Apollo 17 dock shines in lunar orbit mission wrapup
Cernan and Schmitt linked with the orbiting America after a two hour chase, carrying 249.3 pounds of rock and soil samples. Evans piloted the first successful docking, a flawless maneuver that sent the crew into a rainbow dust shower as Mission Control watched. The trio prepared to jettison the lander and begin the two day return to Earth, with splashdown slated for December in the South Pacific.
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Jack Schutt
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Election Judge Charged Amid Lubbock Precinct Scandal
James Boynton 26, a precinct 8 election judge in Lubbock County, was arrested on theft by false pretext charges. Freed on $2,500 bond after arraignment, authorities allege he unlawfully took funds from county treasurer Jane Rieger.
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Lubbock
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Shellit
Jackie Hopper
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Julie of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Jane Rieger
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Sewer charge approved by council after compromise
Lubbock City Council on Thursday approved a new sewer service charge to fund the budget, setting a $1.20 per apartment or space rate for multifamily dwellings and $1.50 for single family homes. The plan includes a 15 day delinquency window, a $50 reconnect fee, and sliding scale charges for commercial meters. Representatives of the apartment association urged lower rates, while some council members argued for higher fees, with final passage four to one.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Bock Apartment — Association
Tack Wright
Apartment Association
Sess
Bryce “Campbell
Carolyn Jordan
St.10
Lubbock Public Scheols
Campbell
Delays In Civic Center Airport Project Draw Criticism Here
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce directors denounce slow progress on the Civic Center and Lubbock Regional Airport plans. They urge quicker participation and address looming issues tied to the bicentennial celebration and airport runway delays amid weather and construction cuts.
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Laihbock
Food Hall of Fame proposal endorsed for Lubbock
In Lubbock area state news a committee endorses a proposal to locate a foodtiber hall of fame in the city. The paper highlights page references across sections and notes other state and national items.
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Foodtiber Hall of Fame
Broadcast plan update delays aviation project bids in city
Washington AP reports the FCC allowed resumption of a test broadcast plan while taxiway work nears completion. The aviation director eyed a 10 day window for safe instrument landings with weather, and delays in federal funding push bid drawings to April for a 20 month build. Civic center funding and a June convention for 18,000 attendees raise local revenue questions.
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Torefee
Avalanche-Journal
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John Logan
Civic Center
Emergency Broadcast System Used for Presidential Address
The emergency broadcast system will be used only to permit the president to address the American people in extreme emergencies on short notice.
Goodfellows Urgently Seek Volunteers for Toy Delivery
Local Goodfellows campaign calls for volunteers ten days before Christmas to load sacks of toys, nuts, candy, and rail gifts into hundreds of cars at pre-dawn hours. Teams will deliver to needy children, inviting community help.
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Snowstorm Kills Larbuddie Man in Wreck and Bus Accident
Snow blanketed the Panhandle and South Plains as a private kindergarten bus overturned near Muleshoe Texas on U S 681. Joe S. Kimbrough of Route 4 Larbuddie was killed. Twenty two students were treated at Cannon AFB Hospital and released. Authorities warned travelers to use extreme caution amid heavy snowfall and fog across eastern New Mexico and western Texas.
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Avihanche-Journal
Panhandle - South
Plains
Muleshoe
New Mexico
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Joe S. Kimbrough
Route 4
Larbuddie
Texas 214
Can ‘Non Afb Hospital
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Clovis
Ag Dal
Eastern
Hand
Friona
Plainsview
Lubbock
Partales
Prayer for wisdom and hopeful future
A brief prayer pleads for wisdom to learn from the past and faith to hope for the future, ending with Amen.
Alioto dismisses quake prediction as harmless talk
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto said he will be at City Hall at 9 am on January 4, inviting skeptics to join him for coffee, as predictions by Reuben Greenspan of a major quake at that hour draw mixed reactions from officials, workers, and residents.
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UPI
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Guy Hall
Reuben Greenspan
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City’ Hall
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Cutter
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Financial District
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Charles Richter
Seismologis
Hijacker Surrenders After 10 Hours Aboard Jet
Larn Maxwell Stanford, 21, seized a Quebecair jet with 62 aboard in northern Canada. He released 38 passengers in Montreal before surrendering to RCMP with his father present. The aircraft, after detours via Ottawa and Montreal, landed safely as negotiations continued.
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Vancouver
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Weather Weather Map Page Fog Labbock and Visinity
Mostly sunny weather with brisk weekend. Saturday warms. tonight low in the 20s. Winds 5 to 18 mph. Readings show high near 40s and low tonight around 20s amid variable wind.
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