Possible expansion of Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission considering expanding the LBJ State Park by condemning additional riverfront land. Landowners say plans would add 400 to 450 acres east of the present park from U.S. 290 to the Pedernales River including hog feedlot and dairy farm properties. Former President Johnson donated 201 acres to the National Park Service.
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Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
U.S. 290
Ken Lindig
Lindig
Werner Schumann
Commission
LBJ
Lyndon Johnson
National Park Service
Johnson
Parks and Wildlife
Stone
Texas
French Revolution Crossword and Land Sale Debate
A mixed item blends a historical crossword with a county land condemnation discussion. October offers on park land ranged from 1000 to 1500 per acre, while owners feared court battles and half-difference fees for eminent domain.
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Lindig
Bob Burleson
LBJ
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Litter Overboard Also Is a No No
Keep America Beautiful warns litter in fishing waters risks health and safety. Floating debris fouls propellers and water skiers while sharp sunken litter endangers waders. Litter reduces oxygen harming game fish. recommends litterbags on boats with safety gear.
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New York
Keep America Beautiful Inc
National Environment Improvement Organization
Roger Powers
KAB
Community Guests Share Weekend Visits and News
Local families from Lubbock Paducah Childress Vernon and Amarillo gathered for visits and meals including Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Riddell and friends while hospitalizations and a death note marked the week. The piece ends with a Washington Irving quote about country retreats.
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Special Index
Sam McKnight
Lubbock
Edgar Tobias
T. A. Riddell
Vera Crain
Childress
Danny
Phil Neskorik
Paducah
Tate Timmons
Lenna Mae Samek
Childress General Hospital
Arnold Smith
Portales
N. Mex
R. B. Ransom
Delbert Smith
C. M. Horton
Quanah
Alice Lesley
Rush Timmons
Lockney
Branda Tobias
Vernon
Eula Seal
Dan Seal
Matt Seal
Ovn Seal
Zena Seal
Henton
Okla
Arnold Dietrick
Jimmy
Jerry Barlow
Billy Crain
Kevin
Cleve Evans
Nolan Haddon
T. T. Millican
Millicans
Haddon
Bob Jones
Patricia Skaggs
Thekla
Loyd Barnett
Dudley Chewning
Herman Fox
Jeffrey
Jennifer
Hazel Hoffman
R. Chewning
Glenn Carroll
Crowell
C.M. Carroll
Ford County Hospital
Alice Wesley Clinton Seal
Bakersfield
Calif
Carl Seal
Neva Rothwell
Carrie Boykin
Loyd Woolridge
Wellington
Frieda Miller
Lila Bushan
Lennie Sparkman
Farragut’s Bold Orders in Mobile Harbor 1864
The World Almanac recalls Admiral David Farragut saying Damn the torpedoes go ahead full speed. His ship ran on a mine in Mobile harbor and his fleet drew heavy fire from Confederate forts and ships turning a potential defeat into a victory.
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David Farragut
World Almanac
Mobile Harbor
Ala
Farragut
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Commisson
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Ranch Road 1
Pedernales River
Jean Paul
Georges Jacques
Just
Antoinette
Black Cuckoo
Prosperity
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New York City
City
Ohio
Iowa
Nevada
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Perry Fmoren
AGRI
Children
MR. and
Mrs
Bill Hubbard
Greenbelt Farmers Co-Op
City Newstand
Jones’ Drive-In
Cee Wee News
Washington Irving
Roger’s Lumber CO
Merry Christmas
Trosper Paint & Body Shop
Avenue C, SE
Dobbs-Weir Butane CO
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