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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1969

Page

3

Plains Farming Cotton Markets Slow Pace Amid Trade Shifts

Plains markets held a slow pace with 1 200 bales bought in the week, down from 64 200 a week earlier and 76 100 a year ago. Middling price held at 28.9 cents per pound, while June parity for upland cotton hovered at 2 cents. most mills closed for summer holidays as traders eyed new crop and export activity.

Natin U. S. Department of Agriculture Corsulier and Marketing Service Millis U. S J. Marion Rhodes New York Cotton Exchange Rhodes Commodity Credit Corp

Senate votes to erase 20000 ceiling on farm subsidies

The Senate approved 53 to 34 an amendment wiping out the $20,000 cap on government farm payments set in the House. Dirksen opposed limiting subsidies, arguing against paying farmers not to farm while Williams urged the cap to save about $35 million annually. The measure highlights subsidies aiding large payments including a Mississippi plantation grant.

Washington Senate House Senate Appropriations Committee Everett M. Dirksen R-Ill Dirksen Jom J. Williams R-Del Williams al Mississippi Plantation Willi Hpisals Roman L. ‘Hruske

Sunday attendance across 52 churches totals twenty two thousand four hundred thirty eight

Attendance from 52 churches Sunday reached 22 438 versus 15 080 last Sunday across 58 churches. Reported churches include Agape Methodist Westminster Baptist Calvary Baptist and Epiphany, with varied congregation sizes and participation across locales.

Agape Methodiats Iiscene Tees Cree Avtary Methodists Seth Sika Stat Prew Westminster Retieriah Ian Avertons Baptist Is el Calvary ‘Baptist

Bed-In Protest Draws Couple Across Nation

A young couple in Massachusetts joins John Lennon and Yoko Ono in a bed-in protest against the Vietnam War and the Lennons visa denial. They refuse to use beds, cribs, or violence while promoting love and peace.

Robert Watson Maria Newton Mass United States John Lennon Yoko Southeast Asia Washington APV Marla

Jehovah's Witnesses At Yankee Stadium Hold Global Assembly

About 62,836 attendees filled Yankee Stadium for the Jehovah's Witnesses International Assembly opening. They crowded upper decks and box seats despite traffic jams and rain, with pilgrims traveling from Africa to attend the faith event focused on Peace on Earth.

New York Jehovah's Witnesses Yankee Stadium International Assembly Temote Africa

Flag at half mast for Boysville alumnus in Vietnam

San Antonio AP report notes Marine Pfc Bobby Griffin, 19, a former Boysville resident, was killed by a land mine in Vietnam. The home’s flag was lowered for the first time in 25 years. Griffin, born in Lorraine Texas, was one of five former residents who served. three remain serving.

San Antonio Stars and Stripes Boysville Home For Boys Pfc Bobby Griffin Vietnam Bobby Conley Lovelace Lovelace Griffin Loking Mike Ledesma Robby Loraine Tex California

Unclear OCR Fragment From Port Elizabeth Paper

Fragmentary text from a Port Elizabeth page mentions an actor and a producer with uncertain details about a chase and a request involving rice. The readable words are sparse and do not establish a coherent event or report.

Port Elizabeth Chase

Bed in for peace draws 144 hours in Washington

Couples stay in hotel near Capitol during seven day protest ending Tuesday. They describe high costs of meals and room service and note 100000 expected participants. Calls to Lennons from Boston include flowers and a peace card. A London note mentions boxing hall brain-damage detection machine.

United States Capitol Watson Washington Boston Boston University Lennons John Yoko Mahatma Gandhi London Adrian Whiteson

Blaze In Chicago Fatal To Seven

Seven people including a mother and five of her children died in a Monday fire that swept the upper floor of a six flat building on Chicago's South Side. Four of 19 residents in the same family survived and five other families were evacuated as inspectors cited faulty wiring and multiple code violations found during a visit and a later reinspection planned for the summer.

Chicago James R. Jung

Turning 21 Welfare Boy Set to Inherit Fortune

New Jersey youth with a history of welfare dependence and juvenile delinquency faces a court decision over $70 000 to $100 000 in bank accounts from a 1958 Harlem Hospital settlement The State Supreme Court heard that the funds could be placed in a bank for management until he reaches age 21 The boy Alphonse Davis de now lives with his mother in Atlantic City and has been under probation since a recent shoplifting charge

New York New Jersey State Supreme Court Abraham J. Hinott John P. Hale Hale Alphonse Davis de Harlem Atlantic City

Bermuda to Host Black Power Conference Security Reinforcements

British troops including 80 Green Berets were rushed to Bermuda at the Bermudian government request to guard against possible unrest during a Black Power conference. The defense ministry said the stay depends on local conditions and the Bermuda government aims for peaceful proceedings.

London United States Bermuda Defense Ministry Britain Ie Hinneato Gffie Enia Foreign Office Waded Green Berets Bahamas

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