Regents hike building use fee at Texas Tech
The Texas Tech University Board of Regents approved a $10 per semester increase in building use fees, with a $5 rise for the University Center expansion. The plan aims to raise about $206,000 next fiscal year to support expansion and possible bond financing, while bonds up to $8.5 million may be drawn from state tax funds for long range building programs.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech University Board of Regents
Frank Junell
San Angelo
Waggoner Carr
Austin
University ‘Center
Borm
C. Gardner Jr
Seeaait
West
Doak
Crane
West Hall
Sea Tech
Garza Town Experiences Hail and Heavy Rain Storm
Thunderstorms returned to the South Plains soaking Garza County with up to 1.30 inches of rain and hail. Lubbock activated the Emergency Operating Center as storms eased, while Texarkana saw deluges up to four inches and widespread flooding for a second day. Seeded clouds were used in Hale County to suppress hail, and the Weather Bureau warned of a possible return this afternoon or tonight.
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Larry Oneer
Avalanche- Journal
South Plains
Garza County
Weather Pee
Hale
Lubbock
Texar
Ikana
City Hall
Hale Or. Cotton Center
Abernathy Triangle
Garza
EOC
Weather Bureau
Hall
Graham
Post
Seeded Cloud Atmospherics Inc
Hale County
Plains Workman Dies in Fumigated Grain Shaft
21 year old Jerry Patton died after entering a fumigated 30 foot grain shaft at Plains Chemical Co elevator Friday at 11 45 am Jim Barron, another worker, retrieved Patton’s body after being lowered by rope gas fumes nearly overpowered Barron Justice of the Peace Hoyt Starling noted the incident while preparing to clear the shaft See WORKMAN Page 10
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Avalanche-Journal Plains
Jerry Patton
Plains Chemical Co
Jim Barron
Patton
Barron
Justice of the
Hoyt Starling
Workman
Tate murder trial details rope burns and drugs
Los Angeles coroner testified Sharon Tate was hanged and stabbed at the mansion where she and four others were slain. He described rope burns on the neck and multiple stab wounds, and said drugs such as hashish and cocaine were found. defense objections halted further questions until Monday.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Sal
Mannan
Thomas T. Noguchi
Tate
Tal
Vieting Jay Sebring
Noguchi
Miss Tate
Guchi
Svar
Nixon and Diaz Ordaz settle Rio Grande boundary row
Nixon completes historic trip to Mexico with Diaz Ordaz yielding a new boundary rule. The Rio Grande center now defines the frontier with a 12 mile maritime boundary along the Gulf and Pacific, shaping future river sovereignty and rights.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Nixon
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Rio Grande
Gul
Pacific Coast
United States
Colorado
U.S
Diaz Ordaz
Colorado River
Bee Nixon
Doctor Designs Telephoto Lenses for Youth Cyclist
A report describes physicians designing specialized telephoto lenses for a blind youth to aid his balance and vision at home. Experts say eye training and assisted devices, including lenses, can improve light reception and spatial awareness, while noting the subject remains severely visually impaired without aids.
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Joan Hie
Russell
Gra Moon
Felnbloom
Typhoon Anita and Tropical Storm Dorothy Strain Pacific and Caribbean
Typhoon Anita near Tokyo and Tropical Storm Dorothy near San Juan caused at least 30 deaths. Anita struck southern Japan with 110 mph winds, left thousands homeless, destroyed 1,800 houses and sank 149 ships as it aimed at Hokkaido. Dorothy moved through the Caribbean, killing 15 and injuring or displacing hundreds on Martinique and Dominica.
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United Preea International
Anita
Tokyo
Dorothy
San Juan
Japan
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Honshu
Caribbean
Martinique
Dominica
Diphtheria Cases Rise in San Antonio Report
AP dispatch from San Antonio notes confirmed diphtheria cases increased by four with epidemic potential rising. Officials warn totals could reach hundreds if more people remain unvaccinated as risk remains pandemic-like.
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San” Antonio
Hation
Former Lubbock Supt Nat Williams questions desegregation plan
Former Lubbock school superintendent Nat Williams testified as the federal desegregation case moved toward day two. He objected to several proposals including closing Lubbock High and shifting attendance zones citing safety and minimal gains in integration. Williams noted demographic changes and supported some reassignments while opposing others. The judge indicated more time was needed to digest the material.
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Nat Williams
Agen
U.S
19Th Street
Williams
Lubbock High
U.S. Justice Department
Halbert O. Woodward
Jackson School
6Th Street
University
Avenue U
4Th Street
N. Avenue U
Guadalupe School
Wheatley
East Lubbock
Estacado High School
Alderson
Walnut Avenue
Struggs and Matthews
City Schools
Federal move on Texas desegregation plans stalls in courts
As opening week nears, the Justice Department pushes to obtain desegregation plans from 26 Texas schools via federal suits. Only Temple and Calvert filed. most districts delayed or declined. In Houston Galena Park settled with HEW on closing all Negro junior high and elementary schools and moving Black students. Tyler, Kilgore, Sulphur Springs settled out of court. Beaumont trustees refused to file. Hearings set for Calvert Hearne Waco La Vega Temple. Midland and Ector County untimed.
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Texas
Dalas
Justice Department
Austin
Austtin
Temple
Calvert
Houston
Galena Park
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Katy
Klein
Madisonville
U. S. Dist
James Noel
Tyler
Kilgore
Calvert, Hearne
Waco
Vegsland Temple
U. S
Dist
Jack Roberts
Midland
Ector County
HEW
Cambodian Defenders Halt Major Communist Break at Phnom Penh
Cambodian commanders moved two battalions toward Phnom Penh and claimed a 24 hour battle victory against Communist forces. Troops landed near Krabau on the Mekong as government spokesmen said they repelled attacks from Prek Tameak but offered no confirmation of recapture.
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Avalanche-Journal
Phnom Penh
Krabau
Mekong River
Frek Temeak
Iapital
Prek Tameak
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Minto
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Uruguay
Garza Town
Texarkana
Anties
U.S. 82
Erry Patton
iSy
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Irs
San Antonio
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Phnom Penh Defenders
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Dallas
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