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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1970
Page
2
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew played golf in Houston on Saturday with two prominent figures in the sport. There were no reports of him hitting a ball at a player, despite earlier incidents.
Secret Service kept outsiders away as the vice president joined golfers Jim Demaret and Jackie Burke at Champions Golf Course. Apollo 10 astronaut Eugene Cernan and Rep. George Bush attended, with Demaret and Burke having designed and operate the course.
The vice president drew attention at a $500 a plate fundraiser and a closed-door brunch with Bush, Tower, and O'Donnell as Agnew planned to discuss the November Texas election. Separately, Pittsburgh saw the end of a seven week strike by 10000 independent truckers as FASH voted to resume trucking by 4 p.m. with injunction appeals cited and leadership blame noted.
A Charlotte News ad honors black teacher Lindsay, praised by white students for his lively approach. Pupils, led by William Bee’s group, host a picnic and celebrate his impact with quotes on his character, teaching style, and Shakespeare interest amid a lengthy profile of his career and background.
Kansas State University at Lawrence will have no fire insurance after midnight Monday as no company will insure. Gilbert Bartling & Co. holds the current contract and won’t renew. The Kansas Surety Commission asked 148 firms to bid, but Friday’s opening yielded none. The campus suffered major and minor fires including a three story auditorium destroyed January 15, 1965, and arson cases tied to music and Nichols gymnasiums. Arson and bombs have been alleged in other incidents, prompting discussions on self-insurance and security measures.
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