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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1970

Page

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Yarborough predicts parity retained in farm bill debate

Sen Ralph Yarborough told the Plainview audience that the Senate will take up basic farm legislation and likely complete action Tuesday. He backed maintaining parity for farm grain, cotton, and wheat, and said he and Sen Joe Montoya will offer an amendment to keep parity in the field grains program.

Duane Howell Avalanche Journal Faroy Eefster Plainview Ralph Yarborough Senate Yarborough High Plaing Research Foundation Foundation Abeart Thut Cam Joe Montoya D-Nm Senate Agriculture Committee

Lubbock Chooses Architects for Memorial Civic Center and Library

Architects McMurtry and partners were named to design Lubbock Memorial Civic Center and a new central library in a regular meeting. Local firms were invited to bid, with no set fee figures yet, and work to be supervised by the city and the Urban Renewal Agency within the designated redevelopment area.

Archiftects Larbbock Mermorial Regilar Cite Courounien City Mir Bar Lubbock Urban Renewal Agency 4Th Street Avenue KK Avenue Q

Prayer for unity and duty from a Lubbock reader

A reader from Lubbock offers a brief prayer as the new year begins calling for unity of purpose devotion to duty and self discipline and concern for one another in peaceful partnership.

Wei Amen Lubbock

Finest Lauded as Perry Police Banquet Honors 11th Year

Nearly 500 attendees including officers, spouses, and guests gathered at the Perry Park Coliseum for the 11th annual Police Appreciation Banquet. Dr Joseph P. Allen of NASA spoke on space exploration and public service while tributes came from Gov. Preston Smith Mayor James Granberry and other local leaders. See page 9 for full coverage.

Perry Flippin Avalanche Journal Hi Beta Kappa Bken Blar Park Coliseum Joseph P. Allen National Aeromautics and Space Administration Amed America Allen Preston Smith James Granberry Chamber of Commerce Wayne Finnell Citizens Traffic Commission W.W. Lundberg

Agnew Targets Dem Critics In 6 State Campaign Swing

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew assailed Democratic critics as leftist and derelict while launching a Republican campaign tour. He voiced the Nixon message to the people and planned travels through six states where November elections hinge on new Senate races. Sen. Ralph T. Smith welcomed the visit as a boost in his race against Adlai Stevenson.

Spiro T. Agnew Thursdan Inca Democratic Congress Boesartocare Acta Pau Vcce Republican National Committee Springfield Tfl Casper Wyo Ralph T. Smith Illinois Adlai E. Stevenson HL Agnew John Wold Gale Lee Agnew

Proposals for Juvenile System Overhaul Spark Local Protest

A National Council on Crime and Delinquency study on Lubbock's juvenile justice urges quadrupling probation staff and halting county jail detention of youths. It backs a $500,000 plus detention center, regionalization, and expanded counseling, while stressing gradual probation improvements and community care before building new facilities. Local officials at the courthouse cry funding limits, alarmed by the scope and cost of reforms.

Eugene Smith Avalanche-Journal National Council On Crime and Delinquency Lubbock Precinct Alton Brazell Robert Bean 10Th District Court South Plains Guidance Center Lyn Turner Lynn Terry Garan Crosby Hockley Lamb Hale Floyd Howard Davison Arch Seo

Hurricane Ella Aims for Louisiana Texas Coasts

Ella strengthens from a tropical disturbance to a major storm in the Gulf. Forecasters warn Louisiana and Texas coasts could be affected within 48 hours with landfall expected by Saturday morning.

New Orleans Ella Louisiana Texas Etowah Robert Simpson National Hurricane Center Gulf of Mexico Yucatan Merida Air Force Weather Bureau Gulf Celia Simpson

Huge Toll Seen In India Floods in Gujarat State

Reports from Bombay and Ahmadabad say between 500 and 1000 people are believed dead after a week of floods in Gujarat. No official tally due to cut communications with many towns. The army has been called in to rescue thousands stranded along river banks.

Bombay Gujarat Ahmadabad

Hostage Crisis Deepens as Passengers Include Women and Children

United States presses for release of seven hostages amid hijackings involving four planes. Geneva Red Cross coordinates airlift of medical supplies as 155 moved to Amman hotel and 257 remain aboard the jets. Maury Ammer, Red Cross officials say, notes precarious conditions.

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Front Brings Cooler Readings And Light Rain Across Texas

A cool front dipped into the Panhandle and South Plains with morning showers totaling up to 0.59 inches in Lubbock. Temperatures were forecast to stay cool with highs near the upper 70s and lows in the mid-50s as the system drifts southward, bringing continued unsettled weather across the plains and Gulf Coast region.

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