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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1970

Page

8

Auditing Brews: Crosby Office Edges Toward Water Funds

An audit details Crosby County’s water district finances for 1969 showing working capital of 116 536 and total 1969 receipts of 402 053 including 230 405.74 in county tax revenues and 105 000 from a bank loan. The district plans to borrow 90 000 in 1970 while auditors flag minor errors in tax collection fees and delinquent tax charges by several counties.

Kitten Crosby County Tom McFarland Edwins Merriman & Co Lubbock

Growth rate disappoints Texans on organ transplant gift laws

Officials report slower than expected growth in organ transplant approvals across Texas as 37 states enact gift legislation to widen donor pools. The regional trend signals ongoing debate over consent and public awareness.

Nixon speech draws mixed business labor reaction

President Nixon's inflation focused address drew cautious praise from business leaders for rejecting wage and price controls, while labor heads blasted the plan as insufficient. GOP and Democratic leaders split over measures, with Ford endorsing productivity alerts and Meany questioning inflation relief.

New York Nixon Lawrence F. O’brien Republican Party O'Brien Congress Henry Reuss Dwis John G. Tower R-Tex House Gerald R. Ford Michigan Ford George Meany Afl-Cio Lee A. Iacoca Lief H. Olsen First National City Bank

Severe storms sweep North Texas and Midwest with hail and heat

Weather reports describe hot conditions across North Texas with highs near 109 in Gage Oklahoma and Amarillo 104. Severe thunderstorms hit rural areas with 60 mph winds, downed barns and lines, and pea sized to inch hail. Tornadoes touched ground near Ethorn Texas and Bronson Michigan with limited damage.

Cotton Center Plainview Littlefield Anton Spade Tula Kress Whiteface Levelland Silverton Plaing Olton Texas Oklahoma Gage Amarillo Weather Bureau P.m Carlsbad N.M Wichita Falls Wink Childress Midwest Northen Plains Ethorn Chicago Bronson Mich

Thailand to redeploy Vietnam force for Cambodia aid

Thai officials said Bangkok would move part of its 12,000 man Vietnam era contingent to aid Phnom Penh as Cambodia’s military crisis worsened. Sources cited urgency and discussions on the best redeployment to assist the neighboring government.

Bangkok UPI Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Phnom Penh

County Secretaries Expenses and Well Permits Across Counties

Bailey County secretary salary was $1980 for the year while monthly pay fell from $165 to $100. Hockley County led expenses to county committeemen at $1314 for five, paid per meeting and mileage. Some counties pay $1 per well permit. Hockley plans to meet once monthly after cutting meetings. In 1969 Deaf Smith led permit approvals with 158. Castro 116. Palmer 114. Bailey issued 74 last year. Lubbock had 79 irrigation wells approved.

Deaf Smith County Commission On Hockley Floyd Hale Cochran Armstrong Bailey Castro Crosby Deaf Smith Hockiey Lamb Lubbock Lynn Palmer Potter Randall Abernathy Chamber of Commerce Texas Austin Houston Dallas Corpus Christi Lubibock Laredo Brownsville Longview Baytown Pasadena California New York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Taylor Golden Department of Commerce Vermont Montana North Dakota Ald Wyoming United States Golden Bailey County Rayner Hockley County Castro County Palmer County Lubbock County

Incident Upsets Wilsons Wife During Campaign Move

London reports a police horse stepped on Mrs. Harold Wilson's toe while she helped campaign in industrial Lancashire. An aide said no damage occurred but the incident upset her as part of a string of disturbances during Wilsons re election bid. Earlier, hard boiled eggs were pelted at him during a speech.

London UPI Harold Wilson Lancashire

Nixon Announces Inflation Fight Measures and Proposals

President Nixon rejects mandatory wage and price controls and jawboning as tools. He unveils three steps: a National Commission on Productivity to boost output, an inflation alert given to the commission, and a Purchases Review Board to vet government actions for inflation risk.

Francis H. Schott Equitable Life Assurance Society David Rockefeller Chase Manhattan Bank Nixon E.I. DuPont & Co GAF Corp Jesse Werner Paul Jennings International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Work Emi Mazey United Auto Workers George Meany Afl-Cio National Commission On Productivity Kennedy Johnson Congress National Commission of Productivity Labor Management Sec. of the Treasury Davis M. Kennedy Sec. of Commerce Maurice H. Stans Sec. of Labor James 71. Hodgson Paul W. McCracken Council of Faconomic Advisers George P. Shultz Office of Management. and Budget CEA Productivity Commission

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