Area Farms Stamped By Jack Carter
Jack Carter, stumping through West Texas for his dad Jimmy Carter, told area farmers he would dump Earl Butz and oppose farm policies he called out of date. He spoke at the W. B. Criswell farm near Idalou to about 50 farmers, students, and politicians, saying Carter would intervene on prices if needed and push leadership change away from Washington.
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Mona Harvey
Avalanche-Journal
Jack Carter
West Texas
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Sec. of Agriculture
Earl Butz
W. B. Criswell
Idalou
Butz
Idahou
Washington Circle
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Ford
Nixon
Young Carter
Lee Jack Carter Page
UAW Strike Hits Ford Motor Co
The United Auto Workers declared a midnight strike against Ford Motor Co stopping 170,000 workers in 22 states. President Woodcock said the aim is a short stoppage while Ford offers over a billion dollars in added compensation over three years.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
Sidney McKenna
McKenna
Defense Set To Dispute Rape Claims
Defense to begin in 137th District Court at 9 a.m. as Warren Bright fights a college teacher’s rape accusation. Police say Bright’s fingerprint on a garage doorknob supports the state, while officers note the home’s orderly condition during the investigation. The jury could impose 5 to 99 years if convicted.
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Pat Patrick
Avalanche-Journal
James Warren Bright
Bright
West Lubbock
Mike Millsap
F.C
Butch’ Hargraves
Weather Map Brief for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy today and Thursday with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Probability of precipitation is 30 percent for today and tonight.
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Lubbock
Agriculture Studies Lagging Long Says
Robert W. Long assistant secretary of Agriculture urged a broad based competitive research program funded by federal dollars to boost agricultural research. He spoke at the Food and Fiber National Institute of Achievement banquet in Lubbock and noted new funds would target photosynthesis genetic engineering biological stresses and human nutrition. The program aims to attract more funding and support from institutions including Texas Tech as the 1978 federal budget is drafted. Two individuals were inducted into the Food and Fiber Hall of Achievement Eli Whitney and Dr. Mark Francis. Special displays related to their work appear at the Texas Tech Museum See AGRICULTURE Page 14.
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Candy Lagon
Avalanche-Journal
Robert W. Long
Department of Agriculture
Long
Food and Fiber National Institute of Achievement
Lubbock Country Club
Executive Branch
Texas Tech
Food and Fiber
Eli Whitney
Mark Francis
Texas A&m University
Texas
Francis
Texas Tech Museum
Prayer for guidance and communication with children
A reader presents a brief prayer asking for guidance from the Father to influence their children positively and to keep lines of communication open for their lives.
Milwaukee amnesia case unravels with wedding photos
Rita Heaton, 43, of St Paul, Minnesota, identified after four months by wedding pictures shown by her sister-in-law. Officials report she left six months ago, believed to be in Milwaukee seeking answers, with no missing persons report filed. She recalls a life of five children and a past divorce, while doctors continue evaluation.
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Milwaukee
Rita Heaton
St. Paul
Minn
Orville Ebert
Heaton
Ceil Exner
Ebert
Exner
Rita
Alaska
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Oshkosh
Wis
Kay Johnson
Ed Heaton
Webb AFB Study Likely To Close Exam Sought Today
Webb Air Force Base faces closure based on lack of a third runway substandard facilities and civilian encroachment. Big Spring leaders travel to Washington to present the city case as the study is released and possible alternatives are outlined. If unfavorable, a public meeting will be held within 45 days and final announcement could slip to year’s start. The base trains jet pilots and foreign students and faces a shifting mission into a new foreign pilot training program. See BIG SPRING Page J4.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Big Spring
Webb Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force
Washington, D.C
Air Force
Webb
78Th
Harry A. Spannaus
Air Training Command
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Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
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