22 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1969
Page
1
Fragmentary text suggests a report on the Land Commission chief and controversial conduct. Readable parts mention sideburns skirts ships and a 40 minute discussion tied to official affairs. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A speaker titled Sideburns, Short Skirts, and Sunken Ships discusses treasure recovery from sunken Texas coast wrecks by out of state divers. He argues that treasure from old Spanish galleons should benefit Texas schoolchildren and be protected.
Heavy storms sweep the Texas Panhandle with a brief tornado sighting near Plainview at 3 05 p m Hale County residents reported a funnel moving south at 15 to 20 mph two miles north of Plainview before lifting. The tornado warning extended to 4 30 p m with no further incidents.
Floods from the James River waters devastate central Virginia with at least 48 dead and many missing in Rockbridge County and near Richmond. Sandbags and dikes hold back the rise as authorities warn of continued dangers and widespread property damage along a 130 mile stretch.
Page 3 reports a percent increase in overseas advertising by American companies, highlighting growing international reach and market expansion.
At 10th Street and Avenue J in town the paint peels to reveal a mural of Bugs Bunny flying a sailplane. The image echoes Virgil Moon who trained as a glider pilot in Lubbock during the war and Jeter who made three invasion landings including D-Day. The wall is the sole remnant of the scene.
Tens of thousands of Czechoslovaks protested in Brno and Prague as Soviet troops rolled in under hard line orders. Citizens recalled the 1968 takeover while youth- sparked clashes and failed barricades saw tanks damaged by anti Soviet demonstrations.
Reports from Austin say former President Lyndon B. Johnson took two trips to Mexico in the past week. News indicates his son has purchased a rancho on the Rio Grande near Bracketville with Johnson sides in. Austin re confirms.
Morton couple travels from Le Jara Colorado to Denver after Betsy Crowder Dayton 22 wife of Delmar Dayton dies following mountain climb illness. She wed Monday at the First Methodist Church Morton. Crowder had been a cancer patient whose battle drew national attention in 1967 including Rochester Mayo Clinic visits.
Lubbock senator Blanchard and colleagues discuss a revenue measure to avert a fiscal crisis. A proposal under review includes raising sales tax from 3 to 2 percent with exemptions removed, while a midnightsession bill stalls on temporary passage.
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