SOUTHWEST COLLECT ICU TEXAS TECH cokpEast Lubbock School , TEXAS 79409 Problems Discussed by NAACP In a regular meeting of the local chapter the treatment of their children at one of the the case must be prepared (paid for) and of the National Association for the schools. "There is a problem at one of the sent to our General Counsel, Mr \ at Plante! Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). schools," said Joan Y. Ervin who is a R. Jones. for determination." last Sunday afternoon at Posey Clinic. member of the group and school board It went on to add: "The Lubbock Branch members of the organization discussed the trustee. may not enter this case until and unless possibility of something being done about Although the local chapter didn't take any authorized by Mr. Jones." the local public school situation. Dr. F.L. necessary steps about seeing that the local The body voted on a motion as whether Lovings, president of the local unit, told the principal be transferred, a report is the group should purchase the transcript group that he insisted that a local principal expected to make known to local officials and send it to Mr. Jones' office. Twenty-four he transferred immediately because of the about the local situation of the school. members voted on the motion, twelve voted problems which have arrived at one of the Herman Booker, vice president, insisted to purchase the transcript and twelve voted local schools. that records be kept of "matters as this." against the motion. Dr. Lovings voted It was brought up in the meeting that "Receives Letter from Regional Director" against the motion, therefore breaking the local parents are becoming concerned about In a reply to a letter submitted to Richard tie which would not allow the local chapter L. Dockery, Southwest Regional Director of to purchase such transcript to send to Mr. Lubbock's Home Owned Thursday, the NAACP, by a special appointed Jones. March 15, 1973 committee, concerning the Jeff Carver Dr. Lovings told the group that several murder case, the regional director asked members of the organization had informed Twelve Pages that the local chapter forward a copy of the him that they would purchase the transcript (Week of March 15-21 transcript of the trial to the General Counsel as a concerned group. "The group could do WEST before any decision could be reached as to what they wanted to with the transcript," what the involvement of the local chapter said Dr. Lovings. should be. Mrs. Willie Mae Washington, publicity The letter, which had eight (9) questions chairman, reported on the workshop held TEXAS TIMES for the local chapter to answer, stated: "If March 1. 2 and 3 at New Hope Baptist Dedicated to Informing the Citizens of West Texas there is sufficient proof of Civil Rights Church. Mr. Dockery and Mrs. N. German. violations on denial, the entire transcript of both of the regional office, attended the affair. "Dance Theatre of Harlem with Arthur "It is important that we solicit members for the organization," said Mrs. Washington. "We must let people know that Mitchell" On KTXT-TV Monday, March 26 you are a Civil Rights organization and that we are concerned about people," she told "The Dance Theatre of Harlem with the group. Arthur Mitchell," a one hour color special There were members of several cities highlighting the talents of this unique New attending the meeting last week. Midland. York City dance company, will be telecast as Odessa and Hobbs had representatives of the Special of the Week by the Public their chapter at the regional meeting in Broadcasting Service on Monday, March 26, Lubbock. A representation from Seminole. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on KTXT-TV. Texas, which has no chapter, was also The Dance Theatre of Harlem, through present at the meeting. extensive "sold-out" national tours, has Chapter Needed on Texas Tech's Campus been acclaimed by critics as one of the According to Dr. Lovings, it was revealed country's outstanding dance groups. The at the Sunday afternoon meeting that a group was founded in 1969 by Arthur committee would look at the possibilities of Mitchell, who has been a principal setting up a chapter on the Texas Tech performer with George Balanchine's New University campus. York City Ballet at Lincoln Center. "Alledged Police Brutality" Mitchell and his company have succeeded A Lubbock man, Albert Ross, came in creating a popular approach to classical before the membership and reported an ballet which makes this show excellent "alledged police brutality". He told the body entertainment for the entire family. The that he was unfairly treated by Lubbock growth of the Dance Theatre is shown from police last Saturday (March 10) at his its early days when the youngsters were mother's home. He claimed that he was "hit literally brought in from Harlem's streets over the head" with a flash light and his wife and trained by Mitchell. One of the was also hit by a patrolman. highlights of the program is Mitchell's "I was taken to jail and booked, and when demonstration of ballet fundamentals for an the bail bondsman got me out of jail, he said audience of enraptured children in which he I had two charges against me," he said. dramatizes the similarities between ballet "When I looked into the matter, it was and the contemporary dances of today's revealed that I had three charges," he youth. The program's climax consists of a continued. costumed production of the company titled