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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1966
Page
3
The City Council approved a pay and benefit upgrade for the Police Department as a tangible show of community support. Recruits will no longer pay for basic gear, officers gain air conditioning in patrol cars, and straw hats will be provided for summer. Raises move from 433 to 455 in June and to 478 on October 1, signaling a step toward better crime-fighting capacity and future salary reviews.
The New Left SDS expands to 13 campuses including Texas Tech and Austin. University authorities eject members at Texas A&M Baylor SMU and others, citing lack of authorization. Readers are urged to weigh rights to dissent against campus decorum and subversion.
Hank Brown, Texas AFL-CIO president and Labor's Political Education chairman, attacks Crawford Martin and backs State Sen. Franklin Spears in the runoff. He argues the Spears win would give Texans an independent voice from the statewide clique, though critics question Brown's influence and endorsements from AFT-CIO.
Congress advances a minimum wage plan after months of delay led by Rep. Powell. The measure, approved 303 to 93 in the House and passing the Senate, would lift pay to 1.60 per hour in 1969 for most workers and extend raises to 7.2 million more, including about 6000 farm laborers, despite fears of job losses and inflationary effects.
Analyzed comments from Harold Brown and other officials show restraint in Viet Nam war aims. Debate centers on whether aims are to defeat the North Vietnamese or merely contain them while pursuing peace talks.
A 25 year old SNCC chairman John Lewis attended closed door White House Conference on Civil Rights sessions in Washington. His presence unsettled some veteran civil rights leaders while Snick leaders hold an all night Nashville meeting to plan actions.
Andrew Tully argues Washington failed to seize control of Saigon politics after a string of coups from Diem to Ky. He blames Johnson for not demanding a voice in Saigon’s government and warns U S aid must be conditioned to create a stable, popular front government.
The Agriculture department orders bakers to reduce bread and roll weights by 10 percent to conserve cereals for famine areas abroad and extend domestic supplies. Also notes Mos cow Molotov accusing a British American bloc at the Paris foreign ministers conference and U S anti strike legislation facing snags in Congress amid Truman criticism.
Washington report on Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification push featuring pocket parks in low income areas. Grants from the Astor Foundation and Laurance Rockefeller funded a New York Riis Houses Plaza amphitheater and a Washington Watts Branch Parkway park with trails and playgrounds. The program aims to bring green space to congested cities, while monitoring care and maintenance to ensure long term success.
A Highway Patrol survey of fatal Arizona crashes links carbon monoxide in drivers’ blood with possible accident contribution, especially when alcohol is present. Forty-seven percent tested had driven before the crash and 28 percent were legally drunk. 59 percent showed at least 4 percent CO saturation and 22 percent at least 10 percent. Further study and exhaust-leak inspections urged.
A Japanese resident in Japan paid over 11000 for an ad outlining a peace and earthly paradise plan. The Tokyo merchant’s proposal asks the United States to fund 10 billion dollars. He critiques U S policy but keeps repeating familiar themes. The piece notes his complaints about coffee and a rigid routine.
In a curio of wartime style, O C McBride notes French fashion and dance trends mimicking the Wild West. Walter Reuther signals the UAW will press for a 35 hour week with 40 hours pay in the next contract, easing manufacturers' fears.
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