Legislature ends session with productivity noted by Rep. McAlister
Rep. R B McAlister of Lubbock says the 62nd Legislature was productive despite a redistricting logjam and stock deal cloud. He cites liquor-by-the-drink passage, church funding in tuition equalization, and a new state regulatory body for business schools as key outcomes while warning West Texas must bolster its metropolitan standing.
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Austin
R. B. McAlister
Lubbock
McAlister
Texas
Rep
Delwin Jones
Supreme Court
Texas Tech
West Texas
House
Subject Of Star Shows Revealed At Moody Planetarium
Radio astronomers report distant quasars showing apparent separation speeds up to ten times light speed. A June lecture demonstration at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Moody Planetarium, The Museum at Texas Tech University, 4th and Indiana. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students free to members.
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Moody Planetarium
Texas Tech University
West Texas Museum Association
4Th and
Indiana
Patrolman Kills Frothing Dog After Lubbock Incident
A Department of Public Safety patrolman shot a dog that had bitten Jim White of Slaton at a liquor store south of Lubbock. Deputy Willie Turner said the frothing animal was shot and its head would be sent to Austin for analysis. White sought aid from a doctor's office after the incident.
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Department of Public Safety
Jim White
Slaton
Lub Pock
Willie Turner
DP5
Bert Sinclair
Austin
White
Births Reported From Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Karl Lawrence McDowell announce a daughter born at Highland Hospital weighing 7 pounds 6% ounces at 10 25 p m Thursday The father is a Texas Tech student and Growers Seed Association employee. Mr and Mrs Gustavo Trevino announce a son 8 pounds 4 ounces born at Lauf Clinie Porter Hospital at 8 22 a m Wednesday The father works for Crow Guide Prestressed Concrete.
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Karl Lawrence McDowell
Ofnion
Highland Hospital
Texas Tech
Growers Seed Association
Gustavo Trevino
E. ‘Quinn
Lauf Clinie-Porter Hospital
Crow-Guide
Fermin Torrez
E. Baylor
City of
Lubbock
Robert Lynn Sweatt
Wolfforth
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Armstrong Mechanical Co
Rockford Clayton Curby
4Th St. Apt
Nasario Benevides
University Hospital
Ajax Roofing Co
Larry Tunnel
Earth
Methodist Hospital
Harry Williams
20Th St
Apt
Lubbock Wins State Approval for Canyon Lakes Project Funding
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a 6.8 million dollar matching grant for the Canyon Lakes Project in Lubbock. HUD added 1 million dollars and may reduce BOA funds accordingly. Phase 1 financing hinges on water plans approved by state agencies and Water Rights Commission. Freese Nichols Endress handles water quality studies and water plan filings.
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Lubbock
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
U. S. Department of the Interior
Canyon Lakes
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S
George Mahon
HUD
BOA
Parks Commission
Texas Water Quality Board
Texas Health Department
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Texas Water Rights Commission
Resident Hurt In Car Crash At Erskine And Detroit
Janie Gonzales an 18 year old resident of 207 Sherman Ave was injured in a three car collision at 5 15 p m Friday at Erskine Street and Detroit Avenue She was admitted for observation to Methodist Hospital with minor injuries Bobby Mears 20 of 5109 45th Street and three other occupants escaped injury The police said Mears was northbound on Detroit while Gonzales drove west on Erskine and the impact pushed her car into a parked vehicle owned by Paul Lofgren of 2620 Erskine St.
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Janie Gonzales
Sherman Ave
Erskine Street
Detroit Avenue
Methodist Hospital
Bobby Mears
45Th St
Mears
Miss Gonzales
Erskine
Gonzales
Paul Lofgren
Erskine St
Warm Muggy Texas Weather Dominates South Plains
The South Plains experienced clear skies and warm, muggy conditions Friday as Gulf air kept clouds and moisture in the state. Dry air was advancing behind a cold front but temperatures remained near 90. Isolated showers appeared in Abilene and Ballinger with a lone thunderstorm near Vernon, while dust and prior storms had unsettled the area a day earlier.
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South Plains
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
NWS
Amarillo
Presidio
Texas
Abilene
Ballinger
Vernon
Mercury
Lubbock
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Cpen
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