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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1971
Page
6
James and Bynum discuss using waste tires to improve road durability and cost efficiency. They cite a Texas A&M lab showing glass from crushed bottles as a strong road aggregate and plastic packaging waste as an enhancer to asphalt. They warn about disposal issues and long-lasting solid wastes.
The National Weather Service projects mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with a high near 80 in Lubbock and gusty winds up to 30 mph. Other Texas regions stay dry with no rain expected before Monday while agriculture suffers from dryness and declining stock ponds.
By Num asserts the two problems could solve each other and, together with the materials, would make the very best of roads. He emphasizes their complementary properties for road construction.
A crisis erupts as Lexington Market reports no jelly beans left fueling store rushes to rivals before Easter. Merchants report fivefold sales increases and interest in other candies while one vendor jokes about having rab bits.
Easter observances varied from secular rock concerts to dawn services in Texas and California. Fires marred worship in some cities while thousands gathered for sunrise rituals across Texas Gulf coast beaches, San Francisco, and Ohio churches, with music and pageantry shaping the holiday.
Police report a bandit shot a woman in the leg during a failed car theft at a Furr's area and then shot a man named Hersom in the wrist and side. The suspect then commandeered a pickup truck, threatened Horace Cook, and fled east to Avenue A, described as 5-9 to 6 feet in tack clothing.
The piece notes sunrise services and Easter egg hunts with a search for the fabled rabbit. It mentions eggs symbolizing new life and Lent abstinence ending with the festival. Also covers Passover observance at Congregation Shaareth Israel with a Friday Seder and Saturday festivities. The second annual Sing-Out at Lubbock Auditorium drew 350 groups from multiple states.
Bernard A Gracy 18 was accidentally shot through the heart during a changeover of Air Force security police at a missile site near Mount Vernon. His recovery at the Little Rock VA Hospital was called miraculous by James C Hickey assistant director.
Deputies voted to join the union after discussions with the local union business manager R D Williams and Maurice Richards of the Lubbock Central Labor Council. Sheriff Blanchard expressed surprise at the move noting possible impacts on job security and civil service status. County Judge Rod Shaw doubted long term action by the commissioners court and said no meeting is planned to address the issue now.
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization plans its 16th annual foreign ministers meeting for April 2 to 28 in London. The event gathers regional diplomats to discuss security and cooperation issues within the SEA treaty framework.
Legislators expect the House Liquor Regulation Committee to approve a measure Tuesday after a postponement. A Senate amendment limits local option beer and liquor elections to places with 100 or more voters and three years incorporation, prompting opposition from Homer Leonard and concerns over two thirds support for immediate effect. The bill aims to raise revenue amid plans to impose a 10 percent gross receipts tax on bars. In a separate track, Speaker Gus Mutscher backs a drunk driving bill to require breath tests if DUI suspected, with a 0.10 percent blood alcohol standard and DPS approved testing, plus a provision for a second test by a qualified person within two hours.
Firemen responded to multiple Saturday alarms including a ceiling fire at Stalter Brothers Fog Market 1902 E 1th St and car fires at various residences. Moderate damage to a vehicle owned by Fahony and to a fence at John Formian residence. Several minor blazes with setting pads and chairs burning at homes on Marlboro and 7th streets.
Texas lawmakers debate ethics rules with House and Senate bills stuck in committee. A May 18 constitutional amendment would create a state ethics and salaries commission with power to adopt a code and recommend pay raises for legislators, leaving voters to decide.
Police in Rocky Hill Connecticut hunt a band of inexperienced thieves who unsuccessfully tried to open a high school safe with a blowtorch. They welded the door shut, removed the bolt hinges, cut the lock dial, bored holes, and damaged multiple classrooms by breaking windows and punching holes in walls and ceilings.
U S Phantoms conducted protective reaction strikes above the DMZ in North Vietnam destroying two antiaircraft guns and causing secondary explosions. Reports say multiple raiders involved and heavy fighting linked to ongoing border battles near Fire Base 6 and across the Central Highlands.
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