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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1970
Page
12
An interview cites multiple hurdles delaying the new farm law, not only feed grains. Officials note the act shifts payments toward cash prices and includes a get aside plan requiring cropland set asides, with total federal spending near 3.8 billion annually and rapid information rollout planned for 1971 programs.
An old note blends a tale of Dreadful Dick with a discussion on winter wheat and spring crops for 1971. Farmers plan corn, oats, barley, sorghum, soybeans, and cotton while winter wheat sits in ground ahead of a new farm bill. The piece notes government delay and tension between USDA and OMB over 1971 regulations.
The St Marys Catholic sisters oversee a grand new hospital as Bishop DeFalco and Texas Tech figures join Sunday's dedication. The 150000 square foot facility plans 250 beds with two extra floors, a heliport, restaurant-like dining, 17 departments, and modern staff spaces funded by Hill Burton grants and a major fund drive totaling about 1.5 million dollars.
In TECPAN, Mexico, five policemen were ambushed and shot dead while searching for a suspected marijuana field along a jungle road 62 miles north of Acapulco. Abel Berrueto, the sole survivor, was critically wounded and described machine gun fire that overwhelmed their rifles.
Nader opposes a federal bill to curb state and local taxes on transportation property. Supporters say three year adjustment preserves state taxing power while ensuring equal treatment for railroads and other carriers. Opponents warn of federal overreach and higher costs for consumers and small businesses.
Jury selection begins in Brownsville in the May 2 primary vote fraud case charging 22 Starr County residents including six county officials. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy to dilute the ballot by 224 illegal votes amid a record absentee tally of 1 203 voters. The indictment names Sheriff Rene Solis and other officials with defense led by Sen. Jim Bates. Judge Reynaldo Garza presides. trial could run two to six weeks.
Radio Conakry says Guinea forces continue operation in Conakry against remnants of the November 22 invasion. The communique of the Guinean Democratic party claims the majority of the invasion force is wiped out.
Christie chairs the committee on a mixed drinks bill for 1971. He envisions a separate permit with higher fees and stricter rules for cocktail lounges. He favors letting voters decide through local option elections on whether restaurants with food sales only may serve mixed drinks or allow alcohol in cocktail lounges without food requirements.
Gunfire from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights cease-fire line struck a United Nations observation post near Tiberias. No casualties were reported. Israeli forces returned fire.
Prospective parents and interested couples are invited to attend weekly instruction on the Pavlov Lamaze method beginning Thursday at 8 30 p m. Mrs Carl Tipton hosts at 3108 Aberdeen Ave with a special fathers class and a birth film Ac couchement sans Douleur. Contact Mrs Tipton or other organizers for details.
British diplomat James R. Cross and his wife Barbara and daughter Susan spent a quiet weekend at Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s country retreat Dorney Wood House near London after a two month hostage ordeal with Quebec extremists. The Foreign Office said Cross may take time off and will discuss future diplomatic plans soon. he previously served as Britain's trade commissioner in Montreal.
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