Smith delays call for Texas special session
Gov. Preston Smith said he wants to delay a special legislative session as long as possible. He has not decided when to call the legislature, even as the State Supreme Court weighs who must rewrite the reapportionment plan. If the court assigns the legislature, a session may be called or House members could run at large in 1972.
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United Press International
Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
State Supreme Court
Texas
Smith
Supreme Court
Nixon to unveil Phase II plan after post-freeze review
President Nixon completed a review of post-freeze proposals and plans to announce Phase II of his anti inflation program around mid October. He aims to give 30 days for preparation after the November 14 deadline while on Capitol Hill Ways and Means considers a flat 7 percent investment tax credit. West Germany's central bank stepped in to support the dollar as consumer groups pressed for a fair share of sacrifice and broader participation in the follow up measures.
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Associston Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Capitol Hill
Congressional Revenue
House
Ways and Means
West Germany
Icentral Bank
White House
Stolen Ring Linked To Sen Bates Indicted
Nueces County grand jury indicts State Sen. Jim Bates of Edinburg on charges he received a stolen diamond ring from Adrian Lambert, a Houston murder suspect. Ring stolen from Corpus Christi attorney Edmond Ford on about May 6 1969. Bates freed on recognizance after indictment. Lambert already facing multiple charges.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Edmond Ford
Bates
Kitty Hudson
W. B. Mobley
Lambert
Athena
Ala
Houston
E. G. Henrichson
Don N. Packer
Spring
Packer
Ins tate 7 Ins tate 7 Lubbock Area
Local area brief notes focus on property, service changes, and community events around Lubbock. Read as a compact update on happenings affecting residents and businesses in the surrounding district.
Auditorium board to craft civic center theater recommendations
An auditorium coliseum board plans to meet to draft recommendations for City Council on the Civic Center Theater project. The page notes a preservation hall jazz band visit at Tech campus and other items across multiple sections.
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Auditorium - Coliseum Board
City Council
Civic Center Theater
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Orleans
Tech
Today's Prayer Direction We Move Toward
A reader offers a devotional note urging that virtue lies not in current standing but in the direction of pursuit, praying for guidance toward righteous progress.
Mao Death Rumors Reach Paris TV Report
A French broadcast sparked rumors Mao Zedong was dead or gravely ill, citing Hong Kong chatter and a heart attack. Chinese sources dismissed the reports as nonsense, noting Premier Zhou Enlai was busy with visitors. Page 12.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Mao Tse-tung
China
Peking
Hong Kong
Mao
Communist News Agency
Ottawa
National Radio
Communist Party
Chou En-lai
Lee Mao
Guadalupe paving project okayed by Lubbock renewal board
The Lubbock Urban Renewal Board approved paving improvements in Guadalupe Neighborhood to keep traffic from nearby industries away from homes. They also authorized a $496,721 administrative budget and a $107,724 contract with W D Turner Company, pending HUD approval, with Kerr Construction bid $113,773 as the other option.
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Celt OP
Guadalupe
Lubbock
Urban Renewal Board of Commissioners
W. D. Turner Company
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kerr Construction Company
Senators win approval to move to Texas amid lease terms
American League owners approve a relocation of the Washington Senators to the Dallas Fort Worth area on a 10-2 vote pending lease and seating requirements at Turnpike Stadium in Arlington. Owner Robert Short would run the club from Texas after the move despite reported three million dollar losses.
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Washington Senators
Dalas- Fort Worth
American League
Joe Cronin
Turnpike Stadium
Arlington
Robert Short
Senators
Texas
Washington
B52 Bombers Target Storage in Demilitarized Zone
U S B52 bombers followed up large raids in North Vietnam with an attack on storage sites inside the DMZ. Reports say about 20 000 pounds of explosives were dropped on targets 18 miles west northwest of Cam La as heavy fighting continued in the U Minh Forest swamps near the border.
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United Press
Bae
Cam la
Tha Ginth Vietnamaca Farm
Hanoi
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U Minh Forest
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Polar Blast Brings More Rain Across South Plains
The cold front chill lowered Lubbock and Midland to record lows with 46 and 49 degrees respectively as a system pushes southeast. Forecasts call for mostly cloudy cooler weather through Thursday with a 40 percent chance of rain and 60s highs, 40s nights and gusty winds.
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Sam Fletcher
Javalane
Lubbock
Midland
South Plains
Hereford
National Weather Service
Amarillo
Untouched McKittrick Canyon Draws Lubbock Hikers
A small group from the Lubbock Sierra Club joined Odessa members to explore McKittrick Canyon in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, described as one of Texas's most beautiful spots. The trip included five children and two women among 19 men, with overnight camping and a five hour drive led by club president Bob Marlett.
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Bob Marlett and Sons
David and
Bill
Lubbock
McKittrick Canyon
Bob Marlett
Texas
Gerry Burton
South Plains
Guadalupe Mountains National
Odessa Sierra Club
Pinetop Peak
Weather map page reports scattered showers and cooler trend
In easing cloudiness with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Mostly cloudy and cooler through Thursday with highs in the 60s and nights in the upper 40s. Sunrise and sunset times listed, plus humidity readings and regional city data.
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Lubbock
Sun Pete
Phil Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Amarillo
Houston
Nullas
Oklas City
Denver
Fala
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Rita Carol Bothmann
Livermore
Calif
Shallowater
U.S. 81
Methodist Hospital
Sen. Bates
Lubbock, Area
U.N
Sec. A
Thieu
Egypt
U Thant
Comic Dictionary Florist
Vaughn Hendrie
Salanahks Fo
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North Vietnam
U Minh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Guadalupe Park
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