Dr. Lovings referred this case to the "Rhythmetron," previously performed at Legal Redress chairman. Rev. M.T. Reed. A New York's ANTA Theatre and described member of the Human Relations by an eminent critic as ... "a controlled Commission, Gene Gains, suggested to the avalanche." young man that he bring his case to the The first segment of the special Ls the HRC. visual story of the Dance Theatre, narrated Other Business Discussed by Brock Peters, who has starred in many • Education committee reported that Arthur Mitchell lends a gentle hand in directing a very young group of students in the stage, film and television productions. parents in the Friendship School District art of dance. "Canoe Theatre of Harlem With Arthur Mitchell," PBS Special of the Week, The full title of this PBS Special of the were pleased with the "change in heart of Monday, March 26th, on the Public Broadcasting Service, will appear over KTXT-TV, Week is "Rhythmetron With The Dance the school district." Agreed to write to Theatre of Harlem And Arthur Mitchell." Channel 5 in this area. Check your local listings for correct time and date. school district to hire more Black and Produced and directed by Peabody Award Chicano school teachers. This same request Winner Milton Fruchtman. and choreo- is being sent to the Crosbyton School graphed by Arthur Mitchell, this program District. Editor to Speak at South received the Gold Hugo, the highest award • Heard a report on the Emmitt Gibbs' given by the Chicago International Film case in Amarillo, Texas. The chapter agreed Festival in 1972. The show also won the Plains Vochais Day in April to pay a lawyer $50 for his work in the case. Silver Award of the International Film and Levelland —South Plains College has Gibbs was given 15 years in prison on a Television Festival of New York. announced that the third annual observance The first general session of the day narcotic case. The program. produced by Capital Cities observance of Vochais Day. a special day will feature Fredrick Jackson and • Heard a report on the Emergency Broadcasting, was made available to PBS set aside for area Black students, will be Charles Mathis. both former SPC School Assistance Program (ESAP) which through a grant by International Business held at the college on Friday. April 6. students and now attending Texas Tech was being submitted. Machines Corporation. The observance will begin early in the University. Jackson and Mathis are both • Chapter was informed of two members afternoon and continue until midnight Blacks and were very active students on the Drug Abuse committee. They were that evening. while attending SPC. Jackson was the banquet will include SPC Black students. Mrs. Joan Crawford and Mrs. Ervin. Vochais Day is planned each year to first Black to ever serve as President of area high school Black students and • Heard treasurer's report from Mrs. give area Black students an opportunity the SPC Student Body and Mathis educators, and South Plains College Billie J. Caviel. to learn more about college life, discuss served on the college's Student Senate. administrators. • Heard the sponsor of the Youth educational opportunities available to Both students will discuss "Why The evening's activities will conclude organization, David Sowell. give a report on them. and to hear prominent Black College." with a dance to be held in the college's the membership drive by the group. He also educators and business men concerning Rap sessions will follow the general Student Center and featuring The encouraged the group to help with special Black opportunities. The yearly event is session, and these small groups w ill be Niviros. a Black band from Lubbock. efforts being given Saturday evening at sponsored by the Vochais Club, which is led by SPC Black students and v. ill All Black students from area high Mae Simmons Community Center for the an SPC student organization with both include any and all subjects of general schools have been invited to attend Vernell Hightower Fund. Black and non-Black students as interest to all students and specifically to Vochais Day. either as a group or as • Executive committee minutes and individuals. It is hoped that the guests members. Black students. minutes of February 11 was approved by will be encouraged to attend college after Visiting students will begin arriving on T.J. Patterson. Editor of The West the group. the SPC campus at 2:30 p.m. on April 6 Texas Times of Lubbock will be the graduation from high school and although The Reverend Albert Tanner of the event is sponsored by South Plains and after completing registration the featured speaker at the evening banquet Abernathy. Texas gave the invocation. College, the occasion is not intended to visitors will be given a complete tour of which will be held in the Texas Hall Several new persons became members of pressure students to attend SPC. the South Plains College campus and its Annex at the college. Guests at the the local Civil Rights organization. Page 2 WEST TEXAS 17MES Thursday, March 15, 1973
