I 27 Extension Approved By KENNETH MAY
The Texas Highway Commission approved extending Interstate 27 through Lubbock to Loop 289 south of the town limits. A formal report to the Federal Highway Administration will follow, with local officials highlighting the route as essential for central-city traffic relief and future federal funding.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Highway Commission
Heart
Lubbock
Loop 289
Tohoka Highway
Ralph Bartelsmeyler
Turner
Texas Highway Department
Highway Commission
Austin
DeBerry
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Olivier Thomas
Iast
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas- Fort Worth
Jacksboro
Tthe City
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Amarillo
19Th Street
Texas ‘Highway Department
Granberry Hints at State Race at Lubbock Luncheon
Dr James H Granberry a practicing orthodontist and former Lubbock mayor pro tem suggested he might eye the Texas gubernatorial race in two years during a Lubbock Board of Realtors luncheon He spoke without a prepared remarks and invited questions from about 100 attendees noting no current candidate dissatisfies the status quo.
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Hughes Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Texas
James H. Granberry
Lubbock Board of Realtors
Granberry
LBR
Dr. Granberry
Water alert hits resort city amid possible contamination
Miami Beach residents told to boil drinking water after tests showed higher bacterial counts. Health director Dr. Milton Saslaw blamed low chlorine from malfunctioning machinery as two White House‑ordered chlorination pumps were connected to the system. No illnesses reported.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Mimi Beach
White House
Milton Saslaw
Dade County
Atlanta
Environmental Protection Agency
Saslaw
No Ransom Note Received In Ward Kidnapping Case
Dallas investigators fear the worst in the kidnapping of Leslie Janice Ward a 11 year old granddaughter of Henry E English. Police and sheriff officials say no ransom demand has appeared and there have been no further sightings. FBI has joined the probe as authorities urge tips on the blue car and suspect.
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Dallas
UPI
Leslie Jamice Ward
Henry E. English
Highland Park
W. Mr. Gardner
Sheri
Pirl
Fletcher W. Ward
Ward
ARA Food Service Co
Irving
Leslie Janice
Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc
Leslie J
Deedie
Amida Mayhew
Jey
Gardner
English
FBI
Lubbock Weather Outlook Light Rain Early
Lubbock and vicinity expect a chance of light rain early today with a mild afternoon. Rain should end tonight with decreasing clouds and cooler air, then a low around the mid 20s and a Sunday high in the mid 60s.
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Lubbock
Fort Lubbock
Three Car Wreck Kills Five Near Victoria Texas
Five people died in a fiery three car crash 11 miles south of Victoria on U S Route 77. Authorities said the vehicles, all registered in Texas, carried four adults and a small child whose identities were not released pending identification.
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Texas
China to Free Downey and Two Pilots at Hong Kong Border
The White House says China will release former CIA agent John Downey at the Hong Kong border on Monday and free two American pilots, Maj Philip Smith and Lt Cmdr Robert J Flynn, next Thursday. Downey has been imprisoned since 1952 and his mother is gravely ill in New Britain. Nixon commutes Downey’s sentence and thanks China, while Kissinger had worked on the case.
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White House
China
CIA
John Downey
Hong Kong
Downey
New Britain
Conn Downey
Nixon
Zie
Air Force
Philip
Smith
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
Richard Fecteau
Wa Kissinger
William
Ziegler
Peoples Hepatse
Denney
Tate
HS China
Hiter
Ono
Peking
Central Intelligence Agency
Army
Arrier Constellation
Flynn
Qwangsi
Severe thunderstorms roll across the South Plains with snow chances
Heavy thunderstorms increased late Friday from Matador to Colorado City as an upper low neared tying to bring cooler air and possible light snow in Lubbock and surrounding areas. Reports of funnel clouds near Midland and hail in several towns accompanied the unsettled weather statewide.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalone Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Ornarly
Texas
Midland
Moe Tornady
Altain
Prayer for Seasonable Weather to Increase Harvest
A reader asks for divine favor to send seasonable weather so the earth may yield more for human use. The plea ends with a hopeful Amen.
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Theo
Station Attendant Robbed of 150 at Amarillo Service Station
A long-haired Mexican American man armed with a short barreled pistol robbed station attendant Johnny Day at the Pioneer Service Station in Amarillo around 8 p.m. Friday, escaping with about 150 dollars after forcing open the cash box and drawers. Day described the bandit in a striped shirt and stated he spoke broken English before fleeing as a second driver arrived.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Amarillo
Ahgidway
Johnny Day
Shaliowates
Polive
Rmin
Enatish
Day
Jana
Weak ethics bill passes Texas House in close 101-21 vote
A weakened ethics measure clears the Texas House and heads to the Senate amid opposition. Lawmakers express doubt about final form as amendments push for more disclosure. Rep. Nugent defends the bill while Rep. Bales calls it an empty shell and presses for full public financial reporting.
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Austin
House
Senate
Jim Nugent
D-Kerrville
Larry Bales
D-Austin
Nugent
Bales
Fred Agnich
Dallas
State Ethics Commission
Butz Rules Out Freeze On Farm Product Prices
Secretary Earl Butz ruled out a nationwide freeze on food prices amid inflation fears. The Cost of Living Council approved 35 price increases for farm to consumer products, many involving flour and baked goods, signaling continued price volatility through the year.
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Washington (Ap
Earl 1 Butz
White House
Council
U.S
Soviet Union
Sid
Nisan
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