Tech Crop Judging Team Wins Intercollegiate Title
Texas Tech captured the Intercollegiate Crops Judging Contest title with a record 5392.8 points led by Joe Faulkenberry 1800 and perfect marks in seed analysis. Swinburn and Young swept the top three individual spots, Oklahoma State second, Minnesota third, Penn State fourth. team coach Cecil Ayers. The squad heads to Chicago for the international contest Saturday.
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Ansas
Texas Tech
Joe Faulkenberry
Seagraves
Max Swinburn
Talia
Keith
Young
Shallowater
Faulkenberry
Swinburn
Oklahoma State University
University of Minnesota
Pennsylvania State University
Jimmy Barber
Hereford
King Looks Ahead as Tech Embraces Wide Open Offense
Avalanche-Journal notes coach J. T. King plans a wide open Texas Tech attack for 1966. The offense will miss Donny Anderson and Tom Wilson but King insists the tandem system will stay, aided by two platoon football and new personnel. He praises shifts, motion and explosion as core to Tech’s future.
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Texas Tech
Red Raiders
J. T. King
Burle Pettit
Avalanche-Journal
Tech
Donny Anderson
Tom Wilson
King
Zone Ruling Overturned by Lubbock City Council
Lubbock City Council overturned a planning and zoning recommendation approving a 3.5 million dollar plus apartment project for Texas Tech students at 19th Street and College Avenue but with conditions. Developers pay water and sewer extensions and dedicate 40 feet of right of way on College Avenue. The ruling drew 25 protesters and 300 signatories opposing. The council also approved bus service extension to Lubbock Christian College, police red tag records, social security coverage for officers, a 7.6 million capital improvements plan, and paving and water extensions contracts, with the zoning approval remaining controversial until further study.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
Texas Tech
19Th St
College Ave
20Th St
Jack Eastman
LCC
Ave. X
Boston
Lubbock Transit Co
Lubbock Christian College
O. W. Ribble Park
Lubbock
Bill Hood
R. B. Hodgson Construction Co
Midland
Council
City School trustees pick name for new high school
City School trustees select a formal title for the district’s upcoming high school as part of ongoing planning and community input. The decision comes amid broader district efforts to define new facilities and enrollment options.
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New High School
Sec
City Council Delays $7.6 Million 1966 Capital Plan for Lubbock
Lubbock City Council delayed adoption of a $7,640,615 1966 capital improvements program. The plan calls for a $3 million bond sale in February and $4,640,615 from available funds to fund waterworks upgrades, street and drainage work, and a new fire station, tied to a 15.6 million five year authorization approved in 1963.
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Lubbock
Mgr
Bill. m. Pitatiek
Se. Ae
GAINES APPROVES TRANSFERS AREA VOTES ON COTTON QUOTAS
South Plains cotton farmers approved marketing quotas for the 1966 cotton crop by 86.11 percent in a light turnout of 8 964 across 23 counties. Lubbock County backed quotas 662 to 115 while Gaines County approved allotment transfers 222 to 70. Nationwide referenda kept quotas in effect with two-thirds of voters in support.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Outh Plains Cotton Farmers
South Plains
Gaines County
Texas
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
College Station
Lubbock County
Temporary injunction appeal denied in Lubbock tax case
A bid for a temporary injunction against the City of Lubbock and the Lubbock Independent School District was denied by Judge Victor H. Lindsey in the 72nd District Court after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Plaintiffs attorney James Cade said he would appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo. Twelve witnesses testified over two days, with both sides presenting tax study group members and local officials.
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Bert Neelley
Avalanche-Journal
Equest
Lubbock
Lubbock Independent School District
Victor H. Lindsey
Tivga
James Cade
Lindsey
Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Lindsay
John R. Brooks
Harvey Austin
Preston J. Johnston
Frontier Savings Stamps
Clem B. Boverie
Farr's, Inc
James Walker
Dormon G. Igo
Anderson Bros. Jewelry
W. B. Rushing
B. C. McMinn
Furr Food Store
James H. Whiteside
Frede Senter
Ray Diekemper Jr
Eualization
John Scott
Brooks
Sult
J. D. McPhaul
Court action against Lubbock Independent School District details
Anonymous group and multiple named plaintiffs including McPhaul Winston P Brummett Dr James William Reeds Dr Eugene R Scroll Albert Brann L Brann J M Brann Troy Watson Albert Ohlenbusch Malcolm E Garrett and Lee Keessee oppose Lubbock Independent See Judge denies Page 7.
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Lubbock
McPhaul
Winston P. Brummett
James William Reeds
Eugene R. Scroll
Albert Brann
L. Brann
J. M. Brann
Troy Watson
Albert Ohlenbusch
Malcolm E. Garrett
Lee Keessee
Soviets Launch 86th Satellite of the Year
The Soviet Union blasted its 86th satellite of the year into orbit Tuesday atop a rocket it calls the best in the world.
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Soviets Loft
Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
West Chester coed sets self ablaze on campus
Patricia Conway a 22 year old coed from Phoenixville poured gasoline on her clothes and set herself on fire in a campus parking lot on Tuesday. She remains in critical condition with burns over most of her body. Conway said the act was for personal reasons and denied Viet Nam links. Authorities investigate as Deans describe her as troubled with relation to a boyfriend and spiritual concerns.
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Chester
West Chester State College
Patricia Conway
Phoenixville
Bernice Bernatz
Con
Penn
Westchester State College
Deadly California floods strand Palm Springs amid debris
A new storm unleashed floods across Southern California killing at least 12 people. Palm Springs and nearby towns were cut off as canyons sent autos sweeping away and rescuers searched for victims. Ground teams skin divers and helicopters comb the waterlogged region as another storm looms.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
California
Desert
Palm Springs
San Jacinto Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Cucamonga Wash
Lytle Creek
Weather Bureau
Lake Arrowhead
Big Bear Lake
Tijuana
San Diego
Plainview Citizens Approve 3 Million City Bond Plan
In Plainview a voter turnout near 1,250 approved a 3 million bond package for city facilities. Water and sewer bonds total 2 million, 650 thousand for sewer projects, 1 350 000 for water, plus 175 thousand police station, library, street, park and utility improvements. Tax rate rises from 1 80 to 1 90 per 100 valuation.
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Avalanche Journal
Planview
Plainview Citizens
Unger Memorial Library
Plainview
De Gaulle opens door to Peace talks via China
French government sources say President De Gaulle will channel Viet Nam peace offers through Communist China. The development was reported Tuesday by UPI.
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DE Gaulle
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
China
Midland Welcomes Rep. Mahon in Three Events
Rep. George Mahon visited Midland to greet about 200 residents at a Scharbauer Hotel reception and another 200 at the Petroleum Club. A private Midland civic leaders dinner drew 300 plus oil-industry figures as Mahon reflected on West Texas growth since 1908.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Tdland
Permian Basin
George Mahon
Scharbauer Hotel
Jal
Midland
Petroleum Club
Scharbauer
Mahon
West Texas
Permian
Texas
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Gaines
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