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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
2
Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee spent over two hours Tuesday trying to agree on a bill to extend the income tax surcharge. They said there was sufficient Democratic backing to secure approval of Nixon's extension proposal by the full committee.
Democratic House members face a vote on an unpopular bill after a Ways and Means caucus failed to agree on a path forward. Hale Boggs said no unified Democratic position emerged as Republicans rally behind Nixon, with about four Democrats joining them. Discussion centered on extending the 10 percent surtax then dropping to 5 percent in 1970 and repealing the investment credit for businesses.
Pope Paul VI prayed with Protestants in Geneva during a 13 hour visit for Christian unity and world peace. He spoke at the International Labor Organization anniversary and urged social reform to curb inflation and support investment credits amid the Algiers Motel killings and Detroit riot fallout. The trip drew modest crowds compared with expectations and ended with his return to Rome.
The Viet Cong announce a fresh act to oppose Saigon, claiming a new government line and challenging the authority of South Vietnamese leadership amid ongoing conflict.
UPI reports the Justice Department released 13 volumes of secretly recorded Mafia discussions. The tapes cover killings, corruption, hijackings and infiltration over five years in New Jersey establishments. The FBI recordings surfaced as defense access to wiretap material was debated in court.
Police investigated several thefts including an air conditioner stolen from 3416 E. Cornell with value $103, a wallet taken from Ronald Clark while swimming at Mackenzie Park, a truck break in stealing two reamers and files valued at $161, and golf clubs worth $327.50 missing from a rear property on Jivth Street.
Jurors acquitted a police officer in a high profile slaying case in Mason Michigan as the trial concluded. The defendant faced charges alleging involvement in the death, with prosecutors seeking conviction and appeals likely pending.
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird told a closed House session that rejecting the Safeguard anti missile system would gamble with the nation’s survival by delaying the program two years. He warned postponement would ignite an arms race and force stronger offensive forces to counter Soviet missiles, potentially widening the defense budget and leaving gaps against the Chinese ICBM threat.
Wives of UAW Local 218 members join 10,100 workers in a Sunday vote that triggered a two-plant Bell strike. Fort Worth and Wheatfield plants shut as 2,300 Bell employees join the walkout over a proposed three year contract. Negotiations stall with no counterproposal in sight as Labor Department and Defense diverge on war impact. Nixon faces policy if the strike continues.
Delegates to the Synod of Texas United Presbyterian Church in the U S A named Richard L Cowling of Houston moderator for 1969 70 He is a real estate broker and ruling elder of Central Presbyterian Church He was elected by acclamation at Trinity University and is starting a third year on the National Missions Board of the General Assembly United Presbyterian Church U S A More than 55 000 Presbyterians attend the three day synod with the Texas women's Synodical Society Also two special sermons will be given by Rev J Hoytt Boles retiring executive officer of the Texas Synod
Governor Pres ton Smith will speak Wednesday at a Beautify Texas Council workshop open to all interested in improving Texas streets and communities. The council says it acts as a clearing house for information and helps communities improve their signage and aesthetics.
Granma reports nine inch rainstorms flood eastern Cuba forcing more than 9,000 to evacuate homes. The rainfall drenched Las Villas with 9.5 inches in eight days, overflowed dams, and mobilized workers to protect crops across Oriente and Las Villas provinces.
Mrs. Elsie Buol and her three sons praise Reading Dynamics after dramatic speed gains. She rose from 293 to 2473 words per minute, son David from 273 to 1881, and Tom Boul at Texas Tech enjoyed the course and its practice.
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