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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
7
The Defense Department is reviewing the physical and mental standards for draftees and volunteers. Early indications show no substantial changes, but the review gains emphasis with an Army expansion by about 205000 men due to the Vietnam War.
A Tokyo communique states Communist China will assist Nepal in constructing highways and may explore hydroelectric and other developments. Beijing also offers additional economic aid to support Nepal’s five year plan as Nepal and China pursue broader cooperation.
Rotary International official Mo Willson will speak at a Downtown Rotary Club luncheon at the Pioneer Hotel. He met club president Floyd Honey and secretary Tuesday and later spoke with all club chairmen.
Texas Tech's Big Red Band will begin workouts this week with Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma reporting Wednesday. Freshmen report Thursday for orientation, then full-scale drills start Friday as 250 players partake in the seven home games and road trips including Austin on Sept. 25 and Fayetteville on Nov. 20.
Major General Harry W. Kinnard, a Bastogne veteran, commands the Army's new airmobile division in Vietnam ahead of its 15 000-man deployment. The 1st Cavalry Division traces its origins to earlier World War II battles and now operates in Southeast Asia.
Texas Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr asked congressmen Tuesday to state whether they had any evidence supporting the Voting Rights Act findings that poll taxes violate constitutional rights. The suit to abolish the Texas poll tax was filed Aug. 10, with trial planned for mid November. Also in London a garbageman Sparrow Brunyee, 32, was fined 2.80 for drunkenness while in charge of a horse after he reportedly could not control the animal, causing traffic disruption.
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