City workers debate power choice amid council questions
Councilmen watched a drive to switch city employees to Lubbock Power and Light prompted by Maurice Richard, head of the Lubbock Central Labor Union. Richard said the move aimed to pressure unions while officials denied coercion and maintained employee choice.
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McCullough
Lp&l
City Mgr
Bill Blackwell
Southwestern Public Service
Maurice Richard
Richard
Lubbock Central Labor Union
Parks and Recreation Department
Paved Streets Department
Traffic Department
James Granberry
Lubbock
Blackwell
Lubbock Power and Light
Fair Stars Tractions at Regional Fair Board Meeting
Lubbock fair association board met at the Lubbock Club where vice president Lennis Baker announced Charles R. Bacon’s absence. Manager Steve L. Lewis touted Ford’s return after a six day run drawing 36,000 fans, noting no act since Ern’s weekly peak. Show times are 5:30 and 8:30 pm daily with reserved seats priced 2.50 3.50 and 4.50. Mail orders go to P O Box 208 Lubbock. Directors present included Baker Vickers Adam Guy Hilburn Jr. Hunt.
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Lubbock
Lennis Baker
Charles R. Bacon
Steve L. Lewis
Ford
Coliseum
Dr Ern
Charlie Pride
The
P. O. Box
Baker
John E. Vickers
Charles Adam
Chas. A. Guy
Marvin B. Hilburn Jr
Homer Hunt
FTC weighs octane rating methods for gas pumps
The commission reopened the public record to debate whether the research method or the motor-number method should set octane ratings. A report is due in two to three weeks as inspectors begin two-step enforcement requiring posted octane signs and periodic checks across Lubbock stations.
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Fitzpatrick
FTC
Lubbock
Gonzalez accuses judge in Sharp stock case of bias
Rep. Henry Gonzalez charged that U S Dist. Judge John Singleton Jr. who presided over Frank Sharp's stock manipulation case had previously worked for Sharp. Sharp pleaded guilty in Houston to a false bank entry and unregistered securities. Singleton fined him 5000 and suspended sentence for three years.
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Washington
Frank Sharp
Houston
Henry Gonzalez
D-Tex
Sharp
Wilson
Texas
Gonzalez
Singleton
the Express
Justice Department
National River Proposed for Snake River By Udall
Washington UPI Stew art L. Udall former interior secretary who backed a Snake River dam now calls the stream a national river He backs a bill to permanently ban dam construction on the Middle Snake between Oregon and Idaho Braille component noted as Louis Braille origin of the blind writing system.
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Washington
UPD
Stewart L. Udall
Snake River
Udall
Middle Snake
Oregon
Idaho
Miss Wool Pageant Held In San Angelo Tonight
Across the country twenty contestants represent wool councils judged on modeling and public speaking no talent or swimsuit segment televised show set in San Angelo Coliseum judges include Peter Diamandis Eleanor McMillen and Eleanor Mansfield.
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San Angelo
Municipal Coliseum
Peter Diamandis
Mademoiselle Magazine
Eleanor McMillen
Fashion Group
Eleanor Mansfield
Faberge Inc
Joanne Diltz
Idaho
Judy Womack
Texas
Miss Diltz
Miss Womack
Leslie Becker
Atlanta Trees Advocate Champions Urban Arboriculture
Atlanta resident Alexander speaks passionately for preserving trees, likening them to outdoor air conditioners that absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. He argues trees filter pollutants, buffer noise, prevent erosion, and boost resident happiness, urging developers to include trees in projects.
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Georgia
Alexander
Pocket Book
Texan GI Mathews Convicted in Korean Slaying
A Seoul district court found Spec. 4 Terry A. Mathews of Austin, Texas, guilty of strangling a Korean girl to death last October amid rape allegations. He received a 15 year sentence, with seven days to appeal. Mathews, formerly with the 36th Engineer Group, 1st Corps at Uijongbu north of Seoul, faced life imprisonment before the verdict.
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Seoul
Terry A. Matthews
Austin
Tex
36Th Engineer Group
Uijongbu
Mathes
Mathews
California Supreme Court Holds Taverns Liable for Drunken Customers
The court ruled that tavern owners may be responsible for injuries from crashes involving obviously drunk customers. In Vesely v. Sager the California Supreme Court reversed a San Bernardino ruling, saying operators reasonably could be liable for harm caused by their patrons.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Supreme Court
Thursiday
Miles Vesely
William A. Sager
State Supreme Court
San Bernardino
Tea bricks as currency and bridge tenders suspended
The report notes that tea bricks valued for 900 years served as currency in China and Tibet with Tibet issuing a standard brick in the 1800s. It also states three New York City bridge tenders were suspended after unattended drawbridges during a recent strike.
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Hong Kong
China
Tibet
New York City
Low Bids Tabulated on Texas Road Jobs
The Texas Highway Department released low bids for road projects across counties. Bids include Brazoria Texas 288 line to Harris County line by A M Voegel and Houston Bridge at 2,272,116 dollars. Navarro Farm 3194 west of Farm 2452 to Farm 1394 by 5.5 miles ton Co. Commerce and C T Martin at 334,993 dollars. Brown U S 183 north of Owens to Farm 583 north of May 8.6 miles paving by Henry Stafford 891,802 dollars. Angelina U S 69 southeast of Huntington to Zavalla 11.5 miles paving and surfacing by Moore Bros 414,888 dollars.
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Highway Department
Brazoria
Texas
Harris County
A. M. Voegel
Houston
Navarro
Farm
Ton Co
Commerce
C. T. Martin
Terrell
Brown
U.S
Owens
May
Henry Stafford
Lubbock
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