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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1970
Page
1
Voters in Yoakum County began signing petitions to annex the county into the South Plains College district and potentially fund a $2 million branch campus. The drive seeks 10 percent of county voters to trigger an election. bond financing details may be settled in the same vote.
United Auto Workers and General Motors start contract negotiations today with Ford and Chrysler to follow. All three automakers cover about 730,000 workers and the current contracts expire at midnight September 14. The sides face a potential strike as talks begin.
President Nixon greeted by more than 50,000 in Louisville and pledged to press welfare and revenue sharing while seeking governors backing for his peace plan. He warned of tough prebargaining in GM talks and toured Cincinnati before addressing crowds at the airport.
Lubbock teenagers learn math as more than a class subject in a feature noting their advanced work. The piece cites community and school efforts shaping mathematical understanding for area youths.
Curious residents watch as the Parker Wrecking Company two ton sledgehammer mounted on a 25 ton loader tears into the old Standard Mill at 4th Street and Avenue O. Inventor Dale Hardin operates the device, delivering repeated powerful blows that lift the loader’s rear wheels.
A reader petitions God for strength to face world tribulations. The prayer asks guidance for children to fear the Lord and gain knowledge of Thee, ending with Amen.
Federal pollution officials concede 1970 model cars fall short of claimed exhaust reductions due to faulty test procedures. Direct measurement of all emissions replaces present methods, with Middleton noting real per mile pollutants exceed standard numbers. The piece ties to baseball All-Star game coverage from Cincinnati with NL vs AL details.
Auto makers gain two extra years to meet weakened 1970 standards for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons amid new measurement methods and detectors. Officials say actual emissions will be lower than 1970 cars, despite higher numeric targets.
In Wichita Falls the jury sentenced 18 year old Charles Dennis Easley to 900 years for murder with malice, after earlier finding him guilty in the fatal shooting of 11 year old Laurie Stevens of Denison. He faced the death penalty and also faced murder charges in a separate September case in Sherman.
County commissioners reviewed office budget requests and cut about $17,000 in proposed raises and $90,000 in operating costs. The plan aims to raise base pay for most county employees from $315 to $330 with no longevity increase, while tax rates may rise to cover remaining costs. Local auditor Royal Ma Furgeson will report next week on further actions.
Vietnamese forces report strikes across three Indochina battlefronts. In Laos the Mekong town Moula mok falls to the Communists while Sraka Neak near Phnom Penh is believed captured and Kirirom remains contested. In Vietnam six Americans killed and eight wounded in a hit and run near a base camp with helicopter gunships aiding. The U S plans deactivation of two Air Force squadrons reducing troop strength to about 411,500.
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