Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 56

GROWimvSE OF COAL, FOSSIL FUELS ALSO CITED Tuesday Evening, Sepletnber 14, 1971-lUBBOCK AVAUMCHE-JOUWAi-b 1 Improper Disposalglamed For Mercury Contamination JOSKl'H MYLER operations, while significant, preserved fish a Ur8 ay Cad dell Bunlop, center, and fruett Mayes were among some 90 members of'tlw South Governments (SPAG) ihal attended ihc orgpnizMion's gen- enlassemUy noting Monday ht at the Holiday Inn-Parkway. is a SPAG service officer. (Staff Photo) SPAG Begins New Fiscal Year, New Work Program elected SPAG president for 197172 year. The four vice presidents ejected, respectively, were Arch Lubbock County commissioner, Plainview Mayor Louis Thomas, Post Mayor Giles McCrary and W. T.

McKinney, Terry County judge. Alex Williams, mayor pro tern of Muleshoe, will" serve as secretary and Lubbock County Judge Rod Shaw wll hold the treasurer's post. Legislators Spcnk Blanchard, the initial speaker at the banquet, explained to the SPAG representatives that 3,000 "bills were up for consideration in this year's session of. legislature. Because of this, he explained, state lawmakers were unable to and vote comprehensively on al! the bills proposed.

Jones deliberated briefly on the controversial state redistric- ling bill which he spearheaded. He explained that the Texas Supreme Court ruled against the measure, saying it was unconstitutional to divide counties into-separate-districts. "But there is no way to draw up ideal districts without dividing counties," he emphasized to the delegates. Flights concerned. They are not part of the master list of some 33,000 already -checked out and approved by both countries, although there may be some duplications." When the last of the 1,000 arrive here the airlift will be halted permanently.

Officials of the Cuban Refugee in Miami said Monday they expected the processing by U. S. immigration authorities of the final 1,000 to be done on a hurry-up basis. Request Unanswered State Department officials here said there had been no v--ord from on -its request for an explanation of the status of the 33,000 names on a joint consolidated list ot would-be refugees approved by both countries. The State Department also asked the Castro government to authorize the departure of Knottier 100,000 Cubans "claimed" by their relatives in this country.

There has been no response to this request cither, officials There was no immediate word as (o when the last of the "free-, dom flights" would start, but some officials expected them to begin within a week or 10 days. Aside from the election of officers, representatives at large of SPAG's 15-county region were also chosen in the genera assembly meeting. Representatives Named They include Alex Williams of Bailey County, Bud Thomas ci Cochran County, T. J. Taylor ol Crosby County, Wayne Russel! of Floyd County, Giles McCrary of Garza County, Carl Newton of Hale County, Paul Carmickle of Lamb County, G.

A. Edwards Jr. Lubbock County, Meldon Lescue of Lynn County, George Ashburn of Terry County and Alton Halfield of Yoakum County. SPAG members of Dickens, Hockley and Motley counties were not present to elect representatives, but they will be chosen at a later date. Direct representatives to the organization are Henry Heck and Marvin Churchwell, both oi Hale County; Virgil -Morris of King County; Shaw, Alton Brazell, Max Arrants and Arch Lamb, all of Lubbock County; W.

T. McKinney of Terry County; John E. Baker, Morris Turner and Lonnie Hollingsworth, all representing the City of Lubbock; and Louis N. Thomas of Plainview. "Disappointed" Leslie, in his final meeting as president of the governing body, jxpressed to the representatives his gratitude for-the key programs initiated and developed ia the past year.

He especially indicated satisfaction over the instigation of criminal justice planning pro- iecis and we acquisition of modern teletype systems for the smaller communities on the South Plains. Leslie was "bitterly disap- Tointed," however, over the ailure of some SPAG programs, including the acquisition of radio systems for various i overnments in the region. Expenditures during the president's term totaled 5138,352 during the organization's second year. Upcoming projects will range mm continuation of criminal justice planning and law en- 'orccment training comprehensive health planning and 'rUergovernmental services. U.S.

