Joint effort here aids guinea pig
A joint effort by doctors at a Lubbock hospital and a Florida patient may let J. M. Lyons walk normally after ten years of rheumatoid arthritis. Lyons received an artificial ankle on August 24, becoming the sixth U S recipient. he now walks with one crutch and reduced pain.
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Lubbock
Florida
J. M. Lyons
Boynton Beach
Fla
University Hospital
Lyons
United States
Lubbock’s University Hospital
Boundary Dispute Could Shape Lubbock Growth
Lubbock County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing Wednesday on Howell Killgore’s bid to transfer a 641 acre Frenship School District tract to the Lubbock district. Frenship rejects sale despite a $50,000 offer to cover lost tax revenue.
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W. Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Erskine
4Th Streets
Frankford
Milwaukee
Killcore
Othe Labbuck
Frenship Board
Killgore
Lub
Frenship
Svho
Prayer Note on Respect for Creation
A reader offers a devotional appeal asking for forgiveness for desecrating what God created and loved. The prayer urges preservation and faithful living as children of God.
Kuwaiti police force ends air hijack standoff
Five Arab gunmen surrendered after a four day siege at Kuwait Airport ending the crisis. They released four Saudi hostages unharmed and were escorted to an army post for detention. Security forces had surrounded the Boeing 707 with armored cars as negotiations led by the interior minister produced the surrender.
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Kuwait
Kuwait Airlines
Sheik Abdul Latif al-Suweini
Weather Forecast for Latchbeck and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today through Monday with warmer temperatures. Lows tonight in the mid 60s and highs today and Monday in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph becoming gusty this afternoon.
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Latchbeck
Ex-Solon Parsley shapes Texas Tech funding future
Former state legislator and Texas Tech vice president for public affairs Bill Parsley explains constitutional revision plans affecting higher education funding. He notes proposed changes to permanent improvement financing and the need to balance rising costs with a dependable base.
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Bill Parsley
Texas Tech
Milton Adams
Texas Tech University
Parsley
Tech
Austin
The
Consti
Lubbock
Lakes Project Costs Climb but Not All Bad
Cost estimates for canyon lakes development rise by 900000 over budget amid potential trims through design and location changes. Lubbock officials will receive a status report ahead of a decision on moving into development of lakes and recreation facilities and financing, with bonds and federal matching funds involved.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Canyon Lakes
Lubbock
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Chase
Yellowhouse Canyon
First Bales Ginned Near Lubbock Cotton
The first bale of Lubbock County cotton was ginned at Caldwell on FM 2828 north of Lubbock. Handpicked on the W E Medlock Jr farm, the bale is part of the county’s large crop and was donated to the Texas Boys Ranch with a plaque to Prentiss Peak and Johnny Moffitt. The story notes the bale’s weight and seed content, the year’s early Plains ginning, and projections for regional ginning totals.
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W. E. Medlock Sr
W. E. Medlock Jr
Lubbock County
Medlock
Lubbock
Texas Boys Ranch
Caldwell Gin
Larbhock
Jim Busby
Caldwell
W.E. Medlock Jr
Ave. Q
Prentiss Peak
Johnny Moffitt
W.fe. Medlock Sr
Medlock Jr
Dawson County
Hilda Ramos
North Lubbock County
Don Freeman
Comic Dictionary Blackmailer Defined
A humorous descriptor from The A-J Today notes a comic dictionary entry about a blackmailer who never writes a compromising letter or destroys one, implying extreme caution and irony in the act.
Beaf price outlook after five month freeze ends
Washington AP reports President Nixon's top economist Dr Herbert Stein predicts little change in beef prices as the five month price freeze ends at midnight. He notes current beef supply meets demand but winter could bring further rises amid rising incomes and demand. Price controls ease for meat processors and retailers to recoup costs since June.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Colorado Girl Crowned Miss America 1974
Rebecca Ann King of Colorado, a farmer's daughter aiming for juvenile court, won Miss America 1974 at Convention Hall in Atlantic City before 18,085 spectators and a national TV audience. A 1972 Colorado Women's College graduate, she plans law school and a future on the bench.
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Atlantic City
Colorado
Rebecca Ann King
Colorado Women's College
Sterling, Colo
Denver
Terry Anne Meeuwsen
Wisconsin
Judy Lee
Lost Birds Exhibit Slated For Tech Museum And Fair
A special exhibit of 25 original paintings by Australian artist Robin Hill will run Sept 22 to Oct 31 at The Museum at Texas Tech. Framed editions will be shown at Fair Park Coliseum during the Panhandle South Plains Fair Sept 22 to 29. The display, not for sale, is a community project by Morris Communications Corp and The Avalanche Journal.
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Tech Museum
North America
Robin Hill
Washington
Texas Tech
Fair Park Coliseum
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Lubbock
Morris Communications Corp
Augusta
Avalanche Journal
Hill
U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Nixon Plans Early Radio Address On State Of The Union
President Nixon will deliver a nationwide radio preview of the second state of the Union, taped today for 16:00 CDT broadcast before he and Pat Nixon travel to Camp David. He will urge Congress to curb inflation with lower appropriations, protect a $79 million defense budget, and back energy, revenue sharing, housing, and community development measures. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield vowed to push the proposals along faster.
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A+T
Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
CDT
Pat
Camp David
Senate
Mike Mansfield
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