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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1971
Page
6
A man recalls surviving a tornado that destroyed his home at 2724 3rd St and left him to dig a cellar sized hole in his yard while his health and finances suffer. He describes prayer, his wife guiding him to safety, and the storm's violent upheaval.
Senate advances a liquor bill inviting governor signature and outlines proposed restrictions on mixed drinks at social events. It also notes House votes on bail denial for felons, unanimous juries, pension fund bonds, daylight saving referendums, and J P law courses amid a broad legislative push.
Governors and educators across Alabama Georgia Massachusetts and Virginia react with approval dismay or caution to the Supreme Court ruling on busing for school integration. Notable voices include Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board member Booe Clarke County Supt McDaniel and California official Wilson who praise the decision while Beasley Sargent Sullivan and East Miss voices warn of consequences to public education.
In Southern Florida since October the region has received 5.05 inches of rain versus a normal 19.76 inches as drought tightens. Last week smoke halted traffic for an hour on a Miami expressway and doctors warn about risks to people with respiratory conditions.
The Supreme Court upholds federal desegregation directives approving court supervised busing and race based balancing as tools to achieve integration. It allows attendance zone restructuring and considers district plans that blend neighborhoods while urging careful scrutiny by school authorities and boards. President Nixon and officials emphasize the ruling as law, with debate over scale and disruption.
The Guadalupe board approved buying and reselling Speedup, despite May storm damage. They authorized early acquisitions in three more civic center parcels and funded expanded staff and title work to close on about 68 parcels monthly. Acquisition of Lloyd Benton, Larry Miller, and Wesley Hamilton properties totals 24,900 dollars.
Texas Tech agronomy student Jerry M. Bigham from Tackney will receive a $300 Sparks Memorial Graduate Fellowship to fund graduate study. He will begin at Tech in spring 1972, majoring in soil science, with plans for a PhD. in soil science focusing on soil chemistry or mineralogy.
A Pacific front from southern California to northern Nevada may reach the South Plains late in the week. A National Weather Service spokesman in Lubbock says Gulf moisture is insufficient for rain unless the front brings it. Tuesday was sunny and mild in Lubbock with gusts to 32 mph, while a Colorado disturbance drove stronger gusts in the Panhandle. Showers and thundershowers spread Tuesday across eastern Kansas and Missouri into Texas and Louisiana.
A midnight Sunday tornado swept a 10 mile wide path through Hereford causing extensive damage and injuries. Two residents were hospitalized including Hattie May 68 and Geraldo Mendoza 13 months old. The storm damaged the bus terminal and prompted a rapid reopening of power and schools Tuesday while officials estimated 214 million dollars in damage. Seven Virginians signed the Declaration of Independence, including Thomas Jefferson.
A defendant in a case linking possession of a stolen motorcycle to Odessa and Lubbock was acquitted by a jury. The man claimed he did not know the motorcycle was stolen and denied involvement.
Vietnam veterans rally call for a fixed withdrawal date by December 31 and end of U S funding in Indochina. Hatfield McGovern and Hartke press for unilateral U S withdrawal before POW release talks. Dewey Canyon I leaders say Nixon remarks misrepresented and seek verifications. Burger blocks veterans from Capitol Mall sleepover pending Supreme Court review.
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