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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1970
Page
11
In Franklin County Judge Robert Stephens held an instant trial experiment for motorists during the holiday weekend. In the first five hours, 16 out of state defendants were brought before him. 15 pleaded guilty and one was found guilty after admitting a police testimony.
Governor Preston Smith announced several federal anti-poverty grants. Harris County received 2,094,834 with 291,173 unexpended funds, budget total 3,256,067, serving 14,000 at 56 centers and 12,000 youths ages 14 to 25 with jobs. Other grants include 707,675 to Opportunities Corp for Head Start, 200,000 for food and medical services, 55,704 to Bowie County for model neighborhoods, and 35,000 to Hill Country Action Association in San Saba.
A dark complexioned man wearing dark glasses and a sports shirt robbed Woodson State Bank Friday just after 2 p.m., making off in a 1968 white Ford Galaxie with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police noted a similar robbery two years ago when about $17,000 was taken.
Cosmonauts Andrian Ni kolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov attend a Kremlin reception with Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny after 13 days in quarantine and a June 19 return from a record eight day orbital flight. Nasser awards the Nile Necklace. Nikolayev promoted to army general and Hero of the Soviet Union second time. Mule deer can travel up to 55 mph and leap 25 feet.
In New York and San Clemente reports, church groups pursue fair treatment for minority audiences in broadcasting. The Ford Foundation funds a public monitoring program run with the United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church, expanding watchdog efforts to cities like Memphis Columbia Chicago and Shreveport.
The Delaware Turnpike honor system was discontinued after less than a month of operation. Manager Earl Davis said over 26,000 envelopes were taken by motorists in 20 days while only 582 fares with stamps and blank papers were returned. The system lost about $4,000 in uncollected revenue.
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