Tech leaders outline growth and industry links at Lubbock briefing
Tech vice president Bill Parsley spoke on the university's rapid expansion, noting 19 000 enrollment this week and graduate share. He cited 99 permanent buildings within a 61 million facility on 1800 acres and described research programs in control systems and plasma dynamics. The event included city tours and industry outlooks with officials from Fort Worth Denver Railroad Santa Fe and local chambers.
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Tech
Bill Parsley
Tech Union
Parsley
John Bradford
Grover E. Murray
Bob Nash
Lubbock
Chamber
John Logan
George McClesky
Planning and Zoning Commission Acts on Zoning Changes
The council P Z Commission endorses conditional approvals for Wel don Johnson from R-1 to R-3 on 4th Street and Oscar Nesmith Roy McClellan from C-3 R-2 to C-4 on 46th Street. Revisions to C-2A sign rules proceed. A traffic reroute is authorized for March 1967 to support the N Avenue Q overpass work. The south eight feet of the east west alley between 49th 50th Streets and avenues W Highland Hospital is closed. Bids on gasoline oils diesel paint and traffic marking are considered for one year. Miss Texas Susan Logan and Lubbock Jaycees to be recognized at 10 a m. Panhandle South Plains Fair board meets. architects and county officials discuss paving. Lunch with Chamber officials and DeWitt Greer set at In Town Inn. BERLIN chairlift tax soon anticipated.
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Oscar Nesmith
Roy McClellan
46Th Street
Avenues P
Avenue W
Highland Hospital
Susan Logan
Lubbock Jaycees
Panhandle
Weather modification gains cautious scientific acceptance
Approximately 200 attendees at the KoKo Palace heard Holum report that cloud seeding is moving from skepticism to acceptance among top scientists. He cited NAS support, noting potential precipitation gains and a multi‑million dollar Bureau of Reclamation program, while warning West Texas drought risks and the need for careful evaluation of hydrological impacts. Dr. Murray proposed ICASALS at Texas Tech, highlighting arid land studies within a 900‑mile Texas radius.
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Holum
National Academy of Sciences
Bureau of Reclamation
West
Texas
Department of Interior
Washington
Grover E. Murray
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Bid Opening Set At Bank Today In Lubbock
Bid opening for the planned multi story First National Bank Pioneer Natural Gas Co. building in downtown Lubbock will be today at 4 p.m. at the bank. Bids may be submitted for 16 story and 21 story plans with final selection after review. The building will be co owned by the bank and the gas utility on Broadway between avenues N and O.
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First National Bank-Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Lubbock
Bank
A. C. Verner
Verner
Bank and Gas Utility Company
Avenues N and O
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School of Engineering
Amarillo
J. P. Spears
Slaton
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
C. I. Wall
Southwestern Public Service Co
Roy Tolk
Roger Owen
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Brummal
Joe S. Clark
Brummal
Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Weldon Johnson
4Th Street
Slide Road
P&z Commission
Berlin
KoKo Palace
The
Academy
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Kenneth Holum
U.S. Department of Interior
Marvin Shurbet
Petersburg
Texas Water Development Board
J. D. Smith
Littlefield
PCG
John Thompson
New York
UPI
Bicycle Institute of America
the Institute
United States
Mexico
Murray
Ayan
State Bank
Olleters Moss
Pollard
Uw Mustangs
I. Mos
FORD
Dunlap
Marchessa
Orlon
Caprock
Carter
Carter's
Girlswear
Blumee
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