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Bonanza Year 1968 reshaped Lubbock and South Plains
Lubbock and the South Plains reflected on 1968 as a booming, turbulent year with major growth in education and industry. Preston Smith’s governor win highlighted politics. construction and new buildings altered the city skyline. a record cotton harvest and vast infrastructure plans marked the economy. crime, weather, and municipal strife also shaped a memorable year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Preston Smith
West Texas
Texas Tech
U.S
Caprock
Lubbock National Bank
Lubbock Independent School District
Tech and
Lubbock Christian College
Post
Lubbock County
St. Mary's Hospital
Ance Tech
Icasals Museum
4Th Street
Indiana Avenue
West Texas Air Terminal
Federal
Ysterm
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Plains Cotton Inc
Waggoner Carr
Smith
Don Yarborough
Carr
Yarborough
Paul Eggers
Texas
College
Texas Highway Commission
Avenue Q
Aviation
Iuilding
Harvey Austin
Sam Wahl
U. S. Weather Bureau
Midmonth
Edmonson
Tulia
Benjamin Lach
Avalanche Journal
Lach
Tech
Boston
Mass
Rusk State Hospital
Dolphus Jack Brown
Brown
el Paso
Shallowater
Roy Farr
Reese
Austin
Co. Atty
Fred E. West
Dale Johnson
Laubbock
Texas College Coordinating Board
School of Business Administration
School
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Raiders
Red Raiders
Estacad
Dunbar High
Texas A&m
Dunbar
Panthers
Lake Highlands
Lamesa
Estacado Matadors
Brownwood Lions
Kermit Yellowjackets
Henderson Lions
Refugio Bobcats
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Panhandle South Plains
Jerry Fletcher
U. S. Navy
Vietnam
Steve Lewis
U. S
Santa Fe
Hale Center
West Texas Giants
Amarillo
Arci
George Mahon
Edward L. Colby
Palm Springs
Calif
Yellowhouse Canyon Lake
Barbara Specht
Techcoed
New Braunfels
San Francisco
Peggy Kincannon
Teri McKinley
South Plains Maid of Cotton