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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1970
Page
6
A Monday night meeting at Lou Stubbs Park drew state parents and upset students urging resistance to a court ruling that transfers some students to the Dunbar School district. They cited hardships, real estate impacts, and disrupted schooling as reasons to contest the decision.
A Dunbar Lubbock meeting led by Bill Sinclair and Mrs. Keith Lawson urged neighbors to oppose a district redrawing that would move Dunbar and Lubbock High students. Attendees formed a committee and began collecting attorney-fee donations while advocating peaceful protest or boycotting as leverage. State Rep. McAllister urged dialogue with the school board and cautioned changes require court action.
City leaders clash over Blackwell budget cuts and revenue ideas as they push to balance with a 1.08 tax rate. Officials discuss reducing personnel costs, boosting sales and permit fees, and funding city services amid property losses from a tornado and increased rebuilding efforts.
Texas districts move toward desegregation as Carver Elementary in San Angelo shuts and 150 students are reassigned. Other districts face hearings on plans while Houston, Port Arthur, and North Texas districts implement or challenge federal court orders. Local officials debate budgets and staffing amid school and city service changes.
Officials say US military aid for Cambodia lacks American advisors and excludes heavy equipment. The program covers training and weapons like automatic rifles and mortars while skipping tanks or APCs. McCloskey backs Agnew on Southeast Asia policy and Cambodia remaining neutral.
Thornton Hardie, Midland school board attorney, rejects a federal desegregation plan claiming it would force some children to walk up to three miles to school. He argues the plan would separate communities by race and fail to serve Midland’s residents.
Foreign Minister Abba Eban oversees a new round of discussions as Israel seeks ministerial level talks. Nations aim to convene in New York for U N General Assembly meetings, with possible Cyprus venue and a plan to keep talks escalating toward higher officials.
A blast near the State Capitol uprooted trees and shattered glass, damaging nearby buildings and a university computer valued at 1.5 million dollars. Police linked the incident to possible radical groups and noted a prior bombing at a Minneapolis induction center as a potential parallel.
A Trans World Airlines jet with 36 aboard was hijacked over the Midwest on Monday. It landed in Pittsburgh for fuel and was forced to Cuba by a man claiming a bomb was aboard. The plane, TWA Flight 134 from Las Vegas, reached Jose Marti airport in Havana at 9:21 p.m. CDT.
Since 1948 Decker remained unopposed for county office and never faced a rival. Starting as an elevator operator in 1919 he rose to deputy and chief deputy sheriff, catching outlaw Raymond Hamilton in 1937 and executing him. He protected Jack Ruby during Oswald’s murder case and later faced a shooting in Irving in 1985, regretting the necessity. Decker died of cancer four years after the Irving incident.
The piece discusses renewed concerns over killer diseases returning worldwide driven by changing living styles and camping, noting transmission from rodents and squirrels and warning against widespread spread in Europe and the Americas. Authorities expect only sporadic cases and emphasize cautious monitoring.
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