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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1970
Page
1
Absentee ballots totaled 549 in two counties after late counting. Lubobock logged 475 in person ballots and Slaton 42 with 32 mailed. Clerk noted light turnout due to only two contested local races and compared to 3 620 absentee votes in the 1968 general election.
President Nixon urged a visiting business group to keep faith in the American economy amid a summer slowdown. He said a major speech in about two weeks would address the economy and other topics, predicting a third quarter leveling off and brighter signs by year end.
The market fell for the second straight day in the worst postwar slide as the Dow dropped 10.82 points to 724.33 and briefly neared its 1963 low after Kennedy’s assassination. Steel majors U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic reported first quarter profit drops while General Motors and Ford also fell on weaker earnings. Inflation fears and weak leading indicators fed the gloom, with analysts warning that inflation hurts stocks and urging calm if inflation eases. See LONGEST Page 8.
A Lubbock reader Lila W Rosar offers a brief prayer thanking the Holy Father for kindness in a sinful world and asking for love to shine through. The message closes with Amen.
The A J Lubbock reports storms delivering golf ball size hail across the region with a strong weather front moving through North Central Texas. A school trustees agenda notes a student transfer to another campus before returning to the original school. The article also mentions a joint U S Russian effort on urban environmental problems and higher tolls on West Berlin traffic. The section includes comics and horoscopes. Divorces mentioned with knot untied theme.
Transportation Department report calls auto insurance payouts only 20 percent of $5.1 billion compensable losses from 1967 crashes while total economic loss from major auto accidents exceeds $9.1 billion. Report details breakdown by insurer types and other sources of compensation.
City horticulturist Art Berglund moved city flowers from greenhouses in Mackenzie Park to parkways and city buildings as spring arrives. The exodus began Friday and sped by Monday after Berglund spotted signs of spring on an old mesquite tree. About 2,000 plants sown in February and potted in March are ready for display as frost risk lessens.
Deaf Smith County grand jury warns of organized crime moving into Hereford area and cites marijuana and hard drug violations gambling and local involvement. They urge citizen awareness and criticize county leadership, including Sheriff Roberson and Judge H C Williams.
Bob Thompson reported seeing a ball of fire after a light plane crashed near Floyd County killing two. Officials identified Miller among the deceased and noted trouble with the aircraft before the crash. Page 8.
Comptroller General Elmer Staats told Congress the F111 contract is riddled with loopholes and may yield no recovery despite a 3.8 billion cost overrun and failure to meet specs. Senator McClellan accused the Pentagon of withholding information as Arkansas Democrat probes the project since 1963. He called the situation a snow job on Congress and the press.
Lubbock posted a 3 percent drop in major offenses in 1969 while total Part 1 offenses fell from 7,907 in 1968 to 7,611. The city improved its clearance rate to 27 percent from 21 percent, with minor rises in burglaries and assaults and a nationwide crime rate increase.
Union Oil Co president Fred L. Hartley called on the government to require automobile makers to set a 91 octane ceiling on new car engines starting in 1972. He argued the standard would spur investment to reduce lead additives in gasoline and aid air pollution control device development.
County commissioners plan Friday morning talks with Democratic and Republican committees to name a successor to Robertson who says he will stay until a replacement is appointed. Dist Atty Jerry Tucker of Dumas led the grand jury probe with foreman Lloyd B Sharp and a 12 member panel including two women.
East St Louis resident Olin Campbell reports a burglar who had cooked himself bacon and eggs fled through the back door when the homeowner arrived. The intruder left behind a sweater jacket crowbar and an unfinished meal il.
An armored force of thousands of South Vietnamese is being moved to Tay Ninh near Saigon to guard the border and pre empt Vietnamese and Viet Cong cross border operations. Authorities restrict details as the buildup continues near the 46th Infantry Regiment. Cambodia reports Viet Cong and North Vietnamese raids and a battle 36 miles south of Phnom Penh as Cambodian and Vietnamese sources exchange claims of control and casualties. CNAC officials and Paris talks participants discuss a legal basis for intervention as the Jakarta Cambodia conference is announced for May 11 12 with 20 nations invited.
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