West Texas cities unite for regional development push
Lubbock and Amarillo leaders met at the Lubbock Country Club to map a West Texas unity plan. A 10 member joint committee will coordinate with chamber directors, and a second meeting is planned in Amarillo for spring. The effort aims to invite El Paso, Midland, Odessa, Abilene and others to join.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
Lubbock
Amarillo
Lubbock Country Club
Plains
el Paso
Midland
Odessa
Abilene
S. B. Whittenburg
Amarille
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
John R. Bradford
U.S
Wales Madden Jr
U. S. Dist
Hal Woodward
John Bradford
Light vote secures small Lubbock school bond margin
Lubbock voters approved a 1.8 million dollar school bond by 2,413 to 1,701 in 7.5 percent turnout. Bonds fund one new elementary school and additions to three existing campuses in the Lubbock Independent School District with the Evans Junior High area showing the largest support. Superintendent Nat Williams and Trustee Doyle Justice praised the turnout though noting the margin was tighter than the prior 1963 bond.
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Lubbock Independent School
Alderson
Slaton
Thompson
Matthews Junior High School
Evans Junior High School
Evans
Nat Williams
Doyle Justice
Linus Wright
Doctor Adopts Paralyzed Boy Treated For Injuries
A brain surgeon and his wife adopt Angel Acevedo after he was treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital for a brain concussion and a broken neck from a 1967 car wreck. The child, renamed Derek Allen Gieseke, gains a new birth certificate as the adoption becomes official.
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Associated Press
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Angel Acevedo
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Gary Gieseke
Haydee
Gieseke
James Minnet
Angel
Derek Allen Gieseke
Today in Lubbock area tech awards contract for art
An item notes a contract for art and architecture in the Lubbock area under a tech awards program. It mentions page references and section placement within the newspaper. The blurb conveys limited details about the award and project scope.
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Lubbock
Area Tech
West Texas colleges form Western Information Network
Dr. A B Martin president of Amarillo College says 18 West Texas colleges join the Western Information Network. The item notes Lubbock as a regional reference and cites ongoing collaboration across the area.
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West Texas
A. B. Martin
Amarillo College
Western Information Network
Lubbock
State Blue Law To Be Tenored In San Antonio
The district attorney will not enforce the Texas blue law pending Texas Supreme Court ruling. Stores in San Antonio and the county may sell stems both Saturdays and Sundays instead of one day after Judge Murray dismissed Jim Barlow’s civil injunction against four discount stores.
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San Antonio
District Attorney's Office
Texas Supreme Court
Preston H. Dial Jr
Dial
Jim Barlow
45Th District Court
Robert R. Murray
Barlow
Prayer Request From Muleshoe Teenager
A Muleshoe teenager asks for daily guidance to endure small trials, grow as a Christian, and be slower to anger while maintaining an effective witness for God.
Yule Contest Opens for Home Christmas Lighting
The 22nd annual Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Home Christmas Lighting Contest invites public school students to submit bright displays with themes such as Ho Ho Ho and The Fountain of Christmas. Final entries are accepted today 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. with a closing window until Monday morning. three more days of entries follow next week. Last year's grand prize went to Mrs. K Lorenzen for entries across Exterior Window and Doorway divisions.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Lubbock
K. ¥. Lorenzen
28Th St
Lach Faces Sanity Test in Dec 17 Hearing
A 99th District jury will decide if Benjamin Lach is sane now at a Dec 17 sanity hearing. The court will not resolve whether he was insane at the time of the Dec 4 1967 murder of Mrs. Sarah Alice Morgan at the Texas Tech Science Building. Lach has been jailed since March 13.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Benjamin Lach
Texas Tech
Dist
Howard Davison
Lach
Sarah Alice Morgan
TechScience
Lubbock County
Lunar Earth View Planned For Christmas Eve Telecast
AP reports NASA official William C. Schneider says Earth will be televised live from just above the moon on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with spectacular pictures expected from the Apollo program.
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Washington
Earth
William C. Schneider
Nixon plans new negotiators for Vietnam talks after inauguration
President-elect Nixon intends to replace both U S negotiators in Paris after his inauguration, with Cyrus Vance possibly remaining briefly to aid continuity. Aides indicate no observer will be sent before Jan. 20, reversing earlier expectations. Harriman and Ziegler deny plans to retain current personnel.
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Walter R. Mears
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Cyrus R. Vance
Paris
Vance
W. Averell Harriman
Mee Hee
Harriman
U. S
Ronald L.ziegler
Ziegler
New York
Air Force
South Vietnam
Neuven Canky
Mendy
Washington
Robert D. Murphy
Robert Des Murphy
Goodfellows Letters Urge Public Aid for Christmas Gifts
Letters to the Goodfellows urge public help for needy families in Lubbock as the charity seeks donations to ensure every child receives a Christmas gift. The group, active since 1925, notes rising mail and calls for anonymous aid to reach all eligible children in the city.
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Goodfellow Group
Goodfellows
Lubbock
Four Die As Fire Strikes Peachtree Center Office
A flash fire in a Peachtree Center law offices killed four people including receptionist Mrs. Jerry Lutz and two parquet floor workers. Two others died after leaping from a ledge while escaping. Victor Grellman of Jonesboro died later from burns and fractures. About ten employees were away from the scene when the blaze broke out.
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Atlanta
Eaa
Peachtree Center
Lo JD
Weeds
Anton
Jeanie Woods
Lubbock
Victor Grellman
Jonesboro
Ragsdale
Nat
Weather Map Page 13 A Drier Temperatures Bring Change
Partly cloudy today and tonight with warmer daytime temperatures than tonight. Highs in the mid 50s and lows around the low 20s. Southerly winds to 20 mph. Local area: Lubbock and vicinity.
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Lubbock
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