School board considers $94,000 admin salary hike
The Lubbock ISD trustees weighed a proposed salary increase for administrative and supervisory staff totaling about $94,000. Superintendent Nat Williams supported the plan, while trustees delayed action to 6:30 a.m. Monday at the Plainsman Hotel. The hike would raise next year's admin salaries to $914,072, up from $820,907 for 1965-66.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Tax rate revisions loom as advisory groups urge cuts
An expanded Tax Board of Equalization will hear citizen complaints Monday after advisory subcommittees urged lower valuations for downtown and shopping center properties. City and School Board members added seven seats to the board in a joint session, with more possible. A 1 cent city tax rate rise could be needed per 5 million in assessed valuations trimmed from the tentative roll.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Johnson predicts Vietnam war will worsen before it improves
President Johnson told reporters at the White House that the war in Vietnam will get worse before it gets better and that more American troops beyond 75,000 will be sent. He cited rising Viet Cong attacks and said manpower needs are increasing with about 60,000 U.S. personnel currently there and daily arrivals.
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Duo Gives Up as Hostages Are Freed
Two ex con victs Wilford Gray and Carl Bowles surrendered near Benton Station California after a 1000 mile chase from Portland Oregon. They face federal kidnapping charges with bond set at 100000 each and possible bank robbery charges in Portland. No death penalty likely amid the case.
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GROWERS ASSAIL cotton bill as merchants voice guarded optimism
In a front page wraparound item the A J details growers attacks on a cotton bill while merchants and shippers express guarded optimism about the measure. The page also notes other briefs including an unusual dairy herd addition and a world news roundup.
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Wagner to remarry Barbara Cavanagh this summer
New York reports Mayor Robert F. Wagner engaged to Barbara Cavanagh and planning a July 26 wedding. His first wife Susan died in 1964. Wagner, 55, will not seek re election to focus on family. Cavanagh is 31 and has a brother Edward Jr. as deputy mayor.
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House approves poll tax ban voting rights bill
The House passed a civil rights measure 333 to 85 to outlaw poll taxes in state and local elections and suspend literacy tests in seven Southern states. Democrats and Republicans split, sending the bill to a Senate House conference committee for a final version. House members praised Louisiana Rep Hale Boggs as the chamber saluted him for supporting the measure.
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Strike Ends as MMP Ends 23 Day Walkout
The International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots concluded a 23 day strike against 14 tanker companies ending the labor dispute.
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International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots
Prayer Verse Request Weighs On Readers Requests
Anonymous invocation begins with a devotional line and invites readers to submit prayers under sixty words. An editor note asks for favorite prayers to be shared, outlining submission limits and guidelines for length.
Medicare Bill Passes Senate and Heads to Conference
The Senate approved a sweeping medicare measure 68 to 0 to cover 19 million Americans over 65 and raise Social Security benefits. The bill, sent to conference with the House, carries an estimated seven and a half billion in new benefits the first full year and broad support from both parties. President Johnson hailed the vote as a historic victory in extending health security for older Americans.
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Minuteman Chief Held on Kidnapping Charge
Minuteman leader Robert B. Depugh surrendered to county officers after two Independence women accused him of holding them captive to recruit them to seduce communists for blackmail. A search of his Norborne and Independence offices found arms, a submachine gun and mine. Depugh, released on bond, denied the charges and vowed vindication.
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Heat to Continue as Texas Bakes and Rains Hit
Much of Texas endured another scorching day as thundershowers with gusty winds and dust rolled across the South Plains. Lubbock predicts more evening storms, while Amarillo and surrounding areas report rain up to an inch, localized flooding in underpasses, and winds up to 60 mph. Temperature peaked near 104 in Spur and Abernathy reported .48 inch rain with other towns recording lighter totals.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Weather update for Lubbock area forecast
Partly cloudy today and Sunday with a few evening thundershowers. High near 100 degrees, low near 70. Winds mostly light.
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