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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1971

Page

3

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Lubbockites in Gambling Case

A federal grand jury in Amarillo indicted several Lubbock and Slaton residents for operating an illegal gambling business under the Organized Crime Control Act. The 16 true bills include names such as Cecil Massey Red Harris, Philip Gale Wolfe, and Jackie Wade Hawkins, among others. Also charged were a separate case involving threats to the President and related activities tied to gambling ventures in Happy, Texas.

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Texas A&M inaugurates president amid campus disturbances pledge

Jack D S Williams was inaugurated as the 7th Texas A&M president at White Coliseum in College Station. He warned that future campus disturbances would be met with force and return to reason in conduct while noting a harsher response to riots and indecency. Governor Preston Smith and Senator John Tower attended.

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Farmers Union Leader Criticizes Delayed Emergency Aid

National Farmers Union president Ton Dechant argues pre disaster aid arrived too late after the disaster struck. He cites New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas as needing more than price relief and criticizes high interest rates and inadequate crop supports amid calls to end privatized practices and strengthen the Agriculture Department.

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Science Fair Ends Today at Lubbock Christian College

The 11th annual fair opened Friday at LCC field house with displays from elementary to senior high across Reston 17. An awards banquet at 6 p.m. will close the two day event. Eric Smith of Muleshoe High School directs the fair co sponsored by LCC and the South Plains Science Council.

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Police report details two minor wrecks in Slanv City

Lubbock police say two patrol vehicles involved in minor collisions. Motorcycle officer Billie Cason, 39, rear ended Vera Womack, 49, at University Avenue near 2:45 p.m. Patrolman Charlie Joe Pierson hit a car he was stopping on Avenue I. driver Lorna Miller, 52, was involved. No injuries or citations.

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Ping Pong Team Heads Home After Memorable China Stay

Fifteen American table tennis players concluded a historic visit to Communist China with a Hong Kong stop and Tokyo layover en route to the United States. They toured Shanghai and Peking, saw a ballet directed by Chiang Ching, and observed rural communes as part of the stay, amid mixed slogans and warm welcomes from Chinese officials.

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