Clifton to resign as City Manager this summer
Mayor Strong announced a special City Commission meeting to discuss action after City Manager H P Clifton revealed plans to resign on August 1. Clifton has led the city since 1955, overseeing growth including a new $1.5 million Municipal Building and major progress on Loop 289.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Jack Strong
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H. P. Clifton
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W. C. O’mara
Lubbock
Strong
City Hall
Avalanche Journal
Lee Clifton
Homes Torn and Tanks Burn in Texas Panhandle Storm
Thunderstorms spawned tornadoes across Terry, Hockley and Lubbock Counties with a fork of lightning striking an Andrews oil tank. Four houses damaged, a woman cut by flying glass, and trees, awnings, and windows damaged. An oilfield tank battery burned after lightning hit a tank at Pan American Oil Corp. base, with about 3000 barrels of oil lost.
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Wain
Robert Baumgardner
Brownfield
Ramona Contraras
Andrews
Cotton Center
Hale Center
Lubbock
Southwestern Public Service Co
Hockley
New Deal
Municipal
Reese Afb
Cobb's Department Store
Town and Country
4Th St
College Ave
Pan American Oil Corp
Nike Zeus antimissile intercept seals fifth success
The Army announced Wednesday that a Nike Zeus antimissile system achieved its fifth successful interception of a stallistic missile. The news confirms continued progress in ballistic defense testing and demonstrates improved intercept capabilities.
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Washington
Army
Two Today One Friday High Schools In City State
Commencement exercises for about 1,000 seniors in Lubbock's three high schools open with ceremonies at 8 p.m. today for Monterey and Dunbar, while Lubbock High holds its 8 p.m. Friday service at Municipal Coliseum. Each program features student speakers chosen for leadership and originality, with four from each school delivering five minute talks.
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Lubbock
Monterey High School
Municipal Coliseum
Dunbar
Dunbar High School
Lubbock High
Mosquito Invasion Expected as Lubbock Rains Fuel Swarms
Lubbock officials warn of a bumper mosquito hatch from today through Saturday after heavy rains flooded about 15,000 acres of water across 900 lakes in the county. City health engineers report dusting and spraying ongoing around the clock, with Culex and other pests likely to spread into town and nearby communities next week.
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N Army
Lubbock County
Walter Breedlove
Lubbock
Breedlove
Playa
Prayerful Invocation for Guidance and Protection
A devotional invocation thanking God for care and presence. It asks to bless the sick and suffering, affirming divine companionship and guidance through end times. An anonymous author signs the prayer.
House Rejects Bracero Extension Amid Labor Debate
The House voted 174 to 158 to end the 12 year Bracero program allowing Mexican field hands in U S farming. Opponents labeled it slave labor and warned of harm to U S Mexican relations while supporters argued for needed stoop labor and rising farm wages. Mahon touted wage and living standards improvements as the drive for opposition softened.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Ashington
House
U.S
West Texas
Kennedy
John Fogarty
D- RI
Congress
D-Calif
Southwest
Henry Gonzalez
D-Tex
Texas
Lubbock Memorial Day Observances Close City Businesses
Memorial Day closures affect downtown shops and city offices in Lubbock. City and regional services pause while ceremonies at City of Lubbock Cemetery and Reshaven Memorial Park include wreath laying, salutes, and taps. Post offices, banks, and many agencies follow holiday schedules.
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City of Lubbock Cemetery
Reshaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
Earl Kerr
Kissing in Youth Culture Sparks Tender Blindness
A lighthearted note on kissing as an act of affection that makes two young people overlook flaws. The column hints at playful romance across a busy newspaper section lineup including horoscopes and women’s news.
Tornado Strikes Farm Near Brownfield in Terry County
A tornado swept through Terry County near Brownfield causing shattered outbuildings and damaged power lines. A. A. Miller, his wife, and son Max Miller sheltered as hail and wind shattered debris over a quarter mile. Neighbors Tony Contreras and others sought shelter and hurried home through the storm.
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Rownfield
A. A. Miller
Needmore
Terry County
Brownfield
Miller
Max
Tech
Lubbock
Mrs. Miller
Tony Contreras
Baumgardner
Weather Map Page 6 A Lubbock Vicinity Forecast
Partly cloudy with southerly winds 10 20 mph. Scattered late afternoon or night thunder showers possible in the Lubbock area.
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Lubbock
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