State Board decries insurer drift from at risk drivers
The State Insurance Board chair William Hunter McLean says insurers are increasingly denying mobile policies to young and old drivers and those with poor records. He cites rising assigned risk plan use and higher rates as hearings plan to address coverages, rates, and penalties for accidents and serious violations.
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Associated Press
State Insurance Board
William Hunter McLean
McLean
Sonya Gilliam Places Third In National Spelling Bee
Sonya Gilliam a 13 year old from Lubbock earns third place in the National Spelling Bee, higher than any Avalanche Journal champion. Robert Wake wins the title, Beth Sherrill finishes second. Gilliam visits the Capitol Washington Monument and National Archives before a Mayflower breakfast and final tours.
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Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Tashington
Sonya Gilliam
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Robert A. Wake
Clear Creek
Houston Chronicle
Beth Sherrill
Sonya
Stu ‘Dent
Evans Junior High School
George Mahon
Akses
Muumuu
Washington Monument
Capitol
National Archives
Washington
Mayflower Hotel
White House
Smithsonian Institution
GOP Solon Urges LBJ Conference On Vietnam War
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen urged President Johnson to convene a bipartisan meeting of congressional leaders to review the Vietnam war. He criticized the administration as not candid or consistently credible and said a White House conference is increasingly necessary for the public to understand future policy. Johnson defended his approach, stressing patience and historical perspective while speaking at a Rose Garden ceremony awarding diplomas to foreign service and State Department officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ashington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Johnson
Dirksen
Senate
Republican
Vietnam
White House
Magi Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Foreign Service
State Department
Operation Cold Ranching at Yellowhouse Ranch
A Tuesday session at Yellowhouse Ranch opens Operation Cold Ranching with emphasis on ranching methods and regional topics. Nationwide labor actions impact workers as Western Union begins returning to duties after a nationwide strike. Public notices reference cotton promotion support by about 400 people at a city meeting and a Lubbock delegation's Washington trip aftermath.
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Yellowhouse Ranch
Topeka Tornado Toll Rises As Cleanup Begins
Massive tornado wreckage in Topeka leaves estimated 15 dead and 100 million dollars in damage. National Guardsmen and relief workers hunt through rubble with more than 430 injured and 2,000 homeless. Mayor Wright warns of more bodies. sirens delayed 13 minutes before the storm hit.
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Kan
National Guardsmen
Charles W. Wright Jr
Richard Garrett
U.S
Weather Bureau
Union Voters Action Firemen Plan Petition For Raise
Lubbock Fire Department members voted 100 percent to petition voters for a ballot on a pay raise to equal city police salaries. Capt. Luther Dean said petitions would circulate starting today to gather signatures for the June 21 City Council meeting. The move follows a June 1 proposal by Fire Chief Hershel Sharp and ongoing budget discussions led by City Manager Bill Pitstick.
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Blanche-Journal
Lubbock
Luther Dean
International Association of Fire Fighter
Lubbock City
Ave. Q
Capt
Dean
Bill Pitstick
Pitstick
Hershel Sharp
Nny
Lefty
Restlaw
Sharp
Avalanche J Journal
W.D
Dub) Rogers Jr
Two Hurt Man Killed In Collision
A head on crash 1 mile northeast of here at about 9 a.m. Thursday killed Clarendon Baptist minister Rev. Joe W. Alli son, 50, and seriously injured Arnell Green and his wife Beulah Danford Green of Littlefield. Green, driver of a 1964 pickup, lost control and veered into Alli son’s car. The Greens received care at Swisher County Hospital and were moved to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. Mrs Green was critical and Mr Green listed as satisfactory Thursday night.
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Silverton
Here
Clarendon
Littlefield
Joe W. Allison
Siral Finn
Clahame
Wees Arnell Green
Beulah Danford Green Bath
Swisher County Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Prayer Invocation Calls for Grace and Truth
A devotional prayer asks for forgiveness and humility toward God. It requests eyes and hearts opened to divine truth and grace to strive for perfection in the Lord.
Alma Hurricane Slams Florida Panhandle Tests Coast
A Florida hurricane named Alma struck near Apalachicola with up to 100 mph winds, flooding Cedar Key and causing roof damage to homes and shops. The storm moved inland toward Valdosta, Georgia, as winds diminished to about 60 mph, with Tallahassee reporting gusts to 61 mph and no major statewide damage noted. A Houston report notes a city committee studying underground power and phone lines.
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Avalanche-Journal News Serries
Allahassee
Fla
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Georg
Apalachicola
Miami Weather Bureau
Valdosta
Seacoast
Raymond Kraft
Cedar Key
Apalachi
Cola
Leon Grover
First Episcopal Church
Tallahassee
Carrabelle
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Houston
Long Ange
Dallas meet reveals Methodist district appoints
Special to The Avatance Journal reports the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference in Dallas announced new pastor assignments for the Lubbock District. Leland Spurrier is replaced at Oakwood by M Wilkinson, Ernest McGaughry becomes St. Luke’s associate pastor, and several other clergy changes are listed across Lubbock St. John St. Luke’s St. John and related churches as the conference wrapped up its session.
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Sawyer
Dallas
Charles Hi
Lubbock
Northwest
Texas Methodist
Libluck Oakwood
Leland Spurrier
Abernathy
M. Wilkinson
First Methodist
Colorado City
Lubbock St. Luke's
Ernest McGaughry
Lubbock St. John Robert
Interstate Ties Backed by Lubbock Highways Plan
Paso Mayor Williams backed a trans Texas route El Paso to Waco to Alexandria and a El Paso Lubbock Wichita Falls Oklahoma City link. Lubbock officials welcomed the plan calling it a major boost for industry linking to Midwest and West Coast. Gilkerson noted local support and said Lubbock sought inclusion in an east west interstate with a delegation meeting federal officials in Washington.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
IL Paso
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Texas Highway Commission
Paso
Judson Williams
Commission
el Paso
Waco
Alexandria
Oklahoma City
West Coast
George Gilkerson
Silkerson
Oklahoma
Gilkerson
City
Chamber of Commerce and Lubbock Development Corp
Rex Whitten
Bureau of Roads
Washington
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon and tonight. High in the mid 80s, a few degrees cooler tonight. Overnight low in the mid 60s. Dull details cover wide region including Albuquerque, Denver and Santa Fe.
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Lubbock
Aga Tedae
Minturn
Pitty
Murty
Denver
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Lubbock, Area
Avalanche-Journal Station
Topeka
Chicago
Union Votes Action
North Florida
Georgia
Methodist
Ryan
Roaring Springs-Afton
E.R. McGregor
Cone
Russell H. Meier
Stephens
William B. Mc Reynolds
Ockney
Methodists
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