Expanded Library Facilities Needed By Lubbock Officials
Lubbock population tops 146000 yet the city’s library serves 48000. A 1.2 million proposal would build a central library at the Memorial Civic Center to relieve overcrowding and expand Texas History, Genealogy, fine arts, Spanish language, and youth services with added parking and accessibility. The plan follows a defeated 1967 bond issue and aims to meet federal matching requirements.
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Lubbock
Memorial Civic Center
19Th Street
Texas History and Genealogy
Aas
Memorial Center
Canyon Lakes
Debris Clearance Nears End in Texas City Project
Parker Wrecking Co. of Oklahoma City led debris clearance in phase six and seven efforts in Lubbock. 338000 cubic yards of rubble have been removed with 40 trucks and 15 heavy machines on site. Total cost expected to reach 1.2 million dollars as landfill burying continues for one more week until final cover.
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ICM Phoyes
Parker
Parker Wrecking Co
Oklahoma City
Sub Wallland Office eyed by Texas gen
Land sale reported at seven dollars per acre with plans for a wallland office. Texas officials consider the project as a potential regional development. Page 8 Sec K.
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Sub- Wallland
Texas Gen
Strife at Paul Quinn College in Waco After Fire and Riots
Fires and rocks struck Paul Quinn College in Waco during a student protest over personnel firings. Police were called as campus buildings suffered damage and demonstrations continued into the night.
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Negro College
Waco
Waco Oe
Paul Quinn College
Sia
Witnesses press for higher natural gas prices at FPC hearing
The Associated Press notes witnesses urging the Federal Power Commission to lift or remove ceiling rules to avert a fuel energy crisis. They argue higher wellhead prices and new wells are needed, with a 1965 action failing to deter shortages. Houston Republican candidate Bush backs a sizable price rise to ease generation costs.
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Associated Press
Federal Power Commission
Case
FPC
Commisson
Gr Ge Ees
Wellea
Ifpc
Houston
Senate
Bush
Prayer for grace to help others in daily kindness
A reader offers a brief invocation asking the Gracious Father for grace to show kindness, give pleasure, comfort, and cheer. The prayer seeks an earnest desire to be of spiritual help to others.
Underground cable project advances in western town
An aged OCR fragment notes a Western area undertaking to lay nearly 50 miles of cable underground. It mentions the Harris and Thrash company and a photo credit to Pauline.
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Western Bells
Nean
Heavi Ged Harris and Thrashing Company
Estat
Pauline ‘Ome
Southwestern Bell to Underground Lines in Prairie Dog Town
Perry Flippin reports that Southwestern Bell plans to replace high lines with underground cables in Prairie Dog Town. Bill McCandless says the company aims for 100 percent underground lines, though the transition may take a long time.
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Southwestern Bell
Prairie Dogs
Mackenzie
Park
Prairie Dog
Ma Bell
Bill McCandless
Southwestern Bell ‘Exchange
Lubbock
Legal clash looms as federal plan eyed by Lubbock Schools
Supt Ed Irons and attorney Charles Cobb briefed the Lubbock School Board on a Department of Health Education and Welfare proposal. The plan could affect Hubbie High and would route students to other city schools while a federal judge weighs the action.
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Lubbock Public Schools
Department of Health, ‘Education and Welfare
Lubbock
Ed Irons
Charles Cobb
Watson Carlock
Nat. Williams
H. One
Hubbie
Lubbock High
Nixon hits peak public support, Gallup poll shows
A Gallup poll indicates President Nixon has reached his highest public confidence level, signaling strong approval for his leadership. The poll reflects rising popularity amid current national events.
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Nixon
Gallup
Plans Consider School Integration Shifts For Dunbar
A proposal slate examines moving Dunbar ninth graders to other junior high options while reallocating Latin American and other elementary attendance patterns. The plan also contemplates closing a school, altering lines between Guadalupe Jackson and Carter, and reshaping local enrollment by grade.
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Dunbar
Buel
Atkins
North Avenue U
Guadalupe
Jackson
Carter
Tles
Exuberant Dog Causes Accidental Shooting at Home
In Galloway Township, a dog leapt to greet its owner and triggered a firearm, shooting the owner. Details from the AP report are fragmentary but indicate an accidental discharge resulting from the dog's paw hitting the trigger.
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Galloway Township
Nid
Duke Martin
Supreme Court Appeal Challenges New District Rules
Joe Martin of the Atlantic Club appeals after a state court decision on proposed district rules. He says the rules are unfair and filed the appeal with his attorney in Austin. The high court is set to review the case following the lower court ruling.
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Ubs
High Court
Joe Martin
Attic
Aetin
U.S. Supreme Court
Martin
New York City Prepares Ban on Street Vehicles Amid Pollution Crisis
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a warning to New Yorkers from Mayor John Lindsay about banning all street vehicles in certain city areas as the pollution crisis worsens. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Warneth
John
Lindsay Bedier
Businessmen urged to back recovery bond package at luncheon
A group of young businessmen at the Red Raider Inn urged passage of the full recovery bond package on August 8. Bass warned that towns must avoid selfishness after the May 11 storm and stressed the issue as a philosophical problem rather than a simple fact.
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Bass
Red Raider Inn
Is ‘Briercroft Park
Abov
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