for spiritual peace and strength beyond health wealth or fame.
The piece discusses Texas Rural Development Commission concerns over a 1901 law allowing cities or counties to issue revenue bonds for new manufacturing plants. A constitutional test case involving Levi Strauss & Co. and the City of McAllen is cited to validate such bonds, with emphasis on lease payments and bond underwriter confidence.
Dawson and Lynn counties condemn the redrawn map that shifts parts of Mahon's 18th District to Omar Burleson's 17th District. Local leaders Sam Richardson and Leon Cohorn voice disappointment while noting long tenure and strong support for Mahon.
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