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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1970

Page

8

Agnew Observes Asian Response to Nixon Doctrine Visit

Vice President Agnew told 300 to 400 Americans in Singapore that Asian leaders are responding warmly to the Nixon Doctrine. He cited understanding of a self reliant defense and urged texts home to explain U.S. presence in Asia.

Avahinche-Journal News Services Singapore Spiro T. Agnew Orient Nixon Agnew U.S Charles T. Cross United States Asia Philippines Vietnam China Thailand Afghanistan Nepal Malaysia Judy Lee Kuan Yew Lee Securiy of Bali Adam Malik Australia New Zealand

Not Many Takers for Common Law Marriage Declarations

Mrs. Matthews noted several inquiries for informal marriage declarations while Lub bock office and Dallas County Clerk Tom Ellis described procedural hurdles and parental consent issues. State Rep. Cory explained the law adds a new step for acknowledging certain unions without altering the core common law marriage framework.

Matthews Lubbock Dallas Tom Ellis R. H. Cory Victoria Martin Houston John Wilson Harris County Wilson

New Front Dues South Bears Cold Siege

Texas thaw eased cold siege with light rain from the Valley to North Texas. Winds and gas pressure worries linger as Lubbock officials report ongoing efforts to avert outages. Nationally, winter clings with fires and legal notices mixed in with weather chatter.

Texas Rio Grande Valley Palacios Texarkana Wink Marfa Rogers South Plains Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting Hall

Fuller couple welcome baby boy at Texas Hospital

Mr and Mrs Robert L Fuller of 331 address announce the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces at 7 23 am Saturday at Texas Hospital. Father works for Domestic Finance Co.

Juan Silvas Shallowater Baturday West ‘Texas Hospital H. B. Newman Robert L. Fuller Texas Hospital Domestic Finance Co

Jon V Whitten Services Today in Tulia

Funeral services for Jon V. Whitten 72 who died after a short illness will be at 2 p m today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Frank Pollard officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Whitten born in Missouri moved to Tulia in 1929 retired plumber survived by wife Lela two sons Jon and Bill both of Tulia a daughter Jo Evelyn Anderson of Tulia a brother Leonard of Troup a sister Mrs Jim Vaughn of Henderson and nine grandchildren

Tulla Jon V. Whitten Swisher County Wallace Funeral Home Frank Pollard First Baptist Church Rose Hill Cemetery Whitten Missouri Tulia Lela Jon Bill Jo Evelyn Anderson Leonard Troup Jim Vaughn Henderson

Alfred Watson's Services Set

SLATON Alfred L Watson 82 a retired carpenter who moved to Slaton from Canyon in 1960 died early Saturday at Mercy Hospital. Services will be at 2 p m Monday in Slaton First Baptist Church with Rev John Cartrite officiating. Burial in Englewood Cemetery will be directed by Englands Funeral Home. Surviving Bertha three sons Lloyd Childers Canyon W W Childers Slaton Earl Childers Phoenix a brother J F E Watson Canyon ten grandchildren nine great

Slaton Alfred L. Watson Canyon Mercy Hospital Slaton First Baptist Church John Cartrite Englewood Englands Funeral Home Bertha Lloyd Childers W. W. Childers Earl Childers Phoenix J. FE. Watson

Blind Solon Named Governor Praises Texas Handicapped

Texas Senator Cole, blinded in 1943, proclaimed his 24 hours as governor a red letter day for the handicapped. He urged support for rehabilitation and independence, citing 75 exhibits at the Capitol and his call for disabled Texans to enter public life. Cole will accept a juvenile court appointment in Houston January 15, 1971.

Texas Martin Criss Cole Houston Cole Dennis Capitol Hans Rheapped Senate Smith Taruwa

U S Forces Claim 41 Enemies Killed In Quick Mountaintop Clash

U S 25th Infantry Division backed by planes helicopter gunships artillery and tanks reported killing 12 enemy troops on a Vietnam mountain in a single Saturday clash. Nearby a U S 1st Air Cavalry Division unit and South Vietnamese irregulars exchanged fire with a North Vietnamese force, claiming 41 enemy killed in about 15 minutes with no American or South Vietnamese casualties.

