City and school board hire out of town appraiser for shopping centers
Lubbock city commissioners and Lubbock ISD trustees voted unanimously to hire an independent appraiser from Dallas to re-evaluate major shopping centers for tax purposes. The move follows a plan discussed last week by the board of tax equalization that would have raised center values and offered more depreciation relief downtown.
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Board of Equalization
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Equalization Board
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Dallas
Lubbock
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Lubbock Man's Skeleton Found Near Lake Mead
Deputies identify a skeleton near Lake Mead as Paul W. Richardson from Lubbock Texas in his 60s based on a VA dental plate. remains found near Old Purple Mine last summer after a desert burial. no address available. A gun was found with the remains.
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Lubbock
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New officers named and grants approved at Texas Tech conference
South Plains Soil Fertility Committee approved an $6,000 research grant to the Lubbock Agricultural Experiment Station for soil fertility studies on mixed, hard and sandy soils and a $2,500 fellowship for a Tech agronomy graduate student. Raymond King and Buck Frederiksen were elected second and third vice presidents, with Bill Wad dle re-elected secretary.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Texas Tech
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Lubbock Agricultural Experiment Station
Tech
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Buck Frederiksen
Lubbock
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Padre Island National Seashore Plan Moves Through Legislature
The State Affairs Committee approved a bill allowing the federal government to acquire most of Padre Island for a National Seashore, echoing a Senate measure that passed 28 to 1. The plan would have the state deed submerged land while the feds buy privately owned surface land along the 98 mile beach, with changes to protect Willacy County Water Control District rights and park boundaries in three counties.
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Lubbock
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Wife Walks 50 Mile Hike Is That All
A Phoenix AP feature portrays a wife orchestrating a bustling morning routine. She sweeps through chores from breakfast to laundry, dressing, packing, and supervising her children before a school commute, highlighting her endurance in a domestic marathon.
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Editorials and Column Highlights From Today's Paper
Page by page summary of Today's Edition covering editorials and columns on Page 4 Section C, market reports across Pages 6 to 1 Section D, and radio and TV programs on Page 2 Section D, noting section labels and general topics without quotes or specifics.
UN approves $3 million agricultural aid for Cuba
The United Nations will fund a $3 million agricultural aid project for Fidel Castro's Cuba without using American dollars. U.S. objections cited amid a chaotic Cuban situation and perceived mismanagement. The project plans non dollar payments and Communist technicians, a point criticized by Washington as hampering normal relations.
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Mahon backs Europe troop cut and weighs Korea pullout
Representative George Mahon of Lubbock praises the 40 000 troop withdrawal from Western Europe and says he is studying reducing U S forces in Korea to one division while keeping national security. He links the move to trimming the defense budget and hints at tax relief if Congress passes a tax bill this year.
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Appropriations
New Twists Put Spice In Valentines
Valentine culture shifts to casual fun with flowers candy and cards still key. City florists deliver roses and carnations in corsages and bouquets. candy counters stock chocolate boxes and talkie candy. The enduring heart shaped valentine remains popular as lovers ask will you be mine.
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Carolene English
Avalanche-Journal
Bomb scare at Justice Department stirs Washington noon
A man drove to the Justice Department steps threatening to blow up the building. Police used tear gas after a two hour stand, then restrained him and he was taken to a psychiatric ward for observation. He demanded Hoover meet and impeachment of Kennedy and Warren. His wife said he needs help.
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Daily Prayer Exalting God as Master Priest and King
A reader presents a devotional invocation praising God as master creator and seeking blessing on work through Jesus Christ. The text emphasizes gratitude and reverence in prayer.
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Bombers Plot Fizzle as Car Crashes at FBI Steps
The intruder action targets national FBI facilities as the attorney general is away. Agent J Edgar Hoover is in his fifth floor office when a light two door car with Arizona plates veers across the sidewalk and stops halfway up the steps of the building.
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National Headquarters
Forewarning Indicated In Everglades Jetliner Tragedy
The Everglades crash killed 43 aboard a jetliner with signs of breakup in flight. Charles Collar led CAB investigators dividing into seven teams to probe structure engine operation and other factors with no sole cause yet. A Coast Guard helicopter was on scene as debris and wreckage were mapped. Weather across Lubbock shown separate page notes.
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