Public Gets Chance To Talk Today Hazlewood Will Lead Off
A suit challenges Texas auto merit insurance as unconstitutional and retroactive. Six Austin and Houston attorneys filed the suit just before a 9 a.m. public hearing by the State Board of Insurance on the plan effective January 1, with Hazlewood leading opposition and pledges of potential changes to prevent inequities.
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Pat Conway Ustin
UPI
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Austin
Houston
State Board of Insurance
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Penn Jackson
Penn J. Jackson
Price Daniel
Marshal Formby
Daniel
98Th District Court
Damaging Winds, Hail, Rain And Sleet Strike West Texas
A low pressure Pacific system brought nonseasonable storms across West Texas and the South Plains. Winds up to 50 mph damaged garages and utilities in Amarillo and Lubbock, with hail and lightning accompanying heavy rain. Reports described hail in Higginbotham, Muleshoe, Morton, and surrounding areas as the storm swept northeastward. No injuries were reported.
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Avalanche-Journal
Pacific
West Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Orton
Ali
Panhandle
Muleshoe
Amarillo
Higginbotham
Seminole
Firestone
15Th St
Ave. J
Gil Lamb
Lamb
Weather In Freak Spree
A freak storm system driven by heat and warm rain triggered floods in the Midwest and a severe sleet storm in the northeast. Snow sleet and ice coated parts of upper New York Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey and Pennsylvania with nine inch depths in northeast Connecticut. Elmyra New York reported the worst sleet in 50 years causing a power outage that shut down Elmyra College affecting 700 women and 1,500 homes.
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United Press International
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California
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Hornel
Princess Anne Steals Spotlight At Mountbatten Wedding
Amid a blizzard in Ronsey England a dozen nations watched Britain's social season as Princess Anne, age five, drew cheers at the Lady Pamela Mountbatten wedding. Queen Elizabeth’s cousin married a commoner, and Anne’s bridesmaid moment outshone other royals.
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Ronsey
England
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Anne
Pamela Mountbatten
Britain
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Princess Margaret
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Bleacher Collapse Injures Seven at Fort Whiting Arena
Seven people injured when a section of temporary wooden bleachers collapsed at Ft. Whiting Auditorium in Mobile Alabama during the planned televised welterweight boxing bout between Kenny Lane and Ralph Dupas.
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Mobile
Ala
Ft. Whiting Auditorium
Kenny Lane
Ralph Dupas
Water Rate Plan Aired By Lubbock Amarillo
Lubbock and Amarillo city commissions held a six hour closed conference to discuss a new differential water rate formula for the Canadian River dam project. No details were released beyond a joint statement, with further reviews by the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority planned.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Canadian River
Amagillo
Neesuils OL Ingiy Unguirs
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
A. ¥. Madison
H. P. Clifton
N. V. Moss
Madison 7
Lennis Baker
LSU Dean Questioned In Slaying Of Biology Professor
Investigators recalled LSU Graduate School Dean Dr George Mickey for further questioning in the murder of 39 year old biology professor Dr Margaret Rosamond McMillan whose body was found on a Mississippi River road. Deputies said several faculty members were questioned multiple times and a male friend is being considered as a possible suspect.
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United Press International
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Margaret Rosamond McMillan
George Mickey
Thesia
McMillan
Mickey
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Jack Adams
Sheriff's Department
Mississippi River
Adams
LSU
Lonely Road
Wild chase ends in beer bottle assault on patrol car
Patrolman Wayne Baker and James Johns pursued a vehicle believed occupied by four Latin Americans for about 31 miles from Justiceburg in Garza County to Ralls. Beer bottles shattered on the patrol car as the chase reached 100 mph through fog, with the suspect vehicle later hit by bullets at a Crosby County roadblock.
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Chase
James Johns
Justiceburg
Garza County
U. S. Hwy. 84
Post
Ralls
Crosby County
Baker
Khrushchev Plans Afghanistan Visit in February
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev accepted an invitation to Afghanistan for February on his return from Indonesia. Afghan King Mohammed Zahir Shah extended the invite. Khrushchev also received invitations from India and Burma and is expected to accept. He will depart for Indonesia around February 20.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Afghanistan
Indonesia
Pact
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Khrushchev
India
Burma
Soviet Union dissolves Ministry of Internal Affairs
The Soviet Union announced the abolition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and transfer of its duties to republics, reducing central police control. Separately, Khrushchev aide Kirichenko faced a demotion to Rostov on Don, with observers noting possible links but the actions were not officially connected.
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Associated
Preas Moe
Soviet Union
Ministry of Internal Affairs
MVD
Nikita Khrushchev
Alexi I. Kirichenko
Khrushchev
Rostov-on-Don
Kirichenko
Moscow
Individuality in Wedding Gifts Highlighted by Editorial
A light note from the society pages defines individuality through wedding presents. The column jokes that unique traits prevent sameness, while implying gift giving should reflect personal style rather than conformity. The piece blends humor with a subtle nod to social customs of the era.
Peru Quake Devastates Arequipa Killing Sixty Three
The United Press International report says at least 63 people died and over 200 were wounded when a major earthquake struck Arequipa Peru. Rescue crews faced darkness, ruined buildings, and blocked roads as emergency aid arrived by air.
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United Preas International
Peru
Arequipa
Peruvian Red Cross
Red Cross
Frosty Hitchhiker Gets Quick Action
In Fairbanks Alaska a motorist found a hitchhiker kneeling in freezing 48 below zero weather. The man was picked up and hospitalized for exposure. He explained his feet were cold, saying he rode on his knees to stay warm.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Weather Map Page Lubbock Area Forecast
Considerable cloudiness and cool with light rain this morning. Morning low 40, afternoon high 45, northerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Temperatures and humidity readings shown for various hours and nearby cities. Run rises 7 52 a m and sets at 6 00 p m. Maximum humidity 97 percent, minimum 43 percent.
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