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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1970
Page
6
Thousands join nationwide effort to clean up the environment and demand action. The United Auto Workers, meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey, called for an environmental bill of rights for Americans.
Texas Tech University hosts a full day of lectures films and discussions on pollution overpopulation and environmental deterioration. Noted speakers include William Buchholz and Dr Joseph Kennedy with sessions 8 30 a m to 9 30 p m in the Tech Union Coronado Room and Biology Auditorium.
Soviet leader Brezhnev denounced Red China and the West as communism’s foes while proposing conciliatory negotiations with both. The remarks came as Peking denounced the Soviet government in a separate move.
A 15 year old witness testified about a robbery at a laundry where a man held a knife to a victim and fled with $160. She picked Curry as the man from a police photo and described the assailant with dark eyes and a cordial demeanor earlier at the scene.
The 1.8 million member UAW declares pollution control a bargaining issue for this year’s contracts with auto makers. Delegates back a timetable to develop a nonpolluting engine and an Environmental Bill of Rights, voicing concern over auto industry pollution. Ford reports limited narcotics use among Detroit workers but downplays widespread problem.
Vietnamese forces and North Vietnamese units pressed operations along the Cambodian border. Civilians including older women walked toward Saang with hostile fire from the enemy near a bridge as Cambodian troops struggled to respond.
Viet Cong peace talks spokesman in Paris labels Nixon troop withdrawal order a maneuver to fool the public and prolong the war. He argues the move extends American occupation and blocks progress at the Paris conference. Also notes more than 13 billion dollars of ocean commerce pass through New York's Hudson River annually.
Bob Hope criticizes campus unrest and urges rooting out negative factions while endorsing constructive reform. He arrives in Lubbock for a Project HOPE benefit, greets officials, and prepares a show after a brief airport welcome. He plans a stop at the Lubbock State Hospital for Retarded Children with Gloria Loring and Miss Johnnie Avery.
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