Back to School as City Marks Early Start and New Names
Lubbock students return as classes begin earlier than usual with Texas Tech adopting a new name and schedule. Elementary times shift 20 minutes earlier with dismissal at noon for first graders for three weeks and 2 40 p.m. for others. secondary dismissals range from 3 00 to 3 30 p.m. Over 50 000 students attend city schools including Lubbock Christian College and Texas Tech. Mae Murfee Elementary opens in the district and Wayland Baptist College registers upperclassmen for a Thursday start.
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Solons Hear Parade Of Witnesses On Tax Proposals
A Senate State Affairs Committee heard 16 witnesses including businessmen Hewitt Richardson and Lusk Austin protest proposed new business taxes in a Labor Day session. The House backed bill would raise about 378 million over two years with various tax hikes, while supporters argued constitutional bases and revenue needs. The committee recessed to 9 am with a full Senate debate possible later.
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Past Time for Action Smith Cautious In Hopes For Tax Settlement
Gov Prestyn Smith expressed cautious optimism that the Legislature could resolve its tax differences as early as Wednesday. He noted unclear positions between the House and Senate and declined to assign blame, citing House Speaker Gus Mutscher’s stance on beer and whisky taxation as a factor in the impasse.
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What he learned in school saves infant cousin
Lubbock area youth credited with saving the life of an infant cousin by using skills learned in school. The item appears in Page 1 Sec B. Other notes mention autopsy requests in the Mary Jo Kopehnine case, shifting suburban schooling, tractor safety claims, Middle East conflicts, and Libya's power seizure.
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Prayer of thanks for inspiration and faithful daily tasks
A reader offers a brief prayer thanking the Lord for inspiration and for the ability to work faithfully in small tasks, concluding with an Amen in Jesus' name.
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First Day School Feels Try New Beginnings
First graders begin a new life with bright nerves and wary excitement as they start school. High schoolers face fears of the unknown while Texas Tech freshmen enter a larger campus, guided by counselor Don Matticks at Atkins Junior High.
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El Paso Flood Threat Grows as Rains Hit West Texas
Heavy rains bathed the El Paso area for a second night, flooding portions of US 34 in northeastern El Paso and washing away part of Texas 375. Weather officials warned continued runoff and possible new floods as storms lingered over the Franklin and Hueco Mountains.
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Pot Shortage Strikes U S Cities Amid Mexican Field Burns
A major survey reports rising prices and scarcer marijuana as Mexican fields burn and border controls ease. Police in Toronto seize grass and hay sold as pot while New York and Los Angeles dealers scramble for supplies. Prices jump from $140 per pound to $290 in some markets as quality declines and substitutes appear.
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Yucatán Storm Aims At Mexico Coast
The hurricane Fran celi a packing storm moved toward the coast of British Honduras and the Yucatán Peninsula with winds near 50 mph. Officials warned residents to brace for 100 mph gusts and storm tides. The area between Belize City and Chetumal has suffered multiple past hurricanes with heavy loss of life.
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Officers Facing Court Martial At Subic Bay
Subic Bay Philippines Navy announces court martial for the destroyer Frank Evans commanding officer and senior deck officer after a collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne that cost 74 lives. They face charges of negligently hazarding a vessel and dereliction in duty.
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Nixon outlines goals for peace and national unity
President Nixon uses Labor Day to press a new strategy for peace and stronger government. He calls for shared burdens, defense strength, and international leadership while urging unity ahead of 1976. He speaks at NORAD Cheyenne Mountain and addresses the National Governors Conference.
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Drew Pearson dies after heart attack at 55
Prominent columnist Drew Pearson died Monday from a heart attack. The longtime Washington writer, known for feuds with presidents, had been hospitalized weeks earlier and returned home to Maryland before worsening. Jack Anderson indicated Pearson hoped to continue the column with him, amid a career marked by controversy and humanitarian work including the Freedom Train.
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Missing 18 Months Fate Of City Woman Poses Area Mystery
Mire Patrica t anr Delternre of Larbhow left her home for work and vanished on February 2 1968. Her husband says she drove to Pollard Friendly Ford Texas Ave parked near work with a lock car and keys missing. The family and authorities have found no trace as years pass with no clues to her whereabouts.
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Weather Map Report For Lubbock Area
Weather map notes considerable hardiness with a forty percent chance of showers today diminishing to twenty percent tonight. Highs near seventy with a flow to the mid sixties overnight.
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