Time Running Out On Tax and Spending Study
A Texas legislative session moves to speed a tax and spending study as House and Senate committees pursue economy measures. A joint conference panel edge toward a spending bill, while lawmakers consider auto insurance rate reviews, Sunday business closures, lobbying controls, and state regulation policy.
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Tutman
Conference Committee
House
U. Department of Commerce
Texas
Senate
Jetta
Representatives
Senate ‘Transportation
SBS
State Board of Control
States Association of County Judges
Commissioners
House State Affairs Committee
Bombing injures not hurt taken to hospital after blast
Witnesses recalled shattered windows on both sides of the street as a car parts fragment embedded in a neighbor's home. Donald Sykes, a car salesman, woke to the explosion and described glass like pulverized sugar. Investigators leaned toward a dynamite charge wired to ignition.
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Blaney
William Keilman
Donald Sykes
Richard Blaney
John Berker
Ralph Staine
Robert Poulson
Rich
Europe
Poulson
Underworld
Clarence J. Ferguson
Philadelphia
State Prison
Ferguson
Richard
Veterans recall to duty amid Korea war tragedy
A speaker condemns what he terms the tragedy of Korea, noting that many World War II veterans were recalled to service while younger men avoided deployment. He laments the unequal burden and emphasizes the ongoing strain on seasoned servicemen.
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Tion
Korea
Kennedy and Congress Clash Over Berlin, Defense Plans
Lawmakers spar over Kennedy Berlin policy and defense funding. Dirksen Halleck Bush praise Kennedy while Goldwater urges clear sacrifice. Recall calls focus on reservists, drill pay, and selective activation amid planned defense buildup.
Second Round Winners Named In Post Rodeo
About 1,500 people attended the second Southwestern Championship Junior Rodeo performance. Thursday results list riders and placements across events with names: Kathy Greenwood, Amy Harper, Tara Harper, Josyssa Henson, Barret race, ribbon roping, and other listed contestants from Lubbock, Anson, Haskell, Alpine, and Roswell. Upcoming performances are scheduled for tonight and Saturday.
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Karetuck
Keith Streaer
Tefleyts Albert
Flinn
Roswell
Steele Pima
Bulty Frank
Bulch
Butch Kawaida
Amy Hares
Marta
Seer
Jan Cowley
Rails
Borna Plooa
Lubbock
Gherrly’ Pennell
Post
Kathy Greenwood
ARSON
Day Sroupe
Alpine
Carla Winkler
Katgnes
Barrel Nice
Sis Dorma Jones
Dude Neatherage
Anson
Paulette Allen
Haskell
Arisbni
Riteh-Fawards
Green
Hugh Chainvites
Sarahose
Stephanie Rigdon
Water District Board Sets Tax Valuation for District
The White River Municipal District directors set the district valuation at 80 percent of the time value, listing a tax roll of 33. The district faces annual interest of 103000 on a 4000000 loan for the dam project, with a potential tax rate not exceeding 50 cents and possible reductions if valuations stay near 23000000 after equalization hearings. An election of four district tax equalization board members was authorized to begin hearings in member cities. Kuwait Leads Al Al Kuwait now leads in air conditioners per capita with one unit for every 16 inhabitants, ahead of the United States.
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Post Special
White River
Equalization Board
Board of Equal’ization
Walter Duckworth
Post
Norton Barrett
Crosbyton
W.P. McKee
Ralls
D. L. Knight
Spur
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
United States
Berlin Crisis Looms as Rusk Signals Offensive Steps
Secretary Rusk hints at offensive moves in Berlin amid ongoing East West disarmament talks. He avoids detailing negotiating postures while noting Washington expects no rapid breakthroughs with NATO allies. McCloy’s Moscow session is under review as U S officials weigh responses to Soviet positions.
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Rusk
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Black Sea
United States
Jona
J. McCloy
Moscow
State Department
McCloy
US official flags Berlin meeting possibility for later date
US foreign affairs leader said Berlin strategy talks among Kennedy de Gaulle and Macmillan are undecided for fall. Rusk urged West Germany’s role in Europe as peaceably aligned with EC, while noting possible Soviet talks on the Boelin issue and dangerous potential in the situation.
