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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1969

Page

4

Tactics for Peace Pledged in Talk

President outlines strategy for the 1970s in a public address. Four Miss America contestants pose in swimsuits along Atlantic City's boardwalk during a week of pageant events. The pageant runs through Saturday with finalists to be named.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Atlantic City Miss Oklahoma Joanna Kay Gambrell Texas Dana Lee Dowell New Mexico Patricia Jo Brummett Marlin Way Allen

Often Center of Storm Columnist Dies at 71

Columnist Pearson who died at 71 from a heart attack is noted for his influence in France and Italy. Around the same period he backed gas filled balloons to send messages of on unknown topics.

Pearson France Italy Europe Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower James Hagerty S.O.B Truman Richard M. Nixon Peterson Field Colorado Springs Nixon NORAD Cheyenne Mountain George M. White Ist West Texas Hospital George Wood Methodist Hospital Texas Tech

Heavy Rains Flood El Paso Area Prompt Sandbags

Severe rainfall swamped El Paso and the Ft. Bliss region with up to seven inches in a motel area. City crews barricaded streets, ferried traffic to single lines, and airport rain totals were light while mountain regions saw the heaviest downpours.

Texas City Paso Texas South Plains Plainview Muleshoe Littlefield Floydada Hereford Hale Center Kress Clovis U.S Ft. Sumner Laubee Prinkle

Pollen counts and policy notes from the Avalanche Journal

The Avalanche Journal reports daily pollen counts from sites including 30th and Utica and 22nd and Ave X with spores and Alternaria levels listed. The piece also surveys federal reform proposals from Nixon, including tax reform, unemployment support, urban aid, and broader national policy directions for the 1970s.

Avalanche Journal City- County Health Unit Utica Ave. X

States Pressed Mexico to Drop Napalm on Marijuana Fields

The report notes heavy pressure on Mexico to destroy marijuana crops and says 4,000 soldiers are burning fields using helicopters and planes. Border controls were tightened and about 6,000 drug smuggling arrests were made this year, with most marijuana likely originating in Mexico.

U.S New York United States Mexico

End Of Summer Brings School Bells To Lubbock

Labor Day marks a last fling as about 50 000 students in Lubbock return to classes. Lubbock Public Schools report pre enrollment rising to 31 439 with 33 194 projected by mid November. New programs include migrant and bi lingual education while major construction adds libraries and expansions across several campuses.

Lh. E. Owen 126Th St Lubbock Public Schools Lubbock Hunt Elementary Carter, Guadalupe Harwell Jackson McWhorter Martin Sanders Wolfforth Guadalupe MecWhorter Murfee St. Christopher's James Eubanks Holy Mount Episcopal Church Ruidoso Seventh Day Adventist Gerald Martin Texas State Teachers Association

Legislators Hear Tax Proposals and Vending Machine Fees

Business leaders oppose higher franchise and beer taxes while witnesses argue against a $15 per machine levy. The article notes conclusions from Jep Fuller and other vendors, plus new school administrators and upcoming class dates for parochial and public schools.

Jep Fuller Texas Brewers Institute Texas Breweries Fuller

Patricia Deltenre Mystery Baffles Lubbock Family

Patricia Diane Deltenre, a Lubbock area resident, vanished after living in Amarillo four years where she worked as secretary bookkeeper for Dulaney Auto and Truck Salvage. Her husband TJ Deltenre expresses concern as the couple nears 10 years of marriage.

Lubbock

Texas Traffic Toll Nears 50

Texas death toll from Labor Day traffic rose to 47 by Monday evening with 66 total violent deaths during the long holiday weekend. National traffic deaths neared 538 by 10 pm EDT, as Americans headed home from the holiday.

Associated Press Texas United Press International

Note In Blood Left Behind By Intruder At Mangums Auto

Police report an inebriated intruder at Mangums Auto Repair left a blood written note reading I am drunk you with the last word illegible. J B Blackwell reported seeing an eight bleeding burglar in the shop around 1 30 am. Police found broken door glass blood inside two vehicles and on a desk. Rhonda May reported damage to her foreign car at her home totaling about 100 dollars.

Mangum 31St St J. B. Blackwell Rhonda May 21St St

Texas Governor press on two year tax program

Governor Smith urges a written compromise on a two year tax plan and predicts a Senate bill next Tuesday with swift progress. He says funding must cover two years of spending and expects House moves toward concurrence or conference. He argues Texans favor ending the session soon.

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