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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
4
A Houston hearing of 1969 McGovern task force exposed sharp divisions within the Texas Democratic Party. The session, part of 17 nationwide forums, featured tense exchanges between Frank Erwin and Albert Pena, underscoring enduring post 1968 campaign rifts. McGovern did not attend. Birch Bayh chaired the panel.
R P Berry and his wife Zillah, Houston foster parents since 1943, cared for 74 foster children and three adopted children. He received the Texas Baptist Father of the Year award at his home church. The Depelchin Faith Home provides infants, typically four days old, for placement. The couple usually hosts two infants at a time, with the most being three, and keep up with nightly feedings. They plan to continue as long as they are able, emphasizing that love is the goal for every infant.
A Garland rally aimed at curbing drug use drew about 8,000 youths Saturday night. Sponsors faced debt after paying $10,000 and other costs. A former inmate, billed as a ex-drug gag artist, urged youth to fight drugs at the event.
More than 300 UC seniors left Memorial Stadium led by the student body president to protest at People’s Park. About 700 parents followed as graduates in green armbands wore gas masks and wreaths while carrying red and black flags. They circled the park site before returning to campus amid boos from remaining graduates and relatives.
Nigeria denounces the ICRC as a nuisance and calls for review of foreign groups including the Peace Corps. The move follows a decree expelling Dr August Lindt, ICRC relief coordinator in the Nigerian Biafran war, with Lindt claiming political embroilment and promises to transfer control.
County Health Unit reports pollen levels and Bermuda grass details for area residents. Measures include Bermuda grass density and related spore data across specified streets and parcels for health advisory purposes.
In Washington and across the country the SDS drive to recruit workers into a national coalition has yielded little in tangible results beyond two wall cards at a Texas defense plant. Labor distrust and employer caution loom as unions doubt SDS aims and impact while noting scattered strikes and vigilant hiring practices.
Moscow reports from the United Nations review say life on Mars could exist using frost and soil moisture processes and may not be ruled out on Venus polar regions. The analysis notes Moon life seems impossible due to lack of matter movement, while Mars and Venus remain candidates for microbial survival under extreme conditions.
The four story Playboy Club in downtown Baltimore suffered a six alarm fire with about 40 pieces of equipment and 200 firefighters on scene. No injuries were reported as investigators determined the cause was not yet known and the club manager said it was a total loss but would not estimate damages. The blaze left first to third floors burned out and the fourth floor damaged by smoke and flames. The club planned to reopen in the future.
The name Jamaica derives from the Arawak term Xa mayca meaning lands of streams and forests. This etymology links the island to its indigenous heritage and lush landscape. The phrase reflects nature as a defining feature in early Hispaniola and Caribbean colonial references.
The article notes Pompidou's expected election win over Poher, with Poher pledging change and democracy. It contrasts De Gaulle era margins, cites shared policy goals on media liberalization and EEC entry, and outlines Pompidou's formation of a new government including potential prime minister Jacques Chaban-Delmas and possible foreign minister Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
Surviving relatives include four children Rose Ann Ray of Frinca, Phyllis Tatum of Canyon, LaVon Kirk of Friona and Sharon White of Lubbock. Other kin listed are eight brothers and sisters, several grandchildren, and stepgrandchildren. Services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the 10th Street Church of Christ in Friona with Cla Thorn Funeral Home in charge.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and wide spread inundation around Arandjelovac south of Belgrade. Two people died and extensive damage occurred as drought ended and crops face rot across many areas of Yugoslavia.
Nixon calls for shaping public opinion with a nationwide speech and criticizes the new isolationists in a June 4 address at the Air Force Academy. Liberal Democratic senators, including Fulbright, react with concern as they view the speech as targeting them.
President Nixon received a bright pink surfboard from his daughters Tricia and Julie in the White House Rose Garden after a Father’s Day service. He joked he would never ride it noting memories of a White House aide breaking a leg while surfing years ago. He teased loaning it to reporters.
The piece records several birth announcements with names and hospital details, then shifts to a lengthy discussion of President Nixon's foreign policy stance. It cites Fulbright’s reaction, concerns about unilateral disarmament, and Nixon's asserted global leadership role and campus unrest remarks.
A 42 year old, married Texas newcomer Gartland, partner to West Texas ranch life, prefers illustrating or photographing cattle and horses over riding. He authored Cowboys and Cattle and works on a new project while joining a line of authors and artists who trekked to the Spur Inn and West Texas ranch country for inspiration.
Pope Paul VI lauded students in a Sunday address from St. Peter's Square. He praised their moral courage and idealism and said youth may lead a renewal of life’s meaning and a nobler path for freedom and service.
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