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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
9
Kenneth Barton, a college trained cowman from West Texas, works at the state maintained Texas Experimental Ranch near Fhrockmorton. The operation, supported by SMS Swenson Ranches, rests on mother cows that started the experimental program in a time honored ranching tradition.
Belfast turmoil leaves multiple dead and wounded as gun battles, sniper fire, and a car bombing erupt across Protestant and Catholic areas. Among the dead is Alfred Rush, a Protestant, with bomb and gun violence escalating over the weekend. A taxi driver and his wife are injured in Londonderry, and a bar bombing injures five in Belfast. Security forces report IRA activity and UDA leadership reshuffles amid the surge.
At the United Nations, a 12 word compromise on withdrawal from territories occupied in the 1967 conflict divides Arabs and Israelis. Britain defends the wording while Britain’s Jamieson upholds the 1967 resolution, with views split on whether the phrase means all occupied lands or merely some.
Levelland Texas reports South Plains College launches a pilot project with CAP to train low income adults at Lorenzo Textile Mills. The program aims to provide new skills to raise finances and curb school dropout cycles, promoting the school atmosphere and encouraging children to stay in school. Other extension ideas include typing welding and home nursing.
Nixon returns to Washington from the Florida retreat amid White House silence on Watergate and mounting pressure for economic controls. He plans talks with envoy Henss Wissinger ahead of a Paris peace summit with Leonid Brezhnev as Brezhnev leads Soviet talks. The administration signals possible broad actions to curb inflation and a widening Indochina war.
Four Mexican generals will visit Lt. Gen. Patrick I Cassidy, 6th Army commander, Tuesday through Sunday for a Texas trip ending at Fort Bliss and Kallas, Oklahoma, and San Antonio. The visit, under the Interamerican Relations Program, blends cultural events with military briefings.
A J Correspondent reports Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce manager Jen Dale King has resigned effective June 8. He and his wife have purchased the Calvary Drive In Grocery and will run the store full time. No new chamber manager has been named.
Jimmy Davidson was elected president of the Opera Heart Club of the Southwest at the organizational meeting for more than 487 Methodist Hospital open heart surgery patients since fall 1970. Attendees included 270 people and spouses. Al Hensley was named vice president and R. C. Taylor was named another officer.
Lazbuddie junior high eighth grader Mark Mimms will perform a piano selection at the State Music Composers Contest in San Antonio. He advanced after winning the West Texas Teachers Association contest in Muleshoe this past February. Local civic figures and hospital officials discussed open heart education and visiting open heart patients as part of Methodist Hospital activities. The next quarterly meeting is announced for Sept. 9 with a location to be revealed later.
The text notes the Liberty Bell did not crack when the Declaration was read in Philadelphia on the funeral of Chief Justice John July 8 1776. It cracked 59 years later during a later ringing for Marshall.
A radio directory lists network stations KFYO CBS 790 KHE KILBK ABC U0 KHE KEND NBC 1390 KHE KDAV ABC 380 KHE NON NETWORK STATIONS M93.7 MHA MOOS MHE SU EM SLI MBE KUSO FM 99.5 MHE KEL FM 06.4 MHE KTAT FM 91.9 MHS
A 1955 TV log lists multiple programs across CBS and NBC including Gunsmoke, Jeopardy, The Young and the Restless, Life, News, and sports updates. The timetable shows evening slots from 7:00 to 12:00 with soaps, game shows, and news segments.
TV guide snippets list Perry Mason episode The Weary Watchdog on channel 28 at 6 00 p m Chan 5 Chanese Way Titus explains herbs and mixes a prescription for a cold Soyan Chicken dish Nelson Sanford and Son on channel 11 at 6 30 p m with a party plan to cover bills Rookies on channel 28 at 7 00 p m features Lou Gossett as a guest and centers on a minister helping addicts
Briscoe County plans a 3370 window replacement at the 1922 courthouse using revenue sharing funds totaling 16520 for the six months ended June 30, 1973. So far 8260 received. balance to be forwarded. Funds budgeted for law enforcement and public safety 6850 health 500 libraries 300 and administration.
Darrell Dixon scholarship recipient is Darwin a Cozart daughter of Herman and Mrs Covart. She will enter Texas Tech University next fall after graduating fourth in her class and earning Who's Who in Science honors. She served on the student council two years and captained the Owlettes basketball team to district honors.
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