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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1968

Page

3

Pilot program to cut customs time at New York airport

UPI reports a White House backed test at JFK to speed immigration checks with a single federal officer for passengers and baggage. If successful the system may expand to San Antonio ahead of Hemisfair and Olympic traffic, with ongoing visa simplifications and airline fare reductions noted. A Miss Oregon Universe 1968 brief follows. India plans a $1.30 tax on air departures to fund airport improvements.

Austin UPI Theia White House San Antonio U.S New York Hemisfair Mexico City New Delhi India

Florida Faces Rekindled Drought Fire Crisis

Florida endures a severe drought blamed for thousands of fires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres and strained fire control. Gov. Kite declares a state of emergency in 30 northern counties as firefighters fight blazes under arid conditions with limited water sources.

Ida Serre Forest Service Drouth Robert H. Simpson Miami Weather’ Bureau Florida State Forest Service Harold Mikell Claude Kite Miami Palmetto Expressway

John Hill to Speak at Texas Tech Campus Talks

Gubernatorial candidate John Hill will visit Lubbock on Tuesday for informal talks on the Texas Tech campus. The secretary of state will arrive at Municipal Airport at 11 30 a.m. and travel by motorcade through downtown to the Tech Union area for about 1 1/2 hours of discussions. Hill, a Breckenridge native, has held the post since March 1966 after graduating from the University of Texas with an LL B.

John Hill Lubbock Texas Tech Goveernor Municipal Tech Tech Union Hill Breckenridge Wink and Kilgore Kilgore Junior College University of Texas I State

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