Pound sinks to record lows amid IMF loan dispute
The British pound plunged to an all time low near 1.5730 dollars in a London FX selloff sparked by a Sunday Times report that the IMF would require a pound fall to 1.50 as a condition for a 3.9 billion loan. Denials by IMF US Treasury and UK officials followed, but the currency closed at 1.5945 dollars.
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London
U.S
Britain
Sunday Times
International Monetary Fund
IMF
United States
U.S. Treasury
William Simon
Denis Healey
Paris
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
James Callaghan
Ford Promises Jobs From Aircraft Noise Curbs Plan
President Ford pledges 250000 new jobs in aircraft construction if noise reduction rules are adopted and considers hearings on possible financial aid for airlines. In Seattle he touted broader industry gains and urged support as Carter campaigns nationwide for November 2.
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Ford
Richard Pyle
Associated Press
California
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Boeing Company
United States
Boeing
Pier 57
Washington State
Portland
Ore
Pittsburgh
Hospital Opening Likely Delayed In Lubbock
Texas Tech regents and consultants warn the Lubbock Health Sciences Center Hospital may not open on schedule in 1977 due to a projected first decade deficit of 47 million dollars. They cited the need for local taxes state aid and other funds to bridge the gap and stressed the project hinges on securing long term financial viability.
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Jeff South
Preston Lewis
Avalanche- Journal
Lubbock
Texas Tech University Regents
Texas Tech
Max Caraway
Regents
Judson Williams
Cecil Mackey
Mackey
Tech
Lubbock County Hospital
Caraway
Lchd Board of Managers
Health Sciences Center Hospital
LCHC
University
Don Workman
Icy Windblasts Rain May Follow Balmy Day
Local forecast promises a warm, sunny afternoon with 70 degree sunshine and 15 to 25 mph southwest breezes. By late day a potential shift brings icy winds and possible drizzle then a wintry assault on the central Rockies. Temperatures may struggle to top 40 by Wednesday as high pressure keeps Texas skies blue.
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South
National Weather Service
Mother Nature
Lone Star
Texas
Prayer for courage in hard times echoes faith
A reader asks for strength to endure difficulties and to see God more clearly. The petition emphasizes God’s ever present protection and the power of calling on Jesus in prayer.
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Father
Jesus
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
Sunny and warm today with increasing clouds and windy conditions tonight. Colder for tonight and Wednesday with a 60 percent chance of light rain or drizzle and gusty winds up to 30 mph.
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Lubbock
Circus Elephant Barbara Returns to Herd After Escape
A five ton circus elephant named Barbara fled into the Arkansas Ozarks after a backfire spooked her. She rode back to the circus in a truck carrying six elephants when she followed other elephants she smelled nearby. No punishment will be given for the escape. Sheriff Allison had worried about nighttime motorists in rain and fog.
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Perryville
Ark
Barbara
Arkansas Ozarks
Jack Fulton
Carson & Barnes Circus
Little Rock
Fulton
Perry County
Merrell Allison
Speed Limit Debate Roils Texas Courts and Tickets
Big Spring Judge asserts 55 mph was not legally set by state action, prompting calls for ticket refunds. AG notes 1974 advisory nullified earlier ruling after lawmakers empowered THC to set the limit, while local residents seek refunds amid shifting legal opinions and administrative confusion.
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Big Spring
Attorney General
Ralph Caton
West Texas
Justice of the Peace Association
John Hill
Texas Highway Commission
Amarillo
Briscoe
THC
Caton
Austin
Mary Jane Bode
Inauguration Of Dr. Mackey Slated Today
The ninth Texas Tech University president Dr Cecil Mackey will be inaugurated in a simple ceremony at Municipal Auditorium starting at 2 30 p m with a keynote by HEW secretary Dr David Mathews. More than 70 colleges and universities will attend and a 4 30 p m reception follows in the Tech Museum. Classes are dismissed for the afternoon.
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Texas Tech University
Cecil Mackey
Tech
David Mathews
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Municipal Auditorium
United States
Mexico
Texas Tech
Mackey
Judson Williams
Tech Board of Regents
Mathews
Lubbock
HEW
University of Alabama
Seminar on rape crisis draws 350 in Lubbock
A standing room crowd of 350 plus attended a detailed rape awareness seminar at Texas Tech in the Coronado Room. The event featured a film of five convicted rapists and four victims, police comments, legal insights by Asst. Dist. Atty. Zant Woodul, and statistics from Becky Mahon of the Rape Crisis Center.
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Candy Sagon
Avalanche-Journal
Coronado
Texas Tech
University Center
Lubbock
Becky Mahon
Rape Crisis Center
Asst. Dist. Atty
Zant Woodul
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Denver
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Paso
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Dr. Mackey
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