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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
6
President Johnson's new budget asks Congress to add about 2 billion for urban aid. The plan totals over 7.9 billion for 19 urban programs, with a broader 27.7 billion projected for all poverty aid in fiscal 1969.
A British Roman Catholic college sold the 16th century Louvain Lectern to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for 250000 dollars. The lectern, a prized late Gothic metalwork piece, was given to Birmingham's Oscott College and sparked protests from art experts who said it should not have left Britain. Brazil's population is forecast to reach 89.4 million around July 17 by the Brazilian Statistics Institute.
Readable excerpts describe Zihuatanejo as an inexpensive tranquil resort north of Acapulco with modest hotels under 15 dollars per couple per day. The town offers snorkeling, diving, and fishing, limited outside communications, and a rough road to hotel areas, attracting both Europeans and Mexicans.
Barbara Tyler of the Amon Carter Museum asserts Custer wore a crewcut and a mustache, not long yellow hair. The exhibition features roughly 200 versions of the battle, including buffalo hide and canvases, with many depictions showing Custer with flowing hair.
Atlanta dispatch reports Gov. Lester Maddox facing a harsh Georgia House debate as the Appropriations Committee prepares to cut into his 14.5 million proposal. The Senate must confirm a controversial parole board pick, with factions split over budget aims and leadership.
Houston AP reports the 51st Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo opens with a parade in Memorial Park on February 20 and runs through March 1 at the Astrodome. About 6,000 riders join in multiple trails led by Salt Grass and Old Spanish Trail routes, with 1,600 riders and 55 wagons on the Salt Grass ride from Brenham. New rides this year include W. W. Trail Ride from Pasadena and Trinity Trail Ride from Anahuac to Liberty en route to Houston.
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