Lubbock Bank to Build Court Place Office Tower
The Lubbock National Bank announced early construction of an eight story Court Place office building and immediate demolition of the Caprock Hotel shell. Estimated cost runs about 1.8 million with bids opened by 70 bidders. Demolition should begin within a week and the complex will be built on Main Street Texas Avenue.
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Bert Neelley
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lubbock National Bank
Court Place
S P.m
Rowan and Wallace
Chisum
O. W. Chisum
Spencer, Workman, Booher and
Guthrie
BR. Maedgren Jr
Oid Caprock
Main Street
Texas Avenue
Court Place, Inc
El Pasoan Eidinoff Skips Court After Transfer to New York
Dr Harold Eidinoff who walked away from the Cherokee County court house after a hearing is in New York with his attorney saying Eidinoff plans to practice medicine there The case stems from a murder charge in El Paso and his subsequent commitment to Rusk State Mental Hospital in 1959 He described his escape as a long bus ride and stated he would stand on his rights as he pursues legal avenues for discharge
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Dallas
Harold Eidinoff
Cherokee County Court House
New York
Willig Dacrel
Lubbock County
Ted Andress
el Paso
Andress
School Board
Eidinoff
Jarrel
Hidinoff
Jarre
Jerre
Midinoff
Arch Connally
Rusk Hospital
Connally
Supreme See
Following Her Orders Mother Would Pay Penalty for Draft Dodging
In San Francisco a Palo Alto mother seeks a federal writ to bar punishment of her 18 year old son Erik for draft registration refusal. Evelyn Whitehorn claims she bears main responsibility for the possible five year penalty and argues she should be punished rather than her son. Attorney Aubrey Grossman says if conscience based refusal is criminal then the mother is the criminal.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Palo Alto
Evelyn Whitehorn
Abs
Whitehorn
Erik
Aubrey Grossman
Prayer text amid reflective plea for divine love
Today's Prayer expresses a devotional call to feel Gods deep love, urging sincere realization to spark true love. The fragment names Mrs Lila Raser and presents a religious meditation on human love versus divine grace.
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Tianis
Lila Raser
Rain Likely Cool Damp Outlook for West Texas Area
Wintry cold front from Central Canada lingered over the South Plains, keeping temperatures in the mid 10s and prompting heavy overcoats. Light rain fell in Lubbock while Amaro and Panhandle towns saw light snow that melted by afternoon. Forecasters call for a 40 percent chance of rain today rising to 60 percent tonight as Southwest winds persist.
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South Plains
Central Canada
Lubbock
Amaro
Dalhart
Amarillo
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas Air Terminal
West Texas
New Mexico
Reform In Election System Due Study
The House will open hearings on constitutional changes next year to reform the presidential selection process. Rep. Emanuel Celler calls the electoral system outdated after Nixon’s electoral majority, while Sen. Birch Bayh supports direct popular election as reform gains momentum.
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Associated Press
Washington
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Richard M. Nixon
Sen
Bireh Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Sutif
Nixon
Hurbert H. Humphrey
Antitheft Devices Decreed For Banks In Federal Order
The four banking regulators require all federally insured banks and savings and loan associations to install cameras and burglar alarms with deadlines in 1970 and 1971. The move follows a 45 percent rise in robberies last year and aims to deter the surge since 1960. Exempt non federally insured banks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bank and Savings and Loan Association
Bonnie and Clyde
Congress
FBI
Onoine
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Home Loan Bank
Savings and Loan
Quaker Avenue Link Opens in Lamiboeck
A new Quaker Avenue connects 19th Street to the Brownfield Highway easing Crosstown traffic. The $165000 project includes streetlights paving curbs and concrete dividers. Mayor W D Rogers Jr. officiated as Quaker became a direct Loop 289 North to South route shortening travel by a dozen blocks.
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Gibbon
University Avenue
Slide Road
W. D. Rogers Jr
Quaker Avenue
19Th Street
Brownfield Highway
Janey
Quaker
Brownfield
Levelland
Une Estreme
Lamiboeck
Nixon says no foreign travel before inauguration
President-elect Richard M. Nixon said he will not travel abroad before Jan 20 unless President Johnson believes it aids peace. He will not name a cabinet before Dec 5, and aides say he plans no foreign trips or public appearances until after inauguration.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Richard M. Nixon
South Vietnam
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Neuyen van ‘Phieu
Ron Ziegler
Royal Biscayne
Key Biscayne
Fla
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Paris
Moscow
Europe
Vietnam
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
No Court Zone Dispute Delays City Planning Vote
The City Planning and Zoning Commission wrestled with a zone change request from Cecil Jennings for two tracts at 66th Street and University Avenue. The dispute centers on converting A-1 to C-1 and C-2 districts and the legality of a lease tied to a swim club. The commission raised questions on need and impact on the residential area while residents argued for demarcation and avoided a court of equity path.
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Avalanche.Journal
City Planning and Zoning
Commission
66Th Street
University Avenue
Arnold Mackeora
Pcommission
Cecil i) Jennings
Jennings
Roy Bass
Caprock Collie-Mae Club Inc
University
Clement
Court of Equity
Bob ‘Jordan
Harold Blank
Ts Eee
Gunman Hijacks Lubbock Ramada Inn in Late-Night Holdup
A caucasian man about 26, wearing a short leather jacket, robbed Raylene Painter at the Ramada Inn in Lubbock after midnight. He demanded change, stole about 100 dollars, then forced the clerk to lie on the floor for five minutes before fleeing.
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Ramada
QE Amarillon Phay
Raylene Painter
St Tuld
Oman
Painter
Mahon Sees Nixon Budget Strain and Defense Priorities
House Appropriations Chairman George Mahon warns Nixon faces a tight federal budget and will seek more funding than Johnson, especially for national security. He notes defense cuts have hit long range security and urges priorities to enable essential improvements.
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Nixon
Duel Inc
Johnson
House
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mahon
Hubert Humphres
Kiwanis Club
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