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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1967
Page
6
Senate Democrat Mike Mansfield and House Speaker John W. McCormack backed the Presidents surcharge but stopped short of promising passage. Mansfield said the President had no choice but to seek a raise, while McCormack avoided a firm forecast on approval.
The plan seeks a temporary individual and corporate surcharge to raise about 6.3 billion this year and cover rising defense spending and a widening federal deficit. McNamara reviews defense outlays to trim nonessential spending as Vietnam and domestic costs strain the budget. House and Senate leaders weigh the plan amid projections of a 28 to 30 billion deficit if not enacted.
Freight and passenger loads at Lubbock Municipal Airport rise sharply. Six month figures show 63 013 boardings, with Continental accounting for 50.6 percent and Braniff 41.8 percent. Projections suggest tripling of overall traffic in ten years as jet travel expands.
U S military updates show combat deaths at their lowest in six months as last week’s fighting and the Forrestal fire produced 114 killed, 893 wounded, and five missing in light to moderate action nationwide. Vietnam casualties included 76 killed, 183 prior week.
Gerald O. Walker, 67, longtime owner of G. O. Walker Insurance Agency in Lubbock, died in St. Josephs Hospital Hot Springs. Services pending at Gross Funeral Home with burial at Memorial Cemetery. Rites expected Saturday. Survived by wife Kathleen and brother H. A. Sweetwater of Royal Route one Arkansas.
Christina Holls, 20, of San Angelo, captured the title Miss Mohair of the Universe at the 28th annual Fredericksburg pageant held Thursday night.
West Texas congressman Mahon says pressure should stay on both the White House and Congress to cut spending while avoiding tax hikes. He notes defense costs from the Vietnam war skew the budget and questions tactics, but supports not abandoning essential programs. Several West Texas lawmakers respond cautiously, with Rep. Price opposing further tax increases until spending is curbed.
Police testify that the Nashville program run by St Anselms Episcopal church under the Nashville Community Action agency may involve SNCC members and a director paid up to 300 dollars a month. Officials discuss a liberation school for Negro and white children and a possible SNCC plan for riot preparation, while federal scrutiny and calls for Hoover’s testimony mount.
The planning commission heard objections to dormitory and private club proposals near the Texas Tech campus. Marion Key, for Frenchman's Creek Corp., sought a second dorm on College Ave. and 10th St., while residents cited noise and traffic concerns. The panel approved a single off street parking rule for dorm residents and rejected Carroll Cobb's request to legalize a private club near 52nd St. and Ave. H. Other actions included denials of spot zoning for a fourth street commercial request, and approvals for M1 industrial zoning on E Broadway and C4 zoning along 41st Street for auto sales. Plats for several additions were also approved.
Navy Commander M Scott Carpenter the second American to orbit the earth resigns from NASA to return to the Navy and lead underwater Aquanauts in Sealab He plans to retire to oceanography work in about a year and move with his family to the Washington area He remains the senior Aquanaut and will oversee experiments and training for Sealab II scheduled to begin May 30 1968 in the Pacific
Several birth notices list new babies with weights and times at local hospitals and occupations of fathers, including a blacksmith, a truck driver, and a plant worker. The report ends with a $479,689 federal loan for 34 low rent homes in Belleville Texas announced by the Housing and Urban Development Department.
The International Supreme Council awarded the Legion of Honor to Lubbock figures Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr and H. B. Bryan at the 1967 state conclave in Houston. Honorary awards went to Neil H. Wright and H. C. Hamilton. About 2000 people attended the Rice Hotel investiture conducted by H Malvern Marks.
About 2000 people gathered at White River Lake for Crosbyton Day hosted by the Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce. Highlights included skydiving displays, sailboat races, jet flyovers, and a four pound catfish record. Winners included Clyde Kay in the small boat division and Paul Moore in the big boat division.
National networks courted him but failed to lure Tip Tips away from the Southwest. Born August 28, 1904 in Houston, he studied at Texas A&M and Rice before journalism work at The Houston Post. He later moved into advertising and led a firm, leaving a wife Nancy and children Robert and Nancy M. Tips. Funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church set for Saturday.
Funeral services for M. L. Hogan, 69, a former Lubbock area farmer, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in an Odessa hospital after an illness. He moved to Odessa ten years ago from Lubbock and is survived by his wife, children, two daughters, three sisters, and one brother.
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