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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
10
A fragmented account notes officials pledging to develop new techniques for disposing oil field wastes and to urge operators to adopt safer practices. The remarks reference interment and water crises without clear details or names.
The Tejas Water Commission and oil industry groups clash over brine disposal and fresh water protection. Officials note 1981 waste in surface pits near the Ogallala region and call for outlawing unlined pits while encouraging proper brine management, as hearings unfold in Austin and Houston.
City staff told to miss the current U S dept wage scale where feasible. Commissioners expect homeowners to present a petition at the next regular meeting. Attending: Mayor Strang and Commissioners O Maraa Simpson McLarty Alderson Huguenin bonding attorney Dallas, First Southwest Corp rep Joe Smith. Western Samoa protests France nuclear plan Tuamotu waters. Subcommittee to hold hearings in Austin later this fall.
Dr Holden and the museum unveil three elephant and bison bone displays with Clovis and Folson points. Saturday programs for youngsters lead to a 2 to 6 pm public viewing Sunday in the Hall of Earth and Man. Junior memberships sell at the museum. Mrs Vigness urges broad attendance for Saturday activities and future talks.
A defense chief warns on segregation while Thurmond notes troops trained in the South during wars without losing combat effectiveness. The community survey proposal draws criticism as intimidation to force integration. Congressmen call the Defense Department contemptuous for pushing the Gessel report and base relocations, with McNamara rejecting drastic separation moves. Further details available via extension 3201.
The text notes that someone named bie returned to Texas in 1959 to assume the presidency of the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Midland, a post held while areas persisted in segregation. It describes Pentagon steps to address segregation including a July 26 directive on measuring progress, and rules restricting troop participation in segregated public events and facilities.
Deposits across several banks are listed with current totals and last year figures in parentheses. Citizens National Bank and Lubbock National Bank show substantial loan sums while American State Bank and Plains Bank report significant balances among regional lenders.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plans to return to Birmingham next week with the same team that led last spring's large racial demonstrations. The announcement, made in Atlanta by Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth after a meeting with 22 integration leaders from six states, followed a King statement criticizing slow progress amid ongoing terror in Birmingham.
In Dallas a fire damaged parts of Arlington Park Elementary as bombings disrupt classes. A teacher aided about 40 students to safety before firefighters controlled the blaze. Authorities pursue suspects in the rash of bombings. no injuries reported.
Amarillo police charged Willie Tdell with murder without malice after a Wednesday night shooting over a dog dispute. Ray Lee Augustine Wendt, 22, was killed when he approached the Idell residence with a hatchet. Tdell fired a pistol as Wendt did not retreat. Wendt’s body was found near Idell’s doorway. Tdell is jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond.
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