Crosbyton solar power project advances with Texas Tech contract
The ERDA Texas Tech contract funds a two phase Crosbyton solar energy study. The $2.4 million initial research could rise to $22 million for a prototype plant near Crosbyton, east of Lubbock. If feasible, a solar powered generator would be built in Crosbyton to feed its Municipal grid.
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Teaching Hospital’s Early Months Loss Estimated at 2 Million
The Health Sciences Center Hospital is projected to lose about $2 million in its first months of operation. Officials question the projected paying patient numbers. The hospital plans to open in July 1977 and admit patients in September. A six month budget of over $2.7 million was presented to the LCHD finance committee for approval.
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Budget officials said patients will pay only 205000 of the needed funds, with at least 2 million coming from the hospital district reserve. Harold Coston, LCHD executive director, warned the district will not need a sustained subsidy every few months. He noted a large initial bill for six months due to moving, training, and nonrevenue operations July and August before patient admissions begin in September.
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Renewed Racial Rioting Spreads In South Africa
In a wave of protests near Cape Town and Soweto, violence rose with deaths in Cape Town and Soweto as demonstrations against apartheid intensified. Police fired on crowds, tear gas filled streets, and Durban saw a large driver strike while Prime Minister Vorster prepared for talks with Kissinger on human rights.
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Floyd Deputy No-Billed By Grand Jury
A Floyd County grand jury declined to indict deputy Eddie Anzaldua on rape charges stemming from a June 7 incident in Hale County. The case was referred after Hale County investigators questioned jurisdiction. Anzaldua faces an official misconduct charge in Hale County and remains free on bond.
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Prayer Plainspoken Blessing by a Reader
A brief prayer asks for divine guidance and provision. The reader credits God with knowing needs and providing a path, expressing confidence in doing God’s bidding. The tone is reverent and personal.
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City Chief Firing Spurs Recall Bid
San Antonio officials vote to fire city manager Sam Granata, prompting a recall drive against Mayor Lila Cockrell and four council members who supported dismissal. Former councilman Cliff Morton and Greater San Antonio Builders Association leaders organized recall petitions targeting Cockrell and five officials. Critics claim Granata was made a scapegoat for a six percent utility rate hike.
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Swine Flu Vaccine Assured For Adults By Christmas
Health Secretary David Mathews told President Ford that 110 million to 115 million adults over 18 can be inoculated by Christmas with the swine flu vaccine. Testing for under 18s will push completion to January, as four drug firms accelerate production and packaging. Cooper said two plants work around the clock, with others possibly extending hours to start deliveries by September 15.
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Taxi radio romance leads to Minneapolis wedding
Mary McGovern and John Robert Sands will wed after a unusual courtship sparked by VHF taxi radio during a Dec 26 strike. The couple will marry at Hope Lutheran Church with a Minnehaha Park reception and music by the John Bury Trio.
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Robbins Chosen as GOP Candidate in District 75 A Race
Lubbock television newsman Joe Robbins, 41, was selected by Republican precinct chairmen to run against Democrat Roy L. Ward for state representative District 75 A in the November election. Robbins, a longtime GOP worker and West Side conservative, replaces William C. Sharpley after legal issues blocked his candidacy and after original candidate David Sullivan dropped out.
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Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair conditions continue through Saturday with warm afternoons. Highs in the upper 80s, lows around 60. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph today. Labor Day weekend outlook calls for fair and warm weather.
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