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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
4
In Lubbock Briscoe urged a statewide water management plan to solve Texas water needs, attacking localist schemes. He cited rehabilitation for drug abuse, vocational education, and opposition to a divided approach, praising the existing flexible plan that includes transporting water from various regions.
Former governor Briscoe argues for a financed Texas Water Plan spanning parts of the state to prevent regional economic decline. He cites a federal study predicting 400 million acre feet of water lost to the Gulf annually and supports leveraging 12 million acre feet for about 3 percent surplus. He reiterates support for the Trinity River barge canal and predicts 1.7 million voters will go to the polls Saturday.
Midland police say they hope to recover about 15000 dollars worth of ladies jewelry after a purse snatching. They request an anonymous call from a youth who may have the stolen items, following a theft from Mrs. Carol Gooden in Midland.
Sixty five administrators attended a workshop at the Holiday Inn Parkway on state and federal funding for 1972-73. Calvin Hibler of the Texas Education Agency outlined the Consolidated Application for State and Federal aid with emphasis on Title I funds for disadvantaged students. David Cobb explained the Special Education portion as the session ran from 9 30 a m to 3 p m with representation from over 25 area public schools.
The New Zealand Federation of Labor schedules a protest on servicing French ships and aircraft amid announced French nuclear tests in the Pacific. Air New Zealand, under union pressure, cannot meet its contract to service UTA planes, risking tourism and exports. UTA hopes to keep Auckland flights, while Sofrana cancels June New Zealand sailings and ships divert to Papeete and New Caledonia.
Logging earned Indonesia 170 million dollars in last year equal to 2.25 percent of total exports. Trade Ministry warns possible restrictions to protect the industry while officials aim to export 500 million dollars of logs this decade.
Rotterdam began netting pigeons last February to curb the birds. The city watches Amsterdam where feed contains substances that interfere with breeding. If Amsterdam proves effective, Rotterdam may adopt pigeon family planning through its bird pill program.
Port Elizabeth reports Prof. Christiaan Barnard has a new book titled Heart Attack while his former wife releases Heartbreak about their marriage breakup. Dr. Marius Barnard, also a heart surgeon, jokes about a planned book named Heartburn.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz told leaders of a 14 state petition drive that he appreciated their efforts but did not say if he would take their grievances to President Nixon. The campaign seeks 500,000 signatures from large cooperatives urging action on grain prices and farm programs. Butz was unavailable for comment. He thanked the group in a letter.
In Chicago UPI reports that Britannica calculates the chance a major casino ends a year with a loss is about 1 in 59 billion. Casinos offer games with a mathematical expectancy of the house, making annual losses highly unlikely for any operator.
In federal court in Dallas Michael F B Hernandez of Duncanville a four year employee of the agency filed suit charging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with discrimination against Mexican-Americans Washington and Dallas officials named as defendants.
GRAND HAVEN Mich UPD This Lake Michigan resort city boasts the largest musical fountain in the world The basin is the size of a football field The fountain is 260 feet long and pumps over 4000 gallons of water per minute It uses enough electricity to light a community of 1000 people
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