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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1970
Page
8
Dallas posts a big gain but the state misses its target with a decrease of 449 persons. Fort Worth reports a preliminary count of 388 242, while officials had estimated 424 000. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce had earlier projections for 1970 populations.
In Jordan King Hussein dismisses uncle and cousin from key army posts as guerrillas demand his renunciation of a political settlement with Israel. Al Fatah broadcast calls for Hussein to join in liberating Israel while Israel warns of potential reactions to Jordan and Lebanon developments.
City officials approve fast appraisal and bond plans to finance urban renewal around the civic center. Council members push for an election after two key steps including HUD survey approval and property land acquisition readiness, with county officials watching for funding and timing.
An aide to the governor said Friday that Austin couple AUSTIN J. Gay and Mops Preston Smith expect their second grandchild next February. The child would be the first for Mrs. Conrad Schmid, the Smiths’ daughter, who works at Capital National Bank of Austin. Meanwhile Kelly Michelle Smith, two, is the governor’s mansion scene-stealer.
The State Department said Argentina’s three man military junta does not require recognition and relations remain normal. Spokesman John King noted no discontinuity in the military government and no appeal for recognition or altered programs.
Storms across the United States left a trail of destruction including a barn destroyed near Mangum Oklahoma and a fatal heart attack in Vinita Oklahoma. A ten year old Vinita man died following a heart attack attributed to the weather.
A year old Seagraves girl, Rebecca Oliva, was critically burned when a butane torch ignited her clothing as her father attempted repairs in their home bathroom. Firefighters rushed Rebecca and her father to Lubbock for treatment. she suffered third degree burns over 5 to 90 percent of her body.
Arnold Maeker and other Lubbock engineers inspected a damaged building after a May 11 tornado. A leaking third floor toilet allowed water to saturate bricks, creating an inverted cone watermark on the west side. The mark seems harmless but sparks doubt about the structure’s fate.
The Finnish Foreign Development Aid Association asks the government to raise foreign aid to 0.5 percent of gross national income by 1975, up from 0.4 percent, with an aid budget around 47 million dollars.
In 1968 Lach was found incompetent to aid his defense and ordered to Rusk State Hospital. He later was returned to Labtech for a Bevo followed by discharge. On April 8 a jury found competence, but on May 28 Judge Davison moved the case to Fort Worth for venue due to publicity, with Lach held in Luback County Jail awaiting further action.
A UK employers' strike that halted Fleet Street presses and 11 national morning papers and two evening papers ended with a 10 percent pay rise for printing workers after initial demands of 25 percent and a rejected 5 percent offer. The disruption occurred ahead of the June 18 national election.
A fatal collision near Highway 145 and US 299 in Texas claimed the life of Jeanne Seas, a tech student from Dallas. Funeral services are planned at Incarnation Church, with survivors listed including her mother Tym Seay, brother Tym FoI, sisters Anna and others, as authorities continue the investigation.
The 1969 preliminary US Census Bureau report shows area bank deposits reaching 1.1 billion dollars in spring 1969, with totals for 1960 to 1969 rising overall while the 29 county region experiences a 4.8 percent migration decline. The data contrasts inflation with regional economic shifts and migration away from agriculture. The report also notes stronger deposits than regional averages and cites total per year figures and state-level comparisons. In other news the Defense Department runs an extensive dependents schooling system abroad with over 16,0600 children enrolled in 305 schools across 28 countries and territories.
House Banking Committee chief Patman charges Nixon aides oppose meaningful housing aid and push lender subsidies. He seeks approval of a plan for a new national development bank to offer direct housing loans, while the administration criticizes Congress for inaction on crime and housing measures. The proposal would fund 250 million for FHLBB lending, seed billions for lenders, 1.5 billion for nonprofit housing, and establish a secondary mortgage market via FNMA and the Home Loan Bank Board.
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