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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
10
University grounds chief outlines a 1969 70 budget with 47 full time and eight part time workers spending 149000 on salaries and 40000 on equipment. He notes 74000 man hours year with 80000 paid hours cost 2 37 per hour per acre maintained and describes irrigation tree work and new bike racks while stressing service approach and research into night shifts.
Maintenance Director Dr James W Kitchen of Texas Tech Grounds Maintenance notes there is no secret formula for a lush lawn. He recommends water fertilizer and mowing, adjusting watering to local evaporation rates and using ammonia nitrate fertilizer. The department lawns bermuda grass chrysanthemums canvas and petunias with plans to plant periwinkles.
Rep. Mutscher, a key Dirty 30 figure in the redistricting fight, faces a difficult re election as he shares a new House district with Rep. Ben Z. Grant. Rep. Joe Salem, once a Mutscher backer, pushes House reform amid the session's endgame.
City tax officials report a 6.5 million net loss from storm damage reappraisal and 8 million expected net gain from new construction, with total city tax roll near 625 million while county holds at about 301.6 million. In the Legislature, potential successors to Speaker Mutscher emerge as 1972 elections loom and reforms are pitched.
Rear Adm. Morgan Giles, former HMS Belfast skipper, says the World War II cruiser has been rescued by a private trust and will be permanently exhibited on the Thames River.
A Tokyo survey shows the average Japanese man smokes 20.9 cigarettes daily and the average woman 14.3, up from 15.8 and 10.2 respectively eleven years ago.
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