JACK ANDERSON'S EDITORIALS16.1 OLD BUBBB , MY LIFELONG ENEMY PUT ONE CROSS WEEKLY MY LIP SO I GOT ME Ambulance Services Needed R BRICK... DEN HE PULL S HIS RAZOR , SO I GOT SPECIAL 4TiiiiiTTT In Lubbock County Also E MY SRTU RDFN NIGHT The Forty ti ff. Black sept ember Several weeks after the City Council signed a contract SPEC lA L..... NOW HE GO with AID Ambulance for emergency services for the AND BROUGHT R RIFLE.. by Jack Anderson residents of the City of Lubbock, it was learned Monday DIS MESS KEEP UP I'M Copyright, 1973, by 4Jnited Feature Syndicate, Inc. ► afternoon that there was no protection for the residents &ON' NEED AN I. C. B. M WashingtoolThe moat secret group in government is outside the city limits. Something should be done called the Forty Committee. It meets once a week in the immediately about this shortcoming for the protection of White House under Henry Kissinger's command. This is every citizen in Lubbock County. the group that must approve all the -Mission: Impossible- According to an official Monday afternoon, there hadn't operations—the so-called dirty tricks that could embarrass been any decision as to the signing of a contract with the the United States if the government were ever connected AID Ambulance officials to cover the County. It would directly with them. make good sense for this matter to be taken under At the latest supersecret meeting, the Forty Committee consideration as soon as possible. discussed what action could be taken to strike back at the Since there is no contract with the local ambulance Black September terrorists who killed United States company, many people of Lubbock who travel through the Ambassador Cleo Noel and diplomat George Moore in county during the span of a day could be seriously hurt in a Khartoum. traffic accident and there would be no services to help a The Central Intelligence Agency has identified the Black distressed person. September movement as an instrument of al-Fatah calls its The County Commissioners Court hasn't made any Intelligence service "Jihaz Al Rasd." This in turn, has a decisions to signing a contract with this company to help **special services section," which is responsible for the citizens of Lubbock County. It is imperative that they assassinations, kidnappings, sabotage and terrorism. not sit back until a tragedy happens before some positive The special services section goes by the nickname Black moves are made to secure some type of emergency September, taken from the month of September 1970 when services. Hordan's King Hussein began his successful drive to crush Many of our residents in the City of Lubbock travel to the Palestinian guerrillas in Jordan. The first priority of the and from the line for a case of beer or liquor or even visit Black September group has been to assassinate Hussein. friends throughout the county. Anything could happen, and Only a few hundred terrorists belong to the Black there would be no emergency aid available for a person who As I Seen September group. It isn't certain how much control would be caught in a bad situation. Not only this, but there by T.J. Patterson al-Fatah has over them, but the CIA is positive that the are hundreds of young people who travel by bus daily, to Last week was designated by the Governor of Texas and Black September group at least was founded by al-Fatah as and from their schools. Mayor of Lubbock as "Public School Week". It's good to its dirty-trick department. Its leader has been identified by Without any doubt, this is a priority and should be taken have such programs which involve the lives of our young the CIA as Fakhri al-Amari, who for awhile operated out of care of as soon as possible. There is a possibility that the people. This writer had an opportunity of visiting Ella Iles a guarded building in Beirut. At least four guards. with local vehicles which operate in the City of Lubbock could Elementary School's Parent Teachers Association drawn guns, accompanied every visitor who called on him operate in the County, provided they are not busy in the meeting. to his upstairs apartment. City of Lubbock. I was rather disturbed over the conditions of the Iles Lebanon has now cracked down on the terrorists. But All of this came about early this week when city officials Elementary school. It would appear as though the Lubbock they still have high-level contacts in Egypt, Syria, Iraq and put a screaming halt on the vehicle working outside the city Independent School Board of Trustees would do something Libya. America's own dirty-tricks department, meanwhile, limits, because the county has not footed any of the bill to about the conditions of this school. is discussing what dirty tricks to play on the Black operate such services. In one room, for example, the ceiling has fell down and September group. It's time, too, that our city officials and the county fathers the room is rather dirty. According to a teacher, the ceiling Beefing Up Price* work together when it comes to contributing something fell on the head of one of our youth in the month of Runaway meat prices have hit every American dinner positive for the entire citizenry of Lubbock County. It's no December. Not only are the rooms in bad condition, but the table. Yet the Price Commission has quietly freed the time for our elected officials (both city and county) to work hallway is very displeasing. The heating system in most of country's largest beef company to move its prices up in opposite directions when it comes to helping the citizens the rooms is rediculous. The odor is bad, and the lighting largely as it pleases. The company, Iowa Beef Processors. who bear the tax burden for the operation of the city and needs to be corrected. does a beef business of over $1.3 billion a year. county. As I See It, the Lubbock Independent School Board of The company has been granted a so-called "volatile We