Downtown Redevelopment Need Discussed By City
City officials at a semi monthly meeting in City Hall discussed a need to redevelop downtown Lubbock. Urbanovsky of Texas Tech proposed a development plan for extreme northern Lubbock and commissioners considered adding the downtown area to the study with possible funding to cover extra materials and student trips.
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Menneth May Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Pian
Baker
Urbanovsky
Arc
Tech
Dallas
White Rock
Gost
Ladd
Nixon-Khrushchev meeting opens amid tensions in Moscow
The Soviet premier Khrushchev greeted Vice President Nixon at Moscow airport and in the Sports Palace vowed not to yield to what he called American imperialists. Nixon said he hopes frank talks will help both sides understand each other better as he prepares for a Kremlin meeting. The clash over Captive Nations Week sparked Kremlin anger at Eisenhower’s proclamation.
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Rstet
Nikita Khrug
Oscow
Ishchev
U.S
Richard N. Nixon
Soviets
Nixon
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Moscow
United States
Ussr
Row Flares Over Cache Of Whisky
A gun battle after an argument over stolen liquor left Hen Laird dead in the street near 1415 Grave Ave. Willie Wayne Maynard faces a murder charge. investigators say the shooting followed an exchange about a whisky cache belonging to Donald Tew and Maynard. Police recovered the gun Maynard said was used.
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Jim Holleman
Avalanche-Journal
Hen Laird Lar
Sra Sree
Guava
V Ave
Willie Wayne Maynard
George ‘Ankerson
Maynard
Laird
Donald Tew
32Nd St
College Ave
Tew
Jler Ralston
Grave Ave
Donnie
Ralston
Lubbock
Bank Robbers Seized After Pittsburgh Gun Battle
Two bank robbers, Joseph Gallo and Eddie Kern, surrendered to police after a fierce hillside gun battle near downtown Pittsburgh. Police officers Anthony Paga and Robert Thompson were wounded. The men had robbed a suburban bank of $27,000 and faced onlookers during the more than half hour shootout. Crowds reacted with groans and cheers as the suspects were captured.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Joseph Gallo
Eddie Kern
Galto
Anthony Paga
Robert W. Thompson
Paga
Thompson
Truckers, Patrolmen Clash Over Road Lockup
In Anstown area a group of truckers and state patrolmen clashed as drivers refused to move from a gas station. Officers halted fleeing trucks along US 5 North toward Houston after a three-vehicle standoff. Fines ranged from 2.00 to 7.50 for road-limit violations.
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Anseuntsville
Frederick
Oas
Houston
Galveston
State of Texas
Ted Prean
Ward
Pago
Wheat Control Okayed For 60 Wheat States
Washington UPI reports farmers in over a quarter of the 39 wheat states voted Thursday to continue rigid government controls on the 1960 crop in exchange for high price supports. The Agriculture Department and farmers in 11 of 39 states favored the present program. Vote was 700 for and 3 against the current control plan.
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Washington
UPI
Kultire Department
Raincatinat
Sts
Slaton backs bid to lure Cotton Exchange office
Slaton city commissioners in a special meeting authorized Chamber of Commerce Manager Bill Ball to pursue a Cotton Exchange office building at 15 acres across from the northwest city limits. The move promises city water sewer and police fire protection. The plan follows a bitter Lubbock zoning clash where the Exchange sought offices with 250 units, potentially requiring a zoning change to accommodate commercial use in a residential area along Avenue Q.
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Jerry Mall
Avalanche-Journal
Tony Slaton
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Ball
H. T. Swanner
Ball
Commission
Northwest
Slaton
Lubbock
Cotton Exchange
56Th St
Ave. Q
50Th Street
Avennue Q
Charles Spivey
Planning Commission
Blaton Pago
Special Sunday Edition Offered by Avalanche-Journal
The Avalanche Journal announces a Partners in Progress edition on Lubbock history and the new building. Available Sunday for $1 by mail or local order, with 15 cent street sales. cash with order. no phone orders.
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Avalanche - Journal
Partners In Progress
Lubbock
U.S
Ava- Trnde-Journal
Avalanche-Journal
Fire Damages Lamesa High School Workshop
A fire at Lamesa High School under construction damaged the vocational agricultural shop estimated at $1,000. Fire started near the addition to the plant from a cutting torch about 5 30 p.m. Workmen had left for the day. Marshal Luther Standefer investigated.
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Lamesa
Lamesa High School
Luther Standefer
MISS USA NAM Page 1 Section 2 Quotations
United Nations described as an interna l organization whose hope is that the hero of the next war will be the man who prevents it. The citation reflects a view on war prevention attributed to a public figure quoted in the issue.
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Brock
United Nations
House Slashes Revenue Gas Tax Keeps General Sales Tax Out
The Texas House approved a 264 million gas tax while defeating a general sales tax proposal. The vote left the overall measure short of funds needed to erase a 27 million dollar deficit, prompting Speaker Waggoner Carr to urge lawmakers to rebuild support. The chamber also struck a 2 percent luxury sales tax on items over 150, claiming it would spare Texans from unnecessary taxation.
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Frank N. Manitzasustin
Waggoner Carr
Price Daniel
House
Ben Jarvis
Tyler
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
Hail and Wind Lash Fort Worth Area Weather Widens
Thunderstorms swept North Texas damaging highways and killing at least four people on the road. Dallas and Fort Worth suffered heavy winds with reports of hail near Lamesa and an 60 mph gusts at Eagle Mountain Lake. Rural areas southwest of Lubbock were hit hardest as storms moved across the South Plains. Weather details include a 0.03 inch rainfall in Lamesa at 6 20 p.m. with marble sized hail and gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
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Aratunehe Journal
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Lamesa
South Plains
Lubbock
Eagle Mountain Lake
Worth
Mexico lifts bracero ban in Lubbock area
Interior Ministry spokesman says ban on contracting Mexican farm workers for Lubbock, Texas, area was lifted after discrimination reports. An informed source cites effective date last Monday. Local business figure Gonzalez welcomed the decision as improving race relations between Lubbock and Mexican agricultural workers.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Interior Ministry
Lubbock, Tex
Foreign Ministry
Lubbock
the Foreign Minstry
Fui
Gonzalez
University of Mexico
Lions
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