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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1969
Page
2
A test of the HECATE wash system in a three ton cotton gin chamber shows the air wash reduces material discharge by 44 to 82 percent depending on crop year and test method. The system delivers 70 gallons per hour through six spray nozzles, aiding deposition and settling of pollutants while maintaining serpentine airflow and drainage.
Czech Chief urges continued liberal reforms while warning that ousting Dubcek could revert to totalitarian rule. Husak defends improved Soviet ties and blames Ota Sik for economic mess, signaling cautious stance on relaxation of state control amid inflation and shortages. He criticizes speculation and social ills, promises firm leadership and farmed alliances with Warsaw Pact partners.
Morning and evening editions of a Lubbock newspaper show garbled OCR text with partial headlines and scattered numbers. The fragment hints at dates, times, and routes including Avenue F and a postal or distribution line, but concrete events or clear person names are not discernible.
Texans plan peaceful observances across campuses and communities to support the Vietnam Moratorium. Universities like UT Austin and Lamar Tech host events while others across Dallas and San Antonio organize rallies, marches, and armband displays with varied political support and opposition.
Denmark authorities warn horse owners that violations of traffic laws will incur fines if their horses do not carry red and white warnings on public roads. The measure aims to enforce safety and signage requirements under the new traffic code.
Vietnam veterans angrily oppose a moratorium, arguing it comforts the enemy and drags the country toward a French-like withdrawal. Participants from Wichita Falls to Belton and Killeen voice defiant stances, with Davis, a Vietnam veteran, slated for imminent deployment and urging action over protest.
A fragmentary report references Caswell and Richardson in a dispute at the Gamble site. The text mentions a dealer, an accident, and payments, but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes to determine a full event.
District Attorney Curtis Harris says a preliminary hearing is planned and Texas authorities will seek to hold the four awaiting charges. Hares Tate Webb 22 native of Okemah and Mariann Fravier 20 of Houston are in jail after being arrested near Keene. The group fled Oklahoma in a pickup, with about 20000 taken from a camper. Richardson and Webb had prior sentences for burglary and rape. Police tie the crew to Houston bank and diamond heists and a car-theft spree in the region.
Three men identified as Melvin Lee Hicks 21 Robert A Patterson 22 and Jewel V Hodges 39 were arrested after a Canyon Texas motel rape report. Hicks Patterson and Hodges were each held on 2000 bond set by Justice of the Peace CHE Roberts. The victim, a 19 year old Amarillo mother of two, said she was assaulted at a motel.
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