Record Year Reported For Building In Lubbock
The December 30 1973 Lubbock Avalanche Journal notes a record year for construction with totals near seventy eight million dollars and Tech projects topping the list. It cites $60 million in medical school related building and $10 million for a Texas Instruments plant at North University Avenue and Loop 289. Residential and commercial permits are listed for multiple homeowners and contractors across the city.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech Uni
Tech
Esii
Lubbock
Texas Instruments Inc
N. University Avenue
Inspection Department
Skylab astronauts photograph comet Kohoutek from space
Skylab II astronauts Carr and Gibson conducted a spacewalk to photograph comet Kohoutek, viewing a yellow orange tail and a swirling cloud of debris. They used cameras for a detailed study aimed at revealing the comet’s composition and origin of the solar system.
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Gibson
William R. Pogue
Carr
Kohoutek
Carry
Pogue
Space Station
Carr and
Lakos W Kohoutek
Hamburg
Germany
Plan to test five Minuteman missiles faces Western opposition
Washington reports strong opposition from Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus to an Air Force plan to fire five Minuteman missiles from Montana across five states. Critics warn of safety risks, calls for alternatives, and questions about necessity and reliability of the Giant Patriot test program.
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Washington
API
Air Force
Montana
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
McClure
Andrus
Tom McCall
Oregon
Defense Department
Congress
Senate
House
Ecuador Raises Petroleum Barrel Price to 12 Dollars
Ecuador boosted the price of its petroleum to 12 dollars a barrel on Saturday, with exports around 236,000 barrels daily mainly to the United States. The previous price was 10 dollars, four times higher than August 1972 levels.
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Quito
Equador
South America
United States
Murder Suspect Dies From Ruptured Ulcer in Texas
A jail death in New Boston Texas is linked to a ruptured peptic ulcer found in Morris of Satem Virginia after a stabbing incident. Dr Chappell noted a stomach scar from a prior operation and said an autopsy followed the death in custody. Police report the suspect, Morris, died after a long hospital trek with conflicting accounts from witnesses.
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New Boston
Tex
Capl Kana
Morris
Satem
Dumes Ede
Bowie County
Linu Cooksey
Texas
Chappell
BR. H. Chappel
Young
Anc
Boston
Ing
Younes
NTA
Austin
K. BR. Saho
Department of Public Safety
Bally
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Herb Hust
John Simpson
Ave. E
Lubbock Oval
Lubbock Avalanche - Journal
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Adlock
Tiile
Juvenine
Avenue Q
6Th Street
Civic Center
Stalf
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Malmstrom Afb
Great Falls
Mont
Army
Utah
San Francisco
Frank Courch
James McClure
Ecuador
Banks of
Lubbock Clearing House
American State Bank
Bank OF the West
First National Bank
Lubbock National Bank
Plains National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Texas Bank
Texas Commerce Bank
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Dunlap’s Budget Stores
J.P. Stevens
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