50th Street zoning study advances amid protests in Lubbock
City leaders and the Planning and Zoning Commission agreed Tuesday to a new commercial development plan for 50th Street, aiming to create a Zone X C 2A district after hearings. The plan seeks to resolve six tabling zone changes and three new requests, with hearings expected within a month at a high school auditorium. A missing private plane flight linked to N C Byrd prompted FAA and police alerts across Texas New Mexico and Arizona as searches planned between Dallas and Lubbock.
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Avalanche-Journal
Planning and Zoning Commission
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Slide Road
Rolan Simpson
Gene Alderson
Roy Bass
J. B. Hance
N. C. Byrd
56Th St
Lubbock
Dallas
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Byrd
Byrd ,Sand & Gravel
Elm St
Max D. Bagwell
57Th St
Bagwell
Granbury
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Department of Public Safety
West Texas
Civil Air Patrol
Pat Alderson
Bob Burr
Jack Eastman
Alderson
50Th St
Levelland Littlefield Mayors Set Voting Records
Levelland and Littlefield topped turnout as records fell in municipal elections across 50 South Plains cities. Optometrist B W Bild Armistead won Littlefield mayor with 1,374 votes. Ed Hofack edged Wilson Cox in Levelland with 679 to 357. Olton saw a one vote margin for Gene Wilson over Bill Thomas.
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Littlefield
Levelland
South Plains
B. W.bild Armistead
Ed Hofacket
Wilson Cox
Hofacket
Cox
Hofacker
Mgr
Kenneth Harper
Olton
Gene Wilson
W. E
Bill) Thomas
Charter Plan
Armistead
E. C
Buck) Ross
Bob Cox
Ross
Herschel C. Randall
James E. Shotwell
Slaton
Jonas Cain
L. D. Lemon
J. E. Eckert
Soviet Moon Flight Likely Aimed At Robotic Lunar Landing
Soviet scientists anticipate the fourth and largest Luna research craft may orbit the Moon or deliver a robotic instrument package. Tass hints at automatic landing data from the surface while warning against overreacting to the space race. American officials stress US program proceeds at a reasonable pace despite the launch and potential for new data ahead of manned lunar missions.
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United States
U.S
Congress
Americana
Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space Fight
Moon
Leningrad
Tiene
Ree U.S. Scientiats
Explorer 17 Put In Orbit From Cape Canaveral
United Press International reports Explorer 17, a 410 pound stainless steel satellite, was launched by a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral and placed into Earth orbit. Signals from Woomera Australia confirmed the craft in its intended path as it began experiments to study Earth’s atmosphere.
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America
Woomera
Fed Tal Space Agency
Prayer of Love and Forgiveness
A devotional text expresses love for God with all heart and soul and commands to love neighbor as self. It states forgiveness for injuries given and requests pardon for those harmed.
Texas Senate approves criminal code revision and DWI license bill
The Texas Senate approved a full revision of the criminal code replacing suspended sentences with probation and striking a court of inquiry. The House backed a driver license bill allowing drunk drivers to seek an occupational license to keep working. A 70 to 69 tie was broken by Speaker Byron Tunnell, who voted to table and then to pass the measures on final readings.
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Senate
Court of Inquiry
House
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Sen
Hardeman
San Angelo
Byron Tunnell
Tunnell
Tech Beef Center bids opened for Kilgore project
Texas Tech board will act Saturday on bids from Amarillo after noon Tuesday for the Kilgore Beef Cattle Center to be built at the Tech Research Farm near Amarillo. Doyle Construction Co leads general work at 387 447 dollars with Wirtz Construction close behind at 390 839. Brown McKee Co leads the feed plant at 117 300 and Stout Steel Co tops the feed plant building bid at 14 200. Stewart Engineering and Equipment Co bids 15 163 for the feed mill conveyor system. Re-bids were taken after November bids exceeded funds. project funded by a 500 000 gift from the Kilgore Foundation.
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Wirtz Construction Co
Lubbock
Brown-McKee Co
Stout Steel Co
Tulsa
Stewart Engineering and Equipment Co
Richardson
First National Bank
Kilgore Foundation
Wallace elected Amarillo mayor by wide margin
F V Wallace, secretary of Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp, won the Amarillo mayoral race by a 5 to 1 margin. He led F S Roach 4 797 to 963 with only two small boxes counted of the original 19.
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UPD
F. V. Wallace
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp
Wallace
F. S. Roach
Kennedy cuts foreign aid draw praise from Congress
President Kennedy proposes a six point program tightening the foreign aid budget to 4.5 billion, drawing grudging praise from Congress. Senate and House leaders credit Kennedy with yielding to Clay committee standards while Republicans say more cuts are coming.
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Solons
Arslanche-Journal News Services
Ashington
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clay Committee
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Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Newssien
Casfack
Mansfeld
House
John W. McCormack
D+Masa
Congres
GOP
Everett “i Dirksen
Hinow
Jfk Page
Argentine Rebels Open New Round Of Fighting Near La Plata
Rebels bombed and shelled a government tank column near La Plata as the navy led revolt forces held the field two days after Guido claimed progress. The fleet headed toward Buenos Aires amid conflicting reports of allegiance and mounting warnings.
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la Plata
Jose Maria Guido
Buenos Aires
Guido
Independencia
Adm
Eladio Vazquez
Mar del Plata
Here
Argentina
Sourpuss: Unhippy Eyes If He Weren't Married
In the comic dictionary Sourpuss offers a satirical quip about a man who would appear uncool if he were not already bound by marriage. The lighthearted cartoon caption reflects midcentury humor and social norms.
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Sourpuss
Straw Hat Day Marks Spring in Lubbock
Today is official Straw Hat Day in Lubbock. Downtown Lubbock merchants urge residents to trade old hats for light straw attire as a sign of the new season.
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Lubbock
Lubbock, Inc
Showers Forecast Amid Dust and Winds Across Texas Panhandle
A weak cool front moved through the Texas Panhandle bringing cooler air and forecast showers. Gusty winds up to 46 mph in Lubbock stirred dust, with blinding dust reported as far north as Duff Hart. A fatal plane crash occurred near Canyon as wind whipped a small plane during approach. Dalhart registered gusts up to six miles per hour amid hot conditions before a cooling trend. Forecast calls for continued warm temperatures statewide with potential more widespread precipitation today.
Weather map outlook for partly cloudy cooler conditions
A weather map page previews partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Light northerly winds bring a chance of scattered showers and thunder.
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