Plans for modern new stiety building downtown
Lubbock area announces a plan for a contemporary style building in downtown Lubbock. Police search for suspect in a knife point robbery while other burglaries are being cleared. News notes include water supply issues and state legislation. Other items cover Gemini space tests, Admiral Rickover, UN voting rights, and Russia China's leaders. Bargain-hunter column defines a shopper chasing yesterday's deals.
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Lubbock
Lubbbock
Sec. A
Solons Reject Connally Plan For Higher Ed Systems
West Texas lawmakers predict Gov. Connally’s three-system plan for state colleges will fail in the legislature. Sen. H J Blanchard and Rep. Bill Parsley back a four-system approach led by Texas Tech and a coordinating board, arguing the governor’s plan harms higher education and should be studied first. A move to split the School for the Mentally Challenged, with Amarillo and El Paso backing smaller institutions, also surfaces.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
John Connally
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Bill J. Parsley
Blanchard
Senate
Texas Tech
Parsley
Reed Quilliam
Lub
Connally
Fof
West Texas
Amarillo
Midland-Odessa
el. Paso
Arillo Solon
Hudson Moyer
Wind Storm Kills Woman In Portland Area
Violent Pacific Northwest winds up to 102 mph hurl a woman to her death while uprooting trees and snapping utility lines. Portland area gusts disrupted power and traffic as Newport clocked 102 mph near the coast. Oregon City woman, 40, died after being struck by a wind-battered awning.
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Avelanchedeereal News Soerviews
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
California
Washington
Great Lakes
New England
Texas
Harlengen
San Antonio
Pacific
Willamette River
Portland
Newport
Coaast
Tom Abraham
Oregon City
Hamilton Air Force
Zip code mix up delights Tahoka postmaster
Tahoka postmaster Happy Smith grapples with crank letters and wrong zip codes. A note addressed to Mr W B Jones at 103 Trenton Place triggers an investigation revealing the error stems from readers using Tahoka’s 79573 zip. Some letters carry other towns post codes, ending up in Washington DC.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Pahoka
Smith
Tohoka
W.B. Jones
Trenton
State
James Doe
Malin
Charles Townes
Tahoka
Washington, D.C
Townes
Des Moines
Iowa
Self Brewer
Post Office Department
Retired mail carrier declines inheritance to fund schools
In Ohio Adiz, Thomas W. Barr 69 receives his brother Harry 76's $256,407 fortune. Barr passes $256,407 to two village school libraries in honor of his late brother. He says the act was the honorable thing to do, despite legal and family complexities from the 1963 accident and unsettled estate.
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Thomas W. Barr
Barr
Harry
Thomas
Two Hour Fire Rages In Michigan Town
A general alarm blaze in Muskegon Michigan burned for over two hours in the congested downtown business district. Four stores in the Rogers Building and twelve nearby apartments were destroyed. Firemen sustained minor injuries with two reported.
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Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
Rogers
King to Seek Johnson Meeting Over Alabama Vote Drive
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said he would leave jail to meet with President Johnson in a bid to gain federal backing for the Negro voter registration drive in Alabama.
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Elma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Alabama
King's Plan for Federal Registrars and Voter Rights
Hundreds more Negroes were arrested in Selma as Martin Luther King Jr announced a plan to push for constitutional amendments, federal registrars, and equal standards for federal and state registration. He met with lawmakers and said literacy tests should be abolished, with ongoing demonstrations a real possibility. King planned daily registrars, urged stop-arrests for courthouse walks, and prepared to expand into adjacent counties after returning to Atlanta.
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King
Alabama
Johnson
Selma
Atlanta
U.S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas
Mobile
Mississippi
Marion
Here
Lubbock Man Buys 14529 Acres From Estes Estate
L. Cy Pup Thomas of Lubbock bought 14 529 acres of Pecos County farm land formerly owned by Billie Sol Estes for 2 million dollars. The land, including 10 500 acres sold in five tracts, is subject to court confirmation. Thomas will lease the irrigated blocks near Girvin and plans to convert part to pasture and sell remaining acreage.
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Lubbock
Pecos County
Billie Sol Estes
L. Cy (Pup) Thomas
Morris Jaffe
American Grain Corp
Estes
Bob Boyd
Plainview
American Grain
Jane
Bank
Harry Moore
al Paso
Thomas
American Grain and Agriculture, Inc
Boyd
Jafter Corporation
Jaffe
Mel Berns
Dave Martin
San Antonio
Girvin
McCamey
Connally to Press Texas Case Before Federal Power Commission
U S Texas Gov John Connally will testify in Washington to urge favorable action for Texas in a Permian Basin natural gas price case. He will be joined by Atty Gen Waggoner Carr and Railroad Commissioner Jim Langdon. The case affects state revenues from oil and gas taxes and could shape Texas competitive standing.
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iAvahinehe Jearnel News Services
USTIN
John Connally
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Permian
West Texas
Connally
Garrio
Waggoner Carr
Texas Railroad
Jim Langdon
Texas
FPC
Commission
One-Man Bank Fails in Winona Texas
Butler McClung 62 year old president and sole employee of Winona State Bank was charged with false entries totaling 980 992.54 in bank records. The bank with 20000 capital and 50000 deposits closed after directors posted the door notice of declining condition. McClung, missing from Winona was found in Tyler hotel registered as Joe Mack. He waived preliminary hearing and posted 10000 bond. FDIC investigator Lievel Thomas said preliminary checks show over 60000 taken from the bank over several years. The event shocked Winona residents where McClung had been a leading figure.
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Associated Preeti
Yser . Butler McClung
Winona State Bank
McClung
Smith County
Tyler
Joe Mack
Lievel Thomas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Winona
See Banker
Reeds Office Bugged Claims Stir At White House Press
Capital reporters and columnists question President Johnson’s press sessions as secretive and possibly monitored by bugging. Journalists say the Johnson era may redefine the traditional press conference, with speculation that Reedy’s office is being listened to.
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United Fresh International
Ashington
Johnson
Rosene Drummond
Washington
White House
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Weather map page reads clear and windy in Lubbock area
In Lubbock and vicinity clear to partly cloudy and windy conditions prevail today and tonight with warmer temperatures. Highs near the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s, with moderate to strong southwest winds and humidity around 48 percent. Data notes include scattered cloudiness early morning and regional readings for nearby cities.
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Lubbock
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