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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
14
Federal and state researchers study how to slow plant transpiration through leaf stomata to conserve soil water for arid areas and during transplanting. Barley will be included in the 1969 feed grain program, with a base established for farms that grow barley, following updated crop estimates.
Panhandle South Plains Fair officials report Pat Boone will draw larger crowds than prior super stars. Boone leads Ford and Arnold in advance ticket sales for the 1968 event at Fair Park Coliseum. The fair runs September 23 to 28 with sold out concession spaces and a plan for a Texas Tech Research division survey of visitor preferences. Rob Blackmore proposes permanent beautification of the fairgrounds with trees and shrubs. The board, including Fletcher and Blackmore, votes to pursue the survey and future improvements.
Texas Tech associate professor Rae L. Harris Jr. and his wife were in Prague for the 23rd International Geological Congress when Soviet forces invaded. They have not contacted acquaintances in Lubbock since last week as Western travelers flee the city. Harris left July 16 and planned to return September 17. their children remain with family in Oregon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes 70 000 soil varieties in the United States.
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