09 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
1
Mrs Gloria Clark a 34 year old English divorcee arrived from London to marry a man promising a home and security for her 3 year old daughter. She said she was held in a rundown trailer by the man she met through a lonely hearts magazine. Police expect no arrest as the man’s promises could not be kept.
The Lubbock school trustees approve a $17,871,031 budget and raise the tax rate by six cents per $100, taking total to 1.56. The increase funds record expenditures, with 49 cents for interest and sinking and 1.07 for the general fund. The vote was 5-1 with Bill Kingsbery dissenting.
A Canadian cold front drove severe thunderstorms across the Texas Panhandle late Tuesday. Beaver County Oklahoma and surrounding areas reported blinding rain and hail as roads flooded south of Beaver. Showers were expected to reach northern South Plains today with a 20 percent rain chance, while Midland could see 10 percent. No injuries reported though a drive-in awning was damaged by strong winds.
A brief invocation requesting divine guidance strength and courage in times of trial as a witness speaks to faith and resilience.
The shift from a 6 percent to a 10 percent income tax surcharge changes the tax bite over years. Under the new plan individuals pay less in 1967 but much more in 1968. A sample childless couple earning 7500 would owe 23 more in 1967 with the 10 percent rate versus 27 with the July 1 6 percent plan, while 1968 costs rise to 91 versus 55 respectively.
Pittsburgh report highlights Millie Melinchak and Dolores Onusko as women returning to munitions work at the Hays Army Ammunition Plant. They inspect 104mm shells for Vietnam, praising the wartime effort and noting pay and employment rules. Millie has a son in Vietnam. Dolores works for higher wages.
A 56 member Lubbock group surveyed 18 urban renewal projects in Little Rock and North Little Rock. The trip highlighted Little Rock’s $85 million face lift with $300,000 local outlay and federal funds, plus traffic improvements and ongoing central core work.
The Pentagon announced a 17 000 man draft call for October the lowest in six months all for the Army. The monthly planning target had been about 24 000 to meet a 480 000 troop ceiling in Vietnam. Previous months included January 15 600 February 11 400 May 18 000 June 19 800 July 19 900 August 29 000 September 25 000.
Washington reports Texas will harvest about 2 775 000 bales in 1967, smallest since 1946, under tightened acreage to cut the surplus. The crop compares with 3 175 000 bales last year and 9 575 000 in 1966, with 9 724 000 acres planted, the smallest in a century.
Flooding hit Las Vegas driving the Showbeat hotel on Boulder Highway to evacuate its casino. The 200 room hotel and casino sustained closures as water inundated eastern parts of the city.
House Republican leader Gerald R. Ford charges U.S. air attacks are hamstrung by secret restraints shielding power plants depots and bases in North Vietnam. He cites slim hits over 100000 missions with 279 planes lost and presses for a more aggressive campaign to topple enemy forces. Thieu hints at bombing moratorium in Saigon as campaign rhetoric and policy debates unfold.
Dallas voters approve a $175 million bond measure two to one across 14 issues. Absentee ballots boosted early totals with over 82,000 votes cast of 172 precincts. Airport land purchase bonds attracted strong but smaller support than other issues, while plans to rejuvenate Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl won about 1.5 to 1. Dallas media backed the bond campaign.
Early returns show State Treasurer William Winter leading the seven man Mississippi Democratic race for governor with 20 190 votes to U S Rep John Bell Williams 17 628 as 15 percent of precincts report Ross Barnett trails. Lieutenant governor race sees Gov Paul Johnson behind Charles Sullivan.
Fair to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers possible mainly afternoon and evening. Highs in the mid 90s, lows in the upper 60s. Winds variable to northeast 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight.
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