Sign Up Deadline Near for Lubbock Lighting Contest
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal announces its 11th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest with five days left to enter. In the first two days 55 entries were filed by 43 participants across Exterior Window and Doorway divisions, with $195 in cash prizes plus $100 bonuses for early entries. Entries must be lit and street-visible by Saturday 6 am and judged the following week. results announced December 22.
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Lubbock Avalanche. Journal
Lubbock
Opal Dixon
Porter
Avalanche-Journal
Builders to Speak at Texas Tech School Facilities Conference
The second annual School Facilities Conference at Texas Tech begins Monday with 200 attendees and 23 speakers headed by Dr. Paul Misner. Offers views on school construction and future plans, with sessions led by educators, architects, and builders from Lubbock and West Texas.
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Paul Misner
Glencoe
Ill
National School Facilities Council
J. W. Edgar
Texas Education
N. L. George
Oklahoma City
Plainsman Hotel
Tech Union
Morris Wallace
Tech Education Department
Ralph Davis
el Paso
Jack Roberts
Lubbock
T. A. Roach
Andrews
Ruel Martin
Harold C. Yelverton
Misner
Frank Neal
National
College Division
Minneapolis-Honeywell Corp
Union
George
Wallace
Dan Boone
Abilene
Tom Hansen
Carlsbad
N.M
Ken Hand
Dallas
Treasury backs down on customs district cuts
The Treasury Department reversed a November 19 order abolishing 11 customs districts under pressure, including the one at Port Arthur Texas, effectively rescinding the plan.
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Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Port Arthur
Tex
205 Violent Deaths Predicted In Texas Holidays
Texas Department of Public Safety forecast 205 violent deaths over a 12 day Christmas to New Year holiday. Predictions include 113 traffic deaths, 48 personal crisis and homicide cases, and 44 accidental deaths. Last year saw 108 traffic deaths in 89 crashes. Governor Daniel urged intensified traffic safety amid expected high accident periods.
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Yale
Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
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Price Daniel
Homer Garrison
DPS
Saud Embassy denies US planes carry hydrogen bombs
The Saud embassy in Cairo today denied reports that U. S. planes based in Saudi Arabia carry hydrogen bombs on Middle East flights or on flights between bases in the region.
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Saud Arabian Embassy Today
U. S
Saudi Arabia
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