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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
10
The House approved a proposal to raise the state sales tax to 3 percent, rebate much of the revenue to cities, and add a 1 percent auto tax. The plan, supported by Connally, would also enhance taxes on liquor income and transfer funds from the drivers license fund, but faced limited support from mayors and city officials.
In Alabama a three year old is slain as dad aids a police arresting officer. McCants flees across multiple towns after a disorderly conduct warrant. a store operator is shot and robbed, and McCants is mortally wounded after a forest crash. Children endure injuries and a bystander recounts danger.
McDowell asserts Barnett had authority to bypass normal procedures in placing a boy in a Richmond facility. He argues that such actions conflict with personal and professional integrity and defy political pressure. The Richmond school opened April 15 with about 200 patients.
Dr. J W Williams Texas Commissioner of Higher Education said he will resign to take a position with the University of Tennessee. The report notes small Fuji hotels carry only 31 occupancy.
Washington press report states Martin Laither King’s brother left without paying part of a 392 bill for steaks at the Statler Hilton steak house after being refused entry for attire. Rev A D King arrived with Resurrection City demonstrators and was billed 590 dollars but claimed 198 dollars was all they had. Hotel spokesman Harry Soghigian said the matter was settled and no dispute was pressed.
A thief broke into a car on Thursday and stole 17 loaves of bread and groceries valued at 10 dollars from Thomas Buckingham on 101th St Apton. In a separate incident Lynn Harruff on 4821 Sdth St reported a purse and a red container with four stereo tapes stolen from her vehicle on Main St.
SNYDER Speciary Services for Charlie Cargile 69 will be at 2 pm today in the Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Bentley Baize Church of Christ minister officiating Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery Cargile a retired farmer died at 11 15 am Thursday in Snyder Hospital after a lengthy illness He was a native of Camanche County and had lived in Kent County since 1905 Survivors include two sons Charles of Snyder and William of Abilene a daughter Charlene Odstreil of Helmuth a brother Lee of Lawdock a sister Imma Shuler of Snyder and seven grandchildren
The Texas delegation voted 18 to 4 in favor of a 10 percent surtax to fund spending cuts and curb deficits. Representative Mahon defended the measure while some liberals warned it would weaken welfare programs. Backers include Brooks, Burleson, Bush, Cabell, De La Garza, Fisher, Mahon, Patman, Poage, Poage, Purcell, Roberts, White, Wright, Young. opponents were Dowdy, Eckhardt, Pool, Price. Teague not recorded.
The notice records several birth announcements in Lubbock area hospitals. It lists parents, addresses, and baby details including weights and times, with mothers or fathers’ occupations such as bank employee, farmer, student, mechanic, and industrial worker.
The article reports on a surtax measure moving through the House with the Senate expected to vote today. Chairman Wilbur Mills framed the bill as essential to address the gravest fiscal crisis since World War I, warning swift action is required.
Amid dawn protests in front of Resurrection City the crowd sat at entrances to the Department of Agriculture as police cleared lines and carried protesters away. Rep Glenn Cunningham of Nebraska, caught in a tear gas blast, was freed from a traffic jam by military police and taken for medical treatment. Leaders including Rev Ralph Abernathy and Jesse Jackson urged nonviolence while planning further civil disobedience and a continuation of Solidarity Day actions.
Weather notes from U S Weather Bureau West Texas Airport predict little change through Saturday with a brief cool spell in some areas. Humidity shifts from 80 90 percent morning to 35 percent afternoon. highs reach 105 in Presidio and 77 near Beaumont Port Arthur. Minor flooding reported near Reynosa. two tornado sightings near San Renito. Paradoxes explain solstices and seasons from Tropic of Cancer to July heat trends.
An earlier ruling was reversed allowing a five floor office tower atop a TW-year-old clinic within the AM medical district. Setback rules scale with building height from 34 to 75 feet, increasing as height rises, while the existing structure has 25-foot front and 20-foot side setbacks.
A pursuing interceptor left Great Bend about five minutes behind a runaway locomotive. The chase seemed doomed until a dispatcher in Newton issued new orders via radio.
A locomotive derailed east of Kinsley when Don Cargill relayed a derail order to George Stone. The switch directed the engine from the branch line to the main, sending it into a siding at high speed and tearing up track and poles. Investigators seek why the dead man's switch failed to stop the throttle.
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