Texas Tech regents approve med school plan and campus projects
The board authorized a 50 million first phase for a Texas Tech medical school to open in 1972 with up to 500000 for Crane Hall remodeling and a 250 acre site at 4th Street and Indiana Avenue. Site survey costs up to 15000 and five campus project filings including center, music, library, home economics, and psychology wing were approved with cost estimates.
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Charles Scruggs
Dallas
Frank Junell
San Angelo
Medical School
Crane Hall
Caudle, Rowlett and Scott
Houston
4Th St
Indiana Ave
Buesseler
West
Texas
New Mexico
Reis
University Center
G. C. Gardner Jr
University
Lubbock
Atcheson, Atkinson and Cartwright
Stiles, Roberts and Messersmith
Howard Schmidt and Associates
Trent Campbell
City of
University Avenue
Campbell
Judson Williams
el Paso
Scruggs
Junell
Tech
Bill Scott
Bond Sale Hopes Dim After Appeal Filing
Rose appeals ruling blocking the bond sale certification, casting doubt on moving ahead with the $7 million issue. City officials, led by Mayor James H. Granberry, weigh options for a new sale to fund civic projects such as the civic center, canyon lakes, library and park improvements, plus streets and sewer work.
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James H. Granberry
Granberry
Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
Satchmo Armstrong In Critical Condition At Hospital
Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong 70 listed in critical condition at Beth Israel Hospital New York due to recurring heart and breathing problems. Spokesman says he is on a mechanical respirator in intensive care after recent respiratory decline and general weakness following prior tracheotomy and pulmonary infection.
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Associated Press
New York
Louis “Satchmo" Armstrong
Beth Israel Hospital
Armstrong
Waldorf-Astoria
Beth Israel
England
New Orleans
King George V
Rex
Shriners Take South Plains Youths to Amarillo Circus
Khiva Shrine Temple plans to escort about 100 South Plains youths to a circus in Amarillo today. Girlstown USA residents join Abernathy Scouts and Khiva Klowns in a car caravan to meet at Abernathy Junior High. The group will travel to Palo Duro Canyon for lunch before a 2 p.m. circus show.
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Khiva Shrine Temple
South Plains
Amarillo
Girlstown
USA
Abernathy Junior High
Abernathy
Khiva Klowns
Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
Mattress blaze damages multiple homes on Brown Street area
Fire alarms sounded for a mattress fire around 3 15 am Friday at the Nancy residence 1805 Brown St. Investigators attributed the blaze to a short un revised extension cord. Damages included bedrooms and contents. fire units also responded to additional minor incidents on nearby streets including Hartmouth and Tommy Ivey residences and a trash fire report.
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N Tancy
Remer
St. Fence Firs
Gamage
luOblork
Sith Street
Lewig Park
Hartmouth St
Tommy Ivey
Carlisle
Howse
Texas Lawmakers Clash Over Tax Bill and Agency Growth
Lawmakers debate a 492.5 million tax bill weighted toward consumer taxes as Barnes pushes for a 22 to 24 vote plan. House aims to pass a tax measure with broad support while Senate balks. Senate Finance acts to fund welfare aid by transferring 8.2 million to families with dependent children. Pam Lidia, 17, is treated for facial lacerations after a two car crash at 4th Street and Tech Freeway.
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Texas Water Quality Board
House
Barnes
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Pam Lidia
Main
Apt. 103
Methodist Hospital
4Th Street
Tech Freeway
Obscenity Case Ties To Lubbock Raid And Texas Law
Four men including Albright McBeth and Castro faced charges linked to obscene material raids in Lubbock. Police searched Cinema 16 and The Flick theater buildings, arresting Castro after a chase, while lawyers awaited a Monday sheriff's appearance. Judges ruled most of the obscenity statute constitutional except Section 9 on search and seizure. A hearing on the matter is slated for next week.
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Cinema 16
19Th St
Castro
Lubbock
Dallas
Halbert C. Woodward
Irving Golberg
Sarah T. Hughes
Carey Stafford
Jerry Plunkett
Tommy Roberts
Mike Beebe
Mike Cooper
Asst
Joel Howard
Unemployment Level Off At Six Percent Says BLS Chief
BLS Commissioner Geoffrey Moore testified before the Joint Congressional Economic Committee that unemployment may have leveled at 6 percent while the broader economy shows signs of potential recovery. March figures show 5.2 million unemployed with 78.5 million employed, with increases mainly among teens and 20 to 24 year olds.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
BLS
Geoffrey Moore
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Moore
Labor Department
Rites Scheduled for D A Duke
D A Duke 58 native Lubbockite died in Grants Pass Oregon after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 2 p m at a Grants Pass funeral home with burial there. Survived by mother Mrs Bessie Gordon of 2416 Avenue E brother Waldo Duke of 2126 65th Street and sister Mrs Clyde Washington of 2421 2nd Street.
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D. A. Duke
Lubpockite
Lubbock
Grants Pass
Ore
Duke
Bessie Gordon
Ave. E
Waldo Duke
65Th St
Clyde Washington
US Pullout Near Khe Sanh Marks Laos Campaign Endgame
UPI dispatch from Saigon notes U.S. forces nearly abandon Khe Sanh base after Laos offensive ends. Observers describe wasteland remains, damaged helicopters, and desertion as U.S. transport planes depart. Viet Cong attack Duc Duc resumes, Viet term trading continues with Da Nang district HQ hit. casualties reported.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
Laos
UPI
Dave Kennerly
Kennerly
Duc Duc
da Nang
U.S
Binh Dinh
Highway 1
173Nd Airborne
South Vietnam
Americal
James Harmon's Services Today
James C. Harmon 55 of 2308 Birch Avenue Lubbock died about 7 45 p m after a stab wound at a West Texas base six miles from the Laos area. Burial will be in Lubbock Cemetery directed by South Plains Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother Mrs Cora Clayton of 2308 Birch Avenue.
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James C. Harmon
South Vietnam
Birch Ave
Lubbock
West Texas
Hosbase
Laos
East 20Th
North Street
Birch Avenue
R. L. Clark
U.S
AUS
Air Force
ACI9
South Plains
Stinger
Oklahoma
Harmon
Cora Clayton
Commu-Birch Ave
Furor Over Calley Case Continues Amid Clemency Appeals
Demonstrations of support for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. continued as appeals to President Nixon for executive clemency increased. Calley, 27, convicted of premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre, remained under guard at Fort Benning after Nixon ordered his release from confinement pending review. The White House reported a rising flow of clemency messages, with many backing Nixon’s action. Governor George Wallace met Calley during a visit to Alabama. the Army defended the conviction as a moral and legal obligation.
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William L. Calley Jr
Nixon
Calley
My Lai
Ft. Benning
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Alabama
George Wallace
American Legion
Columbus
Grant
Wallace
Army
Toots Shor's Nightlife Spotlight Closes Amid Decline
The famed New York venue Toots Shor's, part of a nightlife legacy with Stork Club and Lindy's, shuts doors amid economic slump and crime fears. Shor hosted stars like Sinatra and Kennedy, built a mythic persona, and opened the club in 1940 before fading from the scene.
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New York
Stork Club
el Morocco
Lindy’s
Latin Quarter
Billy
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Texas Tech University Board of Regents
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