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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
9
The January 12 report outlines Nixon proposals to revise retirement tests in Social Security. It details cost estimates for raising the earnings cap, equalizing retirement age, and extending Medicare. notes committee review and potential payroll tax adjustments.
The WQB approved a regional system plan for treating and transporting effluents into Clear Lake as seven area plants face pollution action. About 60 percent of plants reportedly willing to finance a regional solution, with cheaper long term costs despite higher initial build.
In Durango Mexico troops guard the State government palace after Friday night student occupation. Gov Alejandro Paez Urquidi returned to his office Saturday as 600 students voiced apolitical protest amid political crisis. Authorities say no damage occurred and security is heightened in the city.
Olton specialty reporter Walter Crandell reports a farmer named Walter Crandell was burned about 25 percent of his body in a home explosion and fire near Olton. A motorist told KY Givens, a service station attendant, he saw smoke and a passerby directed help to Crandell in a chicken house. Clyde Vaughn of the Otten Volunteer Fire Department said the blast was likely caused by a gas leak when Crandell lit a stove Saturday morning. the house was listed as a total loss.
Bonn reports Chancellor Willy Brandt will face a hostile reception as he delivers his first state of the nation address Wednesday. Franz Josef Strauss warns of a tough opposition and criticizes Brandt's talks with Moscow Warsaw and East Berlin and acceptance of two German states.
A city rabbi announces a Tuesday start for a fall series on Mestean art, sharing his travels and thoughts on visiting China. He teaches art appreciation, collects magazines and prints, and notes his collection will pass to his son after many years of growth and teaching.
A powerful lobby group behind the Nixon-Solon showdown forms the Full Funding Committee to press Congress for full funding of all educational programs. Chairman Stanley McFarland says fragmented funding harmed overall education and that educators now present a united front to protect Office of Education budgets.
Cairo reports the Egyptian Soviet trade agreement for 1970 increased by 20 million Egyptian pounds, about 46 million dollars. Egyptian minister of economy and foreign trade Hassan Abbaas Zaki announced the expansion after returning from Moscow where he signed the accord.
Los Angeles AP report says Charles Manson charged with murder conspiracy in the Tate and others slayings refused breakfast as part of a jail hunger strike. The action followed disciplinary measures against three prisoners in the block. 24 men refused meals and eight refused their louches.
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