Births prime childbearing ages the bureau said of last year's report. But the six-month figures for 1971 will change that view if it continues, for both the birth rate and the average size families" will show a statistical decline. Census officials are wondering whether basic attitudes toward a family are changing, whether abortion has the picture, or whether the economic climate had something to do with the drop. The figures parallel a recent report by the Washington for. Metropolitan Studies, saying the 1970 Census showed the number of children under 5 years of age.

declined by 15.5 per. cent from 1960 to largest drop during the 120 years for statistics have been kept. The study said the decline could.reduce births to a level where they would be exceeded by.deaUis within a few decades. Russians Wild For More Jazz, Ellington Says MOSCOW (UPI) Ellington's first audience of Russian jazz fans loved him madly, worked him overtime and.wore him out. "How much better an audience can you get?" Ellingotn said today of his band's opening night in Leningrad Monday.

"There were thousands of people packed into this tremendous, modern say seven or eight not everyone who wanted to get in could get in. "The program was supposed to last from eight (p.m) to 10, but the encores ran till 11. They were still applauding at 11 p.m. wanted more. Nobody forced them to do this, they just wanted more," he said.

Telephone Interview Was the Leningrad's modern Okfyabir concert of the most enthusiastic The Duke has seen? "Absolutely. Only more so," said Ellington, in a telephone interview from Leningrad. Ellington and his orchestra arrived in the Soviet Union Saturday for a live-week, 20- coricert tour of the country. Monday night in Leningrad was their premiere. Jazz music of all varieties is extremely popular throughout the Soviet Union.

Jazz bands and orchestras from many countries have toured the nation, although the' lasl prominent American group was that of Benny Goodman in the 1960s. Ellington has four more evening concerts in Leningrad, from tonight on. His group goes to Minsk, capital of Byelorussia, on Sept. 21, and then try Kiev, Rostov-on-Don and Moscow. Busing Plan schools selecting sites for new well as patterns of assignment of teachers and staff have all perpetuated the separation," it said.

The brief quoted meetings of a 1938 meeting where the Aus- Jn planning commission approved sites selected for three "racial" housing projects one Negro, one Mexican and one white. The brief also quoted October, LD35, school board meeting minutes which said: "For many years it has been the desire of the Austin School Board to provide for the large group of Spanish speaking cit- zens of Austin a suitable, well equipped school built as near center of their population as possible." Voter List Available For $350 Per Copy HOUSTON (AP) The county voter registration list will on computer tape next year nnd anybody can get a copy, for 5350. The price tag was set Monday by the commissioners court after County Tax Assessor-Cbllec- ior Carl Smith said that's what it costs-to make thB. tapes. 1he tax office will also continue to sell printed copies of voter registration lists at $1 per' precinct or 5150 for a compete list of all county votersr Two Killed As Navy Sliip Rams Fishing Boal SAIGON (AP) A U.S.

Navy oiler collided with a' Nationalist Chinese fishing boat in early morning darkness today off. the coast of South Vietnam and the fishing sank immediately with the loss of two of its 15 crewmen, the Navy an nounced. A spokesman said another Taiwan fishing boat rescued the 13 survivors from the South China Sea, about 10 miles east of Phan Thiet. IVHnor Damage The Navy said the 25,500 ton Taluga, a fuel supply vessel allied warships patroling along South Vietnam's east coast, sustained only minor damage. The spokesman identified the sunken fishing boat as the Chia fu No.

5, a 110-foot vessel from Ffaohsiung, Taiwan. The spokesman said two of its crew members are missing and believed drowned. Four of the survivors were Teatert aboard the Taluga for minor cuts and abrasions. The spokesman safd the Ta- luga.along with the U.S. Navy minesweeper Fortify, which arrived on the scene about an lour after the 12:30 a.m.

collision, remained in the area until daybreak and continued a search. Ho said cause of the collision lad not been determined and that a Navy investigation was underway. MOKE TIME WASHINGTON SI riko idleness accounted for .27 cent of estimated total working time for the first six months ot 1970, compared with .24 per cent in 1969, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. STKKf, WAGT AT S5.68 -GARY, Ind. domestic steel industry's employment cost for wage earners averaged a record $5.68 per hour in 1970, a lump of 30 cents over he previous year, ISy JOSEPH MVLKR WASHINGTON (UP!) Michigan State University professor told the American Chemical Society today that 'improper disposal" of mercury-containing products may be primarily responsible for mercuric, poisoning of the environment.