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Berlin
Paris
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Germany
Rusk
West Germany
Westeim
Births Celebrate multiple hospital births in 1960s notice
In a string of fragmented notices, several families announce new arrivals at Methodist and other hospitals. Fathers include workers in fertilizer, real estate, and sales. mothers names sparsely cited. Details on weights, times, and exact dates are garbled but indicate several births Thursday in local facilities.
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Bathe Pointer
Keigins
Methodist Hospital
Seven Injured in City Wrecks Across Four Crashes
Seven people were injured, one seriously, in four traffic collisions Thursday. Mrs. William Sledge, 59, of Slaton, in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after being struck while crossing Elgin Ave near 50th St by Betty Harrell, 20. Mrs. Sledge transferred from West Texas to Slaton hospital. possible head injuries and other trauma reported. Other injuries included Mrs. Martin Donley, 57, hurt in a collision at 3rd St and Hartford Ave, treated at Taylor Hospital. passenger Mrs. R. E. Paschall, 56, noted as unharmed. In a 1:05 p.m. crash at Ave A and 17th St, three injured, including Mary Blakley, 45, and two Rogers, NM residents, taken to a physician's office. Gary Leo London, 61, Ogden, Utah, identified as other driver. Boy Bobby McCusty, 1, struck by a car on Toledo Ave near 19th while riding a bicycle. driver Richard Lee Chambers, 38, of 4704 21st St, cited for collision.
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Elgin Ave
50Th St
Slaton
William Sledge
Mercy Hospital
Betty Harrell
E. Amherst
Sledge
Tthe Slaton Hospital
West Texpital
Taylor Hospital
Martin Donley
Ave, M
Paula Vandenburg
39Th St
Hartford Ave
R. E Paschall
25Th St
Donley
Plains Clinic
Sanders Funeral Home
Ave A
17Th St
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Hart
Mary Blakley
Rogers
N. M
Mary Ann Harth
Cindy Harth
Gary Leo London
Ogden
Utah
Bobby McCusty
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal Carerier
19Th St
Methodist Hospital
Toledo Ave
19Th, St
Richard Lee Chambers
21St St
McCarty
Robbery and arson linked to youth in Thompson case
Postman fled as money burned in the car and a youth led officers to the hidden watch and stamps. The sheriff said the boy would stay in custody until juvenile authorities decide action. He planned the crime and, with Franks present, directed Thompson to drive to a wooded area where the box was seized and fire set. The victim survived the blaze.
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Page One
Jones
Thompson
Dirt Ban Advocate Urges Balanced Cleanliness
A speaker argues against extreme bans on dirt, saying excessive cleanliness harms development. She warns that constant surveillance and scolding keep children out of the world and hinder immunity. Children should wash before meals but enjoy dirt during the day and cleanse at night. Her closing advice: be clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be happy.
Tech scientists unveil $29,000 electron spin spectrometer
Texas Tech chemists led by Dr. Henry Shine introduce a $29,000 electron spin resonance spectrometer for studying molecular structures, especially single electron molecules. The unit, funded by the Air Force and Tech, aids cancer cell comparisons and basic research, with Shine presenting at the Montreal chemistry meeting.
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Texas Tech
Texas
David Hoffman
Weslaco
John A. Waters
Norwich
England
Henry Shine
Tech Chemistry
Tech
Chemistry Department
Shine
Air Force
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Zoning and appointments reshaped at city commission meeting
City commissioners revived a zoning case while filling posts on the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and Auditorium Coliseum Board. New or renewed terms include Irving L. Jones to the water authority, Pennington to the Coliseum board, and Quicksall plus Atkinson as new members. Other actions covered speed zones, paving projects, and multiple zoning changes including R to C3 and R-2 to R.
