Lubbock Airport posts busiest November on record
Lubbock Regional Airport logged 15,624 boarding passengers in November, up 5.5 percent from 1971, setting a potential all time yearly high. For the year total, 173,210 boardings were recorded, with Amarillo and Midland Odessa following in month totals. Other traffic categories showed declines from last year. AIRPORT Page 8.
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City Schools To Present Yule Programs Next Week
Lubbock public schools announce a week of free Christmas programs open to the public. Coronado CHS and Estacado HS lead choirs and orchestras with concerts at CHS auditorium and Estacado auditorium. Mon Tue Wed Thu events feature bands and choirs from Lubbock High Atkins Evans Hutchinson and Alderson junior highs and Monterey high School concerts at various times with general or student admission where noted.
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Official Says Area Postal Service Tops
A regional postal official from Memphis announced that the Amarillo district and its nine sectional centers, serving Lubbock and surrounding areas, have made measurable progress under the new national Postal Service. He noted 409 post offices and 14 504 district employees show commendable performance in meeting new standards despite a transition period.
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Doc Blanchard to remain in the Senate
State Senator H J Doc Blanchard said on Friday he will not retire and plans to stay in the Senate. He had recently disclosed he was considering stepping down, but he and his wife discussed the matter fully before his decision.
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Autumn Weather Then Weathered South Plains Autumn
The South Plains autumn was colder and wetter than normal with temperatures 3 to 7 degrees below normal and rainfall totals ranging from 3.58 to 10.82 inches across Plainview Levelland Matador Aspermont and Lubbock. The National Weather Service noted near normal northern conditions with a Nov 1 moisture spread and a freeze.
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Country Parson Reflects On Fairness And Disagreement
The column quotes the Country Parson noting that nobody desires more than what is fair yet acknowledges frequent disagreement on what constitutes fairness. It frames civic debates and everyday judgments with folksy wisdom.
Moon's Lubbock Puzzles Local Boy
Nine year old Andrew Nicholson asks his dad about the moon and learns from NASA experts that Lubbock is the name of a crater on the Moon. The irregular shaped feature lies on the Sea of Fertility’s western edge about 500 miles south of Apollo 17 Taurus Littrow landing site. NASA notes the crater is very old.
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