The professor, Dr. Frank M. D'ltri, gave the society an account of the historic causes of mercury pDisoning of human beings. "It is becoming more evident," he said, "that the mercury discharges by the many companies that use mercury in their manufacturing significant, are only minor contributions of the total mercury lost to the world's environment." ISUuucs Ii Disposal he said, "the preserved fish caught in the Detroit and St. Cla Rivers, Lake Eric, and Lake St.

Clair between 1930 and 1955. mercury environ largest sources of discharged into the ment each year may result from (he improper dis'posal of hundreds of manufactured products which contain mercury." D'ltri also indicted the growing combustion and coal and other fossil fuels which has cd more and more mercury soning into the environment since the birth of the industrial revolution in the ISth Century. He cited increased amounts of mercury found in museum- Transit Program Committee To Meet On HOUSTON (AP) A committee of more than 100 members will meet tonight at c-ity hall to participate in the city's transit action program. The program is the new name for a $774.000 iransiwrtation feasibility study authorized by the city council in May of 1970. Mayor Louie Welch, who ap- the committee, said it represents a cross-section of the city's population.

lie attributed the inc 'ease in mercury in Lake Knc fisli to fallout from burning inpjviuy- containing coal. Utlirr Sources Natm-tl Other sources of Piortus's' contamination, D'Hri said, include combustion of wastes, smelling of ores, and introduction of mercury into systems by hospitals, lnburato-j rics, and the genera! through use of commonplace products containing mercurials. D'ltri said Uic most ancient, literature of Western civilization contain references to "mercury contamination, ble of harming human beings." When the use of coal in the- industrial revolution a along, mercury rose abruptly Mid has been increasing ever since. LAFF-A-DAY "Oh, one more thir.gr what time does the office knock off in the afternoon?" COFFEE --as-; Maryland Club All Grinds Lb: Can- Sliced Bacon i Rib steak Facial TlSSUl Grad, I USDA 1 I I IIOWlJI I First Grade. LQuality, Thick Sliced Bulk Pak, Pourtd Lean, USDA Choice Beef Short Ribs Excellent with Sauerkraut Pork Hocks Dated to Assure Freshness USDA Choice Beef, Valu- i rimmed, Pound Dak Brand, Good For Any Meal Pound 290 Chopped Ham Pound Can 690 Chicken Fried Tenda-Made.

Breaded. pound 390 Beef Patties Pou nd 890 Tray Pak, Heat and Eat Soft-Ply White or Assorted 200 Ct Box II i oy r(ljv licUl dlltj Ground Chuck Pound 780 Fish Sticks USDA Choice Beef, Center Cut Chuck Farmer Jones, Half Moon Pound 590 1 i aiiue; ijijucs, ndii TVIUUEI Boneless Steak Pound 980 Longhorn Cheese Pkg 650 a Fresh Picnic Cuts Ml Pound -UV Peaches Carol Ann Yellow Cling, Halves or Slices Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Aunt Jemima Pancake Syrup Sara Lee, Frozen, Cherry Cheese Cake Birdseye, Frozen Japanese Vegetables 540 Birdseye, Frozen, Medley Spanish Vegetables 10 Oz 540 2 Lb. Box 590 24 Oz. Bottla 770 20 Oz. Pfcg, 990 10 Oz.

Birdseye, Frozen Mexican Vegetables 10 5 Birdseye, Frozen Danish Vegetables ioo Birdseye. Frozen, Spaetzie Bavarian Beans iooz.pkg. Old South Frozen, All Varieties Fruit Cobblers 32 oz. size Morton's Frozen English Muffins Oz Pk 3 29 Oz. Can Underwood Chicken Spread Underwood Corned Beef Spread La Choy Meatless Chow Meim60z.c a n530 Foremost Instant Breakfast 590 Butterfield Potato Stix IHOZ.

2 FOR 150 Assorted Flavors Hi-G Drinks Farmer Jones Assorted Ffavors Assorted Color! Cottage Jonesl Paper Cheese iMeiiormel Towels I 46 Oz. Cans 116 Oz. Ctn Vz Gal. 170 ISheet Roll These prices gooc? Sept. 13-is at Rich's Frozen a 9lY Whipped Topping 10oz.cm 560 field, Sla'fon, poj7 FolQers Lubwie.

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