hope something will be done about this matter before Trustees must make a valid decision: whether to clean the pricing exception, permitting it it adjust its prices up or the week is gone. Every minute could prove to be fatal to school up so our young people will have a comfortable down" without having to notify anybody. any citizen in the Lubbock County community. Let's think setting for getting an education; or close the school. With great patriotic flourish, the government has asked the rest of us to tighten our belts, plant victory gardens and about it County Commissioners, this is important to I hope that members of the local PTC group will do add fish and cheese to our diets. evryone of us who reside in Lubbock County. something immediately in letting the school officials know President Nixon and domestic economic czar George exactly how the school needs some type of re-modeling. As Shultz insist they are trying to slow the food price surge. one of the teachers replied to me about the conditions: "If Condition of Avenue A is Bad Yet the Price Commission has let millions of cows out of the this was a school across town, it wouldn't be like this." She barn with a special price-control exception. In the There's no question about it, it cost money to keep up our is definitely right. It shouldn't exist in any school, roads and streets in the City of Lubbock. The recent bad predominately white, black or brown. background, Iowa Beef Processors recently retained the snow and rain has contributed to the bad shape that law firm of former Treasury Secretary John Connally as In noting the budget for this fiscal year, the local board of Avenue A is in as well as streets throughout the City of special counsel. Connally is a cattleman himself, raising trustees project that over $1 million dollars will be carry Lubbock. herds in Texas and Jamaica. over funds for another fiscal year. Again, $12 million dollars It must be called to the attention of the City Council that Meat prices, meanwhile, shot up nearly four per cent in of the budget comes from the taxpayers of Lubbock, with something should be done about Avenue A, from East January. At a yearly rate, this would amount to a more than $13 million coming from the state. There should Broadway to East 34th Street. Avenue A is a main artery in staggering 40 per cent. The jump in food prices was the be funds available for capital improvement at Ella Iles or the City of Lubbock and something should be done to greatest in 22 years. This was accompanied by rent hikes any other school in the city of Lubbock that is in bad and higher social security taxes. Together, these increases alleviate the bad area as soon as possible. condition. Granted, it cost money to keep up an operation. but it have outstripped the wage gains and reduced the buying would make a lot of sense to repair such avenues with It was brought out at the PTA meeting that a planning power of the average American family. better materials. It can be said now, that experiences show committee should be formed to present needs to the school This means that the average family is now growing us that the asphalt and gravel doesn't work on a street as board. It was good to see the membership appoint a poorer in trms of what his money will buy. busy as Avenue A. committee to investiage the needs of our young people. Spy in the Sky Many heavy vehicles, including large trucks and the like. This is what PTA is all about. It's time to see this Every 90 minutes, a spy satellite swings over Russia travel this area—heading north or south—each day. The organization getting away from trivial things, like tea photographing everything below. The film packets are citizens traveling to and from work have a hard time parties and cake sales. We must think big, for it will help dropped over the Pacific and snagged out of the air by making the trip. the future of our young people. waiting Air Force planes. The photographs show Soviet It's one thing to dodge the large trucks backing in and out missile silos, nuclear plants, submarine pens and other You know, I'm glad that I had an opportunity to visit Iles military installations. of the warehouses between East 19th and East 26th last Tuesday evening. I hope you visited your children's Streets, but it's another thing to dodge trucks and the bad school. Iles is not the only school in East Lubbock which Photo analysts have been able to pinpoint where every driving conditions on Avenue A. needs to be looked at seriously. Soviet missile has been installed. where those that haven't Avenue A is in a bad mess. Can't some sort of priority be yet been installed are stored and where those that haven't put on this area as soon as possible? As taxpayers and parents as well as patrons of the been stored are manufactured. From an exhaustive study Lubbock Independent School District, I would suggest that of factory characteristics and car loadings. our photo you start getting involved in the welfare of our children. analysts can also tell where every factory in Russia is WEST TEXAS TIMES The School Board needs to know exactly how you feel. Quit located, what it produces and how much it produces. Volume XI, Number 12 Thursday. March 15. 