Texas Highway Plans Bids for Avenue Q Widening
Texas Highway Department officials announced Austin bids June 23 24 for widening Avenue Q from 3rd Street to 71st Street. Work includes four lane divided roadway with center deflection and nearby traffic lane changes. Completion targets span several months with total project cost estimated at 6.5 million dollars and major sections near South University Avenue.
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Nixon Calls for Inflation Controls and New Watchdog System
President Nixon urged business and labor to curb price and wage pressures in a Western lecture, announcing two commissions and an inflation alert system to spotlight excessive inflation. Reaction split along party lines with Democrats criticizing and Republicans arguing for stronger action ahead of the elections.
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City Restores Power After Major Lubbock Outage
Power and Light crews traced a steam leak causing a citywide outage Tuesday. By early Wednesday electricity returned citywide via SWPS hookup, though ongoing pace issues affected Methodist Hospital and some customers received reduced power.
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Editorials and columns tease page references and a market notes brief
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Prayer Elevates Daily Guidance and Gratitude
A Colorado City Reader prayer emphasizes constant prayer for divine guidance in speech and actions. The piece frames gratitude and devotion as essential to living in a pleasing way before God.
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Open Meetings Law Tested in Texas Courts
A 1967 Texas Open Meetings Act challenge questions public access for government bodies from county to state levels. The dispute centers on a justice of the peace threatening a county judge with arrest to force a court session amid contentious open meeting requirements.
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Officials Disappointed by Texas Census Growth Dip
The 1970 census counts Texas at 10,986,293, below expectations and down from 1960’s growth rate of about 22 percent. Governor Preston Smith urged continued programs, while Texas Chamber of Commerce head Quentin Abernathy voiced profound disappointment and questioned census methods.
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Market Sputters After Nixon Speech
New York stocks opened strong but cooled as trading eased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.58 points to 704.68 amid a quiet session following President Nixon's economic report.
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Voting Machine Costs Soar in Texas and Florida
The Houston Post reports Nuecess County paid 285 each for 78 used voting machines while Hillsboro County Florida sold them as obsolete for 530 each. Harris County Houston bought 100 machines at 31500 total on May 4 and Commissioner Bill Elliott urged a grand jury probe despite voting for the purchase.
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Severe weather lashes South Plains with hail and 60 mph winds
Storms pounded Hale County ripping a hangar and barn while Hale Center and Cotton Center saw over an inch of rain. Lubbock tied June 7 heat record at 102 degrees for the third straight day as a late thunderstorm drifted into the area with little moisture.
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District closings save Crosby County taxpayers
High Plains Underground Water Conservation District directors voted 4 to 1 to close the Crosby County office as an economy move. The decision follows a 1969 audit showing gains but continued need for borrowed funds. permits issued in Crosby are few, and the district will handle Crosby meetings and well applications from the Lyon County HQ at 1628 13th St. The move saves about $900 annually with possibility to reopen if drilling activity rises.
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Charley Pride to headline All-Star Variety Show at fair
A weeklong fair run Sept 28 to Oct 3 features Charley Pride headlining with Ray Stevens Gloria Loring and Jack Blanchard Misty Morgan Johnny Duncan with Alex Houston Dolly Parton Speck Rhodes and Porter Wagoner Dolly Parton joins the Wagoner show while JoAnn Castle appears solo after longtime Lawrence Welk affiliation. Ticket prices set at 2 3 and 4 with 5 30 and 8 30 p m showtimes daily.
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