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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1971
Page
11
The 1970 meeting moved to tighten finances with quarterly budget reviews alongside department heads. Commissioner Arch Lamb urged clear rules ensuring bills are funded in advance. The session also appointed two hospital district board members and approved $53,667.27 in special bills plus $100 in attorney fees.
Lovington announces its top citizen of the past year at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11 45 am open to the public. Jim McCrory to serve as 1971 chamber president with officers to be installed. Quarterly reviews will feature county budget reports and potential department head accountability in budgeting efforts.
IRS officials in Lubbock say taxpayers must self estimate casualty losses from the May 11 tornado. They cannot set values or supply property assessments and will lack city sales tax forms for itemized deductions this year. Destruction cleanups and questions grow as residents try to file.
A study in contrasts shows a thinker preferring a comfortable life to a meaningful one. The remark underscores a focus on personal ease rather than pursuing deeper purpose or social impact.
The Lubbock Community Action Board outlines its 1971 fiscal year plan funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Unemployment and housing top the list of priorities as the board gears up to meet local needs from March 1, 1971, to February 29, 1972.
City schools plan a one day holiday for students on Friday while teachers use the day for in service work and to complete fall semester records. Some high schoolers still take exams with a half day on other days. Next spring break is March 22 26.
Retired 106th District Court Judge Truett Smith and his wife Lucille will be saluted at a 7 p.m. reception in Tahoka Community Center with speakers Dr. K R Durham and G H Nelson. Smith, 65, retired Jan 1 after 12 years on the bench. his son Rev Gordon Smith pastors in Florida and daughter Carol in Oklahoma is married to a Stillwater attorney.
Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II is likely to visit Turkey soon, after an invitation extended by President Cevdet Sunay during his November 1967 state visit to Britain. The spokesman noted that such visits are typically exchanged.
In the English Channel the Texaco Caribbean tanker exploded after a collision with the Paracas. Twenty two survivors were rescued. the captain and seven Italian crewmen were missing and presumed dead as rescue efforts continued amid fog and debris along fifteen miles of coast.
Mexico's crop livestock and lumber output has risen by 1.18 billion dollars annually over six years, while the agricultural trade surplus nearly doubles, signaling strong growth in the sector for Mexico City.
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