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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1970

Page

3

Governor weighs ousting patrolmen amid Mathis request

Gov. Prestonsmen faces pressure to remove patrolmen in the Mathis area after a move by Vista workers and the Mathis City Council. Smith’s top aide notes the case mirrors actions in Carthage and Harrison counties, with no clear facts yet presented. A state agency involvement is acknowledged as possible.

Austin Prestonsmen Carthage Harrison Mar- Smith Texas Smith Mathis Lof Vista Highway Patrol Verde del Rio Panola Case

Texas theater operator arrested after obscenity ruling

Billy Gordon McClurg 18 of Lubbock was charged with exhibiting an obscene 15 millimeter motion picture at the Dinne R Theater. He pleaded innocent as bonds were set at 500 dollars. Additional cases involved weapon, vandalism, and drunken driving charges. local officials reported related hospital and governance concerns in Mathis and Austin.

Lubbock Norman Bennett Billy Gordon McClurg 31St St Dinne R 34Th St McClurg Edwin H

City Looks to Storm Aid and Street Widening Plans

The city seeks state and local funds to buy right of way for widening 4th Street to six lanes and future 3rd Street to five lanes. When complete, two streets will become one way pairs. Denton Rigsby and Jack Baker pushed the motion with Hollingsworth Turner opposing. Council debated fence and setback requirements from 1968 on property near Memphis Avenue as Dewey Rothwell advances a Woolco shopping complex with a 75 foot setback. Consensus calls for continued zoning and site plan changes amid resident objections.

4Th Street 3Rd Street Denton Rigsby Jack Baker Hollingsworth Turner Rigsby Baker James H. Granberry 50Th Street Memphis Avenue Dewey Rothwell 54Th Street Woolco Department eas$Foodway Rothwell Cornell Planning and Zoning Commission Morris Turner Lonnie Hollingsworth P&z Wooleco Memphis “Avenue Memphis Arnold Macker Marion Sanford West Texas Air Terminal Bill Blackwell Eclock Sanford Sanfed Maeker Mackenzie Heights Helen Penney West 4Th Street Penney George F. Cake Co Dallas Kiel J

Disaster Fund Near $300000 in Lubbock United Fund totals

The Thursday total for the Lubbock United Fund Disaster reached 276728.32 with more contributions expected. Recent gifts include 390 from Terry County United Fund, 172 from Seguin High School, and 936.45 from the City of Hereford, with 17 gifts totaling 827 from Zonta clubs and two individuals also sent to the Special Disaster Fund. Contributions came from Amarillo Austin Brownsville Dallas Fort Worth Fredericksburg Harlingen Kingsville Lubbock Mineral Wells New Orleans Oklahoma City San Antonio Stephenville and Hidalgo County.

Lubbock Harlingen Kingsville Mineral Wells New Orleans Oklahoma City San Antonio Stephenville West Hidalgo County

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