Lawmakers hear case for Texas State University naming
At an Austin meeting, seven faculty members and three students urged changing Texas Tech to Texas State University. The group argued Tech misleads about the school's worth and goals while the Tech board supports Texas Tech University. Senator Blanchard called the meeting useful and promised to evaluate the situation. See PROPONENTS Page 4
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Texas Tech
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TSU
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
R. B. McAllister
Delwyn Jones
Elmer Tarbox
Tech Board
Texas Tech University
Tech
Russell Bean
Blanchard
Lubbock Council loosens 50th Street sign rules and more
The Lubbock City Council relaxed C-2A sign regulations along 50th Street but rejected pole signs while allowing illuminated building signs. They ordered fast design work for an Interstate routing through downtown and approved three zoning changes. Measures for parallel-door car openings and downtown sign control were promised.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Lubbock
Rush
Planning and Zoning Commission
S0th Street
Be in the Be Lubbock merger wave stalls growth
A Be in the Be Lubbock feature notes the third great merger wave sweeping U.S. corporations, highlighting rapid consolidation and the changing landscape of American business as observed from Page 13.
Total Omits Teachers' Pay Boost
Legislative budget writers proposed a 1970-71 general appropriation bill totaling 5.6 billion dollars with no funds for teacher raises. The plan would require at least 140 million dollars in new taxes for raises sought by the Texas State Teachers Association. A projected 59.4 million dollar biennial surplus remains.
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Prayers and Blessing by Rev. John Calvin Copeland
A religious benediction prays that readers’ spirit soul and body be preserved blameless for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes faithfulness of God who called them to this endurance.
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Israel denies planned strike over Baghdad executions
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan urged no action that would endanger Iraq’s Jewish population while urging calm as Israel denied massing troops for an attack on Jordanian stationed units. The United States urged restraint as Baghdad reported a new mass spy trial.
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Tel Aviv
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Boon for Area Plan Big Lakes Project eyed by mayor
Mayor W D Rogers Jr envisions a large Yellow House Canyon Lake study with potential for a 25 to 30 mile lake reaching Crosbyton. He asks engineers to assess feasibility including effluent, runoff, evaporation, and funding before proceeding. A 70 acre option price of 15000 is noted as holding cost.
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Dub) Rogers Jr
Yellow House Canyon
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Santee
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Crosbyton
Yellow House Canyon Lake
Lubbock Area
Pueblo Aid Far Away Pueblo Aid Far Away
Rear Adm. Frank L. Johnson testified that no ships were available to aid the Pueblo during North Korean attack and that the Enterprise was too distant to assist. He spoke at the open session of a five admiral court of inquiry in Coronado, California, noting other forces were unavailable or unable to operate.
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Flooding Closes Dallas Roads Amid Severe Storms
Heavy thundershowers and high water prompted police barricades across parts of the Dallas Fort Worth area during the afternoon rush. The weather alert warned of possible tornadoes and hail as cooler air moved in from the north. In Tahlequah Oklahoma a tornado damaged property, while five children and their grandmother died in a Folsom prison guard family fire in California.
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Texas
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Weather Bureau
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New England
Midwest
California
Tahlequah
Okla
Tyler
San Angelo
Living costs erase wage gains in 1968 report
December prices rose modestly while 1968 cost increases wiped out a large portion of wage gains for rank and file workers. The Labor Department data shows CPI at 123.7 with typical family purchases at 12.37, average annual wage up 5.5 percent to 95.28 weekly.
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Arnold Chase
Weather outlook for Lubbock area today
Partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid to upper 20s. Westerly winds up to 2 mph with gusts this afternoon.
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