Mall Tax Bill Set to Jump After Lubbock Revaluation
Southwest Commercial Park owners challenge the city tax office in district court after a full board revaluation raised the South Plains Mall to 11 million dollars. Marshall Stevens appraisals influenced the decision to shift from book values to replacement cost. The Mall’s tax bill would rise from 175 thousand in 1974 to about 338 thousand under the new assessment despite the reduction to 11 million.
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W. Eugene Smith
J.D. Badley
Avalanche Journal
Southwest Commercial Park
Brownvate
Lubbock
South Plains
Marshall and Stevens
Marshall-Stevens
Gerald Stringer
Stringer
Patchy Rain Misses Lubbock as Heat Soars Across Plains
Scattered showers dotted the South Plains while Lubbock baked at 93 degrees the second day in a row. Rain totals varied from 0.5 inch east of Muleshoe to 2 inches in a 2 hour span near Colorado City, with activity spreading from Snyder to Abilene and into the Panhandle.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Muleshoe
Paducah
Amarillo
Snyder
Abilene
Colorado City
Beating at Lubbock Jail Sidetracked for Victim’s Safety
Inmate Emmett Alley, 21, was severely beaten by fellow prisoners on July 3 inside a fourth‑foot cell at Lubbock County Jail. Sheriff Blanchard said reports were withheld to protect Alley’s life. no charges filed as Alley refused to testify. Jail deputy Gary Rogers stopped the assault after a matron heard cries for help.
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Tom Scott
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
C.H. “Choo” Blanchard
Avalanche Journal
Blanchard
Emmett
Anthony Alley
Michigan
Gary Rogers
Rogers
Alley
Justice
Regis
Alvin Ward
Ward
Gaines Area Bans Liquor in Northwestern Gaines County
Liquor sales were rejected in an area vote with an unofficial 78 count against the proposal. The issue, backed by Alvin Ward’s signature drive, failed to pass, prompting residents to leave the polls amid a tense local election.
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Higginbotham
Gaines County
Falla
Slaton Sets Recall Vote Date for August Thirty
Slaton City recall election for Ward 4 commissioner Hesikize Thomas moved to August 30 after officials learned votes must occur within 30 days of petition delivery. The July 30 delivery date triggers the new deadline while Thomas chose not to resign amid local controversy over police chief firing. Otis Neill previously won a June recall vote 247 to 188.
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Webb
Thomas
Otis Neill
Fred Clark
Bees Buzz Movie Set Near Kanab Utah
A large swarm of bees swarmed a movie location in Kanab Utah on a Wednesday. Actor Eva Marie Saint of The Macahans described a loud bee hum and a brown cloud about 30 feet high approaching the set. The 40-person crew, including James Arness, was not stung as bees moved through the scene.
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Kanab
Utah
UPI
Eva Marie Saint
James Arness
Area woman treats midwifery as obligation in community
In Plainview area Lupe Mercado, 53, learned midwifery from her mother and has practiced for 19 years. She charges 75 dollars for home deliveries with private room use and up to three days recovery, sometimes delivering at the mother’s home and using a comino seed tea for pain.
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Sheila Allee
Avalanche-Journal
Plainview
Lupe Mercado
Lupe
Ates
Hale County Health Department
Health Department
Mexico
Autopsy Due In Littlefield Baby Death Case
A 7 month old died after suspected abuse in Littlefield leading to murder charges against Terrell Earl Terry Myers 23 of Amherst. Myers awaits bail determination as autopsy results expected to detail ruptured spleen and rib fractures.
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Littlefield
Terrell Earl
Terry” Myers
Amherst
Lamb County
Justice of the Peace
Stanley Doss
Myers
James Franklin White
Curtis Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Irene White
Ransom Ad Placed In Newspapers
The Bronfman family reportedly received a voice tape after signaling a $4.5 million ransom for Seagram heir Samuel Bronfman II. Ads resembling the 1968 Barbara Mackle case appeared in New York papers, with names tied to FBI and Cornwall Associates. Polio case in El Paso marks first in five years, autopsy awaited.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Seagram
Samuel Bronfman II
New York
WINS
Bronfman
Westcheper
New York City
Florida
Barbara Mackle
New York Times
New York Daily News
The
New York Post
Jack
Fred Dollard
Daily News
FBI
Jack Mullaney
William McCrystal
Mullaney
News
POLIO
EL Paso
UPI
Littlefield
Ity
Doss
Texas
Prayer Exalts Jesus as Hope for Life and Eternity
A reader offers a brief devotional praising Jesus as the Father in Heaven and the source of hope for life, death, and eternal salvation, ending with an Amen.
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Jesus
Bank Construction Commencing Soon
Bank construction will begin soon after moving from its current location at 201 19th St The new bank will feature a full service setup and expanded facilities as announced.
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Iin
19Th St
Bank Branch Breaks Ground In Lubbock Area Expansion
Bill Edd McLaughlin announced plans for a new Texass bank facility at 19th and University in Lubbock with Page and Wirtz Construction Co. hired to build a 32,000 square foot two acre site. Initial phase costs exceed $1 million with a four story tower planned later. The alley on the tract will be closed and fast tracking construction begins to save time and beat inflation. Weather outlook notes 90s high, 20 percent rain chance.
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Amianoma
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Frank Campbell
Scottsdale, Ariz
NWS
Plains
New Mexico
Campbell
Tom Mills
John Hall
Mills-Hall
Wal
Houston
Fort Bend County
Amusements
Wichita Falls
Abilene
South Plains
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Skages-Alboresco
Bortsons
Tv-Radio 1
Costco Dictionary
Dallas
Lone Star Gas
Messersmith
Texass
19Th Street
Civinate
University Avenue
Bill Edd McLaughlin
Page and Wirtz Construction Co
19Th
20Th Streets
McLaughlin
Stiles, Roberts, Messersmith and Johnson
Bob Messersmith
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Princeton, N.J
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