Littlefield Lions Restore 1914 LaFrance Fire Engine
The Littlefield Lions Club hauled a 1914 LaFrance fire engine from Breckenridge and restored it for parades and fund raisers. Previously stored and updated by Flannery Newton with a V-8 modernizations, the old truck now features a bright red finish and remains a promotional centerpiece for Lionism.
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Nilah Rodgers
Littlefield
Breckenridge
LaFrance
Newton
Littlefield Shriners
Littlefield Lions
Lions
Ralph Nader
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Look Ahead A Preview Of World National State And Local Events
A busy week listing upcoming events includes Tanaka to visit the Soviet Union and National Fire Prevention Week start. Highlights feature symposia on American cities with Buckminster Fuller, oil production milestones in Texas, and multiple government meetings in Lubbock and Washington. International visits, elections, and educational conferences fill the agenda.
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Kakuei Tanaka
Soviet Union
R. Buckminster Fuller
Snyder
Tex
Labbock County
Pierre Trudeau
Peking
House Administration
American Council On Education
Washington, D.C
Lubbock
City Hall
Washington
Commerce Department
Juan Peron
Texas Tech Board of Regents
Texa Tec Board of Reget
City-County Health Board
Voter Apathy Affects Texas Pay Amendment Push
AUSTIN UPI backers of a constitutional pay raise for legislators warn turnout may affect passage. The proposal would raise pay from 4800 to 15000 and set 180 day odd year sessions and 60 day even year sessions. Support has come from nearly 100 organizations while publicity around a House feud and UT football draws may dim prospects.
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Texas
Austin
University of Texas
Davis
Senate
Lior Bentsen cDem
Osnce
Slahon
Rayburn
Uinings
Manenard
Hinet Arbia
Pete Laney
Waite
Hades of Representatives
Nuala
Marlin Surgeon Receives Top TMA Distinguished Service Award
Dr. How ard Smith of Marlin accepts the Texas Medical Association’s highest honor at a state conference. A UT Medical Branch graduate, he serves as chief surgeon and hospital chairman, past TMA president, founder of regional surgical groups, and a leader at Torbett Memorial Hospital and Torbett Clinic.
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Marlin
Southwestern Surgical Association
Federation of American Hospitals
Lower Thermostats Could Ease Winter Shortages
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon urges consumers to lower thermostats by three degrees to cut heating oil and natural gas use this winter. He cites potential savings of about 63 million barrels of oil and 760 billion cubic feet of gas, plus $609 million on oil and $927 million on gas. He notes savings depend on insulation, temperatures, and regional conditions.
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The
Treasury
Office of Energy and Natural Resources
Simon
Washington
Lorbock Avalanche-Journal
Lady Bird to Honor NAACP Director Roy Wilkins
Lady Bird Johnson will award the Zale’s Honor to NAACP executive director Roy Wilkins for his civil rights work. William J. McGill of Columbia University will preside at a private dinner and award presentation at the University of Texas campus at 7 30 p.m.
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Lady Bird
Zale
NAACP
Austin, Tex
UPI
Roy ‘Wilkins
William J. McGill
Columbia University
University of Texas
Wilkins
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