Nixon taps cabinet power to name aides in broad authority
President elect Richard M. Nixon gave his incoming cabinet authority to name their own deputies and assistants while retaining presidential veto over final choices. He met Johnson for 65 minutes to discuss the Middle East Vietnam and other matters and urged a broadly representative sub cabinet.
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Associated Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Johnson
Nixon
Christian
Congress
State of the Union
Ron Zeigler
State Department
Herbert G. Klein
Shoreham Hotel
Klein
Heo
Goodfellows Funds Must Match Need In Lubbock
Letters and coupons pour into the Goodfellows fund as anonymous donors describe widows with many children and the need to match Christmas aid. The program aims to ensure a underprivileged child within Lubbock city limits receives Christmas morning joy, with totals tracked across donations and prior reporting shown.
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Goodfellow
Goodfellow Organization
Rieloimian
Afian
RL OW. Matthews
Douglas Veron Brown
B.C
Banay
MacDougall
LL. Slaton
A Mors
Mortey Dennings
Ann Finnell
Wala Bend
Weith
Tate
Lubbock
Goodfellows
Dallas Pays Back Slain Officer Payroll After Clerical Slip
In Dallas, a 27.72 payroll deduction from slain officer Floyd Knight’s check drew headlines as The Dallas Times Herald launched a fund for Knight’s widow, raising over 3000 dollars. City Auditor Lynn Crossley called the request routine, noting pay after death cannot be kept on records.
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Dallas
Floyd Knight
Dallas Times Herald
Knight
Lynn Crossley
Council advances plan to convert Lubbock renewal to NDP
The Lubbock City Council approves seeking conversion of the Urban Renewal Program to a Neighborhood Development Program to save money and gain flexibility. The move allows study of other blighted areas without committing to new projects while authorizing a northern cleanup and noting the current debt and land inventory.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Urban Renewal Board
George Miller
North Cleanup
Guadalupe
H. O. Alderson
Duncan Ellison
Sean Sweeney
Miller
NDP
Congress
Alderson
James Granberry
Dust Storms Fade as Panhandle Cold Front Fails to Sting
A Pacific cold front battered Texas with 55 mph winds and blowing dust across the South Plains causing low visibility. A second Arctic surge weakened in the Panhandle delaying its impact while a broader winter storm affected much of the central U.S. with blizzards and warnings.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Pacific
Texas
South Plains
Panhandle
Lubbock
Upper
U. S. Weather Bureau
Stallion
Towa
Wyoming
Mmountain
Colorado
Minnesota
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Kansas
Nebraskia
Dakotas
Montana
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Brigadoon opens two day run here
A two day performance of Brigadoon debuts in Lubbock with local theater and design notes highlighted on page 1.
Prayer fragment from Mrs Amos Pate at Littlefield
A short religious reflection speaks of sleepless praying to the divine. The speaker seeks calm and support from God amid fear and fatigue, invoking Mrs. Amos Pate of Littlefield as the context or signer.
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Noly
Father
Friday the Thirteenth Feels Like Double Hex Day
Gossip and superstition mix as readers fear Friday the thirteenth bringing bad luck. The piece notes modern disbelief but recalls ancestors reading signs in omens like snakes, cats, crows, or a burn on the ear, all tied to Friday.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Deaths rise in U S Hong Kong flu epidemic
The National Communicable Disease Center reports pneumonia and influenza deaths surpassing normal, with 20 states showing flu and respiratory outbreaks. Hong Kong flu documented in 11 states plus Puerto Rico and DC, as regional deaths rise and mid January is seen as peak.
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Atlanta
National
Southeast
Northwest
Pacific
NCDC
Colorado
Campus Building Room Holds Pace By MIKE
More than 23 million dollars in major Texas Tech campus construction projects run ahead or on schedule except the Business Administration Building which was slated for completion by Sept 24 but remains unfinished two months later. Coordination notes from Jerry Kirkwood indicate weather and on the job accidents slowed progress and furnishings deliveries have caused delays with some items stored off campus.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Ing
A. Lett, Inc
Houston
Business Administration
Jerry Kirkwood
West Texas
Ralls Man Chron Found in Big Bend Canyon
The body of Joe Nathan Chron 40 was found Wednesday in Boquillas Canyon Big Bend National Park after a Boy Scout outing crash near Thanksgiving. Chron sponsor of the trip and survivors include his wife Berta Fas two sons Tony and Kelly a daughter Deborah his parents Virgil Chron and wife and four brothers. The body is being returned to Carter Funeral Home services pending.
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Ralls
Joe Nathan Chron
Boquillas Canyon
Big Bend National Park
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Carter
Berta Fas
Tony Jie J
Kelly Brad
Deborah
the Homie
Virgil iChron
Palls
Allen
B.C
Anchorage
Alaska
Bob
Phoenix
Ivan
Grandberry
Minnie Orm
Weatherford
Tallulah Bankhead dies of pneumonia at 65
Tallulah Bankhead died at St Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness with influenza and pneumonia. She was survived by sister Eugenia and nephew William Brockman Bankhead III. Born in Huntsville Alabama she was named for Tallulah Falls Georgia and has a long stage and screen career including The Little Foxes and Lifeboat. The note recalls her fiery public persona and talent.
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Ty Henrietta Leith
New York
EAP
Jah Bankhead
Onlyealeana
Meanboeher
Tallulah
Tallulah Bankhead
St. Luke's Hospital
California
Willie Mays
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San Francisco
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William Brockman Bankhead TI
Congress
U.S
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