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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1972

Page

6

Town Hall Program Aims at Ethnic Groups Study

At Dunbar Estacado the Human Relations Commission outlines a town hall style study of ethnic groups. The plan details how the commission would function and the powers it would possess to oversee community integration.

Marcelino Cuellar Virgil Johnson Commit@e 70 Dunbar High School Johnson Human Relations Commission Ernest Barton Estacado High School Committee 70 Vince Robles H. Colgate J. J. Simon E. Brown Mike Warden

Rain and storms sweep West Texas with warnings issued

A line of thundershowers covered parts of West Texas while the NWS issued flash flood warnings from Amistad Reservoir to Del Rio. Winds gusted up to 50 mph near Del Rio and channeled moisture inland with warm temps across the region. Residents faced high water at crossings and hazardous travel as spring storms and snow in neighboring areas shaped a volatile weather pattern.

del Rio NWS Amistad Reservoir Amarillo Ch. Bess Big Spring Guadalupe Pass Texas High Plains Abilene San Angelo Rocky Mountain Plateau Colorado Nevada Montana Wyoming

U.S. Narrowed Bombing in North Vietnam Amid Talks

U.S. sources report sharply reduced bombing of North Vietnam with strikes limited below the 20th parallel near Hanoi and Hai Phong. Four Americans die in a Huey crash in Phu Yen province as talks and silence from Hanoi influence the pace of air operations.

Saigon United States North Vietnam Hanoi U.S lSources Nixon South Vietnam Tanoi Hai iPhong Paris Phu Yen Haiphong

House Moved at 4423 27th Street Tuesday

Movers began at 9 a.m. Tuesday moving a house from 4423 27th St. They traveled south on University Ave and 19th St, then south on Slide Road and west on Sdth Street. Loop 289 blocked the exit until an opening on W Fourth Street was found.

Dialogue Effort Aims to Chart Culture and Path Ahead

A genuine push seeks people-to-people talks to understand where society is headed and why. The initiative emphasizes cross group engagement to map attitudes, concerns, and anticipated changes shaping the future.

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Hereford Vets New Tornado Warning System Post Storm

Hereford officials order a 24 speaker warning system after a tornado damaged homes and old sirens failed to alert residents. The system will be powered by rechargeable batteries and run independently. The police station will issue the warnings. Arnaldo Bisoni buys lottery ticket after missing a fatal flight in Brazil.

Hereford Sta An Sao Paulo Brazil Arnaldo Bisoni

Blockade and Harbor Mining Escalations In Vietnam

The article reports U S officials debating bombing escalation to defend troops in South Vietnam while Fulbright questions negotiation prospects. Laird defends operations as necessary to halt North Vietnamese invasion with about 110 000 troops in the south. Soviet Red Star reiterates support for North Vietnam despite U S warnings and Haiphong harbor damage claims.

Laird Hanoi-Hanphong U.S Fulbright Southeast Asia South Vietnam Armed Forces Red Star Soviet Union North Vietnam Sive North ‘Vietnam Indochina Ino Hanoi Haiphong

Kidney Recipient Back In Hospital

Rodney Speck, a kidney transplant recipient, was rushed back to Denver with acute kidney rejection after six months of tests and recuperation. His father William Speck said Rodney had temperatures of 103 and 105 degrees Saturday and Sunday. doctors have not yet determined the extent of the damage.

Rodney Speck Denver William Speck Rt. 4 Lubbock Rodney

Two U.S. Sailors Die in Gulf Naval Incidents

The 7th Fleet reports fatalities from North Vietnamese off ensive actions near Tonkin Gulf. On Sunday and Monday the guided missile frigate Worden and destroyer Buchanan suffered deadly blasts and shell strikes. In Buchanan one crewman was killed and seven wounded. Worden recorded one death and nine injuries from an explosion aboard.

Saigon API - US U.S Worden Tonkin Gulf Buchanan North Vietnam

Dissenters Draw Ire Of Fliers In Vietnam Tour

In Vietnam Mas sine fliers criticized U S antiwar demonstrators saying they are not opposed to the situation. Capt Jeffrey Richardson and Capt Art Tozzi said dissenters in the states are not in position to judge what is happening. They defend mission flights over the Central Highlands and express resolve to follow orders.

DA Nang Staith Vietnam UPI Massine Fliers Jeffrey Richardson Tustin Calif Art Tozzi Brunswick South Vietnam U.S Department of Defense Time Magazine Tozzii Tozzi Richardson Central Highlands North Vietnam K. A. McFerren el Paso Tex

Barnes Aims Barbs At Opponents In Dimmitt Tour

Four city stop junket by DeLeon peanut farmer and Texas House member Ben Barnes features sharp exchanges with Gov. Preston Smith and other rivals. Barnes defends reform claims, denies Sharpstown scandal links, and argues for modernizing state government while predicting tax considerations and a possible two term limit for a governor. He recalls early entry age and touts annual sessions and a full time committee system.

Dimmitt Plainview Floydada Talla Pampa Canadian Perryton Spearman Stratford Dalhart Dumas Borger Panhandle DeLeon Preston Smith Smith Lubbock Brisene Barnes Dolph Briscoe Frances Farenthold Farenthold Bob Bullock Ben Barnes Frank Sharp Heo Sharp Texas Senate House

Apollo 16 mission faces guidance glitch and planned lunar landing

Astronauts report a temporary navigation loss aboard Apollo 16 prompting a strict rest curfew after two hours sleep. MIT experts link the issue to a possible electromagnetic impulse damaging the command ship gyroscope while engineers work with NASA to confirm the fault following lessons from Apollo 12. The plan calls for lunar orbit entering at 2 23 p m CST with a main engine burn and a 41 ton TNT explosive impact behind the Moon as part of tracking and subsurface studies near Tranquility Base.

Duke Mattingly Space Center Trouston Massachusetts Institute For Technology MIT Casper Lunar Apollo Earth Moon Tranquility Base

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