Carrot Funds Under Fire In SPAG Grants Debate
SPAG officials criticize the use of $71,000 in area funds to support ongoing programs funded by federal grants. They warn rising administrative costs may render the money ineffective. County officials question continued CIC funding as local costs rise and federal support wanes. The board also reviews other grant applications including a health panel study and Texas Tech medical school construction funds.
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SPAG
Duane Ireland
South Plains
Lubbock County
Alton Brazell
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Brazell
Austin
Lubbock
Projecta
Lamb
Brazel
Department of Health
Roth
Detroit
Hale
Floyd
Crosby
Motley
J. David Oats
Plainview
Texas Tech University
Cochran
Cochran County
Glenn Thompson
Commissioners Court
Teresal ‘Turner
W. H
Bill” Tinney
Miss Turner
Tinney
West Texas
Emergency Appeals Planned In Detroit Busing Rulings
Michigan officials plan a Court of Appeals appeal to halt the Roth rulings on bus integration and a possible Supreme Court appeal. Roth ordered 295 buses and a $3 million prep for a metropolitan busing plan to merge Detroit with suburbs, affecting about 800,000 students. Milliken and Kelley vow steps to challenge and delay further action. The opinion centers on desegregation strategy and the scope of busing plans for racial integration.
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Neral
Frank J. Kelley
U.S. District Court
Stephen J. Roth
Roth
National Association For the Advancement of Colored, People
Jon Hand
Milliken and
Kelley
Court of Appeals
Detroit
Milliken
Stu
U.S. Circuit
Gunbattles in North Ireland Kill Four on Holiday Eve
Police report gun battles across Northern Ireland leave four dead on Christmas Eve as extremism splinters and leadership struggles continue. A British soldier and a civilian were killed in Londonderry amid renewed IRA cease-fire tensions and ongoing security operations.
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North Ireland
Cen
William Whitelaw
Belfast
Laa
Northern
IRA
Londonderry
Republican Army
Law Students Win Honors At Moot Court Competition
Law Students from Texas Tech University School of Law won top honors in a State Junior Bar of Texas sponsored moot court competition. The three member team, Grover Hartt James Max Maud Stamford and Frank W Sullivan, represented their school amid ongoing protests and security concerns as they prepared for a busy annual event.
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Texas Tech University
School of Law
Bar of Texas, Tech Law School
Boyne
Grover Hartt
Dallas
James Max Maud
Stamford
Frank W. Sullivan
Airlines Back Wildlife Appeal in Texas Supreme Court Case
Tech law students argued before the Texas Supreme Court as nine teams competed for the title in Houston. Airlines, including Qantas, supported the Wildlife Fund appeal with claims tied to hunting and animal protection in a regional contest involving schools from Texas and nearby universities.
VFW Groups Hold Regional Conference in Levelland
Veterans of Foreign Wars members and auxiliaries from seven Lubbock area towns met in Levelland for a two day conference led by District 7 Commander Herman Edminston. Attendees from Lubbock Levelland Lamesa Slaton Brownfield Post and Spur discussed upcoming year officers include Edminston Chesire Altman Gossett Ghaffin Klein Williams Mann Wright Maddox Holacker with a next conference planned for September 16 to 27 in Slaton.
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Levelland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lubbock
Lamesa
Slaton
Brownfield
Post
Spur
VFW
District 7
Herman Edminston
Pearl Humphries
Edminston
David Cheshire
Bobby Altman
Ed Gossett
Max Ghaffin
Adack Klein
Fred Williams
Travis Mann
Buddy Wright
H. B. Maddox
Phone Rate Hike Debate Over Local Rate of Return
Lubbock city officials discuss a proposed rate increase arguing that reducing long distance usage would raise the rate base devoted to local service. The plan ties local rates to a higher return on the actual local plant, with council members citing delegated legislative power.
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Lubbock
Whitcomb
Federal Price Commission
Cos
Federal Communications Com
Association of Regulatory Utility
Immunization requirements loom for local schools
The district awaits a state act to enforce vaccines while allowing entry if immunizations have begun. Free shots are offered at the City County Health Unit, and officials urge presenting immunization reports to schools.
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LISD
Parker
Jarvis
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Hector
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Lorenzo
Nixon
San Diego
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Wildlife Appeal
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Supreme Court of ‘Texas
Tech
Houston
University of ‘Texas
University of Houston
Texas
Southern University
St. Mary's University
Southern Methodist University
Baylor University
South Texas College At Law
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Geneva
UPD
The
Wildlife Fund
University
New
York City
Qantas
Grover Hartt Jr
Sullivan
Said
Fort Fund
Moody
J. I. Moudy
Thel Ford
Larry Jay
Iaviters
Central Library
19Th Street
le Fiesta Estates
Forls Nol Germaine
Erkallergy
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