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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1969
Page
2
A naturalist alerted health authorities after spotting a tiny South American violin spider in Sierra Madre. Investigators reported a colony of about 50 spiders in five park buildings, all sealed and fumigated with no bites recorded.
Fires at the Fine Arts Drive-In on Level Land Highway gut the concession stand and damage the projection room. Loss estimated between 12 000 and 14 000 dollars. four fire units fought the blaze for about three hours Friday. Investigation blamed faulty wiring with arson possible in the overnight outbreak. The theater, built circa 1950, was formerly the Westerner Drive-In.
The Wally Byam Caravan Club region 9 rally will be held Thursday through Saturday at Mackenzie State Park with over 500 people in 150 travel trailers expected. Texas Plains Unit hosts, five Texas units and two from Oklahoma, plus a Lubbock gathering point for an international rally in Laramie Wye. Activities include Texas Tech campus tours and local industry tours with onsite entertainment.
The Republic of Ireland releases a phone book listing all numbers with a Dublin section and a section for the rest of the country. The publication consolidates multiple entries into a single national directory for residents and businesses.
T L Roach Jr of Amarillo told a two day Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association meeting that beef remains a bargain despite rising prices. He challenged critics to compare beef costs with other items and said prices must rise with costs to sustain production amid inflation.
Police report an unidentified man and woman offered Steve Rofitas a ride near Mackenzie Park at 2 a.m. They robbed him of $10 his ID papers and two blank checks. Other incidents include copper pipe and lead thefts, a TV theft, broken windows at an FHA house, and a pan assault on Barney Cox.
The computer complex developed for Apollo missions processes about 80 billion calculations per day, supporting trajectory plotting, navigation, and systems monitoring for spaceflight operations.
Citizens Against Racism a white group backing the Black Manifesto occupies United Presbyterian Headquarters in Detroit and calls for 500 million dollars from U S churches. James Forman announces a former Redeemer Church will host a national HQ and Michigan Presbyterians must pay 50 000 dollars. The Rev Robert Morrison cites sanctuary support and lists white Detroit ministers backing the goals.
Sunday morning edition details for Lubbock Avalanche-Journal subscriptions. Printed at 8th and Avenue J in Lubbock Texas with postal4540
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