Public housing faces rent gaps amid income fraud probe
The board blames the Brooke Amendment for rental deficits as families with low reported income face scrutiny. Several Green Fair Manor tenants paid no rent until managers found unreported wages and new Social Security benefits. About 20 families at Green Fair Manor pay no rent. evictions loom for income misreporting. The panel votes to extend home owner counseling in Turnkey II for two months, cites funding limits, and approves plans for a Turnkey area community center office maintenance building with a day care.
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Pierce
Green Fair Manor
Cherry Point
Sexton
Turn
Barbara Sommerville
Green Fairs
Huh
Lubbock
Chicago teachers settle after nightlong talks
Negotiators announced a pact to end the strike affecting about 7,900 students. The agreement retroactively raises salaries to Jan 1, boosting starting pay to 9 797 a year and reduces the school year from 40 to 19 weeks. The package saves 15 million of the 22.6 million total from unpaid salaries. CTU President Healy called the settlement a victory for the children.
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Chicago
CTU
Robert M. Healy
Dog elusive sighting near Tech property and Mata dor Courts
Reporters could not locate the Black dog Ava lanche-Journal staff described the sightings near Higinbotham Park and vacant housing complex. The piece notes old friend George Nichols underwent hand surgery, and Herrin jokes on the dog’s possible future actions while affirming the dog remains at large.
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Tech
Tech Farm
Matador Courts
Avalanche-Journal
George Nichols
40Th St
19Th St. Park
Herrin
Reese Afb
Isome
Tips To Prevent Street Holes This Winter
Dr. Wagner explains thaw cracks form when moisture in existing fractures freezes expanding cracks and letting more water reach the sub surface. Concrete streets resist this but cost about three times as much as asphalt and rock mix. Lubbock chose more roadway for less money and now faces delayed repairs.
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Wagner
Lubbock
Broad Tax Probe Opens With Public Hearings
Washington AP reports a broad tax reform probe by the House Ways and Means Committee, starting February 5 with eight weeks of hearings. Proposals include capital gains tax changes, estate and gift taxes, and a sliding scale capital gains rate, with officials noting possible broader revisions and limited administration input.
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Washington
Comco
Congress
Hepatitis Cases Reported in Lubbock School District
Ronald Gooch the principal says no new hepatitis cases confirmed this week with only one student out of class. Bill Parker notes Atkins had a suspected case but did not confirm. Dr. Cowgill cites scattered city cases amid the school ones and a rise from 1972.
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Ronald Gooch
Bill Parker
Lubbock Public Schools
Atkins
David M. Cowgill
Lubbock City-County
Johnson Honored In City and Nation Observances
Jeff Holloway of the LOC staff recognized 12 LOC Vietnam veterans including Loyd Hare and David Hare in a ceremony directed by Dr. Wayne Hinds. A memorial service for Lyndon B Johnson led Lubbock officials to declare a Day of Mourning as city schools and activities closed across the area.
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Wayne Hinds
Jeff Holloway
LOC
Vietnam
Loyd Hare
David Hare
Richard Hare
E. G. Romigh
Dave Glitchriest
Ken — Rollins
Johnny Wishert
Lee D. Henry
Robert L. Judkins
Carl David Love
Dennis Atheton
Rodney Blackwood
Jesse Ramos
Ciled Holloway
Douglas MacArthur
Holloway
Lubbock
Christian High School
Speeding fined for 41 mph in 30 zone in Folkestone
In Folkestone England AP reports Digby Davies age 96 was fined 16.45 dollars for speeding at 41 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone.
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Folkestone
England
Digby Davies
Digby
Seminar Builds Groundwork for Local Minority Business Group
Twenty four participants attended a seminar by OMBE to lay groundwork for a minority businessmen's organization in the area. Ramon Chappa and Carl Lightner of the SBA explained agency help and local development companies.
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Sauceda
OMBE
Ramon Chappa
Carl Lightner
Small Business Administration
Chappa
Lightner
SBA
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas Southern University
Mouston
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Brooke
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Zenith Ave
Erskine Street
Wilkins
Morrow
Hiro
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Baker Company
House
Nixon
Johnson
Lubbock First Christian Church
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic School
22Nd Street
Frankfort Avenue
Rent TV
FOV
Samson Plumbing CO
Payne
Supermarts
Dalnie
Pat Een
Wania
Goodyear
PEN Daily
34Th Street
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