U.S. 25Th Infantry Division U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division U.S

Mrs McCurry’s Services Slated

Mrs Fannie Ruthette McCurry 73 of 506 E Sith St died Saturday in Ashcraft Funeral Home Chapel Combes. She had lived in Lubbock since 1959. Survivors include two sons Doyle and Object of San Benito a brother Clyde Willis of Ruston La three sisters Sylvia Chandler Mary Taylor and Irma Kornagey all of Ruston La and seven local arrangements were by Henderson Funeral Directors. CITY MAN INJURED Jimmy Keneda of 1710 16th St treated and released from West Texas Hospital after a mishap at 16th and Avenue Q Saturday night.

Fannie Ruthette McCurry E. Sith St Ashcraft Funeral Home Combes McCurry I Lubbock Doyle 37Th St Object San Benito Clyde Willis Ruston Sylvia ‘Chandler Mary Taylor Irma Kornagey Ruston, la Henderson Jimmy Keneda 16Th St West Texas Hospital 16Th Avenue Q

End Near Grim Future Display at World Population Exhibit

Tony Hodges coordinates an exhibit showing populations shrinking to 0.5 billion per person in cubicles labeled 1650 and 2030. Visitors hear chaotic voices on birth control and rights while passing signs like Pogo declaring we are the enemy. A boy asks why it is crowded as the world reaches 15 billion.

Tarrant Gin W. C. Cowen Tony Hodges

California Pollution Show Opens in Oakland Museum

UPI reports sixty California artists opened a pollution themed exhibit in the Oakland museum. Works include photographs paintings and sculptures depicting nudes among trash smog filled cities and junkyards encroaching on the countryside. The centerpiece features a polluted stream from a drinking fountain. Sculptor and show director Gordon Yamamoto spoke about the display.

Oakland UPI California Oakland Museum Gordon Yamamoto

Cough that carries you off coffin exhibit shocks viewers

An exhibit displays a coffin on black drapery with a wreath of cigarettes and the caption This is the cough that carries you off and the coffin they carry you off in. Other works show trash along shorelines polluted beaches and a dead bird in oil amidst smoggy skylines.

Census Bureau eyes mail in Texas to count population

The Census Bureau plans to mail census forms in major Texas counties including Dallas, Harris, Bexar, and Galveston with foot troops for non responders. The system aims to save cost, improve coverage, and verify results by cross checking addresses and later releasing a ranking of districts.

United States Texas Dallas Tarrant Fort Worth Bexar San Antonio Harris Houston Jefferson Beaumont-Port Arthur Galveston Chambers Census Bureau Madison Wis Bureau

Census head count set for April counting in 17 county area

The 1960 census plan excludes latchbock from mail forms while census-takers collect responses in person. The Labbeck district office will oversee 17 counties including Hale, Cochran, Hockley, Crosby, Gaines, Garza, Terry, Lubbock and others with field work starting April 1 and finishing about 15 days later. The effort will reveal whether Lubbock surpasses Amarillo in population ranking and could push the metro area toward 200 000 residents, potentially reshaping state city rankings.

Bureau Labbeck Flood Hale Cochran Hockley Larbbock Crosby Gaines Garza Terry Tann Scurry Borden Andrews Martin Midland Dawson Yoakum Michael Done Dallas Metro Lubbock Amarillo Hidalgo County Rio Grande Valley Austin Lubbork Metro County Galveston County Lubbock County

Congress Debates New Budget Powers Amid Failing Appropriations

Lawmakers push for broader budget authority as the 1970 fiscal year nears its start. House and Senate battle over stalled Labor HEW and foreign aid bills, risking vetoes and a return to continuing resolutions. President Nixon’s pending 1971 budget compounds delays.

Congress Nixon Senate Appropriations Committee

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