Solons Face Redistricting in Turbulent Texas Legislature
The 59th Texas Legislature opens amid education funding, teacher pay, and tax debates. Gov. Connally calls for a session of greatness as lawmakers, led by Rep. Ben Barnes for the House, confront redistricting and fiscal challenges with a projected surplus aiding spending plans.
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Grand Jury Hearings In Triple Missouri Killings Case
Federal grand jury in Mississippi heard testimony from Horace Doyle Barnette among 19 men accused in the June Philadelphia area triple murder plot. Barnette said he spent less than an hour before the panel as U S marshals escorted witnesses and kept spectators away from the hearing.
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Local Area Officials Move to Reopen Survey Program
County commissioners resume soil preservation program with higher rates. Municipal Auditorium hosts a musical opening as Lubbock High meets Monterey in district basketball tonight. Clovis Lovington hold light-water municipal elections. Submarine Thresher tragedy blamed on poor oversight. Humphrey pledges effort to repeal right to work laws. Soviet bloc pays UN dues. Panamanian students harm US flag before palace rally. Market reports and sports scores featured across sections.
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County to separate long distance numbers for departments
Lubbock County Commissioners Court ordered a new system to assign separate numbers for long distance calls by each department. The change aims to stop charging personal tolls to taxpayers and ties to updated departmental record keeping. The courthouse averages 225 long distance tolls monthly, mostly in about 25 departments, with Royal Fursekon finalizing a list of calls for accountability.
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Water conservation district district directors and county committee vote
Voters in 13 counties will elect two district directors and two county committeemen today. Nominees include Andrew Kershen of Hereford for the district seat vacated by John Gammon and Bass Holt of Hereford. Goodwin seeks the district director post for Rai n Cain and Palmer counties. County committeemen from Lubbock include Thompson and W. Q. Roberts of Ridan Precinct. Robin Ve and Bill Mardy of Shallowater Precinct. Polls open at 8 am and close at 6 pm. District directors serve two year terms. county committeemen also. Counties in the district are Armstrong Bailey Castro Cochran Deaf Smith Floyd Hockley Lamb Lubbock Lynn Parmer Potter Randall.
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Johnson to Outline War on Poverty Education Plan
President Johnson will press a Education for all plan costing about 1.5 billion dollars for the current year with goals to expand to 3 billion annually. The House began with a three minute session as cabinet members praised the proposal and discussed new grants to school districts.
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Surgeon General reports progress in reducing cigarette use
The Surgeon General Luther Terry said progress is being made toward getting people to quit smoking, but the habit still kills 125000 to 300000 Americans annually. He noted measurable declines in adult consumption since 1962 and estimated about 18 million now smoke. A Tobacco Institute spokesman offered no comment.
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Soviet West Policy Shifts Mark Kosygin London Visit
Premier Kosygin plans a first Western trip with an official spring visit to London and Moscow signals. The announcements, amid US-Soviet diplomacy, note dates to be set after talks and no Brezhnev arrival mentioned.
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Longshoremen Vote Again On Pact After Strike
New York longshoremen were ordered to vote again on a disputed contract after a 24 hour pier walkout tied to stalled negotiations. The ILA led by Thomas W. Gleason faced ship owners and government in a bid to reopen ports from Maine to Texas and avert freight delays.
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Youth Survives Dramatic Bay Bridge Plunge
A man identified as Tom Tanzer of Liver was plucked from San Francisco Bay after leaping from a bridge. Coast Guard crews pulled him from the water as a cargo ship warned away and a patrolman moved to the span. Another survivor, Isabelle Kainon, suffered a fractured pelvis after leaping from the Bay Bridge.
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May prayer request from A Lubbock Reader
A reader from Lubbock asks for divine guidance in May and through life. The note prays for humility trust courage and wisdom to do God’s will while seeking forgiveness and continued care from holy spirit.
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Texas reapportionment plans spark district changes
The 19th District could shift as the Texas Legislature reviews a dozen proposed redistricting plans. Lawmakers hear varied recommendations, with Midland and Lubbock areas likely affected, and districts like the 14th possibly shedding Hale and Crosby counties while Midland adds. A joint Senate-House panel’s plan guides interim study ahead of the 85th session.
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