Planned 18 story apartment tower delays sparks opposition
The City Planning and Zoning Commission postponed action on an 18 story project at 19th St and Boston Ave along with 12 other zone changes. Opponents fear it will harm public health and the neighborhood while supporters say it would house Texas Tech professors and students near the campus. Residents argued the high rise would ruin the area and degrade property values as hearings paused for a luncheon meeting.
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Ay Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
19Th St
Boston Ave
City Planning and Zoning] ‘Commission
66Th St
Indiana Ave
50Th Street
Avenue Q
Lablock
Don Osborne
Lee C. Jamison
Charles Adams Jr
Tom Milam
19Th Street
A. B. Cunningham
Osborne
Texas Tech
Tech
Milam
Roth Cide
W. B. Holmes
Planning and Zoning Commission
Election of Municipal Officials Across South Plains
Zone Today lists municipal elections in 51 cities and towns across the South Plains with coverage on local and state politics. It notes city man charged in death of a U.S. Steel executive and highlights national stories including Johnson tax disclosure, Rubenstein cosmetics empire, and British Parliament gas use.
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Lubbock
South Plains
U.S. Steel Corp
Senate Debates Reapportionment To Meet Court Deadline
The Texas Senate moved quickly on reapportionment aiming to satisfy an August court deadline. Sen. Martin Dies Jr proposed SB486 granting a 15 percent tolerance for districts under a one man one vote standard. Critics warned hastiness could trigger more court challenges and delay action.
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State Senate
Senate
Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
Dies
Congress
U.S
Emanuel Celler
DNY
Louis Crump
15Th Street
Boston Avenue
Osborne
Abraham
Crump
Texas Senate
Jobless Rate Falls to 4.1 Percent in March
U S government data show unemployment dropping to 4.1 percent the lowest in over seven years with employment rising to a postwar high as the Labor Department notes most new jobs went to workers seeking full time work. The unadjusted jobless rate was 5 percent with a labor force near 79.9 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mild Texas Weather With Showers Across Panhandle Regions
A mild statewide pattern continues as West Texas sees more moisture and cloudiness. The Panhandle South Plains and South Texas expect scattered showers and warm spells with highs in the 70s and 80s, while heavier rain and fog affect various locations.
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Panhandle
South Plains
South Texas
West Texas
Weather Bureau
Texas
Midwest
Minnesota
Central
San Antonio
Central States
Corulla
Austin
Waco
College Star
Panhandle-South Plains
Area Rotary Meet Opens
The second day of the annual District 873 Rotary International Conference begins at Kobo Palace with Panhandle South Plains Rotarians and wives present. Over 1,000 expected. William E Walk Jr of Rotary International speaks on Changes and New Legislation on Rotary's 60th Anniversary.
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Rotary International
Kobo Palace
Panhandle
South Plains
William E. Walk, Jr
Ontario
Calif
Rotary
Ko Palace
John J. Furbay
Trans World Airways Air World
Monterey
KoKo Palace
Bill Porter
Southwest Lubbock Rotary Club
William R. Sewell
Midland Rotary Club
Read
Rex Madge Webster
G. C
Jerry) Rateliffe
Amarillo
George DeWald
Lubbock Country Club
William F. Walk Jr
Louise
Walk
Floyd E. Read
J. Edd McLaughlin
Balls
McLaughlin
Bomb attacks in Birmingham escalate reward fund
A dynamite blast in a Negro neighborhood damaged homes and time bombs were found at the homes of Mayor Albert Boutwell and council member Nina Miglionico. Rewards climbed to 50 000, with Gov. George Wallace adding 5 000. leaders vow action as protests grow and boycott threats rise.
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Irmingham
Ala
Albert Boutwell
Nina Miglionico
M. E. Wiggins
George C. Wallace
Washington, D.C
Boycott Call
Walace
Martin Luther Kinz Jr
Alabama
Baltimore
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Washington
King
IRS considers relief for underwithheld taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service said it is studying ways to aid taxpayers whose payroll withholding failed to cover last year's income tax. An IRS spokesman said action is under active consideration and a plan detail release is planned early next week, involving administrative steps without requiring Congress.
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Washington
UPS
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Congress
John
Willams
R-Del
LBJ and Taylor Confer on Viet Nam Strategy
President Johnson met with Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and top advisers to discuss increasing efficiency in the U.S. war effort in Viet Nam. The session followed a surprise news conference and touched on possible peace talks while stressing no current negotiations with Hanoi.
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Shemnat News Services
Ashington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
Taylor
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
Scanlon
White House
North Viet Nam
Mi Jenael Stewart
House of Commons
London
United States
South Viet Nam
Washington
Hanoi
U.S
Rusk
Southeast Asia
LBJ
God Bless Us Poem Note from Mrs Amos Pate
The fragment shows Mrs Amos Pate of Littlefield composing a devotional prayer praising God's blessing. She asks for divine protection through earthly days and suggests blessings will keep sorrow at bay, even in grief.
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Amos Pate
Littlefield
Secret Service expands threat list and budget boost
The Secret Service disclosed a 130000 name threat file with expected growth to 200000 by next year and a special 800 name file of the most dangerous. The House panel approved 3.9 million extra to raise the agency budget to 12.6 million for the new fiscal year and hire 259 agents.
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United Press
Ashington
Secret Service
Johnson
Secret’ Service
James J. Rowley
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Sec. of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Rowley
White House
JFK
John F. Kennedy
FBI
Kennedy
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