1973 putting it off and start getting something done NOW!! Our One photo analyst told us he could identify Chairman The West Texas Times Is an independent, privately owned young people need us now, we can't keep talking about the Leonid Brezhnev's limousine and determine its horsepower newspaper published weekly, each Thursday, In Lubbock, conditions as we have done in the past. Lubbock County, Texas. Second Class Postage Paid in Lub- from a photograph taken 100 to l30 miles above the earth. bock. Texas 79408 •••••••••••••••••••• But these spy satellites are expensive. Each one costs a Any erroneous reflection upon the character of anyone by this newspaper will be corrected immediately when called to Thought of the week: 'The young people we help today reported $20 million. And White House sources tell us the the attention of the editor. The editor will not be resoonsibl• cost overruns on these satellites are horrendous. One for the return of any articles or photos submitted for pubiice will be our adults of tomorrow." lion, other than when accompanied by a stamped, •••••••••••••••••••• reason President Nixon appointed James Schlesinger as addressed return envelope. the new CIA director was to cut down the staggering cost of The West Texas Tithes may be purchased yearly at a rate of Come on brothers and sisters, let's get up off our knees modern spying. 14.00, payable in advance to the office by mall or in person. and help with Vernell Hightower Fund. We're sitting down Athottlsing rates and other information furnished upon re- Schlesinger formerly served in the White House as a guest. when we should be up shouting about something which systems analyst for the Office of Management and Budget. OFFICE affects the lives of all of us. Farm Road 1585, East of U.S. 67 South, Lubbock. Texas He reorganized the national intelligence apparatus and Prion• AC 606 Mail tn. Address The man ain't going to give you anything. We've got to do 747-4419 P.O. Sox 22$ showed how millions could be saved. Now the President has Day or Night Lubbock, Texas 794011 something ourselves. It is rediculous that we've not done put him in charge of the CIA to carry out his own plan. Thomas James Patterson Editor our part. I know the churches can do something about this Publication Service Company Publither The danger is that the United States has become reliant Norman L Williamson Sutlness Manic/et situation. Come on ministers, why don't you speak from the on these expensive spy satellites for most of its hard Advertising Manager pulpit Sunday on the importance of this effort. James Angles ...... City Circulation Manager intelligence. The budget slashing has also left no new Clrtulation Phone 763-2735 2413 East 111th Street I've received word that the Outcast basketball team, a development in case the Russians or Chinese should deride group of black brothers, are sponsoring something to shoot down our satellites. ftswitairc. beautiful for the effort, If you don't have the initiative to do Cloaks and daggers. of course. are a lot cheaper than $20 TEX PRESS ASSOCIATION something on your own, at least give these brothers a million satellites. But in this technological age. our space helping hand. cameras are more effective.
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Thursday, March 15, 1973 WEST TEXAS TJMFS Page 3 Integration Is A Bitch ringing the bell by Thomas W. Floyd with Bob Tieuel Our personal congratulations to Mr. 6.1 Mrs. Albion Mends of Cape Coast, Chana, West Africa. Mrs. Mends is the former Carolyn Ann Coffield of 307 North Eastern St., Hobbs, New Mexico, a 1969 honor graduate of Hobbs High
School and a 1972 summa cum laude grad. • uate of ENMU. "I took new hope, not because two black people could eat in a restaurant that is protected by their taxes and soldier-sons. The real reason for rejoicing was because as human beings, they had no apology, no thought of being less than fully human, free fellow-citizens. For their courage and manhood I am grateful because they have not only made change
possible, they have made it possible for us white people to 0 be human beings, too. You see, there is Hope!" W. Gene Miller in The Tulia Herald. Governor Roberto Mondragon is proposing that the present New Mexico legislature appropriate $455,000 to provide limited public employment for elderly persons on welfare who are not eligible for Social Security. There are some two thousand New Mexicans in this category who must earn $50 in each of four quarter years to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits. The old age-welfare Copies of program will be taken over entirely by the federal "Integration Is A Bitch" government in Jan. 1974. Can Be Ordered From: Press Freedoms Threatened: "Postal rate hikes to help Opinion News Syndicate the U.S. Postal Service 'Pay its own way' will not work, but Mail Order Department will wipe out countless small publications and thus will 1968 Cleveland Street curtain freedom of the press," believes Bernard Casserly, Gary, Indiana 46 404 Hire some Negroes.. Quick I editor of the Catholic Bulletin. "We do not want to penalize a free press or impede the flow of ideas in this country for any reason, desirable as these goals may be. If we fail to for libel, slander or invasion of privacy. enact legislation to help save thousands of these small Ethics Conference Set—Former State Sen. Jack Strong newspapers, newsletters etc...it will rob our entire nation of Longview was designated by Hobby as chairman of a of its most precious legacy," the editor declared. A bill March 20-21 Citizens Conference on Ethics in Government co-sponsored by Senator Gaylor Nelson and Senator here. Walter Nondale would freeze postal rates for small About 150 citizens have been invited to attend the Austin publications. session and provide a "grass-roots input into the legislative Churches should make more use of radio, teach process." broadcasting and other communications in seminaries, and Austin, Tex.