Architects Move Toward Civic Center Drawing in Lubbock
The Lubbock City Council plans a Thursday work session with eight architects to outline preliminary designs for a civic center. Mayor Granberry says a formal green light to start design work may come after council instructions and a revised program document. A civic center manager search has begun under City Manager Blackwell to promote events and activity.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Lubbock Civic Center
James H. Granberry
Civic Center
Bill Blackwell
Tax bill showdown looms in Texas Senate clash
The House passed a 492.5 million tax package, but Senate action looms as Lt. Gov. Barnes names conferees and warns the bill needs balance between consumer and business taxes. Liberal senators push for a corporate income tax, risking sales tax increases. See TAX BILL Page 14
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Sen
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Bryan
Senate State Affairs Committee
Capitol
Democrats call potential leaders new Chamberlains in plea
A newspaper note on page 7 reports that many Democrats view possible presidential timber as akin to Chamberlains. The piece uses a witny quip about a large metropolis and its neighborhoods, hinting at political caution.
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Dole
New Chamberlains
Sniper Hits Crowd Outside Miami Bar Wounds Seven
A sniper fired into a crowd of about 30 outside a Miami bar near closing time, wounding seven. One victim, Lacy Hollingsworth, 36, of Miami, was in serious condition with a back head wound at a local hospital.
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Miami
Lacy Hollingsworth
Turkish kidnap plot stretches dragnet in Ankara
Turkish police and troops conducted a wide dragnet in Ankara as they hunted five leftist extremists who kidnapped four U S airmen and threatened to kill them The ransom deadline passed without payment and officials said the threat appeared to be a bluff while U S diplomats expressed guarded optimism amid student unrest and arrests across the capital
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Associated Press
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U.S
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
J.C. Larry J. Heagner
Denver
Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Conn
James MM
Gholson
Alexandria
Middle East Technical University
Turkey
Justice Party
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
William Handley
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Prayer for Peace and Sacred Vision in Faith
A reader asks for divine guidance and blessings of peace for the land. The supplicant seeks visions aligned with sacred sight as perceived through divine perspective.
Insulators hobby draws wide interest in Brownfield
Dick Lindley, a telephone company employee, curates roughly 750 insulators including about 600 glass and 150 porcelain. His display across two windows shows sunlit colors from clear to amethyst, reflecting ingredients used in glassmaking. The piece notes how some deep purple and amber pieces arose from magnesium-containing sand and recycled bottles.
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Dick Lindley
Brownfield
Brownfield - Dick Lindley
Lindley
Lubbock Railpax Route Sparks Texas Route Debate
Texas congressmen debate a Northerly Lubbock route for the Railpax New Orleans to Los Angeles leg. Reps Poage and Mahon push linking the route with Chicago to Los Angeles, while San Antonio and El Paso supporters back a southern path. Railpax plans call for route announcements March 15 and require federal funding approval.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Waco
George Mahon
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Los Angeles
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Temple
San Antonio
el Paso
Railpax Commission
Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
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Sec. .of Transportation
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Volpe
Southern Pacific
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Alpine
Railpan
Cycle Gangs Clash Leaves Five Dead In Cleveland
Five people were killed and more than 20 injured at the Fourth Annual Motorcycle Show on Cleveland's East Side. Police disrupted the brawl between the Akron Breed and Violators gangs, a Hells Angels chapter, using tear gas and making several arrests.
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Akron Breed
Violators
Hells Angels
New York City
Rush Into College Wanes Educational Recess Favored
The move away from four straight years of college toward leaves of absence and delayed admissions is rising among top schools. Harvard reports 6.6 percent leaves this year, 11 percent drop in applications, Yale 18 percent, while Cornell shows up 10 percent applications and 12 percent withdrawals, signaling a broader shift in higher education plans.
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Associated Press
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Yale
Cornell
America
J. William Gannaway
New Trier East High School
Winnetka
Ill
Richard W. Lyman
Stanford University
Texas Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin in ICU after heart attack
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin, 54, was reported in satisfactory condition in Seton Hospital’s intensive care unit after a heart attack. He had told friends he felt dizzy at lunch Friday before colleagues urged hospitalization and medical evaluation.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Crawford Martin
Seton Hospital
Martin
Swiss Blaze Fatal To 28
An early morning fire at Zurich University Psychiatric Clinic trapped 47 elderly bedbound patients and 13 nurses behind barred windows and locked doors. Police say 28 people died from carbon monoxide. Two survivors were in serious condition. Fire broke out around 5:45 am near an orderly’s electric heater, with many patients sedated the night before. Firemen faced bars on second floor wards where most fatalities occurred.
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United Press International
Zurich
Zurich University Psychiatric Clinic
Switzerland
Zurich Cantonal Hospital
Karl Baertschi
South Vietnamese Capture Sepone After Heavy Fighting
South Vietnamese forces backed by U S air strikes seized Sepone after heavy combat near the Laos border. About 34 North Vietnamese tanks were reported destroyed since the Laotian drive began. U S and South Vietnamese forces air struck and evacuated Sevone as helicopters ferried in troops and a disputed ammunition dump was blown up. Three U S helicopters were lost with two crewmen injured.
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U.S
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Hien
Tran van An
Prospects Loom as Rainmaker Faces Monday Deadline in Aspermont
Homer Berry, a 65 year old ex Air Force major from Little Rock, claims he can produce five inches of rain in Aspermont within 30 days to earn 10000. Weather forecasts predict clear skies. deputies and ranchers remain skeptical as Berry works around the clock and the town waits for rain.
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United Press International
Aspermont
Homer Berry
West
Texas
God
Berry
Little Rock
Ark
National Weather Service
Marvin Crawford
Weather in Lubbock and Vicinity Fair and Warmer
The forecast calls for fair skies and a rise in temperatures today with a high in the low 60s and a low in the upper 20s. Winds will be light today and increase Monday as it turns windy and warmer locally.
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