01 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1971
Page
1
Lubbock has spent about 686000 on consultants in the past year as city officials seek outside expertise for planning and storm risk response. City Council members questioned ongoing reliance on consultants versus hiring personnel, noting costs and unclear long term benefit.
Washington The United Steelworkers Union postponed the midnight strike deadline as optimism grows for a deal with nine steel companies. Negotiations continued into the night as labor leaders and industry officials met in Washington to seek a settlement before the new time limit.
Paris talks sour as Viet Cong foreign minister Nguyen Thi Binh says they will identify all U S war prisoners once Washington sets a total Vietnam withdrawal deadline. She criticizes Porter and Nixon policy, calls seven point peace plan ignored, and questions Peking trip aims.
The fragment notes a political poll showing Democrats harmed by a stock scandal, mentions a student pilot charges in a Japan air collision, and lists pages for editorials markets farming church notes and a comic about a family quarrel with the wife always right.
A man who found a southern Philippines tribe in stone age conditions warns that locals may suffer a terrible shock from the outside world if not protected. The piece hints at broader inflation news and business updates across the paper with references to pages and sections.
A fragment describes Ray Burton’s long running hobby of beekeeping. He tends 14 hives among friends as he harvests honey and stays devoted to bees despite other interests.
Scientists at the Space Center celebrate Apollo 13 era color TV footage from the Hadley region. They anticipate new knowledge on the moon’s evolution from the uplinked data and lunar surface observations by astronauts including David Ho and James B. Irvin, predicting major advances beyond previous missions.
A reader offers a prayer asking for sincere hearts and peace for China. The wording stresses reflection of God's love and hope that conflict may ease, closing with Amen.
Astronauts David Bo Scott and James DB Trewin prepare a five mile round trip in an $8 million hover craft to study a benanzic on Apennine Mounts. The mission aims to report findings to Earth scientists, marking a historic milestone in lunar exploration and oxygen use.
A hostile action near Da Nang claimed three American lives in a red ambush. Initial reports indicate U S forces engaged the attackers as evacuations continued from the area. Kats Castine and other authorities confirmed casualties and ongoing investigations.
City records a dip to near 81 degrees Saturday as a weak cold front skims the Plains. Reports from New Mesien and surrounding towns note light showers with amounts around one quarter inch in Farnest and nearby locales. Observers cite unsettled overnight conditions and patchy thunder in some areas, with limited rainfall totals across the area.
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