Mayor's idea tax shift sparks Lubbock debate
Mayors propose scrapping auto personal property tax in Lubbock and replacing it with a sewer service charge. Critics warn any levy, even under a new name, amounts to a tax raise and would burden residents already paying multiple taxes. The piece urges focusing on city housekeeping like streets and sidewalks instead of tax hikes.
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Ayor
Max Tidmore
Lubbock
Board of Realtors
Tidmore
Texas
First Army
McAuliffe
Patton
Pierre
Chaplain McNeil
George Patton
Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
United Press
Montgomery
Brussels
Ardennes
Walter
Dunkirk
Gordon
Fraser
NBC
Gen
Hodges
Hitler
Considine
Panama Canal and US plan threaten Panamanian control
The article argues the United States will replace the Panama Canal with a sea level alternative, giving Panama control of the old canal while undermining Panamanian profits. It suggests Panama’s economy is US-dependent, and that tolls have not profited the US. The piece adds a satirical note on riots and fairness.
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Panama
United States
Johnson
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nicaragua
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Advertising and Public Notices
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal limited edition notice lists subscription rates for various plans in 1964, with prices for morning, evening, and Sunday editions both in town and by mail. It includes pledge text and confirms the date December 21, 1964 in Lubbock Texas.
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Aarnine
H Hay
United
Lubbock Avalanche
Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Rand Ave
Lubbock
Texas
National Dallas
Texerativns
Texas Daily Press League
The
United Press International
Eeese Parker
Prouty Tas
A. Guy
Adler
Kabo
Baker Case Sparks Williams Independent Inquiry
The Senate Rules Committee plans to reconvene the Bobby Baker hearings next month as Sen. John Williams continues his own investigation. Williams pressed for sworn testimony from Walter Jenkins and questioned Don Reynolds about a Texas air time purchase tied to Lyndon Johnson, while the committee edges toward probes of Elly Rometsch and party girls amid party-line friction.
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Andrew Tully Omeecey
Wyasuineton
Senate Rules
Bobby Baker
Sen
John Williams
Delaware
Williams
Tully
Baker
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Rules Committee
Walter Jenkins
White House
Spring
Johnson
Don Reynolds
Jenkins
Reynolds
Maryland
Texas
New York Times
Elly Rometsch
Elly
Capitol Hill
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Sukarno’s Take on U S Aid Faces Skepticism and Debate
A column argues Sukarno misuses U S aid while backing Red China and the USSR in Southeast Asia. It recalls past praise and betrayal, notes the Indonesian archipelago beyond 3 000 islands and 95 million people, and compares his reliability to a 10 cent clock.
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Henry” J. Taylor
Johnson
Sukarno
Jakarta
U.S
America
Howard P. Jones
State Department
Monticello
Jefferson
Lenin
Moscow
Red Square
Indonesia
Tokyo
Charlie McCarthy
China
Netherlands
Great Britain
United States
House Subcommittee
Otto E. Passman
U. S
David E. Bell
Red China
Ussr
Combine
Malaysia
South China Sea
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Asia
South Viet Nam
On the Line 20 Years Ago Battle of the Bulge Recalled
Bob Considine recalls the Battle of the Bulge in a retrospective in the Overseas Press Club Bulletin. The piece highlights Fred Mackenzie, G-2 suspicions, and the famous Nuts reply. It frames wartime correspondence and the morale of Allied commanders and reporters.
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Bob Considine
York
Battle of the Bulge
Overseas Press Club Bulletin
Bulge
Fred Mackenzie
Fred
The
Buffalo
Courier-Express
Bastogne
Hitler
Tony McAuliffe
Gerry Higgins
McAuliffe
U.S.A
Fort Polk cattle ban shocks local cattlemen
Farmers and ranchers near Fort Polk call for a Congressional probe into Army food policy as the post bans cattle from cantonment areas and impounds roaming livestock. The order threatens future off limits zones and hints at fresh beef for troops, triggering wartime chow anecdotes from locals.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Ort Polk
Congressional
Fort
North Fort Polk
South Fort Polk
Army
Cpl. Henry
Fort Polk
Leesville
Anzio
War Dept asks bigger January February draft calls
Washington announces the War Department requests Selective Service raise Army calls for January and February from 60 000 to 80 000 due to shortfalls since July. Deficits were filled by reshaping units for field service as ships prepare for Pacific duty.
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Washington
War Department
Department
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
United States of America
Lubbock, Tex
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Eus Wee
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Southeast Asia
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
Sabah
Borneo
Robert F. Kennedy
Joseph Luns
Hague
Kenndy
Dr. Luns
Kennedy
Philippines
National Geographic Society
New ‘‘Song and Garden Birds of North America
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
London
Britain
Pacific
Shallowater
Misses Pearl
Kate Thomas
Mesdames S. H. Robinson
Faye Luck
Earl Teague
John Redwine
Bill Henry
Bob Crump
Bill Ambers
B. Brown
P. Ragan
A. F. Reese
A. A. Greer
Cleo Vaughn
A. C. Woodruff
T.H. Curry
W. W. Stanton
Jewel Stanton
Cain
F. C. Hought
Galbraith
Key Butt
Ah, Gil
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