Light Turnout In Special Senate Election Seen In Texas
Texans head to the polls for a special election to name a U S senator for the unexpired term of Gov Price Daniel. Officials predicted only about half the potential 75000 votes in Lubbock County would be cast amid 16377 poll tax receipts and 4256 exemption certificates issued locally. Absentee ballots totaled 211 as voters faced a long field of 23 candidates with several withdrawals.
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Lubbock County
South Plains
United States
Price Daniel
Daniel
Senate
William A Blakley
Dallas
Allan Shir
Cee
Saopuseme
Lubbock
Danes Face Red Warning in Cold War Era Confusion
In OPENHAGEN Denmark authorities urged restraint amid a garbled report of a security alert linked to a Soviet threat. The piece mentions a Clyde Marsh and a woman with five children, details about an automobile and a 1986 Oldsmobile, with unclear charges and events.
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Denmark
Deseneck
Uni
Ieee ‘Hansen
Clyde Marsch
Branca
Marsh
Area Towns To Elect Officers
Area towns in the South Plains vote Tuesday to elect city officers while a concurrent U.S. Senate special election may boost turnout. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in most towns. several cities have no elections. A separate county vote on a junior college district is noted in Hockley County.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
U.S
Lubbock
Anton
Amherst
Kress
Morton
Sudan
Sundown
Hockley County
Legislature Moves to Sideline Probes for Vital Issues
State lawmakers show a strong push to set aside wearying investigations and focus on pressing issues before adjournment. The House ICT Committee plans a Monday report while the Senate ICT panel eyes April 10 for its schedule. The Bribery Investigation Committee meets Tuesday and may finalize its findings on red legislative layoffs.
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Avalanche-Journal
Scott McDonald
Fort Worth
Senate Ict
House
Lhon
Legeo
Monterey Tops Literary Meet At Canyon High
Monterey High School students won first place in the district literary meet held Saturday at Canyon. Schools competing included Amarillo Lubbock Monterey Palo Duro Pampa Plainview. Winners advance to contests at Texas Tech on March 12. In Amarillo, Mont placed second in tennis and track. Plainview hosted golf with Pampa first and Borger second.
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Avalanche Journal
Canyon
Monterey High School
Amarillo
Tom
Lubbock
Monterey
Palo Duro
Amaa
Pampa
Plainview
Texas Tech
Amal
Mont
Third Annual Avalanche-Journal Home Show Opens Soon
Plans nearly complete for the Third Annual Avalanche-Journal Home Show with expanded exhibits and nightly entertainment. Wayne Henly announces “Merry Macs” will perform twice daily with Herman Waldman Orchestra backing in Dallas, plus daily shows and weekend matinees at the Lubbock venue. Doors open 6 to 10 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 8 p.m. Sundays. two Sundays feature extended hours.
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Lubbock Municipel Coser
Wayne Henly
Yavalanche-Journal
Merry Macs
Henly
Merry Macac Hi
Herman Waldman
Dallas
Sie
Showers South Plains North Texas Target Weekend Outlook
A band of heavy rainfall and scattered showers is expected to move across the South Plains and North Texas late Saturday. An afternoon break in clouds is anticipated, but further cloud cover from the Red River to Wichita Falls and the South Plains may bring more showers and keep highs near 65.
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North Texas
Red River
Coliciese
Wichita Falls
South
Paina
Local Man Killed In Two Vehicle Crash In Lubbock
Masonry contractor Bascum Dupre Stephens aged 52 died after a collision at Avenue A and 50th Street in Lubbock. An airman from Amarillo AFB and his wife were injured. The crash, at about 7:30 p.m., was the year’s second traffic fatality in the city.
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George A. Kenyon
Bie
Wile
Ag Andrlanee
Dupre Stephens
Kenyons
Lubbock City
Bascum D. Stephens
Jim Holleman
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Amarillo Air Force Base
Avenue A
50Th Street
West Texas Hospital
Bascum Dupre Stephens
South Plains
Stephens
Amarillo Afb
Daisy B. Eston
Arta Road
Amarillo
Kenyon
14Th St
Emma Fine
Hedley
Tad i
Florence Duren
Lakeview
Kenyone
Ales
Roy Ivy Jr Competes In Washington Spelling Event
A fragment from the June 38 spelling bee coverage notes Roy Ivy Jr and Anna Bob Williams from Dickens County competing in a Washington youth wing event. The page mentions a 13 year old junior high participant and events around final word challenges and bee duration.
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Crosbyton
Josest
Winnih Baie Garar
Ee Sonny
Lamesa
Young Ivy
Washington
Anna Bob Williams
Dickens County
Tvo
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