City bus loading zones and civic planning sparks debate
W S Foster argues downtown Austin Avenue curb space favors buses over business access. He cites VA-area parking, controversial Bartholomew plan to replace business houses with lots and civic buildings, and critiques the city traffic division. Local election talk focuses on McLennan County offices and potential DA candidates Lon Hall Jim Bock Wayne Speck Sam Jones Joe Johnson.
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Austin Avenue
McLennan County District Attorney
Lon Hall
Jim Bock
City Hall
Wayne Speck
Speck
Sam Jones
Joe Johnson
Veterans Affairs Boosts Waco Economy and Veterans Facilities
Central Texas celebrates Veterans Day with Administrator William J. Driver as keynote at the 66th Waco Chamber banquet. Delegation tours three area VA hospitals and dedicates new regional administration quarters on Valley Mills Drive. Envisions $12 million improvement plan and 19,000 new beds across the network, boosting local economy and housing programs while highlighting Texas and national veterans services.
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Waco
Central Texas
Area Veterans Administration
Waco Veterans Hospital
William J. Driver
Veterans Affairs
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Coleridge
Valley Mills Drive
Highway Six
Bosque Boulevard
George McMahan
Waco Hospital
Marlin
Temple
Temple Chamber of Commerce
W. R
Bob) Poage
Olin Teague
Bryan College Station
Waco Restaurant Association
Harry Provence
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Harold McNabb
Chuck Harding
Confederates
Roy T
Texas
Veterans Administration
Johnson
Great
LBJ
Jack Coker
Dr. McMahan
Provence
Paul D. Marable Jr
City to press county prosecution in Baylor Coed abduction case
City officials argued policing delays and insist on proper charges after a forty dollar bond was forfeited in the Baylor Coed abduction case. The incident sparked campus and civic debate, with Baylor officials and police outlining the case details and potential county court actions.
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Baylor
Roberts
Charlie Long Jr
Q. Z. Valentine
Long
Dean W. C. Perry
Waco 66 Progress Edition Planned With Community Role
The Citizen announces the Waco 66 Progress Edition to publish in late February detailing past year progress and future plans for Waco and nearby areas. The paper expands staff and equipment and invites reader submissions, photos, and local history to make the edition bigger and more inclusive.
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Bill C. Foster
Citizen Newspapers
Progress
The
Citizen
Waco
Waco 66
Higher Education Conference Held at Baylor in February
Baylor University will host the third annual Texas Intercollegiate Student Association Conference on Higher Education February 10 to 12. Delegates from TISA member colleges will attend with sessions at the Holiday Inn in Waco and a Friday banquet in Baylor’s Student Union Building. Registration starts Thursday afternoon February 10. Initial sessions begin 1 p.m. February 11.
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Baylor University
Texas Intercollegiate Student Association
TISA
Holiday Inn
Waco
Baylor
Waco approves General Neighborhood Renewal Plan steps
The Waco city council approved a ten year renewal plan covering downtown from I 35 to Colcord Avenue and a focused area along Barron's Creek in the Negro neighborhood for park and slum clearance. Corwin noted delays in Triangle area plans as Urban Renewal, City, and Highway departments buck-pass. Budget changes, liens releases, cemetery deed corrections, and a belated fire station contract were acted on. a street sweeper bid was deferred for further study.
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Waco
Hank Corwin
Colcord Avenue
Barron’s Creek
E Thand Dewey
Triangle
Jones Street
Corwin
Elmer Roberts
Bush and Witt
Nicipal
Sunbright Waste Paper Company
John L. Bates
South 12Th Street
Rex Bessire
D.D. Baxley
D. H. Kinser
Providence Hospital
James M. Biansit
W. L. Barrett
Martinsen Company
Music Pleases Audience as Chuck Harding Leads Band
The CC Banquet enjoyed music by Chuck Harding and his band with Driver and many attendees praising the performance. Driver expressed a wish to have them return to Washington sometime, noting subsequent visits and continued appreciation.
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Chuck Harding
Driver
Washington
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