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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
13
Brownfield. The city has been refunded 2031.27 by the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority due to savings in project facilities costs especially pipe fabrication. Water delivery began in June 1967 with 57 million gallons supplied through April 1.
Scientist K A Ehricke of North American Rockwell outlines space based farming and mining to supply Earth's growing population. He envisions hydroponic farms and planetary mining to yield food and minerals for 600 billion people, returning products to Earth.
The American Soybean Association expands its market development to Taiwan Korea and West Germany with Scott Sawyers in Tokyo and Berwin Tilson in Plainview leading regional ties. A pilot in West Germany promotes identified soybean oil via EDEKA outlets while Taiwan sales exceed 10 million bushels of soybean meal and higher oil consumption growth is expected.
Police Chief George Bichsel announced a new course for supervisory officers on recognizing and handling abnormal persons after a May 8 beating death of Bobby Phillips 28. The Fire and Police Civil Service Commission found no excessive force but urged improved arrest precautions for intoxicated or sick individuals. Col Harold Russell of Ft. Bliss will teach the course.
An estimated 1.259 million service members from all branches were trained in Texas during World War II. The figure reflects broad mobilization across military schools and facilities in the state supporting the war effort.
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