Apartments Ban Partial High Rise Set For 19th College
Lubbock City Council, at a semimonthly session, granted a partial victory to opponents of apartment houses south of the Texas Tech campus while allowing one high rise at 19th Street and College Avenue. The council kept residential zoning but approved other contracts and a $1.2 million paying program. angle parking in downtown Lubbock drew praise from merchants but concerns about congestion and accidents rose as the study noted 48 accidents in the Oct 20 to Feb 1 period, with only seven the previous year. The council delayed a decision on making angle parking permanent, awaiting a related study on additional one way streets. Firemen’s schedule changes toward a 56-hour week were reported as being pursued.
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Avalanche-Journal
Statt Ome
Texas Tech
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Lubbock
Kenneth May
Bert Bernstein
Downtown Lubbock, Inc
Bernstein
Byron Shotts
Lubbock Development Corp
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Bob Burr
Burr
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Lubbockites and pages mix in a day of unsettled news
The edition highlights political poll tax rulings creating confusion across levels, a major Northeast High School construction contract approved by the school board, and recurring features from Washington and Viet Nam briefings. It also notes local culture items such as comics and horoscopes.
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Sec. B. School Board
Northeast High School
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Winter Snow Expected Across West Texas Panhandle
The trough of cold air brings snow flurries to Dalhart and Amarillo with accumulations possible in the Panhandle and South Plains. Temperatures fall into the low 20s in north Texas while Laredo and Victoria reach near 69. Snow is forecast to spread from the Panhandle into the South Plains tonight with gusty winds and lingering icy conditions.
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Houston
Avalanche-Journal
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Amarillo
Laredo
San Antonio
Victoria
U N Ambassador Rejects Viet Cong Sole Representation Demand
U N Ambassador Arthur Goldberg called Ho Chi Minh's demand for Viet Cong sole representation of South Vietnam in peace talks unacceptable. He said the United States would seek U N Security Council path to talks, noting Johnson forgave no obstacle to Viet Cong views at the conference table if North Viet Nam agreed to negotiate. The White House meeting followed by briefing on Honolulu talks between U S and South Vietnamese leaders.
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Joe Ashington
United Nations
Arthur W. Goldberg
Ho Chi Minh
Goldberg
Johnson
White House
Lee
Dean Rusk
A_ Alexis Johnson
Hanoi
United States
North
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U.S
U.N. Security Council
Honolulu
Prayer and US Viet Nam policy statement in New York
The text blends a prayer line with a report that U S aims in Viet Nam stress an honorable just peace and early end to fighting. Goldberg notes Johnson told him at the United Nations to emphasize negotiations while resisting communist aggression and remaining in the region.
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Showman Billy Rose Dies in Jamaica Nursing Home
Master showman Billy Rose, 66, died Thursday at Eldmire Nursing Home in Montego Bay Jamaica from lobar pneumonia after a recent illness. He arrived from New York for recuperation from December cardiovascular surgery and was accompanied by sister Polly Gottlieb and wife of Alex Gottlieb. Funeral plans to be completed in New York.
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Tech Board Meets for Informal Sessions with Murray
Dr Murray president elect of Texas Tech will visit Lubbock for an informal meeting with the college board of directors on the eve of the regular session. He will also meet Tech Foundation directors and join a luncheon, as the official board holds committee sessions ahead of Saturday’s routine business. The board plans to elect officers and note a $1 million Welch Foundation grant to endow a chemistry professorship, the largest gift in Tech history.
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Texas Tech
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Ilam
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R. C Goodwin
Louisiana State University System
Herbert Allen
Tech
Houston
Retha Martin
Bill J. Parsley
Parsley
Robert A. Welch Foundation of
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Instant ICBM Scores 13th Straight Test Success
CAPE KENNEDY UPD Minuteman 2 dubbed instant ICBM scored its 13th straight success in a test Thursday night. The 60 foot missile blasted from an underground silo at 8 pm EST, raced 5,000 miles to an Atlantic target, and nine minutes later was reported a success as it left an orange flame column over the Cape.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Air Force
Texas Governor calls special session on voter registration law
Texas Governor John Connally convened a special legislative session for next Monday to craft a new voter registration law, aiming to replace the unconstitutional 64 year old poll tax. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith Speaker Ben Barnes and Atty. Gen. Wag Gordon Carr attended and planned an appeal to the U S Supreme Court to defend the move amid election chaos.
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Texas
Waggoner Carr
Preston Smith
House
Ben Barnes
Austin
Connally
Carr
Lorder
U. S. Supreme Court
San Antonio
U.S. Supreme Court
Austin Court
New GI Bill To Johnson New GI Bill To Johnson
The old war GI bill, costlier than the administration wanted, was sent to President Johnson with House and Senate endorsements. It creates a permanent education and veteran benefits system for those serving over six months, aiding about 3.4 million veterans since the Korea GI program ended. Benefits range from 100 to 150 dollars monthly, with annual costs around 235 million first year and 500 million for five years. Harold E. Stassen announces candidacy for Pennsylvania governor, criticizing Johnson’s Viet Nam policy.
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Ashington
Johnson
Congres
House
Senate
White House
Relief Is Due As City Hospitals Run At Capacity
Lubbock hospitals operate near full capacity with only 11 beds available citywide as of Thursday. Officials say the crowded conditions are not due to an epidemic but reflect seasonal demand and recent additions to capacity. St Marys and J o Radiating unit delays affected patient admissions, with lounge areas used as makeshift rooms and several patients awaiting beds the next day.
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Thurst
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Jodist
St. Mary's
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Methodist
Lubbock Weather Outlook From Map Page 7 A
Partly cloudy and colder today with high in the 40s and a low in the mid 20s. Snow is possible this evening with easterly winds at 10 to 20 mph. Local temperature records are shown, with today’s readings compared to a year ago.
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