Panhandle fair opens with bicentennial flair and star fun
Gates swing Saturday for the 59th Panhandle South Plains Fair in West Texas. Festival 76 blends nostalgia with space age agriculture and entertainment for eight days. Premiums exceed 50,000 dollars as bands, rodeo and stars including Charley Pride headline a bicentennial celebration.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Charlie Rich
Neil Sedaka
Steve Lewis
George Ashburn
Debates Highlight Ford Carter Victory Claims
United Press International reports mixed reactions after the first presidential debate. Ford supporters called it a clear victory while Carter backers praised his grasp of issues and command of facts.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
James M. Hildbreth
United Press International
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Ron Nessen
White House
Nessen
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Strauss
Carter
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Jody Powell
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Schorr To Meet CBS Executives
CBS reporter Daniel Schorr said he expects to meet CBS executives soon to decide his future after a seven month battle with Congress over sources. He was suspended with pay pending the outcome. The House ethics committee took no punitive action for his refusal to testify about the Village Voice report.
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UPI
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House Intelligence Committee
New York Village Voice
Downtown upgrade and drainage plan in West and Southwest Lubbock
Public meetings in West and Southwest Lubbock approved the downtown pedestrian mall and park projects under the $5.3 million federal Community Development funds. Residents urged drainage improvements on Quaker and Memphis avenues and asked for curb ramps at Mahon Library.
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Candy Sagon
Sylvia Teague
Avalanche-Journal
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West Lubbock
Mackenzie Junior High
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44Th St
Daily Prayer Note Thanks Loyal Friends
A reader offers thanks for associations with good and loyal friends who make life enjoyable and illuminate the true course charted by God. Amen.
Problems Delay Immunizations For Swine Flu
The swine flu immunization program faces delays with start dates slipping to January. Health officials cite vaccine shortages and legal questions over adverse reactions, with Texas expected to receive about 80 percent of needed doses. Distribution plans will be adjusted by population risk as shipments arrive.
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Richard Orr
Avalanche-Journal
Tom Grimshaw
Austin
Texas
Stephen Mallory
Grimshaw
Kissinger Seeks Quick Rhodesia Turn to Black Rule
Henry Kissinger returned from Africa urging Britain to press for a Rhodesia constitutional settlement that would yield black majority rule within two years. He met with Prime Minister Callaghan and Foreign Secretary Crosland at Downing Street and planned talks with Rhodesia’s Ian Smith after briefing British leaders and reporting progress with Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta.
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Lee Kissinger
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