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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1969
Page
9
Lubbock School District and HEW officials clash as federal aid faces possible loss over desegregation plans. Lloyd R. Henderson accuses noncompliance while district argues its neighbor- hood school concept with choice meets constitutional standards. Federal funds total about $1.2 million yearly.
A group of American archaeologists under a government grant plans a summer search for Noahs Ark remains on Mt Ararat Turkey. Wood fragments dated 4000 years old spark global interest with expected public support despite objections from anti religious figures. The editors deem the expedition worthwhile and foresee world attention and possible proof of the Ark or related links.
All systems are go in Austin and Lubbock for Friday honors for Sen. H J Blanchard known as Doc Blanchard. The day features two rounds of events in Austin and state wide observances in Lubbock with Mrs Blanchard and five children joining in tribute.
The article labels Senator J William Fulbright as off-base and overreaching in demanding a full text of a U S Thailand military agreement. It argues his criticisms of State and Defense officials are politically motivated and that a contingency plan is essential while warning against neo isolationist aims.
The ABM issue splits Johnson Nixon era politics as 14 Republicans join 36 Democrats against an anti ballistic missile veto. The Senate vote nears along party lines while proponents argue the program strengthens bargaining with the Soviet Union and deters war. Critics warn of military industrial influence and costly arms race dynamics amid broader defense funding.
President Nixon faces a decisive moment on whether to protect Everglades National Park in Florida from a proposed huge jetport. A backstage rift inside the Administration drives the crisis as the Interior Department led by Walter Hickel opposes the project and argues federal law bars Transportation Department approval.
Andrew Tully analyzes a sharp rise in federal civilian employment, noting passages above three million, high pay growth, and the role of the federal payroll in inflation. He critiques budget cuts and questions White House and Congress willingness to curb federal hiring while environmental stakes unfold in the jetport debate.
Voters back Sen. Edward Kennedy though a Kennedy re-election could be jeopardized by his car death incident. Republicans consider John Volpe and others as potential challengers, but faces internal doubts and Nixon’s backing questions. The field remains unsettled in liberal Massachusetts.
Offhand thoughts contrast celebrity culture with daily routines in the Soviet Union and United States. A 102-year-old California man runs 100 yards to celebrate a birthday, while motorists face death risks and hitchhiking ethics raise questions.
The Moscow broadcast labeled Yugoslavia an enemy of the Soviet Union and allied with foreign capitalists. In Washington the Senate investigators looked into reports that prominent figures including Mrs. Truman Chief Justice Vinson and Maj Gen Vaughan allegedly received home freezers. In Brownwood Attorney General Price Daniel warned that losing tidal lands could threaten title to public domain lands. J Roy McCoy urged rapid recharge of Lubbock underground water to secure cheaper supply.
New fitting rooms in Bergdorf Goodman’s hosiery department in its Fifth Avenue store aim to show customers how panty hose and body stockings fit, reflecting a shift from merely selling hosiery to dressing the customer from the inside out.
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