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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1969
Page
4
Weather systems drenched the region with heavy rains and flash floods. Fatalities and drownings followed as rivers rose and crossing hazards increased, while forecasters warned of lingering showers across the Lone Star state.
GOP leaders weigh race dynamics with Ralph Yarborough as Texas Republicans plan a registration drive aimed at mobilizing Mexican American and black voters. The strategy includes a push in Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Worth and Austin areas to build momentum for 1970 and 1972 races.
A flooded page lists numerous birth notices with scattered names ages and hospital locations. Many lines reference fathers occupations and hospital wards while details blur into a lengthy mosaic of newborns and kin connected to unnamed institutions.
Disjointed notes show marijuana prices varying from four to fifteen dollars in Los Angeles and Seattle with dilution reports and quality concerns. In Texas, a grant from the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration funds a project led by Professor William D. Miller with graduate students and a statistician.
A Texas Highway Patrolman was found shot at a highway intersection in La Marque. Funeral services for John E. King Jr., prominent Dallas Morning News editor, were held today. The report includes unrelated obituaries and scattered market and narcotics notes.
The subcommittee cites sensational testimony on poor workmanship and padded bills in auto repair. Hart notes up to one third of repairs unsatisfactory with consumer losses in the billions. Licensing proposals for repair shops and mechanics are urged. A new bumper device, designed to prevent crash damage, could cost about $25 and has drawn industry interest.
The Governor's office said Penn joined Plabive Ogden Company through Austi Penn, who was sworn in as accident board post by State Martin Dies. Flahive said Ogden has five employees and Penn began on the payroll this weekend. Penn's salary is listed as 1300 a year as an assistant administrator to the building commission.
Work on the new courthouse addition closed the west dog leg of the street to through traffic. Later the northbound lane was shut as demolition began to straighten Avenue H and create a county employee parking lot. The 1917 courthouse and surrounding 1900s era blocks form the historic complex.
The notice records daily pollen counts with figures for different particles. It lists measurements such as 484 and 533 particles and references allergens, percentages, and potential sources including dust, mold, and other naturally occurring irritants.
TFU leaders urge farmers to decide soon on extending farm payments as Congress debates an extension of the Agricultural Act of 1965. The TEA coalition backs a bill to raise certain payments and adjust loan rates, arguing it would lift net farm income while limiting new government costs.
A September survey indicates slower employment gains with about 100000 new jobs monthly, down from 250000 in the prior six months. The unemployment rate averaged 3.5 percent in Q2 and rose to 3.7 percent in Q3, with African American and other minority groups facing higher unemployment than whites.
Chicago police and Kansas sources identified 17 weapons linked to Gen. Turner including guns sold amid an investigation. Redick, charged after a raid near Fayetteville, and Carl Barrington denied connection. Army records and receipts show guns were captured, with turnover to authorities under federal disposal laws.
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