02 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1970
Page
1
The 1967 Legislature approved a 23 percent salary boost to 9.9 million for Texas Tech faculty pay. In three years the payroll rose 34.3 percent to 13.3 million, adding 100 new positions and promoting teachers on merit. Upper ranks saw liberal raises as enrollments grew and the campus expanded toward graduate work.
Avalanche Journal reports 56 Christmas light entries in the 24th annual contest after two days. Residents enter by calling 763-4343 with name address division and phone. Prize pool totals 590 dollars with cash awards and bonuses.
The Lub bock Cotton Exchange and Plains Cotton Growers project 1 723 000 bales produced with a possible peak harvest near 2.2 million if fine weather holds. Exec VP Clyde Day notes 35 to 90 percent of the crop still in the field as of December. windup could finish in weeks. Carryover totals 239000 bales as classing continues across Lubbock Brownton Lamesa Levelland regions.
A short plea asks for divine help to assist each other and share resources at coastward console events. The note emphasizes communal aid and collective effort in times of need.
Fragmentary notice mentions labor groups AFL-CIO and a state and national war on poverty, plus a presidential reference and a colorful ceremony.
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