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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1966
Page
3
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The board endorsed a plan to make Texas Tech a world center for arid and semi arid region research and solutions. President-elect Grover E. Murray outlined aims including water conservation, weather modification, long distance transfer, fertilizer optimization, and crop improvement to balance moisture distribution in a thirsty planet. The plan seeks to lead agriculture on the High Plains by efficient underground water use and imports from wetter areas, with future moisture extraction and salt water conversion on the agenda. Texas Tech would not conflict with existing state programs, and the administration is praised for proposing the initiative.
The measure clarifies secret category boundaries by listing records such as national security, tax returns, and trade secrets. It allows suits to compel disclosure for routine data and urges agencies to justify withholding. If signed, it may slowly shift bureaucratic practices despite persistent resistance.
Edwin Leopold known as Ed Wynn aged 79 died on Sunday after a long career spanning zany radio and dramatic film work. Once seen as dated, he returned as a praised actor in The Diary of Anne Frank and remained a tireless performer to the end.
A needling trend across plants hits autos and appliances. GE Appliance Park in Louisville discarded 25,000 refrigerator shells after saboteurs fed sand or sugar into the paint system. Management and the Electrical Workers Union seek an explanation for the strange reverse care.
The government reportedly overspends this year by a large amount while Americans carry a $93 billion 1965 debt increase and total debts surpass one trillion dollars. Proponents call it good for the economy, but critics call out the name and urge thrift. The piece notes the leisure class drawing unemployment insurance.
Washington observers note Congress likely to enjoy a mid summer recess of two to three weeks as leaders push important measures like foreign aid and civil rights while facing pressure from elections and Viet Nam. Johnson supports a conditional vacation tied to calendar action. Real estate and housing issues spark debate with no final action before November elections.
Washington reports a rising clash between Secretary John Connor and Assistant Secretary Eugene Foley over control of Regional Economic Development programs. Foley, shifted from SBA last year, loses authority including power to name commission chairs such as Bill McCandless of Oklahoma City, a Democratic contributor, on the Ozark Commission.
A Budget Bureau proposal by Edgar Dunn Jr. calls for a consolidated data center to store detailed records on citizens inclining toward privacy alarms. Critics warn it would erase confidences, fuel blackmail risk, and extend agency data sharing beyond signed promises. Further, political feuds and shifts in Commerce and other departments color the debate as lawmakers seek hard limits on government snooping.
Senate and House conferees agreed to exempt 18-year-olds and draft youths of 19, easing toward extending Selective Service for nine months after July 1. The package also adjusted agency budgets and foreign relief funding amid broader wartime planning.
A prowar column asserts that peace relies on strength and warns against appeasement. It recalls the 1812 war and the Battle of New Orleans, cites Napoleonic purchases, and argues that history shows conflict is inevitable for U S security, urging vigilance amid calls for world opinion and reform.
Guest editorial cites Educational Testing Service study from Princeton showing new wave campus protests are small and spread thin. Civil rights, Viet Nam marches, dorm rules, cafeteria food, and panty raids dominate the readable list. older students and food issues fuel most activity while even table banging isn’t illegal.
Dear Turnrow Turner notes Ralph Nader probes natural gas pipeline safety drawing attention from readers. He claims Johnson seeks a Latin American summit with each leader preferring to host at home amid global tensions.
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