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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
6
Moscow presses for crackdown after officials note pedestrians cause about 70 percent of city crashes. The Komsomolskaya Pravda editorial calls pedestrians undisciplined, urges fines, and cites rising fatalities and immunity to traffic signals.
Dorothea in New York reports that rising marriage rates and falling birth rates are reshaping home starts with projected 1.5 million new homes this year. Geographic needs drive appliance choices like ceiling heat units, burglar alarm systems, and fire alarms as builders respond to regional crime and safety concerns.
UPI interviews across the United States Europe Latin America and Asia find students focusing on preventing oppression and demanding faster change. They favor bottom up decisions by affected people and favor workers owning enterprises over centralized planning with a socialist tilt.
Seven Swisher County senior 4-H club members were selected at the district judging in Lubbock to compete in the state contest. Winners earn all expenses paid trips to Chicago. district firsts included Kidun McClurg agriculture Tulsa Glen Webb citizenship Kress Leonard Yarborough health Kress Kathy Hinton Happy Debra Currie Happy Santa Fe and Larry Pittman Kress Santa Fe. Debra Currie received blue awards. Jack Gilleland Jr. named first district alternate for beef cattle record.
Daily broadcast guide lists program times and titles across morning to late night slots. Entries include news, popular series like Bewitched and Dark Shadows, game shows, dramas, and movies with channel notes for August 22 1968.
Victoriano Palacios, 69, of Brownsville died when he was crushed between a truck cab and a dragline machine. He worked for Cameron County Water District No. 5 and was near the drag line at the time of the accident.
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