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Worth
Clyde Smith
Austin
M. B. McKee
Lubbock
Irving L. Jones
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Ray Dickey
Marshall Pennington
Auditorium Coliseum
Timmy Quicksall
George N. Atkinson
Dudley Strain
Dony Jones
Harmon Jenkins
AL Kornfeld
Fenner Tubbs
Dorrance Guy
Tom Rollins
Joe 11
Nelson
W. Horton D. Murphey
Robert Brasher
Byron Shots
L. B. Pullen
Pullen
Charles Galey
C. E. Williams
Slaton
J. D. Walker
Melvin Franklin
Electrical Board of Examiners
26Th
Boston Ave
Boyd P. Millsap
Lisp
Jg Rasta
Two Men Plead Guilty Before Court-At-Law
Two defendants pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in County Court-at-Law No 2 before Judge Pat Moore. They received 30 day jail terms. One man Charlie Gott 21 pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on police patrolman Glen Crows during a disturbance at a drive in restaurant on College Avenue Thursday night. The other, Stewart 22 of Clovis, faced related charges.
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Pat Moore
Glen Crows
Charlie ‘Thomas Gott
College Avenue
Man Acquitted of Drug Charge
Jurors found Lub bock man Billy Jo Holtzclaw innocent of illegal possession of codeine in a 98th District Court trial. After over four hours of proceedings and 43 minutes deliberation, the jury returned the verdict to Judge Howard Davison. Evidence showed a capsule with codeine in Holtzclaw’s car, but physicians testified prescriptions dated 1956 and 1997 explained the medicine context.
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Lubbock
Billy Jo Holtzclaw
Gene Cobb
George E. Gilber
Howard
Davison
Holtzclaw
East Broadway
Macken Park
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Mansfield
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Prescott Bush
R-Conn
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Bush
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Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Russell
Sec. of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Sonnel
Janyce Ellis
Nita Wilson
Marilyn Williams
Judy Clary
Miss Ellis
Sam Ellis
Southland
Charles Didway
Fama
Reon Hla
Taboea
Uinlets
Peancee
Carlsheds Fish
Deayer King” Eminine
Seen
Clay Birdwell
Poot
Tole Hending
Mke
Kerry
Fugit Corns Hasnes
Justicetors
Pauletta Aten Firsion
Tara Harper
Water District Board
Patrick ‘T
Pat) Withers
Myrtle B. Withers
Jain St
Arlington, Va
Texas ‘Tech
Lola ‘Lipper
Amarillo
Arlington
United Pentecostal Chore
DAV
Westmoreland Addition
United Pentecostal
Bates Witt Jr
49Th St
Lubbock County
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCloskey
Eltle Glenn Childers
Eatontown
N. J
New Jersey
Jack
Bryant
C. Rogers
Chileders
99Th District
L. W. Self
Children's Home
West Texas
Elvil
Yaa Sfer
Tom Fotos
Kathy
Mattie 'Maan
Ulan Burris
Furness
St Nix
Thinsing
Lubain Disndet
Treraday
Airy
Jose ‘Torren
Ave. Burris
Norman Andress
Iyaie
Earl Andress
Sandard
Murfie Pru
Isle W
Coliate
Weat Devas Onpuks
Arcaricen Tate
Mervin
James Guthrie
Wist Fenny Hospital
Western
Tanald ‘Thorpe
McCay
Naif Mra
Danel Buck
Methodist
Sealant France Cn
Chushley
Aim
West Xan
AtTech
Flint Cosby
Parkland Place
Charley, Jones
Cecil Jennings
Caprock
Country Club Addition
B. F. Buck
Ave. P
Ave. A
48Th Street
Vanda Ave
Stn St
Tno
Water Bond Fund
Loop 289
Quirt
Panhandle Construction Co
50Th
Johnston Pump Co
Sandhills
32Nd
Ave. Q
Murfee
Senter
David Casey
Senter Sa Murfee
On Key
Casey
W. O'Mara
Otis Manor
H.P. Clifton
Seeond
6Th St
Knowville Ave
Hitlcrest Community Center
Hodges & Tierney
Ave. W
3Rd
Bist St
Crow
Paving Co
G.W.C
Flagg Addition
Rast
Zenith
Beech M
Pioneer Pavers
Ave. Hi
40Th St
2Th St
Mth St
Ave. H
Ave
Kore Paving Co
Indiana
Billy Meeks
Ing Commission
Porter Garrett
Maine St
Ave. X
Stewart
Clovis
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