$100,000 Loss At Jones Stadium From Plains Storm
A Great Plains blizzard and 72 mph winds toppled three 160 foot light towers at Jones Stadium in Lubbock. Damage reached at least $100,000. cars were hit and power lines snapped as dust and cold weather hit the Panhandle and South Plains.
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Connally hints on local sales tax for Texas cities
Gov. John Connally suggested he may back giving Texas cities the right to hold local option elections to enact a city sales tax. He warned he has not yet abandoned his stance against statewide or local sales tax increases and plans a joint session speech outlining tax proposals for 1967-69.
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Mayor Sees Benefits In Miniskirt Use
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay says the miniskirt isn’t all bad and can be functional. He asserts it enables young ladies to run faster, though he acknowledges possible vilification.
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Bank deposits reach new yearly high in year-end report
Lubbock bank deposits hit a new peak in the year-end figures announced at a bank call. The edition also notes a local experiment with voluntary Sunday closings, testing impact on commerce.
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Governor hints at future tax hike proposals
The governor said he was not ready to reveal specific tax increase plans and would ask the legislature to address tax control. He proposed establishing a five step approach to control, with further details to be provided on CONNALLY Page 1.
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Prayer of Gratitude to Heavenly Father
A devotional note expresses gratitude for sorrow becoming joy, decision turning to consecration, defeat into victory, fear into faith, and sadness into gladness. Signed anonymously.
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Heavenly Father
Frigid Blast Snowstorm Hits Wide Region
A sprawling snowstorm swept the eastern Rockies into the plains causing blizzard conditions. Snow blocked Willow Creek Pass near Granby and disrupted schools across eastern Colorado and Nebraska with visibility near zero and strong winds driving hazardous travel.
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Da Atty Asks More Data In Slaying Case
Texas Tech student Gary Owens was found beaten in Holiday Inn South on December 30. Police and prosecutor seek more evidence to build a stronger case as a reward fund surpasses three thousand dollars.
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Citizens for Hobbs push recall over new sales tax
A Hobbs citizens group of about 75, Citizens For Hobbs, seeks a recall election to unseat five city commissioners over a one cent sales tax that began January 1. Don White says 467 to under 500 signatures are needed, with petitions in circulation and house to house canvassing planned.
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Navy Patrol Plane Crash Kills Ten Off Philippines
A P5M Marlin patrol aircraft carrying ten crew from Patrol Squadron 50 based at North Island Naval Air Station crashed about 23 miles west of Corregidor. Debris found but no bodies. search launched after failure to return from routine patrol. Names withheld for six victims. four Californians identified: Howell of Imperial Beach, Morris of Chula Vista, Whitemire of San Diego, and Lewis of Imperial Beach.
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Oldest Siamese Twins in U S On Danger List
Margaret and May Gibb, 54, believed oldest living Siamese twins in America, were on the danger list at Holyoke Hospital after a week in care. Margaret is ill with no announced diagnosis. the sisters share a spine base and circulatory system and cannot be separated.
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Local Wet Dry Vote Sparks Accusations in Precinct 2
Accusations and counter charges flew Friday as voters prepared for the next Saturday dry option election in Justice Precinct 2. Absentee voting continued in bad weather with 328 total ballots, a record for the precinct, amid rumors of intimidation and a curtailment of a courtesy polling place at Slaton.
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Philippines Bus Crash Kills 83 In Gorge Plunge
Ninety buses carrying Roman Catholic pilgrims were en route to Ternate Cavite for Epiphany celebrations when a brake failure caused the ninth bus to collide with the one ahead and fall 300 feet into a gorge. U.S. Navy and Philippine army crews rescued 60 injured as death toll climbed.
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Weather map brief shows 24 hour temps across cities
Precipitation and high low temperatures for 24 hours ending last midnight shown for Abilene Albuquerque Denver Dallas Houston and other cities. The report lists city names and temperatures such as Abilene 61 and Denver 32 with other figures partially readable.
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