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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1968
Page
11
Lathrop Douglass of the American Institute of Architects proposes a five point program to fight urban decay. He advocates compact central business districts, open space, rejuvenated cores, green belts, and beautification through landscaping to curb decline and sprawl in U S cities.
Registration for Learn-to-Swim and other summer Parks and Recreation classes begins Monday at K N Clapp Party House. six two week sessions run June to August with lessons 9 am to noon and fees tied to daily pool rates. Lifesaving, synchronized swimming and diving offered. registration on a first come basis. All classes are free at several community centers.
Garden clubs in Lubbock will install new officers at the closing meeting of the year. Bob Hartman will show slides of proposed Yellowhouse Canyon dams and Grace Willborn will install officers using excerpts from her Bible related devotional book. New officers include First vice president Mrs. Glenn Keyton and others. Worldly tunes censored as Dr Zhivago theme irks church organists in Pretoria.
Two U S district judges will preside over separate district court sessions starting Monday Judge W M Taylor Jr of Dallas and Judge Leo Brewster of Fort Worth will hear civil and criminal cases Taylor will sit in the former Main Post Office Building now the County Office Building while Brewster will sit in the 72nd District Courtroom in the new County Court house This marks the first time two federal judges have held court in Lubbock simultaneously no division of civil and criminal cases had been announced as of Friday afternoon
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson refused to resign after Labor’s historic municipal losses. Despite cabinet strains and a weak pound, Wilson vows to stay, while critics doubt his long term chances as Conservatives gain ground and Liberals slip.
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