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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1971
Page
18
The All American Selections list includes six flowers and a double-sugar sweet corn. Sweet Cornei hybrid Early Xtra Sweet wins a bronze in corn, maturing two weeks earlier than Tlini Xtra Sweet. Peter Pan zinnias set records, with gold medals awarded for two flowers.
Hockley County Commissioners call a $450,000 bond election on Feb. 20 to decide if voters support paying half of right‑of‑way costs for a four lane divided highway from Levelland to the Lubbock County line. If approved the state would fund half of the acquisitions and all construction costs.
The Vernon Wheeless family two miles west of Crosbyton on the Lubbock Crosbyton highway maintain an enclosed heated breezeway for plants. Mrs Wheeless grows geraniums beefsteak begonias bougainvillea and various foliage plants in the winter and heats by a larger gas heater to solve cold weather problems.
Samuel J. Lefrak, head of the Lefrak Organization, urged President Nixon to convene a national conference of builders unions lenders and officials to plan a massive slum renewal effort. He compared it to the WWII Manhattan Project and urged tax incentives standard building codes low interest loans and removal of barriers to housing production. He warned slums breed crime and criticized urban renewal for displacing the poor.
The lexicographers at Miriam Webster say the word set is the most versatile in English with over 200 meanings. It can function as a noun verb adjective or adverb across diverse contexts in everyday language.
Warm or cold spells shape winter damage to peaches roses and fruit trees. The article warns that near zero temperatures can injure dormant buds and cause internal plant damage unseen from the outside. Indoor seed planning is advised while outdoor gardening remains unadvisable.
In Formosa the revival of Tientsin rug weaving creates a new industry. Retired soldiers quiz plans to export high quality carpets, with 90 percent sold in the United States and annual foreign currency earnings rising toward millions. The industry began in 1963 in Chungli and now supports private investors.
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