Planning Commission continues Lake Project rezoning case
Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission continued a proposal to rezone land near Loop 289 and North Boston Avenue from R-1 to C-4 to study Lake Canyon Lakes area land use. The move keeps public discussion open until the January meeting while weighing residential versus commercial development near the lakes.
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Gary Shultz
Avalanche-Journal
Lake 1
Canyon Lakes
Lubbock
James Bertram
the Lakes
Gunn
Commission
J. L. Murfee Jr
John G. Lott
South Avenue H
Loop 289
66Th Street
Tha Murfee
Murfee
H. Dean Pierce
13Th Street
Avenue S
Bill Cox
Taylor Investments, Inc
20Th Street
Joliet Avenue
Cox
Methodist Hospital
J. Louis Murfee Jr
C. B. Bray
82Nd Street
Avenue H
el Commission
29Th Street
Slide Road
City Attornees
Erskine Street
Frankford Avenue
Quail Ridge
Quaker Avenue
62Nd Street
82Nd
Indiana Avenue
76Th Street
74Th Street
Burleson and Osborn's Canyon
University Avenue
Police Charge Drug Suspect in Marihuana Case
Police Thursday charged Glenn Gafford 19 of 2502 Ave K with possession of marihuana after detectives searched his home and car Wednesday night and found six tall portions of marijuana seeds and a vial. Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy set Gafford bond at rt. In a second case Robert Lewis Hurst 22 of 4814 44th St was charged on a warrant with possession of arivana and arrested on Main Street where a vial of the narcotic weed was found. LeCroy set Hurst bond at rt.
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Glenn Gafford
Ave
Sorce
Wayne LeCroy
Robert Lewis Hurst
44Th St
Arivana
LeCroy
Hurst
Bids Opened for Lubbock High School Gymnasium and Shop
Four bids were opened Thursday for the proposed construction of a combined gymnasium and industrial arts shop at Lubbock High School. The record notes bids for the project and mentions a creek-related detail, but the exact bids and contractors are not fully readable.
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Lubbock High School
Retiring Founder and VP Honored by Hancock Firm
Hancock founder J. E. Hancock and executive vice president H. H. Kitch Wilson were toasted at a Lubbock Country Club party attended by about 50 executives and guests. Tim Huntington and Paul McAdams traveled from Denton Harbor Michigan to attend. Wilson retired December 1 and Hancock plans to stay on as consultant while continuing ties to Lubbock Christian College.
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J. E. Hancock
Hancock
Clark Equipment Co
Tim Huntington
Denton Harbor
Mich
Lubbock
Lubbock Country Club
Firm
H.h.k.‘‘Kitch
Wilson
Paul McAdams
Huntington
McAdams
Phillip Hoel
22Nd St
Lubbock Christian College
Corsicana
Parmer County Crash Injures Ten Near Lazbuddie
A car and a pickup collided about 12 45 pm Thursday five miles northwest of Lazbuddie Parmer County injuring ten people. Eight McDonald family members from Dimmitt were hurt along with Pilar Lopez and her passenger. Michelle McDonald in critical condition after head injury. Others listed in fair condition or treated and released. The crash was investigated by Highway Patrolman Glenn Fant.
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Lazbuddie
Here
Parmer County
C. E. McDonald
Dimmitt
McDonald
Myrtle McDonald
Rebecca
Helen
Ricky
Shirley
Donald
Kenneth
Michelle
Betty ‘Price
Pilar Lopez
Friona
Lopez
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
West Plains Hospital
Muleshoe
Glenn Fant
Women To Tour New St Mary of the Plains Hospital
The Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce will lead a 2 p.m. preview tour of the $4 million St Mary of the Plains Hospital. Participants will view the pediatrics ward surgery wing intensive care unit kitchen facilities and the new mental health wing. Groundbreaking occurred in August 1968. the 145‑bed facility spans 139000 square feet with expansion space for 116 more beds and dedication ceremonies are scheduled for Sunday per hospital administrator Sister Maureen.
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St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Maureen
Senate approves further cuts to defense bill with Cambodia ban
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to extend the Cambodia ground troops ban and to trim the defense bill to 66.4 billion, rejecting a 1.4 billion House addition. It cut unbudgeted ship funds and signaled possible later funding shifts despite administration requests. The move follows House actions and aligns with prior restrictions on Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cambodia
U. S
Laos
Thailand
House
Senate
U.S
Cooper Church
Allen Ellender
D-La
Nixon
Ellender
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Pentagon
Appropriations Committee
Two Teens Charged in Auto Theft Ring in Lubbock
Auto theft charges filed in Lubbock allege Barry Lee Thomas 21 of Rockford Illinois and Clare George Thurnbauer 17 of Oconomowoc Wisconsin stole four cars from Berry Auto Sales at 1302 19th St early Tuesday. Thomas was arrested in Hermitage Missouri and jailed in Springfield Missouri. Thurnbauer was arrested in Cheyenne Oklahoma and escaped from Roger Mills County Jail. Houston football coach Bill Yeoman played center for Army in 1947.
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Lubbock
Barry Lee Thomas
Rockford
Clare George Thurnbauer
Oconomowoc
Wis
Berry Auto Sales
19Th St. Thomas
Hermitage
Springfield
Thurnbauer
Cheyenne
Okla
Roger Mills
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P. Burnham
Ooh Federal Savings and
East 4Th $Treet
Ironwood Avenue
West 19Th Street
Bangor Avenue
Newton Walton
Job
21St
J. B
Veep
Imperial Gas
Briercrott
Seenet
Thaird
Disiass
Vie
Houston
Bill Yeoman
Army
Draughon’s Business College
Texas Ave
Lubbock, Texas
Ier
Anderson
Peter Linderman
Anderson's
West Texas
Wey
Monterey Center
Hamilton
Gruen
Waltham
Penney
Monterey
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