Tourist family given Royal welcome by Lubbock chamber
A Japanese-licensed car was stopped by city police at the request of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to honor Lorene Yule, his wife, and their five children as the first Tourist of the Week. They received an invitation to a night on the town as guests of the chamber, described as western hospitality at its rarest.
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Wain Miller Avalanche-Journal
Subbock
Chamber of 4 Commerce
Chamber
Japan
Lorene Yule
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Yule
Deluge at Stratford and Panhandle storms bring moisture
Thunderstorms drenched parts of the Panhandle and South Plains with heavy rain and hail while most of Texas stayed hot and humid. Stratford reported pea-size hail and up to 2.03 inches of rain causing flash flooding. Dalhart saw .40 inch and multiple fires sparked by lightning. Dust storms and sporadic showers occurred in regions including Lamesa Tahoka Ralls Spur Snyder Slaton and Patricia.
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Stratford
Panhandle
Dalhart
Lamesa
Tahoka
Ralls
Spur
Snyder
Slaton
Patricia
Dawson County
Seminole
South Plains
Lubbock area trustees cut 50,000 from 1966 67 budget
Lubbock area school trustees approve a reduction of fifty thousand dollars from the 16.5 million budget for the 1966 67 school year as part of ongoing budget adjustments. The choice reflects efforts to tighten expenditures while maintaining programs.
Acreage Down 25 Percent in Cotton Nationwide
The Agriculture Department reports this year's cotton acreage the smallest in about a century, with Texas planted at 4.4 million acres about 25 percent below last year. A new 1965 program cuts plantings to qualify for price supports and may yield up to 35 percent more in additional payments. Projections show a large national surplus and lower prices, with state incomes dropping accordingly. Meanwhile protests in Jakarta demand President Sukarno step down as anti-Sukarno riots erupt for a second day.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Agriculture Department
Texas
U.S. Department For Agriculture
Congress
Jakarta
UPI
Sukarno
Mayor urges city to pursue federal funds for urban problems
Lubbock Mayor W D Dub Rogers Jr urged the city to seek federal funds to tackle blighted areas and urban issues. He warned without national aid, Lubbock risks mediocrity and urged support for a Congress bill to make the city a demonstration model.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
W. D
Dub) Rogers Jr
Lubbock Board of Realtors
Rogers
Croton Breaks Sighted as State Parks Hope Grows
State officials viewed the Croton Breaks east of here as a potential state park site. The tour started at the 6666 Ranch in Guthrie with aerial inspections over the rugged canyons and red clay terrain. Officials planned further checks of Victoria Canyon and the El Paso to Presidio scenic river road, with local leaders welcoming them.
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Croton Breaks
Dickens
Lubbock
U.S. Highway 82
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Ickens
West Texas
Croton
Caprock
Dickens, King and Motley
Big Ranch
Guthrie
Pitchfork Ranch
Dickens City
Texas
Victoria Canyon
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Presidio
Hal Woodward
Coleman
J. H. Kultgen
Waco
Texas Highway Commission
Glenn Biggs
Austin
House
Ben Barnes
Bill Heatley
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
Jack Hightower
Four Czechs Escape West by Sport Plane
Four Czechoslovakians fled to the West in a sport plane defying border guards gunfire. The group included a 26 year old engineer his 24 year old wife their 6 year old daughter and a 30 year old physician who boarded at a military airport near Pardubice where the engineer belonged to a flying club.
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Vienna
Austria
Pardubice
Strike Halts 60 Percent of U.S. Passenger Planes
Nationwide airline mechanics strike cripples major carriers grounding 150000 travelers with only limited service on West to East routes. Military aircraft moved to shuttle personnel. international travel suffers as airports brace for chaos.
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Arthur Everet
York
U.S
Seaboard
Florida
Sun and Sand
Prayer excerpt from Rev. C Melvin Ratheal
A concise devotional prayer from Rev. C. Melvin Ratheal of Lubbock expressing self discrimination against sin and seeking cleansing forgiveness and spiritual support with assurance from the Spirit.
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Rev
C. Melvin Ratheal
Lubbock
Battery Failing Threatens Lunar Surveyor Final Photos
American Surveyor spacecraft nears end as scientists race to capture last lunar images. Battery temperature climbs toward limit while Australia and South Africa stations route commands and solar panels are adjusted to slow charging.
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Lian
Earth
Canberra
Australia
Johannesburg
South Africa
Surveyor
Odessa Firm Wins Lubbock Main Post Office Contract
Area Builders Inc of Odessa won the $1,393,962 contract to build Lubbock's new main post office, the lowest bid among seven. The one story brick and white stone structure will house 88,500 square feet with a basement, and a maintenance building will follow. County offices will move into a new federal courthouse nearby after completion.
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Washington
Lubbock
Area Builders, Inc
Odessa
Vth
16Th Streets
Avenue G
Stiles, Roberts and Messersmith
Lubbock County
Federal Courts
Congress
Plane strike trims connections for Lubbock flights
Airline officials in Lubbock report indirect effects from a nationwide machinists strike on five major carriers. Braniff Continental and Trans-Texas say rerouting and reduced space are common. travel times may lengthen as passengers shift to remaining services.
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Lubbock
Braniff International
Continental
Trans - Texas Airlines
Avalanche - Journal
Weather map page 32 C Lubbock area forecast
Partly cloudy warm and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs around mid 90s, low 70s tonight. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph. Showers prob about 10 percent. Also includes 24 hour high low temps for Abilene El Paso Albuqu(er)que Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver Wichita Falls and other stations with humidity figures and sunset times.
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Lubbock
Lam
Pal Abilene
el Paso
Albuqne
Houston
Amarilla
Okla
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
Falla
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