New St. Mary Hospital Drive In Lubbock
Lubbock moves to fund a six story 125 bed St Mary of the Plains Hospital to replace the 46 bed St Mary Hospital on West 19th Street. The facility at 22nd Place and Nashville Avenue will cost over 4 million with 1.25 million locally raised. Hill Burton funds will cover the rest. The Development Council reports over 810000 raised with 140 members from diverse faiths supporting a community wide effort. The Sisters of St Joseph of Texas will operate the new hospital once completed. The project aims to boost bed capacity to meet regional needs and support a bid for a state medical school.
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St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Lubbock
St. Mary Hospital
West 19Th Street
22Nd Place
Nashville Avenue
Hill-Burton
Sisters of St. Joseph of Texas
Development Council
13Th Street
Panhandle South Plains Fair Opens 49th Edition
The fair runs September 27 through October 2 featuring livestock crops exhibits space age displays including NASA Gemini Capsule and Lunar Module models and Bell Rocket Belt demonstrations. Holiday On Ice, midway attractions, cotton industry displays, and a Parade Of Bands kick off the week. General Manager A B Davis is absent due to illness.
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Panhandle South Plains
A. B. Davis
Charles Adams
West Texas
Panhandle
Neighbors as Eavesdroppers in Family Disputes
A witty maxim notes only neighbors listen to both sides of a family argument. The piece suggests neighbors often endure the “pleasure” of listening to verbal blows, while some men who wed to avoid the draft regret it later as nagging looms.
Canal concession reels against Panama treaty urge
The United States faces opposition over sharing control of the Panama Canal with Panama, warning that the deal could invite anti American politics and future disputes. Critics compare to Chamizal ceding and doubt provisions on U S presence and worker pay. They urge less appeasement and favor distance from Panama for the sea level canal.
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United States
Panama
Panama Canal
U.S
Chamizal
Fl Paso
Mexco
Johnson
GOP Eyes Dixiecrats Move in Southern Seats
Washington report tracks Rep. Gerald Ford facing pressure from civil rights Republicans to declare that the party welcomes newcomers from the conservative South. Dixiecrats John Bell Williams Otto Passman and William Colmer weigh crossing over, with implications for Mississippi and broader Southern politics.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Michigan
House
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Barry Goldwater
Williams
William Colmer
Otto Passman
Louisiana
Congress
Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Dwigght Eisenhower
Council of Republican Organizations
Council
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Albert Watson
Watson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
House Republican
Passman
Wirt Yerger
Prentiss Walker
Eisenhower
Quisling
Gerry Ford
South
Pollution fears and political will in California discussed
A Los Angeles scientist argues California may become a colossal sewer by 1980 due to pollution. The piece blames the internal combustion engine, criticizes oil interests, and notes weak environmental laws while urging stronger national policy and stricter enforcement.
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Washington
Mai
Los Angeles
Earth
Aeroject General Corp
California
House of Representatives
Senate
Explaining Whose Side We're On Is Hard for a Child
ART BUCHWALD recalls a conversation with his 11 year old son about the India Pakistan Kashmir conflict and US role. The boy asks who we side with and why. The father explains balancing aid to India and Pakistan and the UN as a solution while noting Cold War tensions with Russia and China. The exchange highlights complexity of foreign policy for a child.
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Washington
Kashmir
Pakistan
India
Ina
Indiana
United Nations
Viet Nam
Cuba
Shifts Seen For Troops In Europe And Asia
Washington weighs possible 18 month reduction in overseas U S forces to fund Viet Nam need and Great Society costs. Germany hosts 250000 troops, with other counts across England France Italy Turkey Spain Greece Korea Japan and the Philippines. Reduction favored by some to reassign soldiers to Viet Nam while sparing civilian costs. The Pentagon resists changes seen as easy option.
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Washington
United States
White House
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
Viet Nam
Europe
U. S
U.S
Italy
Turkey
Russia
Spain
Greece
Sixth Fleet
Far
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Formosa
Guam
Eisenhower
Germany
France
McNamara
Slow releases of servicemen rise in Gallup poll
Gallup Poll findings show families with navy relatives protest slow discharge more than those with army kin. The report notes public concern over wartime demobilization lags and emphasizes Navy cases in memory lane reports.
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Princeton
N.J
Gallup
Water rights clash prompts federal review of Texas law
Altus Oklahoma residents face water shortages as the city sues in Austin federal court to void a Texas law banning underground water transport to other states. A Wilbarger County ranch contract to pump water from beneath the Red River area backs Altus’ supply effort amid bond funding. The piece urges interstate water study and cooperative planning.
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Altus
Okla
Texas
US. District Court
Austin
U.S
Wilharger County
Red River
W. S. Heatley
Paducah
Wilbarger County
San Angelo
Wilbarger
Oklahoma
Weather Affects Shopping Habits Biasing Spring Sales
A Hobbs News-Sun excerpt notes a so called weather impact formula: for each degree below normal in spring and above normal in fall sales drop one percent, plus each tenth inch of rain from 7 to 11 am reduces that day's sales by one percent. The piece ties this to Lea County in New Mexico dust storms.
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Feporta
Lea County
New Mexico
Hobha News Suet Bole
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Ant An Latapenac
Lubbock Avalanche
Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company
Sth St
Ave. J, Ao
Fenae National Adve
Texas Daily Press League
Winen Ae
Associated Press
United Press Eretional
Parker F. Prouty
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Gop Eyes
Evans
RICHARD _STARNES
Yahoo
ART Buchwald
China
Walter Cronkite
Andrew Tully
West Grmany
Free World
NATO
Defense
Uncle Sam
England
de Gaulle
Tondon
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Raymond W. Harrah
Tau Beta Pi
University of Texas
Carl Thomas Heater
Wyatt L. Hester
28Th St
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