Mackey inaugurated as Tech's ninth president
Dr Cecil Mackey was installed as Texas Tech University's ninth president before about 2 500 guests in Municipal Auditorium. HEW secretary David Mathews lauded Mackey as a man of uncommon ability and outlined three imperatives for higher education while warning against increasing bureaucracy and the defense posture of colleges.
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Preston Lewis
Avalanche-Journal
Cecil Mackey
Texas Tech University
West Texas
David Mathews
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Mackey
Regents
Judson F. Williams
Municipal Auditorium
Texas Tech
Mathews
Tech
HEW
University of Alabama
Steve Sloan
Alabama
Sloan
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Municipal
First icy storm watch for Lubbock area with heavy snow likely
Chilly conditions with 30 mph winds move into the South Plains bringing the season’s first storm watch. Heavy snowfall is possible in the Lubbock area today, with accumulating totals and travel impacts likely.
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South Plains
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Panhandle
Weather Service
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
West Texas
Morton
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Plains
Foreign Policy Dominates Illinois Campaign Stop
President Ford and Jimmy Carter campaigned in suburban Chicago to sway Illinois 26 electoral votes with foreign policy and defense themes. Carter faced questions over Yugoslavia troop policy amid Carter and Ford sparring over war rhetoric.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Illinois
Pentagon
Carter
Yugoslavia
Most County Liquor Retailers Hit By Price Fix Charges
A federal grand jury indicts the Lubbock County Beverage Association and five retail entities for conspiring to fix liquor prices at artificial levels from 1967 to 1974. The case, possibly Texas first, names Cecil's Inc, Crossed Keys, Pinkie's Inc, All Star Co, plus individuals and Odessa’s Pinkie's, with civil suits seeking injunctions.
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Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Pub. Co
Lubbock County
Lubbock County Beverage Association
Texas
Edward H. Levi
US. Department of Justice
Beverage Association
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Cecil's, Inc
Kenneth F. Odom
Cecil’s, Inc
Lubbock Area Weather Forecast With Windy Cold Snap
In Lubbock and vicinity expect considerable cloudiness and windy cold conditions. Northerly winds around 25 mph. High near 40 degrees with a low around 30 tonight. A chance of snow is possible in the near term.
Daily Prayer Reflection on Jesus Ascension and Return
A reader expresses gratitude for Jesus arrival and promised return, acknowledging the ascension as the hope for believers' own ascent to heaven. The brief prayer ends with an affirmation in Jesus name.
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Task Force To Give Election Assistance
The Secretary of State announces a statewide Voter Assistance Task Force to aid Texans with the November 2 election and provides toll free 1 800 292 9602. Election inspectors will be stationed statewide with Amarillo noted as nearest to Lubbock. Local campaigns continue with Connally and Billy Carter visiting Lubbock for campaign events and weekend motorcade plans.
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Secretary of State
Sec. of State
Mark White
White
Lubbock
South Plains
Amarillo
John Connally
Ford
Connally
Texans For
Candidates Stand By In A J Airings For Local Voters
Voters in the November elections can learn where candidates stand in The Avalanche Journal Thursday Friday and Saturday editions. Incumbent U S Rep George Mahon faces Republican Jim Reese. Lubbock County commission contests feature Gary C Riley vs Edgar Chance for Commissioner P 1 and Trinidad Zepeda vs Jim Lancaster for Commissioner P 3. Constable Pct 5 race has Raynard Macha against D J Bud Manis. State representative battles include Joe Robbins vs Roy Ward for West Side District 75 A and Lee Page vs Frey Salinas for East Side District 75 B. Saturday covers the 19th Congressional District race.
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Lubbock County
Gary C. Riley
Edgar Chance
Jim Lancaster
Raza Unida
Trinidad Zepeda
Raynard Macha
D. J. “Bud” Manis
Lubbock
Frays
West Side
Joe Robbins
Roy Ward
Lee Page
Frey Salinas
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