City Commission Delays Avenue Q Widening for Six Months
The City Commission voted to postpone a formal decision on widening and dividing Avenue Q between 8th and 22nd Streets for at least six months. Local opposition fears traffic dispersal could harm business and split the city, while the State Highway Department recommends a concrete center strip and eventual removal of parking.
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City Commission
City Hall
Lubbock
State Highway Department
Avenue Q
Highway Department
Avenue 9
19Th Street
College Avenue
Texas legislators visit UBROCK led by Gov Connally and Lt Gov Smith
About 35 lawmakers including Gov John Connally and Lt Gov Preston Smith visit UBROCK at 10 15 am via chartered plane for a Chamber of Commerce sponsored trip. They will be greeted by city officials and Texas Tech representatives and tour the city and Tech during a full schedule. Elo Urbanovsky supervises the State Parks System program at Tech.
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Ubrock
John Connally
Preston Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Tech
Connally
House
Byron Tunnell
Senate Finance Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Tech
Elo J. Urbanovsky
Avalanche-Journal
Prison program invites inmate job training in Columbia
The State Penitentiary at Columbia South Carolina invited applications for outside job training. Inmates were asked to name the specific job they sought instruction in. One applicant’s request stood out a bit as he asked to be a Roving Reporter.
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State
Columbia
S.C
Philosophers Seek New Loafing Spots After Heat Replacing Store
A country store changes with central heating forcing many philosophers to relocate their lounging areas. The shift from the old store to the heated space prompts adjustments as routines move to nearby gathering spots.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1963 March 15 Morning Edition
Morning edition details include publication cadence and prices for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Mentions affiliations with The Associated Press and United Press International and lists page and section identifiers. Includes a pledge and country references.
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Nana
Lubbock Avalan -Journal
St. Bt
Ave. J
Ayance
Carrieutside
Ene Ansoay
United States of America
Lubbock
Texas
Rest Room at UN Provokes Longstanding Debate
A column traces the UN’s debate over a dedicated prayer space since its 1915 founding. Protests and guardian roles marked early assemblies as advocates press for access to a room for any religion. Delegates from 110 nations grapple with whose deity, if any, the facility should serve.
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Bob Considing
United Nations
N.Y
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
Absent minded professor jokes fade as firms hire brains
An observer notes that postwar business skims university talent for boardroom roles and advanced research. Absent minded professor humor wanes as economists, physicists, and historians join major corporations and consultancies, reshaping public perception of academia.
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Brooks Brothers
Harvard
Tax Cut Debate Mixes Plans and Poor Coordination
Andrew Tully reviews the tax cut debate amid mounting proposals and clashes between President Kennedy and Treasury Secretary Dillon. The article notes disagreements on deductions, oil depletion allowances, and the pace of reforms, with experts weighing in from manufacturers to local analysts.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
Congress
Kennedy
His
Dillon
Mama
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Freshmen Observe Fish Day With Parade And Queen Crowning
The Lubbock Morning Avalanche notes Texas Tech freshmen will hold Fish Day with a picnic at Mackenzie Park and a dance where the freshmen queen is crowned. Candidates include Bettye Steele and Merrilyn Snider. Also covers income tax payment deadlines, OPA milk price orders, and peanut acreage goals with soil conservation warnings for 1943.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Texas Tech
Glen Ivy
Bettye Steele
Bertie Bill Eady
Sue Grimes
Jerry Shaw
Merrilyn Snider
Mackenzie Park
Buffalo Lakes
Aid Fund Cut Long Overdue By Henry J Taylor
Henry J Taylor argues that U.S. aid to Southeast Asia has grown costly and ineffective. He cites a five billion dollar figure and notes taxes funding Viet Nam and other nations, urging a drastic yet careful reduction aligned with fiscal limits and national priorities. He warns against broad, unfocused spending and calls for targeted reforms.
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Asia
Senate
Southeast Asia
U.S. Department of Labor
Sen. Mansfield
House
Valuable Prayer Book Donated to University of Texas
A handwritten Greek translation by Philip Ludwell II titled The Divine and Holy Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom was donated to the University of Texas Collection in Houston. J H Barziza Sr gave the book which drew scrutiny from a university official reviewing Barziza family papers.
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Houston
UPI
Virginia
Texas
University of Texas
Philip Ludwell II
George Washington
Saint John Chrysostom
J. H. Barziza
Barziza
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