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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1970

Page

2

Nixon Denies Southern School Pressures On Segregation

The article quotes President Nixon denying that southern schools pressuring he would invoke armed force. He says a peace settlement would remove foreign forces, reduce confrontation, and that both the Soviet Union and the United States seek to avoid escalation and troop insertions in the Middle East.

Pelled Nixon Soviet Union United States Middle East Mid-East

Heat, storms, and political talk fill a wide region

Weather across Texas shows highs near 101 in San Angelo and 100 in Waco while Dalhart tops at 63 and Amarillo at 67. Tropical Becky grows in the southeast Gulf as severe storms sweep mid-Atlantic to Midwest with damaging winds and power outages. Nixon outlines a major defense and budget focus at a California meeting with Laird Packard Kissinger and a domestic policy review aiming for a balanced budget amid an expected late year economic upturn.

Lubbock Texas San Angelo Waco Dalhart Amarillo Becky Gulf of Mexico North Central States Daggett Calif Las Vegas Farco N.D Evanston Wyo Aberdeen S.D Watertown Madison Wis Huron Rochester Minn Waterloo Town Chicago Omaha Nebb Israel Nixon White House California See Defense Melvin R. Laird Sec David Packard National Security Henry A. Kissinger Presidential Domestic Council

Escalating Highway Costs Prompt New 5 Billion Plan

Congress considers adding about 17 billion to the interstate program, pushing total cost toward 75 billion as bids rise. FHWA head Turner says most of the system could open by 1975 or 1976, with urban corridors and toll roads driving up expenses and debates over funding and tax cuts continuing.

Tion House Public Works Sub ‘Committee On Federal Highway Administration Congress FHWA House Francis C. Turner New York Chicago Ohio Indiana U.S Bejtem Seaboard Manhattan Miami Baltimore Washington Georgia South Carolina Ins Turner

Funeral Rites Set For Jerry Looper

Services for Jerry T. Looper 65 former deputy sheriff in Lubbock and Vernon chief of police in Vernon are set for 4 p.m. today at Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home with burial in Poe Prairie Cemetery He died at his home Sunday Survivors include his wife Mamie a son Larry of Indianapolis Ind a brother John of Arlington and a sister Mrs W C Haynes of Waco

Mineral Wells Jerry T. Looper Lubbock Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Poe’ Prairie Looper Vernon Southern Airways Mamie Larry Indianapolis Ind John Arlington W. C. Haynes Waco

Limits On Enrollments Urged To Policing Disruptions

Gresham's resolution urges Texas authorities to curb campus violence and intimidation affecting colleges. It calls governing boards to prevent disruptions and to penalize those responsible under general law and admin regulations, including explosion. The measure was not prompted by any particular incident.

Coordinating Board Gresham

Funeral Today for Jerry V Brooks at First Baptist

Services for Jerry V. Brooks 65 of 2301 51st St will be held at 4 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev J T Bolding officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Brooks died at 2 55 am Monday in Methodist Hospital after lengthy illness He was manager of Briercroft Shopping Center a native of Bangs and longtime Lubbock resident Survived by wife Opal a son Jerry Van Brooks Jr of Austin a daughter Mrs Bob Bryant of Houston two brothers and three sisters and other relatives.

Jerry V. Brooks 51St St First Baptist Church J. T. Bolding Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Brooks Brooks Methodist Hospital Brooks Briercroft Bangs Opal Jerry van Brooks Jr Austin Bob Bryant Houston R. L. Brooks 31St St Dean Brooks Ollie Jones Rising Star Alvie Fielder Grace Winn Muleshoe

Akron derby crowns two wheeled racers in dusty showdown

Forty entrants gathered for a soapbox derby in Akron as Texas Tech coach Bob Bass won the oil can derby event staged by the Lubbock Exchange Club. Mothers Leon Davidson and Junior Powell fielded soapbox racers for their sons, while Double T members aided pit crews.

Shrine Reese Air Force Base Texas Tech University Bob Bass Charles Pope Lubbock Exchange Club Bass Leon Davidson Larry Wayne Junior Powell Gordon William Double-T Association Tech Tom Sawyer Charles Napper Bob Mooney Johnnie Odom Lary “Molinare Dennis Lane Robbie Best William Powell Eddie Danny Klein Ronnie Robbie Logan Lonnie Lane Hix Womack

Lawyers Attack Texas Jury Systems At Legislative Hearing

Area lawyers told a house committee that Texas jury systems need reform. Testimony supported grand juries, graded issues for juries, and licensing lay judges. proposals included limited grand juries, smaller juries, and administrative county judges.

Texas Jury Systems Garza County Preston Pool Poole Atty Vernon Adcock Lamesa Lubbock Gene Cobb Cobb

Moon mission inspires Missouri crowd at Capitol ceremony

About 7,000 gathered on the Missouri Capitol lawn to greet astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. The trio called the mission a symbol of peace and a bold step for exploring the solar system, noting the feat came from technological advances and hard work. They toured aboard the lunar module on a Missouri River platform before heading to Des Moines for a Friday display as part of a nationwide states tour.

Missouri Capitol Armstrong Apolloli Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Michael Collins Colling Aldrin Missouri River State Capitol Jefferson City Des Moines Missouri

FTC Targets McDonalds Coca Cola Contest Promotions

The FTC proposed consent order targets McDonald’s and its advertising agencies over a promotion deceit issue. It seeks disclosure of prize details and odds, contrasting Coca Cola’s Big Name Bingo case. Coca Cola denies wrongdoing as the FTC reviews settlements and parties named include D Arcy Advertising and Blair Corp.

FTC Coca Cola Co Coca Chicago D'Arcy Advertising. Agency St. Louis D. L. Blair Corp New York Cy Draddy Blair

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