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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1969

Page

6

New Aviation Director Salary Figures Appears to Nineteen Thousand

The article reports Marvin W. Coffee as city aviation director with a total salary and expenses of 18 000 dollars. It compares this to an expected 19 60 per hour rate and notes potential surpassing of 200 000 dollars for Johnson and 16 050 dollars for mart in ere in 1080.

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Nixon Pushes For Okay On Haynsworth War Winds and Doubts

Reported White House effort to secure Senate confirmation for Haynsworth faces tough votes. Senators Case and Aiken criticize timing while others back the nominee citing judicial integrity. Nixon aides deny withdrawal plans as talks of a tight 56 vote count surface amid partisan pressure.

Nixon Edward W. Brooke Massasouri Walter F. Mondale Senate Farawat Helfo Tell Harles HE. Goodell House Haynsworth Cans George D. Aiken Vermont Nalun Jare Thomas Eagleton Misti Heynsworth Ian Natta Taathwaat Ziegler Uthe

Eisenhower coin honor face a political clash and aviation issues

The article covers Eastland discussing aviation director roles in Lubbock and Birmingham, Colby’s potential return, and Haynsworth nomination scrutiny. It notes salaries, airport board powers, and Coffee’s appointment as aviation director in Lubbock, with background in multiple airports and military service. It cites opposition views on Haynsworth’s civil rights and labor rulings and support for advancing the nomination.

Allott Haynsworth Scott Mike Mansfield Montana

Odessa Land Dispute Halts UT Permian Basin Site

Oil firm Kelliher of Getty Oil rejects waiving surface rights for the proposed University of Texas at the Permian Basin site. Odessa officials cite Midland pressure as delaying the 720 acre McKnight tract donation plan and the 200 acre purchase, with a Dec 31 deadline looming as efforts to establish the 30 story campus continue.

University of Texas System Berry T. G. Kelliher Mid-land Getty Oil Co Kelliher Midland Odessa West Texas University of Texas of Permian Basin Clarence Scharbauer Jr Jim Reese McKnight Ewell Tom McKnight University of’ Texas Ents Atpb Js Ace Pikens Queensland Australia

Two Defendants Plead Innocent in Local Court

Two defendants pleaded innocent Friday to misdemeanor counts. Doyce Woods, 27, of Shakewater Rt. 1, was charged with indecent exposure and posted 400 bond after appearing before Justice Wayne LeCroy. Mattie Perkins, 27, of 3510 Teak Ave., pleaded innocent in County Court at Law No. 1 to aggravated assault for allegedly cutting Mary Smith with a butcher knife on September 20.

Doyce Gilbert Woods Rt. 1 Shakewater Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy Mattie Perkins Teak Ave Edwin H. Boedeker Mary Smith Weber

Marsha Shaver Wins Cotton Pageant Title

Tech coed Marsha Shaver has been crowned Maid of Cotton. The 19 to 21 year old contestants from Texas Tech include Carol Alon Buchanan, Matt Huffaker, Katie Upshaw, and Judith Dee Watkins. The new titleholder will compete in Memphis in January.

Carol Alon Buchanan Plainview Matt Huffaker Lubock Tech Sophomara Miss Shaver Tech Afrotc Angel Flight Dean's 1St Kappa Alpha ‘Theta Panhellenic Miss Mademoiselle MYF Miss.Throckmorton Haskell County Miss. Adler Chi Omega Sorority Texas Tech March of Dimes United Fund Miss English Alpha ‘Lambda Delta Chi Omega Tau Beta Sigma Kappa Mu Epsilon Student ‘Union Fine Arts Daughters of America Revolution Good Citizens Lions Club Miss Drake Texas Tech Supreme Char Kappa Alpha Theta Austin Austin Hligh School Travis County Youth Council Miss McKinney Rush John T. Dale First National Bank of Dallas Jack McCarty Sanger Harris Department Store Dallas Otho Nievens Avondale Mills Sylacauga Ala Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development Singing Plainsman Chaiis Cotton Belters Quartet

Snow and cold grip western mountains with passes closed

A cold front brings snow above 7000 feet in the north central mountains with 2 to 4 inches likely above 8000 feet by morning. Glacier and Yellowstone passes could close Logan Pass Old Faithful West Thumb Canyon Village Tower Falls corridors. Denver reaches 45 over the weekend with warnings issued for hunters and stockmen in Colorado and Wyoming.

Logan Pass Glacier National Park Old Faithful West Thumb Canyon Village Tower Falls Yellowstone National Park Denver Weather Bureau Colorado Wyoming Capser Wyo Great Falls Mont Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin Rockies Jenny Florida United States Safer Harbor Atlantic Dayland Beach

Multiple Birth Announcements From Local Hospitals This Week

A series of birth notices lists mothers and families across several addresses. Weal Kan Hospital University Hospital and other facilities report newborns with weights from around 4 to 12 pounds and times in the early morning. Fathers’ workplaces include Ola Bash Cabinet Shop Castle Mobile Homes National Biscuit Co and Federal Aviation Administration.

Arthur Lattle University Hospital Aes Inc Richard Marshall Pirot Amc Fmighlana Hospital National Biscuit Co Blowgit Jr Charen Tater Sheppa Alton Heather Lester Melhorfist Hospital Faber Federal Aviation Antonio Siegdin St Texas Hostal

Pollen Count Report Confusing Local Health Bulletin

Fragmentary text describes pollen counts and allergens with unreadable numbers and stray phrases. The damaged OCR mentions percentages, locations, and possibly Bermuda or bridges, but key details are garbled.

High Level Whitewash Alleged in Army Probe

Testimony alleges Gen Turner and aides manipulated files and intervened with customs over Wooldridge graft cases and liquor smuggling. Kash and Shoiltz describe supposed coverups and removal of key records from Fort Benning and Germany investigations.

Turner Wooldridge Ft. Benning U.S. Customs Service United States Creighton Abrams U.S Vietnam Kash CID Pt. Benning Oncom 24Th Infantry Germany Maj James C. Shoitz Sep Gen Mhe Woolridge Shoultz

ABM Gains Big Military Outlay Gets House Okay

House approves a broad defense spending package amid debate over Soviet bomber threats and AMSA. Lawmakers clash over cuts to SAM-D missile funds, airborne radar, and interceptor bomber development while a separate robbery case unfolds at a West Texas hospital and sewer plant thefts are investigated.

Rivers House Russia Henry S. Reuss D-Wis Pentagon Leggett Donald M. Fraser D.minn John B. Anderson J. L. Lubbied 10Th St Andrew Jacobs Jr West Texas Hospital D-Ind Lubfried Sam-D Jimmie Atwood Sith St Tods U.S Atwood Lubbock

U S Troops Face Intensified Fighting Near DMZ

U S forces report heavy ground fighting across the DMZ area with 42 Communists killed in three Mekong Delta engagements and ambushes near Saigon leaving two American advisers dead and a civilian killed. The 01st Screaming Eagle division clashed with North Vietnamese forces south of the DMZ, two Americans killed and four wounded. The 82nd Airborne engaged near Ben Cat with two helicopters shot down, one paratrooper killed and five wounded. no confirmed Communist casualties.

Saigon Central Highlands Mekong Delta U.S Screaming Eagle Dmz US. Army 82Nd Airborne Division Ben Cat OHG

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