Off-Year Voter Registration Near Record in Lubbock County
Voter registration ended at midnight Saturday with 43,963 counted in Lubbock County. Thousands of applications remain uncounted as officials anticipate a record off-year total potentially surpassing 40,000. Deputy tax assessor Ralph Thompson notes continued gains from last year, with final figures likely higher than 46,138 in prior years. Saturday’s tally marked a 2.9 percent rise from Friday amid last-minute registrations.
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Lubbock County
Ralph Thompson
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Nixon ABM plan faces Senate cost clash and delay
Senator Mike Mansfield challenges President Nixon’s Safeguard expansion, warning the price tag could reach 50 billion. Senate debates veer over defense spending as critics press for limits on missiles radars and computers amid national security concerns.
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Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
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Senate Ate Ferse
Red China
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Smith May Draw Foe In Primary
A spot check across Texas on the last day of voter registration shows high turnout for state and local races. The AP notes potential challengers to Smith in the primary, with races for the US Senate and the House likely shaping the field.
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Associated Press
Texas
Smith
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Senate
Caan
Erners
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Ralph Yarborough
Preston Smit Yarborough
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Somme
Unclear OCR fragment from Lubbock newspaper page
Fragmented text lists names and section indicators with page references. It shows scattered mentions of pages and column headers without a clear event or report to summarize. The readable content primarily identifies layout cues rather than a complete news item.
Annual Tag Game Twist Signals New Color Plus System
Readers learn of a color coded tag game with a computerized vehicle registry starting Monday. Aimed at streamlining processing new titles sales and vetting, the plan outlines procedures and deadlines lasting two months as officials review registrations and related fees.
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Linn Foreman
Lord St
Qatar
Tobie Pronl
Auto makers face slump as economy cools
The Associated Press reports a broad auto industry slowdown with GM Chrysler and AMC cutting output and reporting lower 1969 earnings. Analysts see a temporary recession, while some firms push ahead on new models like the Hornet, despite weak sales and production cuts.
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Wintry Cold Overtakes Social Dropout In Old Factory Town
Welfare authorities searched for a missing elderly man driven from his Coke Oven home by severe cold. The report describes his abrupt departure, subsequent hardship, and a broad public effort to locate him as freezing conditions persisted.
London Telegraph Reports Hot Line Used Over Suez Crisis
The London Sunday Telegraph said a Moscow Washington hot line was used last week amid tensions from the Israeli occupation of Shadwan. It quoted Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser notifying the Soviet ambassador, who alerted Moscow and the White House to avert an immediate threat to peace.
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Brother Voices Doubt Over LBJ Presidential Hopes
A fragmented report quotes an unnamed individual doubting LBJ’s path to the presidency. The source notes a year-long absence of contact with his brother and hints at political tensions within the party amid unnamed predictions and speculation.
Cotton Gets Added Hope
Cotton markets may rise in 1970-71 but U S growers may not meet demand says Dr M K Horne Jr economist with the National Cotton Council He notes foreign upland cotton production fell this season after gains in prior years while world prices rose attracting plantings but prices have settled at lower levels and the supply outlook remains tight.
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U.S
M. K. Horne Jr
National Cotton Council
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NCC
Roseney Hyatt House
Congress May Get Proposal
A federal judge halted a threatened nationwide railroad shutdown and strike for 10 days after a railroad attorney said President Nixon would seek special legislation. The White House denied any such pledge. Union Pacific resumed service after the order as airlines canceled flights and New York harbor strikers halted operations.
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Nixon
White House
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Shultz
Shea
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New York
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Man With New Heart Recovers After Transplant Fight
Donald Kaminski, 39, who received a heart transplant 13 months ago, nears normal life in Detroit as he continues recovery on a Saturday. His car was stolen.
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Detroit
Donald Kaminski
Census Enlistment Underway for 29 Leaders in Lubbock
The Lubbock area prepares for a nationwide enrollment with newly appointed census director Bill McCasland and administrator Jane Wade. Beginning April 1, 440 enumerators will door to door in 1T-county area delivering short and long forms to households, apartments, and motels, as nine tons of forms await distribution.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington
Bill McCasland
Lubbock
McCasland
Census
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