Loop 289 plans pace impact on Lubbock growth
Arnold Maeker of the city Planning and Zoning Commission says the Loop 289 project will shape development in Lubbock. It will deter exterior growth, concentrate retail around the loop, and favor northern and eastern industrial sites to curb air pollution and traffic, with an access road linking sectors and residents able to shop within fifteen minutes.
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Sid Streets
Arnold Maeker
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Maeker
Lubbook
Prinie
Wil Fe
Joop
Lubbock
Losure Lubbock
Burr Sand
Pans- Major
Leon “Ay
University Avenue
Slide Road
Burr
iMacker
Euch
North Lubbock
Fsouth Lubbock
Crain
Redistricting Debate in Texas Court Rethinks District Lines
The article outlines a Houston federal panel hearing on redistricting in Texas. It discusses mobile homes near Loop 289 in Lubbock, population growth, and the push for single member districts. Judges Ewon Ingraham Noel, with party stances noted, weigh constitutional questions and potential GOP gains.
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Maeker
Burr
Lubbock
Steger
John R. Ewon
Doe Ingraham
James Noel
GOP
House
Dallas
Harris County
Federal
Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Supreme Court
Bomb Halt and White House Meeting Raise War Policy Questions
Nixon faces pressure as officials debate halting bombings and a cease fire pause. Reports describe area advantages for industry, climate suitable for agriculture and aircraft, and growing land value. Meantime, battles in Vietnam yield casualties and village destruction as U S and South Vietnamese forces counter attacks and Hanoi leadership considerations loom.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ziegler
Washington
Nixon
Saigon
Quang Neai City
First Corps
Mekong
Sos
Smith Signs Omnibus Parks and Court Spending Bill
Smith signs a broad package funding park land purchase in Hardeman or Motley County and master plan work for the Red River Authority while provisions for regional public safety HQ at McAllen and air conditioning for Junction add-ons move forward. The bill includes environmental and university facility allocations and states plans to sign after a Southern Governor's Conference trip. Security actions in Vietnam and at Tay Ninh are noted with ongoing combat and birthday celebrations shaping the broader national picture.
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Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Hardeman
Motley County
Red River Authority
Department of Public Safety
McAllen
Texas A&m University
Junction
Texas Maritime Academy
Prairie View A&m
Stephen F. Austin State University
Smith
Texas Turnpike Authority
Williamsburg
Washington
First cotton bale sparked by Lubbock farmer Knott
Knott collected the first bale near Lubbock, planted April 28, early for the season, with a five-acre picking start amid rain. He recalls past values of bale auctions and notes the harvest signals fall fair time. His outing involved a small crew and local children.
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Daniels
Ixnott
Knott
Quaker Ave
Lubbock
New England
Water hole scene on Quaker Avenue with passing motorist
A reporter notes a water hole incident on Quaker Avenue involving a passing motorist and identifies Howard as the son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Howard. The caption references a staff photo accompanying the item.
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Quaker Avenue
Howard
Jerry Howard
Damach Braliauet
Pll
Saturnas In
Lauf Clinus Hosmia
Shell Service
Statin
Bobby Smith
Flasdar
Methodist Hospital
Caprock Mash Grocery
Walter Graves
Methodist Hopital
Speer recounts war years and postwar views in interview
The transcript outlines Speer’s reflections on Nazi leadership, the war’s outcome, and his sense of responsibility. He discusses Hitler’s strategy, Goering and Goebbels’s roles, Himmler’s place, and the Nürnberg trials. He questions why war was pursued, cites resource limits, and notes potential peace if decisions differed.
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Speer
Hitler
United States
Ory
Japan
Nazi Germany
Alfied
Ardennes
France
Soviet Union
Nuernberg
America
Reichmarshall
Hermann Goering
Joseph Goebbels
Albert Speer
Heidelberg
West Germany
Berlin
Spandau
Fuehrer
Rastenburg
Britain
Flooding Continues Across Texas Plains From Heavy Rains
Texas endures heavy rains with West and South Texas hit hardest while Lubbock and Lamesa report scattered totals from trace to over two inches. Rescue crews saved stranded motorists as central Plains sees variable rainfall, with no major accidents logged despite high waters across towns like O’Donnell Bovina Clovis and Woodrow.
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Lamesa
Dawson County
Doe
Amlowture
South Plains
O'Donnell
Bovina
Gail
Clovis
Woody
Laumesa
Gaul
Wealdy
Andrews
Brownfield
Cone
Farwell
Friona
Hereford
Dalon
Lap
Lorenzo
Lovington
Matador
Meadow
Morton
Muleshoe
New Deal OG
Roaring
Hitler’s War Aims and the Empire of Atrocity
Speer recounts Hitler’s shifting hopes from a limited war with Poland to broader conflict. He notes ministers predicted defeat after Stalingrad and quotes Hitler insisting there is no turning back. The dialogue probes whether Hitler knew of concentration camps and atrocities, with Speer asserting plausible knowledge at the top.
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Hitler
Poland
Stalingrad
Goebbels
Speer
Third Reich
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