Best in Texas weather myth bust for Lubbock fans
Lubbock boasts superb South Plains weather despite football rain and wind scares. Fans stayed calm at Jones Stadium as a tornado alert prompted siren alerts and crowd guidance. Local officials defended warnings, noting real tornado risk, while visitors praise mild climate year round.
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Inevitable tax suits cloud Lubbock district and city
Taxpayers filed two suits in 72nd District Court challenging property valuations set by Ehrenberg firm. Hearings are scheduled for October 22. Suits argue failure to consider true market value and seek injunctions to correct assessment practices. Local officials face questions over valuation methods and proposed postponement of auto tax tied to real property values.
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Texas Political Jungle Narrowed by Amarillo Conference
The Texas Democratic Executive Committee meeting in Amarillo clears the field for 1966 but leaves key questions. Governor Connally, Lt. Gov. Smith, and Atty. Gen. Carr appear poised for big bids, with choices on term lengths and a U. S. Senate race shaping up. The political landscape favors Connally, Smith, and Carr as major contenders.
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Stern measures urged against looting in storms and riots
The writer recalls looting in disasters from Betsy to Audrey and race riots, argues for sterner penalties against looting while opposing the death penalty in general, and cites a Cameron Louisiana incident where a deputy warned a looter with a gun as casualties mounted.
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News leak backfires on Humphrey over 50 percent wheat rule
Vice President Humphrey’s press leak claiming Johnson would drop the 50 percent wheat requirement to Russia provoked White House denial. Johnson had a tentative yes but not ready to announce. liberalization became tied to the farm bill as Midwestern senators pressed to end the 50 percent rule, drawing Agriculture Department ire.
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Two GOP Issues Loom in 1966 Vote Debate
The article notes two main campaign angles for Republicans in 1966 the rising cost of living and scandals in the anti poverty program under Lyndon Johnson. It cites Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a 1.9 percent rise from 1964 to 1965 and Louis Harris polling indicating housewives see food costs rising most while some blame government spending. It also covers farm bill debates over the 50 percent shipping proviso, labor pushback, and potential policy changes affecting the 1966 election landscape.
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Soapsuds President Warns of Loss of Natural Beauty
The piece portrays President Soapsuds blaming advertising billboards and car culture for eroding natural heritage. He cites Rhode Island as paved, calls for repeal of the Artificial Rivers Act, and proposes a Pastor al Billboard Act of 1975 to subsidize outdoor advertising while lamenting the dominance of industry over the outdoors.
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Social and economic revolution in Japan shocks policy
The State Department announced a planned social and economic upheaval in Japan to be carried out despite General MacArthur’s views on reducing the American Army of Occupation. The report notes policy direction and potential tensions with allied command.
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Plague Editorial Reflects On Historic and Modern Threats
Guest column traces bubonic plague from ancient Philistines to Black Death and 20th century wars, noting plague transmission by fleas from rodents. It praises science for better hygiene, medicine, and pesticides as means to avert extinction and draws a wary link to war.
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First 1-Cent Quarters Roll From Philadelphia Mint
The nations first 1 cent quarters have rolled out of the Philadelphia Mint. The metal in these new coins is worth only one cent and total production cost is two cents. The first coins went to the Smithsonian Institution as a reminder of money’s value.
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