North Texas Airport Grows to World’s Largest Hub
The proposed regional airport near Dallas and Fort Worth faces battles over Southwest Airlines and Love Field, with courts to decide if Southwest must move. The first-year operating budget tops 54 million dollars, and revenue streams will be tapped to cover costs.
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Love Field
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Southwest Airlines
Houston
San Antonio
Southwest
Dallas and
Taylor
U.S
Heavy Rains Dwindle Across Texas and Oklahoma Coasts
Heavy rains tapered off across Texas and Louisiana coasts with lingering showers in several towns. Paducah reported up to 7.50 inches in two days, while other area stations logged amounts from near zero to over 2 inches. Funnel clouds were spotted from Amarillo to Perryton with one active near RAFB north of Lubbock.
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Aspermont
Big Spring
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Dumont
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Friona
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Guthrie
Jayton
Lamesa
Levelland
Littlefield
Lockettville
Matador
Morton
Muleshoe
Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge
Pitchfork Ranch
Plains
Plainview
Post
Seminole
Silverton
Spur
Tohoka
Tulsa
Tahoka
Panhandle
Nws
Amarillo
Perryton
Rafb
Hit and Run in East Lubbock Prompts Inquest Consideration
Police investigate a fatal hit and run in East Lubbock. A witness described a two door Chevrolet with a white roof and blue body carrying a youth named Carson on the hood for about two blocks before dumping him. Officers note initial car reports were incorrect and seek informants. A formal inquest may be sought if leads fail.
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East Lubbock
Young Carson
Thomas
Farm Prices Jump 23.1 Percent as Wholesale Index Surges
The Labor Department reports August wholesale farm prices rose 23.1 percent from July, driving the overall wholesale index up 5.8 percent and signaling higher consumer costs to come. Analysts note some retail prices may have already peaked, while officials warn inflation risks persist.
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Washington
Labor Department
William H. Newby
Jewel Food Stores
Midwest
Earl L.butz
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ehrlichman Pleads Not Guilty in Watergate Case
Ehrlichman pleads not guilty before Judge James Kolts and is released on his own recognizance to await booking at Los Angeles County jail. Trial date set for Sept. 20 as Haldeman remains co defendant. Cox criticizes Los Angeles County prosecutors for rapid action amid Watergate probe.
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Nixon
Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Joseph Ball
G. Gordon Liddy
Ehrlichman
Superior Court
James G. Kolts
Los Angeles County
Washington
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Joseph Busch
Ellsberg
Dr. Fielding
White House
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Liddy
Seattle
Young
Henry A. Kissinger
Krogh
Elisberg
Lewis Fielding
Garrison Cautions Against Greed in Bribery Case
In New Orleans a secretly recorded 1971 conversation shows District Attorney Jim Garrison telling an informant not to get greedy about bribes. The trial targets Garrison and two pinball firm executives, with separate trials granted for others and an IRS probe linking the informant to tax issues.
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New Orleans
U.S. District Court
Jim Garrison
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Pershing Gervais
Soule
Gervais
Garrison
Robert Nims
John A. Callery
Internal Revenue Service
Floyd Moore
IRS
Moore
Nashville
Alarm Evacuates Chitwood Hall at Texas Tech
Fire alarm evacuation clears Chitwood Hall in the Wiggins Complex at Texas Tech University after a malfunction in the heating system. Lubbock Fire Department units responded to the dormitory scene, recalling a past blaze that injured several women but caused no further injuries this time.
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Chitwood Hall
Wiggins
Texas Tech University
Lubbock Fire Department
Woman Treated After Inhalation At Laundry Park
Margaret Shafer, 33, of 4418 18th St, was treated at Methodist Hospital for inhalation of muriatic acid Friday after fumes from a cleaning operation at a mobile home park laundry west of Lubbock. Fire officials said a workman used the acid as a cleaner and she inhaled the fumes.
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Margaret Shafer
18Th St
Methodist Hospital
Mobile
Lubbock
New Mexico Votes Consistently for Presidential Winners
History shows New Mexico has consistently backed the winning candidate in U S presidential elections since statehood, reflecting a long pattern of favoring the eventual national victor.
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Statehood
New Mexico! S
Auto Hikes Slashed 10-30 Percent In Phase 4 Rules
The council trims auto price hikes to 10-30 percent with Ford GM Chrysler and AMC facing staged increases. Chrysler leads with first rise Sept 14 while AMC may bill dealers for pre Sept 13 ships. Officials say new rules aim to ease consumer impact amid broader price controls.
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Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American
American Motors
Detroit
AMC
Lower Gasoline Prices Expected Citywide
Prices for regular gas likely 33 to 37 cents per gallon and premium 38 to 41 cents with tenths of a cent. Texaco and other stations set small reductions while IRS enforces ceilings. Retailers voice concern over squeeze amid Phase 4 controls and June price freeze rollback.
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Texaco
Chevron
Lubbock
Jerry S. Cohen
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Cohen
Exxon
Atlantic Richfield
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Senators Threaten To Hold Nomination
Kissinger indicated hearings may stall the nomination over claims the administration misled Congress about 1969 70 Cambodia bombing. He urged informing committees and said FBI and Justice would decide on making wiretap details public as Fulbright and Case push for written FBI summaries.
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Stuart
Symington
D-Mo
Congress
Cambodia
Kissingers
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
FBI
Kissinger
Justice Department
Casei
Fulbright
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