—Top legislators have settled down to the "To be meaningful," said Strong of the conference, "it turn to the communications industry for help in using the budget writing job which will decide whether must explore not only the ethics of the citizens as well, since mass media, according to Mauri Webster, vice-president of lawmakers—and the taxpayers—will be confronted with a the legislature is merely a reflection of the mores of our CBS Network. He said time spent listening to the radio has tax bill this year. society." increased 36 percent in the last five years and television Gov. Dolph Briscoe said new taxation must be Courts Speak—The Supreme Court declined to overturn watching increased only five percent. It's time to take a avoided—for the second legislative session in 20 years—and San Patricio County land claims involving thousands of new look at radio, he added. offered a budget which would require no new revenue. acres and millions of dollars in spite of an attorney general's U.Z. McKinnon, prominent educator-minister of the Further, the Briscoe budget would leave $300 million in contention that the case may deprive the permanent school Christian Methodist Episcopal Church said recently: "We unobligated funds on the table to meet unforeseen court fund of all unsurveyed public school land. must do more to make men-black men and women, old and developments in the public school finance case and In other recent rulings, the Court held: The Fort Worth young, realize that "we care". We are concerned about the uncertainties of welfare spending requirements. Court of Civil Appeals was right in ordering uninsured dispossessed, the ill-clothes, the ill-educated, the deviates, Briscoe's no-new-tax proposals met generally favorably motorist benefits paid to a man injured when his brother's not for just their money as is so often true in the black reaction from legislative leaders and rank-and-file car, on which he was working, was struck by an uninsured church, but their souls, bodies, minds, their future here and legislators, although some differed with him on specifics. driver. hereafter." End of quote. The governor delivered to a joint session of the House Lower courts should be reversed in holding that a "Gary, Indiana is an exciting city but a complicated one and • Senate a $9.6 billion biennial appropriation Corsicana district judge is qualified to hold his office too. It has been aptly described as the melting pot that recommendation—$391.6 million above the present level of although he has not practiced law or been a judge for four didn't melt." From Ghetto Life by Don Ross in Oklahoma general revenue outlays and federal revenue-sharing years before election. The High Court itself refused to Eagle. income. decide. ******************** Even with the addition and the holding back of $300 Appointments—Governor Briscoe named Frank G. An Open Letter million, Briscoe was $173.1 million under former Gov. Evans III of Houston associate justice of the First Court of To the Black Dispatch Preston Smith's last budget draft for 1974-1975, and $91.6 Civil Appeals, to succeed Tom F. Coleman who resigned. Att: The Editor million below the Legislative Budget Board's The Senate promptly confirmed Evans, who was a Briscoe Dear Sir: recommendations. campaign aide. Enjoy very much "You Know What I Mean" by Eddie He recommended $240.3 million more for education; an Briscoe reappointed Brig. Gen. Willie L. Scott of Austin Jackson and his youthful viewpoint. In a recent column Mr. $111.3 million increase for the state departments and and Col. Belisario D.J. Flores of San Antonio as assistant Jackson asks: "Is it a large wonder that so many black agencies; $29 million more for public health, hospitals, adjutants general for the Army and Air National Guard, students do not stand during the Star Spangled Banner, or mental retardation and youth institutions and $11 million respectively. they feel no identification with the country of their birth?" more for the courts and legislature. Lease Sale Nets $7.4 million—An oil and gas lease sale on Must confess that we are in total agreement with While governors' budget recommendations are generally state owned lands, largest since 1966, brought the state national columnist, Carl Rowan and Roy Wilkins of the ignored, Briscoe's were promised careful review, although $7,451,278 in bonus payments for the permanent school NAACP as well as some other black leaders of the country, House and Senate appropriations bill drafters had already fund. that we must find a way to halt the growing polarization of concluded their hearings when he offered his set of figures. Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong said renewed the races in this country or we have had it. Oh yes, Bayard Editors Here For Interviews—Texas newspaper editors interest in oil and gas production on state lands is due Rustin also agrees that integration and not separation is will converge on Austin Monday, March 19, to seek largely to incresed demans for energy fuels. the true solution to racial problems in this country today. "editorial" and "column" material. Legislative Day for A total of 113,737 acres were leased at an average per Ironically, on the same editorial page that Mr. Jackson and editors will feature meetings with Governor Briscoe, Lt. acre price of $65.51. Senator Melvin Porter seem worried over the place of "Lift Gov. Bill Hobby, Speaker Price Daniel Jr., Sec. of State For the first time in recent years, the highest bid was Every Voice and Sing" as a black national anthem, Mr. Mark White and Atty. Gen. John Hill, and hometown over one million dollars. Houston Oil and Minerals Rustin in "Reverberations" states conclusively "Building a legislators. Corporation bid $1.5 million for 394 acres in a Galveston single society is not a choice but a necessity." And ironically Current issues of interest to Texas editors and County submerged tract. enough too, on the same editorial page, the Black Dispatch publishers include revision of the Constitution, judicial Pollution Hearings Set—Hearings are scheduled in in an editorial sums up the total situation and a possible reform, penal code reform, drug laws, election laws and Houston, Dallas and San Antonio April 4 to consider state solution to our racial problems in America: "Because of the "reform legislative package" by Speaker Daniel. It includes controls on autos and trucks in the drive against air tireless efforts of Mayor Charles Evers and his (integrated revisions of the Open Meetings Law, Free Flow of pollution. or bi-racial) colleagues, a crucial breakthrough is near in Information Bill—newsman's privilege measure—and Open Texas Air Control Board will conduct the hearings and Fayette, Mississippi. Things there will never be the same Records Bill. weigh advisibility of transportation controls to meet again. The people of Fayette are truly closer to the Information Bills To Advance—Lieutenant Governor national ambient air standards. Further hearings may be Promised Land". End of quote. Hobby said he is optimistic that a strong press "shield" law held. I am black and proud to be an American. In spite of many and a tougher open meetings bill will clear the senate soon. obstancles and racial barriers, hurts and bruises suffered, I The lieutenant governor said the shield law will not only feel a twang in my heart when I sing the Star Spangled protect newsmen from having to divulge sources of Letters to The Editor . . . Banner and God Bless America. I sing "Lift Every Voice confidential information but also will grant privilege to all and Sing" and feel proud of my black heritage too, but it is information they obtain in the course of their official duties. Dear T.J. I am very disappointed in the Black community of Lubbock not my national anthem. I am an American and America is HB 10—the House-passed shield bill—got a rough for their lack of human compassion and interest in the Hightower the land of my birth and in America I want to be buried. reception in the Senate Jurisprudence Committee last family. A trust fund was set up in their name at the Texas Com- And in spite of its shortcoming and there are many, I shall week, but Sen. Chet Brooks of Pasadena said that doesn't merce Bank about a month ago, and to date, the fund contains a very nominal amount. forever strive to make it better and have no plan to "leave mean it is logjammed there. This family has been stricken with Sickle Cell Anemia, a it" as some John Birchers would say. "The hearing just provided an opportunity for some disease that one out of every four hundred Blacks have. The Yours in the Black Experience, members of the Senate to vent their hostility against the Hightower family is 'our' family and we should do everything in our power to help them. Every Black person, church, or organiza- Robert C.D. "Bob" Tieuel, Jr. press," said Brooks. tion that hasn't contributed to this fund should be ashamed of A Proud Black American Sen. A.M. Aikin of Paris is the sponsor of the broader being so selfish and heartless. ******••*****•*•**•• shield bill which provides that no newsman can be forced to If we had more empathy and sympathy we'd be a lot better P.S. Congrats to Roy Wilkins for official action in NAACP disclose any information received or any source of off. Let's show the Hightowers that we do care by building their fund to a staggering amount. circles on "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a national black information obtained in the course of news related Sincerely yours anthem. Too, my flag is the American flag. Right on. activities. The privilege would be no protection in actions S/Brenda Peters Page 4 WEST TEXAS MIES Thursday, March 15, 1973 cleaning up the school when Burglary visit to her doctor. ************** someone did attempt to break into It was reported that Jamison the cafeteria. He showed the police Bar-B-Q was broke into one night Mrs. Nannie Pitts is a patient at the damage to the building which last week. The owner, James Methodist Hospital. She returned was about $14. Jamison of 1901 East Colgate, told from Denver, Colorado where she ******** * * * police that he closed the business was accompanied by her daughter, Car Burglary at 12 o'clock and returned to open Miss Dorothy Pitts who is a Lee Holland, 2818 East 8th the next morning when the registered nurse. Mrs. Pitts had Street, reported to Lubbock police incident was discovered. gone to Denver to see a doctor. that someone unknown did break It was learned that a tape ************** into his car one night last week and recorder, tapes, eight albums and Mrs. M. Terrell's condition took his 8 track tape player. other items