Avenue Q widening plan stirs city hearing and delay
City officials push for Avenue Q widening despite opposition from local merchants. A two week review is proposed with 250 residents and property owners to discuss alternatives while highway officials retain final design control. City moves toward a local financing option if state plans fail.
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Bild Blackwell
Wayne Sherrell
Highway Department
Avenue Q
Sherrell
Thursiday
Carroll Cobb
Toop
Cobb
Texas Highway Department
Ken Nelson
22Nd Street
Alton Abbott
5Th Street
Bob Blow
Lubbock Citizens Traffic Commission
CTC
Earl Archer
George Baker
W. D. Rogers Jr
James H.granberry
Morris W. Turner
Iplan
Aoo
Rogers
Granberry
Texas Highway Commission
Joe Stanley
Fred Senter
Stanley
Slaton
Lubbock
Fawn Named Rudolph Recovers At Washington Farm
Otto Sulltrop nurses a fawn with two broken rear legs after a farm tractor accident at his Washington Missouri home. A vet treated the animal and it now rests with Sulltrop and his dogs and kittens. Area children check on Rudolph’s progress as the AP wire photos accompany.
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Otto Sulltrop
Washington, Mo
Androcles
Sulltrop
Rudolph
Ray Extradition Hearing Highlights King's Assassin Suspect
London court hears James Earl Ray deny involvement in the Martin Luther King Jr. murder while defense argues the case is political and outside treaty scope. Prosecution details place Ray at the Lorraine Hotel and link rifle, binoculars, and fingerprints to the crime.
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Ray
U.S
King
Roger Frisby
Martin Luther King
Frisby
Wing
United States
Britain
Airport
London Airport
Memphis’ Lorraine
James Earl Ray
Shelby County
Tennessee
Martin Luther King Jr
Calcutt
South Main Street
Lorraine
Stevens
Charles Q. Stevens
Memphis
York Arms Co
GOP Charges Cronyism in Court Appointments Debate
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark may testify on July 11 about a Supreme Court vacancy. Griffin condemns cronyism, cites Fortas and Thornberry ties. 18 Republicans oppose confirmation arguing the President should fill the seat. Senate debate hinges on cloture and majority votes for confirmation.
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Ramsey Clark
Fortus
Thornberry
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Griffin
Senate
Johnson
Fortas
Senator Tower Signals Support for Thornberry Nomination
Washington Senator John Tower will back Austin judge Homer Thornberry for the Supreme Court after adjusting his stance. An aide says Tower will follow the Judiciary Committee timetable and vote for confirmation, opposing a lame duck president nominating a chief justice while avoiding filibuster.
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Washington
John Tower
Homer Thornberry
Austin
U.S. Supreme Court
Tower
Texas
Thornberry
Johnson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abe Fortas
Hich
Republican Candidate Makes Snyder Stop
Paul Feecers Republican gubernatorial candidate made a brief stop in Snyder on a handshaking campaign with Abilene Ballinger and Sweetwater. He urged Texas voters for new readership ideas and fresh people in state government stressing independent judgment free from past mistakes.
Horse Clinic Led by Texas Extension Specialist
B F Yeates, a horse specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, will head a Horse Clinic today from 6 to 10 p.m. sponsored by the Gaines County 4-H Club. Topics include the 4-H horse program conformation showmanship and timed events. Admission is free and attendees from Gaines County and neighboring counties are invited. Refreshments provided by the 4-H Horse Group.
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B. F. Yeates
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Gaines County
Frem
Birth announcements from Reese AFB and Lubbock hospitals
Several birth notices list newborns at Reese Air Force Base Hospital and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital with times on June 16 22 and related details. Names include S Sst Kosmapol, J C Baker, artis Petter, Pedro Gonzales, Leslie Marvin Teffenat, Stanley Howle, Edwin Young, Charles Roe and Johnny Fox with fathers employed by local companies and churches.
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J.C
Howard J. Baker
Kewanee
Reese Afb
Reese
Artis Petter
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
King's Trailer and Equipment Company
Pedro Gonzales
Sétho
Welzeng
Jatbbock Osteopathic Hospital
Tipps Equipment Company
Johnny
Fox
BroweSeld Hwy
Lubbock Osteopathic Hapstal
Carane Specialines
City Council toughens levy policy on auto taxes in Lubbock
The Lubbock City Council pushes to enforce personal property taxes on autos with potential impoundment and sale after notice. The move seeks a uniform city and state tax stance, while urging state lawmakers to abolish the auto tax.
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City of
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson urges 18-year-old suffrage in constitutional amendment
President Johnson urged Congress to move quickly on a constitutional amendment to grant the vote to citizens 18 and older. The proposal, backed by Senate sponsors Mansfield and Dirksen, would require two thirds in both houses and ratification by three quarters of states within a year.
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Senate
Washington
UPS
Johnson
Congress
Joseph Califano
Kentucky
Mississippi
Virginia
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
United States
Georgia
Sec
Elmer Begley
Frankfort
Louie B. Nunn
America
Texas Senate Battles Over Sales Tax Increases And Budget
The Texas Senate grappled with a $2.5 billion appropriation bill and a proposed sales tax hike. Senator Aikin urged action on a bill acceptable to the House, while votes stalled on tax packages including a broad 102.5 million plan and a 123.6 million proposal reducing exemptions. Conference committee aims to finish Monday as a special session nears its end.
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A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Senate
Ike Harris
Dallas
Barnes
Sen
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Accidents Injure Five in Lubbock Traffic Slips
Five people were injured in three separate traffic accidents in Lubbock Thursday and treated at Methodist Hospital. Michael Segura, Janet Jenkins, Shelly Miers, Gene Wiley Cambell and Read Campbell suffered non serious injuries in crashes at Ave N and 3th St 34th St near Ave Q U S 62 and Salem Ave.
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Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Ave. N
3Th St
Michael A. Segura
Victor T. Segura Jr
37Th St
34Th St
Ave. Q
Janet Jenkins
13Th St
Shelly Miers
16Th St
U. S. 62
Salem Ave
Gene Wiley Cambell
Read Cambell
Brownfield Hwy
Rome judge rules no license needed for driverless stalled car
A Rome judge acquitted a young nondriver who steered her fiance's stalled car while he and others pushed it. The ruling held no license was required for a person sitting behind the wheel when another person pushes the vehicle.
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Rome
UPI
Winterthur Mansion Named for Swiss Town
The Du Pont mansion Winterthur in Delaware derives its name from the Swiss town of origin of its owner, reflecting historic ties to Switzerland.
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du Pont
Winterthur
Delaware
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Lubbock League of Women Voters
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Indiana Ave
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O. O. Wilkerson
J. Ray Dickey
City of Lubbock
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Atcheson
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
West Texas
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Whitaker & Hall
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Posey
East Lubbock
Parks and Recommendation Board
Leroy Elmore Park
Quaker Avenue
Loop 289
Booker T. Washington Park
Date Ave
E. 24Th St
Bijan Anwar
Imperial Iranian Air Force
Reese Air Force Base
Dr. Granberry
Turner
Denton Rigsby
Lonnie F. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
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London
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Milton
Gop
Snyder
Leslie Marvin Teffenat
Tutt Dist St. Oon Bt
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Hancock Mig. Co
Stanley William Howle
Ave. H
West Texas Hospital
Warco Inc
Edwin Ole Young
West ‘Texas Hospital
Wellman Church of Christ
Charles Richard Roe
San
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22Nd St
James H. Granberry
Harvey Austin
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