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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
2
The National Observer warns inflation may outpace incomes as prices for haircuts, food, cars, and suits rise. It notes that while wages kept ahead for years, two years of higher inflation eroded purchasing power, calling for curbing government deficits to restore living standards.
In Zebulon Georgia residents note a flood of mail bearing the Office of Economic Opportunity return address. Envelopes show a black edged box reading Postage and Fees Paid Office of Economic Opportunity, but the amount paid is not stated.
In a Mesa Arizona Tribune column Milton Friedman argues that seeking political solutions to social problems worsens violence. He says voting conformity harms liberty while market mechanisms let individuals pursue their own choices, reducing repression. He notes politics concentrates power and invites attacks on individuals.
Highlights include two year long school improvement projects nearing completion after bond issues. Odessa playoff third place finish for the High Junior baseball team aged 15 and 16. City council increases garbage pickup rates. Civil Aeronautics Board cites lack of speed in the Flanary crash from a year ago. Ellison Tom III snuffy rushed to Dallas hospital in critical condition.
Governor candidates Paul Eggers of Wichita Falls and Lt. Gov. Preston Smith engage voters and delegates as they campaign across Texas. Smith holds 31 delegate meetings to shape a Democratic platform, while Eggers tours 30 towns to replicate Smith’s earlier grassroots success amid rising Republican pressure.
A mixed digest reports a couple injured when a horse and a workplace accident damaged two feet. USDA agencies meet to coordinate rural and urban programs. Littlefield cuts Title I funds from 80 000 to 68 000 due to tax surcharge. Fort Stockton urges rabies vaccinations after several dog bites involving children. Brownfield awards post office remodel bid for 45 928 and new city jail. Kermit votes to enforce fire code including storage tank removals outside city limits.
The Texas Automobile Dealers Association sponsors a Bring Em Back Alive safety program in August led by TADA President Boyd Mullen of Pasadena. Tips advise short trips, light luggage, rested drivers, minimal passing, steady lane position, and proper out and return planning.
Personal representing Scout Troop 129 at the Buffalo Trail Council camp this summer were Steve Zap, Mark Mohr, Danny Stewart and Tommy Bales. They were accompanied part of the week by Kev, Robert Zap, John Hopkins and Bill Ogden.
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