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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1969
Page
2
New Miss Universe Gloria Diaz speaks of family guidance before the pageant. She credits her parents for urging modesty, while her sisters and relatives urged her to stay calm and focus on the prize. Diaz notes her mother preferred not to discuss the bathing suit aspect, and her father offered little direct commentary.
A fragment from a local feature describes Mary, a senile elder with ro sebuel mouth, who jokes about reporters in Minami. She notes reporters hardly bothered her, mentions English speech and a crowd asking about the Philippines, while asserting everyone at home speaks English better or worse.
Significant changes to the 1969 cotton price support loan program are expected from the U S Department of Agriculture. ASCS will charge 1 per loan plus 76 cents per bale for paper work, with additional 5 cents per bale for scannable formats. outside clerks may add 10 cents per bale if using scanner typewriters or punch cards. The reform aims to offset reduced outside-clerk charges and includes Form A merchant-producer relations changes and equity transfer timing, plus a new redemption window of 30 days for equity transfers after agreement.
In Austin the Durbin Jr murder case began with slow jury selection as 196 of 400 summoned jurors appeared. Judge Tom Blackwell excused 120 for hardship or disqualification, leaving about 76 to be questioned. one prospective juror was rejected after an hour of questioning amid questions about sanity and death-penalty views. White, a University of Texas student, was found shot near Bull Creek in Austin along with his date Keitha Morris.
Former Midland policeman and Vietnam veteran Michael Lew Meesiy, charged with murdering Lars Margaret Gunn, won a second venue change to San Antonio. Judge Caton granted moved venue due to prejudicial publicity, with trial date to be set in San Antonio’s 131st District Court.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy argued that deploying the ABM system complicates negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms control. He noted Soviet forces likely will not be forced to the bargaining table by American superiority, a view challenged by Senate Armed Services Chairman John Stennis. The remarks, prepared for delivery and released after his decision not to seek re-election, reflect intra party debate on defense strategy and diplomacy.
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