10 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
1
Area youngsters grab inner tubes and head to the nearest pool creek or lake to splash and beat unseasonably high temperatures. The heat drives families to water areas across Longmont Colorado with hopes of relief.
Hot with a chance of showers through Saturday. Highs in the upper 90s, tonight's low around 60s. Expect brief storms in parts of Lubbock and vicinity with continued warm, dry spells between rain chances.
Lt Gov Hobby and Speaker Clayton urge Gov Briscoe to call a special session as soon as June 20 to push a school finance bill and consider tax reform including open land valuation. They cite deadlines for budget prep and warn a late session risks a short term, with support for a $900 million plan and a state board to set uniform property tax policies.
Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano said the administration may set a national deadline for desegregation of elementary and secondary schools. He noted regional variations and referenced Chicago’s plan to reassign about 2,200 teachers to balance faculties, with union backing and continued segregation in the city’s student body.
Hale County Sheriff Charles Tue reports several young Plainview women wearing minimal outfits while driving through town. He warns the attire is legal but not permissible, as several residents react with mixed feelings ranging from upset to amused about the risky and provocative appearances in western and northern Plainview.
UT faculty and students plan at Calhoun Hall June 16 to read James Joyce Ulysses aloud for 24 hours starting 8 a.m. Sharon Williams, Corsicana senior, leads a 30-person reading in a 50-seat conference room with spectators welcome throughout the long event.
Government witnesses told a subcommittee that new legislation to fund a national climate program is unnecessary. They questioned the need for added federal authority while citing existing NOAA and NASA capabilities and potential conflicts with current weather information laws.
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