Band to perform halftime show at season opener
Morrow and the band, pictured at page bottom, will provide the halftime show for the 7 30 p m season opener for both teams.
14 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1973
Page
1
Morrow and the band, pictured at page bottom, will provide the halftime show for the 7 30 p m season opener for both teams.
Washington officials said definite word of a Chilean coup against Allende reached U S authorities about ten hours before it began and the White House denied prior knowledge. State Department tied rumors to reports on three days but said no precise intelligence.
A hail storm near Lamesa caused extensive crop damage with high winds and heavy rain from 7:45 to 9 p.m. A separate tornado near Bastrop, east of Austin, damaged mobile homes but caused no injuries. The National Weather Service issued and later canceled a multi-county tornado watch as storms moved east across Texas.
Fair to partly cloudy conditions continue today and Saturday with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers tonight. Winds will be southerly 8 to 18 miles per hour with high near 88 and low around 60. Maximum and minimum humidity ranges are noted with forecasted warmer daytime temperatures.
A 1,200 pound moose wandered Methuen Massachusetts downtown on Wednesday triggering police response. After eight hours the wild animal was shot with tranquilizer darts and transported to Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Officials could not determine its origin.
Fire officials say a three alarm blaze at the Piggly Wiggly Shop Rite Foods warehouse at 2222 Ave A caused about $750000 damage. The cause is linked to a blow torch used to thaw a sprinkler line, igniting Styrofoam insulation as crews shut off sprinklers during the fire. The warehouse blaze, the worst in Lubbock since 1970, burned for over two hours Wednesday afternoon and prompted a large cleanup Thursday.
A woman known as a film star refuses to settle in marriage or single life. The item surveys her relationships and public image, noting her reluctance to commit and the ongoing marriages she’s entered and left.
The most militant group of New Mexico service station operators, who have closed in protest of Phase IV gasoline price controls, asked Gov. Bruce King to halt oil and gas exports if demands aren’t met by Friday. Governor King and energy adviser Di Luzio projected a quick resolution as Atlantic Richfield paused a price rise and officials anticipated a pass-through rule from the Cost of Living Council.
Tech president Dr Grover E Murray enlarges the Texas Tech Athletic Council adding three new members and replacing longtime chairman T L Leach He says it is a youth movement and the changes take effect immediately with the first meeting set for Saturday The board governs all intercollegiate athletics at Tech and terms run three years
In a surprise move the Lubbock City Council raised the property tax rate seven cents per $100 to cover overruns on the airport expansion and other projects. They awarded a $5.825 million contract to Page and Wirtz Construction for the 140000 square foot terminal and approved a first reading $1.36 rate for 1973, with the increase expected to raise about $947,000 over two years.
A brief devotional reads as a reader asks Heavenly Father to guide their steps this day. They seek to avoid sin and perform actions pleasing to God in daily life.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association urges Customs to remove the 5 per ton duty on lightweight newsprint down to 24.5 pounds basis weight. Comment deadline is Oct 29. U.S. mills meet under 40 percent of demand. Canada supplies 65 percent of U.S. newsprint.
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