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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1967
Page
11
Kay Engstrom born May 21 weighing one pound 15 ounces leaves Baylor Medical Center in Dallas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harrell P Engstrom. The preemature baby was about 20 months early and doctors announced progress as her mother spoke Thursday.
Amid Mao Zedong tensions in Hunan province, clashes between Mao supporters and anti-Maoists, plus military tensions, ripple into a U.S. family. Tina Engstrom, newborn daughter of Mrs. Engstrom, weighs 4 pounds 15 ounces after a hospital stay and tube feeding, with the mother describing the baby’s fragile state and family shock.
Reports from Hong Kong and Tokyo describe anti-Mao sabotage and army takeovers in Kwangtung and Wuhan. Chou En Lai barely escaped capture while Wuhan protests escalated. Formosan sources claim over 200 killed or wounded in Lhasa and on the Tienchuan front near Chengtu in Szechwan.
Wilbur Smith and Associates will conduct a six month traffic survey at Texas Tech this summer and fall to analyze street use, driving habits, and pedestrian flow. Questionnaires will be distributed to students faculty and staff to gauge campus driving and parking needs and to guide new patterns for residence hall complexes. Cur ent parking space for 13 000 cars is expected to grow with student and facility expansion. The firm will make recommendations to improve traffic flow and parking.
Dr Grover Murray predicts budget and faculty pay increases as the Legislature allocates 15 million dollars for Tech for 1967-68, up from the current 104 million. Dormitories athletics bookstore tuition and other revenues complete the budget balance.
Wallace pledges states’ control of their schools and tours the South. He plans a Chattanooga rally on August 9 as aides open a campaign headquarters. Alabama lawmakers approve a constitutional amendment to let Mrs Wallace seek another term, with a statewide referendum next year. Mrs Wallace underwent cancer surgery July 10, but doctors say full recovery is possible. She recovers in Montgomery.
The text explains dialing patterns for seven digit and ten digit calls including examples for New York City and other cities. It notes how numbers will be reformatted after dropping letters from exchange names and lists new two digit prefixes for Lubbock. Operators can be reached for misdialed numbers.
House leaders delayed voting on President Johnsons crime control bill amid signs the delay aims to rally votes against a key GOP amendment. The measure would fund 50 million dollars for local police, with Republicans preferring state funding and contention over federal control of local agencies.
The Security Gazette reported that property worth 130.7 million dollars was stolen in Britain in 1966 and only twenty percent of it was recovered by police.
Rich NCR representative presents luncheon program for the Lubbock Board of Realtors at the Johnson House. Lt Col Dudley Akins leads Call-to Prayer services for business district attendees at Peace Prayer Chapel. Pardee Norman joins West Virginia Wesleyan College as English assistant professor. The K N Ensor family reunion is set for Saturday at the Roosevelt Clubhouse. Gordon and Sandra Gordon listed in serious condition after a two car crash at 69th Street and Avenue S.
Lubbock Maid of Cotton program features freshman representative who works at Guadalupe Community Center. Contestants vie for awards including a $1,000 all cotton wardrobe and an all expense paid trip to Memphis for National Maid of Cotton. Entry forms available at Lubbock Chamber of Commerce offices 902 Texas Ave.
Cesar Chavez, head of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, told about 1,000 AFL-CIO delegates in Fort Worth that a Texas farm workers union will form despite opposition. He accepted a $5,000 check and said struggles would resume in late September or October with continued picketing if needed. The event highlighted solidarity with Mexican Americans and noted future legal changes.
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