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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1970
Page
2
Lubbock council grapples with waste disposal cost versus early adoption of a new baling system. Debate centers on 415 versus 775 acres and total initial investment ranging from 1.15 to 1.63 million dollars, with only 1.2 million in bond funds and possible use of emergency reserves.
Firefighters responded to a blaze alarm at Robert C. Brown's Texaco on 1702 4th St around 4 35 p m. A transport truck filling underground tanks forced vapors out a vent pipe into a wall heater stall. No damage reported. Several other calls followed: a dumpster fire at 7th St and Avenue E, rags burning outside Zuider Zee No 2 Redbud Square, and a car fire at 4306 41st St with no damage.
The Lubbock municipal band held its first meeting of the year on Thursday in the Texas Tech band room. Sponsored by the Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department, the group is open to former high school and college band members. Conducted by Dean Killion, meetings start at 8 p.m. each Thursday. For info call Dorothy Dailey at 762-6411. There is no charge and the band will perform a spring concert plus several summer park concerts.
Sergeant Robert J. Blackmon, a Vietnam veteran from Florida, named Airman of the Month at Reese Air Force Base by the Lauichbock Chamber of Commerce Armed Services Committee. He received gifts including tickets to a Texas Tech versus Texas A&M basketball game for him and his wife Brenda, and is a Pensacola native who joined the Air Force in 1966 and served at Pieiku in Vietnam with the 632rd Supply Squadron. Icelandic ponies average 52 inches in height and have ancient Norse roots dating back over a thousand years.
The Hub City records an unseasonably warm 70 degrees with a mid winter interlude expected to continue. Forecasts show variable high clouds and upper 60s highs, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Saturday should be partly cloudy and mild with little chance of rain through the period. Warming trend persists despite Gulf Coast drizzle and Central Texas light rain.
East and West Germany moved closer to talks after West German Chancellor Brandt sent a letter to East German Premier Stoph. East German traffic harassment and long border delays accompanied the move, though Western embassies called the traffic conduct unjustified. The row over Berlin routes loomed as a potential stumbling block to broader talks.
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