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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1971
Page
6
The writer describes wandering through Watts, Harlem, and Georgia, photographing Black Athiontoni University scenes, meeting diverse people and tasting regional foods. A Washington state hunter frames the piece with a quiet frontier ethos, reflecting on American diversity, resilience, and expectation versus reality.
Two psychiatrists warn that moderate to heavy marijuana use by young people may trigger serious psychological problems. Critics say the April JAMA report lacks firm evidence of a direct link and urge caution in interpreting the findings.
Congratulations are extended to Mr Roland Colmentra and Mrs Colmentra of Ydst on the birth of a daughter Sunday. The father is employed by Fouysquare Gospel Charon.
Four teenagers were killed in a head on collision early Sunday near Springfield Alabama. The victims include Kay Broam 14 and three other occupants Ann Claudean Brake 14 Dean Leon Peterson 4 and Jacky David Peterson 17 all died at the scene after their car crashed on a rural road.
Five search planes and a large group of volunteers sought a Boy Scout troop from Troop 500 after a teen and two men vanished near the Southern Sierra region. Roads were reported closed by snow, with evacuation of area residents. Authorities expanded the effort as weather limited ground access and more aircraft joined the search on Sunday.
Walter Posey 90, longtime civic leader and banking executive, helped shape Lubbock and the South Plains. He pushed for the county and city to acquire Mackenzie State Park, served as Chamber of Commerce president, and led First National Bank through crises and growth, including early banking reforms and irrigation financing. Posey recalls the community spirit that carried projects, from town to metropolitan status, with a lifetime of public service and pioneering work. He was born in Callahan County and moved to Floydada area as a boy, later guiding banking and civic ventures across the region.
Scattered showers and severe thunderstorms moved through eastern New Mest and north Texas while light snow fell in Bis, Nev and expected to accumulate in higher country. Temperatures rose sharply ahead of the system as travelers were urged to take caution across the plains and mountains.
Lawmakers consider a 10 percent per drink liquor tax to boost revenue as the House Liquor Regulation Committee schedules a Tuesday hearing. Gov Barnes signals Senate debate over midweek tax plans while the budget bill moves toward passage in the House and Senate.
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced Lam Son 720 as Saigon says U S troops stay behind the lines. South Vietnamese spokesmen offer few details while the Saigon Post reports over 10,000 South Vietnamese troops committed, about half of Lam Son 719 levels.
Rivers, 48, becomes the first Black mayor candidate to win a biracial party nomination in Mississippi at a Democratic convention. He vows to push law order and racial progress while addressing 2,500 attendees. Evers, a Mississippi Democrat, serves as national committeeman.
Major banks show profits rising in early 1970 with Bankers Trust at 14.6 million, Metlon National at 12.8 million, and Chase Manhattan at 42.6 million. Dealers in government securities benefit from declining interest rates via trading commissions and price gains, per American Banker.
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