City Budget Hearing Set Today Promoter Claimed City Wrench In Spokes
Dick Davis former Parks and Recreation employee in Lubbock says he was fired for wanting to bike work duties and refusing use of an unused city car. Department head A C Stumpy Hamilton says Davis resigned. Davis helped organize Lubbock bikeways and promoted bicycling citywide.
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Lubbock
Dick Davis
30Th St
Parks and Recreation Department
A. C
Hamilton
Davis
Bill Blackwell
Jim Granberry
Rockefeller orders broader probe into Attica riot deaths
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller expanded the Attica prison rebellion inquiry to determine how nine hostages died during the storming. A funeral official contradicted a medical examiner by saying no visible gunshot wounds were found on one victim, while officials earlier cited stabbing or shooting. Richard Lewis of Batavia was buried as pathologists take a closer look.
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Javalanche-Journal News Services
Attica
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard Lewis
Batavia
Opposition To Garbage Tax Grows In City Budget Debate
Mayor James Granberry said more than 100 letters opposing a $2 monthly garbage charge arrived in three days as the city nears budget hearings. A revised plan adds the charge from Nov 15, raises the tax rate to 1.14 per $100, and aims to boost year end balance while trimming $301,139 from the spending program.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
James Granberry
City Hall
City Mer
Bill Blackwell
Blackwell
Granberry
Jesus Christ Superstar Draws 8000 In Lubbock Crowds
A crowd of about 8000 attended the Wednesday night appearance of Jesus Christ Superstar in Lubbock, with review coverage on Page 12 and Section A. The notice signals regional interest in the long running musical.
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Lubbock
Area
Jesus Christ
Sec. A
U.S
Woman To Make White House Bid
Shirley Chisholm the only black woman in Congress plans to formally announce her Presidential bid on New Year’s Day. She aims to enter at least three Democratic primaries—North Carolina, Florida and California—if she can raise $100,000. She expects to win about 35 percent in each race with backing from women, youth and minority voters.
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New York
Shirley Chisholm
Congress
North Carolina
Florida
California
Prayer Motto on Perseverance Inspires Reader
A reader shares a concise sermon on perseverance, noting that no man is defeated until he quits and asking for grit and gumption to endure. The message frames resilience as a moral strength and a communal exhortation.
Love to Fly Father Son Gap Closed by Aircraft
Wilson Malcik and son Rus sell build and fly home made airships in Temple. The veteran WWI bomber mechanic crafted a gyrocopter called a divorce device and rebuilt a 1948 Piper Vagabond, one of only about 100 left worldwide with two in Temple. The Vagabond is a two seat single engine Cub type sought by local enthusiast Mike Wensien who plans renovations.
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Wilson Malcik
Malcik
Associated Press
Temple
Russell
Malciks
Mike Wensien
Panel urges permanent human relations body for city
The Citizens Grievance Commission urged the city to form a permanent human relations commission and to expand city efforts toward minority hiring. It calls for a college level course for police, a rumor control service, and a more aggressive approach to inclusion. The council set Sept 29 for a work session to discuss the report with the commission.
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Citizens Grievance Commission
Lubbock
Hardy Clemons
Five Hurt in Houston Petro-Tex Plant Blast
An explosion and fire at the Petro-Tex plant in southeast Houston hospitalized five people, three in critical condition. The blast occurred about 4 p.m. and initially covered a one square block area before firefighters contained the fire. Cause not confirmed.
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Houston (Ap
Petro-Tex
Houston
Wide range of lawbreaking by women rises in US crime
FBI data show female arrests for major crimes climbed 200.6 percent from 1960 to 1970, far exceeding the 72.7 percent rise for men. Experts cite narcotics, shifting female roles, and radical movements as factors, with women increasingly involved across crime types and social strata.
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Lynn Sherr
Associated Press
United States
FBI
Marvin E. Wolfgang
Criminology Research Center
University of Pennsylvania
Leon Salzman
New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Factory Output Shows Decline In August
Washington AP reports the nation’s industrial output fell sharply in August for a second straight month. Steel production leading the drop, as steel-using industries halted stockpiling after the steel wage contract ended, signaling broader disappointment among officials.
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Washington
Offi- Cliuas
Edith Returns to Hurricane Strength Off Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Edith regained hurricane strength and moved toward the Louisiana coast after 80 mph winds battered Central America. Evacuations topped 20 000 along the Louisiana coast as warnings extended from Cameron to Morgan City.
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Journa News Services
Galveston
Edith
Texas
Louisiana
Louisianaa
Cameron
Morgan City
Oid Tigs
Gulf
Body Found Near Borger in stabbing death case
The partially clad 24 year old Borger woman Carol Lynn Bart martin was found stabbed repeatedly in a field near Farm Road 1559 four miles west of Borger. Autopsy ordered as Sheriff deputies investigate her last known movements from her sister's Borger apartment to Perryton.
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Borger
Here
Carol Lynn
Bobbie” Martin
Miss Martin
Justice of the Peace
Sam Watson
Diana Clay
Perryton
Hutchinson County
Tom Ware
FBI Expands Organized Crime Reach At Texas Conference
Dallas FBI official J Gordon Shanklin outlines the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 broadening FBI duties. He notes 1 000 more agents authorized, bringing total to about 8 000 and cites gambling loan sharking extortion as new focus areas for lawmen nationwide.
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Journal
FBI
Texas
J. Gordon Shanklin
Dallas
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Nixon
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