Skyscraper Set for Partial Occupancy in Metro Tower Rename
After over five years of vacancy and repairs, Lubbock's tallest building, the former Great Plains Life Building, is slated for partial occupancy starting August 1. Co owner Rufus Gant says at least four floors will be ready, with potential uses including a restaurant or art gallery on the top floor.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Metro Tower
Great Plains Life Building
Rufus Gant
Kenneth
Gant
Amarillo
Gaut
Texas
Gants
Gauts
Great Plains Life
Harvey
Lakes Negotiations Ordered By Council
Lubbock City Council asks staff to arrange talks with White River Water District officials on a new post lake water supply near Post. Engineers urge swift negotiations for water rights and quality data for a larger Justiceburg lake and a Slaton storage lake to meet projected 2020 needs of 273.9 MGD, with expansions to Bailey County wells and Canadian River lines.
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W. Eugene Smith
Avvalanche-Journal
Lubbock
White River Water District
Post
Bob Freese
Jim Nichols
White River District
Post Lake
Ter
Justiceburg
Doe
Slaton
Shakewater
Muleshoe
Lake Meredith
Canadian River
Canyon Lakes
Bailey County
Texas Water Development Board
Freese
Recall vote scheduled Friday for Otis Neill in Lubbock Ward 2
Voters in Ward 2 head to the Lubbock County Club House on Friday to decide if Otis Neill will be recalled from the nine year commission seat. Absentee ballots already filed point to heightened interest as 2 voters cast ballots by midweek with more expected before the 5 pm deadline. Neill, a controversial figure after the firing of Police Chief Fred Clark, has not commented on the recall. The recall petition followed petitions claiming oversights in Clark’s management and gathered more than 700 signatures. Ballots list the question Shall Sue DECISION Page It
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Avalanche-Journal
Slaton
Lubbock County
Santa Fe
Webb
Lubbock County Club House
W. Garza St
Neill
Fred Clark
Clark
Glenn Crawford
Mideast
United States
Middle East
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Geneva
U.S
Soviet Union
Ford Page
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area Today
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with a high in the low 90s and a low in the mid 60s. Southerly winds up to 18 mph are expected across Lubbock and nearby areas.
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Lubbock
Weathermen Record Low 90s and Storms Across Texas
Weather officials report low 90s in cities with warm conditions and scattered showers statewide. Tornadoes touched down near Beaumont and Freeport while waterspouts formed over Lake Sabine, with Hays County under a flash flood warning and Austin receiving over an inch of rain in half an hour.
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Freeport
Lake Sabine
Texas
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Austin
Lubbock
Mercury
Panhandle
Caprock
Prayer Read by Reader Cites Forgiveness and Guidance
A reader offers a brief invocation asking for forgiveness for failing to honor God. The prayer requests strength to follow the path provided and ends with Amen.
Split Up Spouses Seek Solace In Divorce Club
Jacksonville area article notes Mark Austin founder of the Florida Divorced Association says the club, with about 300 members, helps newly divorced people cope with trauma. Activities include dances, bridge and backgammon tournaments, and flying lessons.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Mark Austin
The
Florida Divorced Association
Austin
Juror Awards 80 Year Term in Luna Slayer Murder
Jesse Jose Rivera, 21, was found guilty of the murder of Luna Jr. last year and received a prison term of 80 years after a split punishment deliberation by a 7 woman 5 man jury. The victim was 26. Rivera's wife sobbed in court as the verdict and sentence were read.
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Joe Hughes
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Jesse Jose Rivera
Luna Jr
Rivera
Jesse
Luna
Robert Co. Wright
127Th District Court
Thomas Roicha
Griffin
Alton Griffin
Avalanche Journal
A-J
Pope Owes Californian For Puppy
A California man won a default judgment against the Pope for 428.50 dollars after a Swiss monastery failed to deliver a St Bernard puppy. William Sheffield of Santa Ana paid a 60 dollar deposit in 1968 and the litter died, with no refund. He first sued the Archdiocese of San Francisco, but the case was dismissed.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
California
William Sheffield
Santa Ana
Sheffield
Archdiocese of
San Francisco
Switzerland
Rome
Ford weighs extending tax cuts if 1975 economy stalls
President Ford said he may ask Congress to extend tax reductions for another year if the economy does not improve through 1975. He added he is optimistic about inflation and employment progress while avoiding any clear stance on nuclear weapons use in Korea. He noted the option remains uncertain and tied to budget considerations.
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Ford
Congress
White House
United States
North Korea
South Korea
James R. Schlesinger
Korea
Dr Strain to Retire in January at First Christian Church
Dr Dudley Strain pastor of First Christian Church will retire January 31 1976 after 29 years of uninterrupted service. W D Dub Rogers chair of the board praised his faithfulness and urged members to support a search committee led by Wayne Finnell for a new senior minister.
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Susan Dial
Avalanche-Journal
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
Strain
W. D. “Dub” Rogers
Lubbock
Rogers
Wayne Finnell
Life A telescope joke from The A Today
A humorous image shows the Life A telescope with an optimist peering through one end and a pessimist through the other, highlighting contrasting outlooks in a single frame.
Housing veto override effort falls in Congress
The House failed to override President Ford's veto of a 1.3 billion housing subsidy plan for middle income families in a 268 to 157 vote. Democrats, aiming to curb foreclosures, draft compromise bills with Senate leaders to gain approval. Ford hailed fiscal restraint and urged quick passage of mortgage relief and lender insurance measures.
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Ford
House
Senate
William Proxmire
Dwis
Banking Committee
John Tower
R-Tex
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