were taken. The remains unchanged. She is not Although Lee has no idea who cigarettee, ping pong and juke box resting too well at this press time. Police Beat could have taken the player, he machines had been broken into. ************** states that it is valued at Approximately $80 was taken Mr. James Thompson remains Keep Narcotics Out do something about those persons approximately $40. from the ping pong machine. $10 on the sick list at his home. who are pushing it. ************** ************** Of East Lubbock!! ************** from the juke box and an Several persons were arrested House Burglary undetermined amount of money Mrs. Delia Tennison visited her Aggravated Assault last week in connection with Stewart Hawkins, 2403 Weber from the cigarette machine was son, Jonathan, who is a patient at narcotics in East Lubbock. This The father of a 9 year old youth Drive, Apt. D, reported to the taken. the Vetran's Hospital at Big column would like to commend the in East Lubbock told local police Lubbock Police Department that The burglary involved approxi- Spring, Texas. His wife, Mrs. Lubbock Police Department for that he would file charges against someone unknown did break into mately $635. Jonathan Tennison, drove her and their effort on last Wednesday. another youth for shooting his son his apartment and took a box visited with her husband. ************** Let's keep this type of thing going with a BB gun one day last week. spring and mattress off the bed. in Lubbock as well as East The youth was shot in the leg There were no signs of forced Mrs. Walterene White of with the air rifle. Although the around the Lubbock. entry. The items were valued at Amarillo, Texas spent the For those of you who would like skin did not break, the pellet did approximately $80. weekend here in the home of her to report someone smoking "pot" leave a large lump on the youth's ************** cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie leg. All young people should be or "weed" or even on hard stuff as Car Burglary hub city Walker and family. careful of shooting their BB guns. ************** heroin, please call this number ************** Jesse Roller, 311 East Rice Mr. Charlie Hurd was removed 762-2202. Too many of our young Avenue, reported to Lubbock from St. Mary's Hospital where he Mrs. Earnestine Childress is in Attempted Burglary at people are using the stuff so let's Police that persons unknown did had been in an intensive care unit Richardson, Texas for a week or Wheatley Elementary School ten days where she is keeping • take a mini tape player from his car to the Veterans Hospital at A worker at Wheatley Elemen- one night last week. There were Amarillo, Texas. He is reported in house for one of her employers. ************** Money Loaned On tary School, Clarence Fulsom, also two speakers in the haul. satisfactory condition. Guns, Diamonds, Stereos, TV's, ************** Tools, Musical & Sporting Goods. reported to the Lubbock Police Entry was gained to the car by The Rev. and Mrs.Robert Tieuel Department that someone did A ACME PAWN SHOP filing open the vent glass. The Elder Jesse Johnson remains of Hobbs, New Mexico, spent attempt to break into the school Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Between the Spanish Theatres player and speakers were valued confined to his home due to an one day last week. at $29.95. extended illness. Mrs. Jessie E.C. Struggs. They were enroute 715 Broadway 762-2110 He told police that he was ************** Johnson is better since a recent to Dallas, Texas where they will spend several days. It is spring vacation for Mrs. Tueuel who teaches at Hobbs. She is the sister of Mrs. Struggs. ************** Among the college students home for the spring vacation are Leon Bunton, Frank and Charles Melton, Buddy Smith, Brenda Kinner and others whose names are not available at this time. ************** Mrs. Annie Rowe is home from the hospital where she has been confined with pneumonia. She is resting comfortable. ************** Word was received here last an 0 Thursday telling of the demise of Mrs. Caroline Young in Dallas, Texas. She is the mother of Mesdames Katie Follison, Ethel Young and Emma Barber, all of Lubbock; and other daughters, Miss Helen Young of Dallas and Mrs. Mary Coffield who is overseas with her husband. Mrs. Young has two sons, three sisters and other immediate family members. 20 minutes for $5.90 Services were conducted at Centerville, Texas where she formerly lived.Among those leaving Monday were Mr.,Richard Rollison and family. *****•******** Mr. and Mrs. Leon Melton had house guest last week who was a That's all it costs when you Not many things are as student from Prairie View A&M Collge. The guest was Miss Erma phone a Boston friend the important as a real Jean Murry. ************** One-Plus way Sunday friendship. Low Mrs. Mertha Wright accom- panied her sister, Mrs. Myrtle through Friday, 5 p.m. One-Plus rates mean Williams, to Houston, Texas on a to 11 p.m. Rates are you can take the time business trip last weekend. They returned Saturday with an even lower all day to keep one going. abundance of nice fish they had enjoyed catching. Saturday and until ************** 5 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Minnie Jackson was on the sick list last weekend. ************** Mrs. Nancy Planks and children returned from Dallas, Texas last week where they visited their aunts.
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