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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1971
Page
6
Prison officials report inmates fashioned crude weapons from household items including a bucket bail and even used lightbulbs as improvised pots for coffee. Escapes and assaults occurred as authorities tightened controls and banned items such as newspapers and instant coffee to curb contraband and theft.
Thousands gathered for an antiwar demonstration on the Capitol grounds as Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, and John Denver performed. Coretta Scott King urged removal of US forces from Vietnam by August 2, while speakers including John Kerry and Joseph Diffey urged continued protests until the war ends.
The Lubbock County Commissioners meet at the courthouse Monday at 1 a.m. to discuss the 1971 summer paving program for county roads and set a bid date. They will open bids on a gasoline contract and address vacancies on the Hospital District board and Veterans Land Board Committee. Bids will also be opened for parking lot paving at Slaton Park.
A diverse group of women bank executives and officials gathers in the city for a conference on banking. speakers include Charles Ki. Minedgen and Willard Paine with luncheon remarks by The Texas Tankers Association counsel Puissimore and others. Miss Joy Lambert presides, and multiple regional chairmen are elected for future meetings.
The city reports 83 degrees after a mild overnight dip, with sunny skies and light winds. Cooler readings expected for Sub City and South Plains through Monday with minimal thunderstorm chances. clouds limited to south Texas and the upper coast.
A new law limits who can access consumer credit reports and requires notices to individuals about adverse data. It sets timeframes for old entries, explains dispute rights, and allows brief explanations in files, with government access only via court orders or legitimate needs.
The incoming commander, a Vietnam era pilot and West Point graduate, takes over depots duties. A native of Allendale South Carolina, he attended Clemson and West Point, began aviation training at Clark Field and Nellis AFB, flew 140 missions in Korea, and served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Brussels.
Confusion marks the biannual clock change as clocks move forward one hour at 2 am causing some to miss the shift. Legislatures authorized the change, extending daylight hours for more daytime activity while many businesses remain closed to begin DST.
Landstuhl Germany based aide de camp to the DAF Commander at Ramstein and chief of Nuclear Power Branch WWirthind ABB NM, USAFA. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. Col Brunson and wife Phyllis have six children.
Hundreds of rebel bodies drift down rivers from jungles to the sea as security forces burn many on large pyres away from towns. The grisly procession highlights the savage scope of Ceylon's civil war with Maoist insurgents.
Officer Victor Brooks 42 faces voluntary manslaughter charges after shooting Paul Edward Green 22 of Wheaton Md as Green tried to flee from a Ruidoso Jail cell. Green died from a back head wound. the distance was about 123 feet. Brooks posted 2500 bond and awaits a preliminary hearing. Green had been jailed Friday for jewel cohabitation with an unidentified woman.
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