02 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1971
Page
1
Today in Lubbock the Monterey area senior girl is elected vice president for public relations at the Texas Youth Conference. Page references indicate continued coverage may detail the event and participants across sections.
The United Steelworkers Union and the steel industry reached a three year agreement averting a nationwide strike just hours before the deadline. The pact includes a $1 per hour wage increase over three years and a 25 cent raise in years two and three, with half labeled as a cost of living adjustment. The deal covers about 390000 USW members and sets a pattern for 100000 more.
UTU head Charles Luna urged railroad presidents to meet privately to settle the dispute. Norfolk & Western president John P. Fishwick said near agreement may be possible and warned of congressional intervention as unemployment grows. Both appeared on Face the Nation. further talks were urged behind closed doors.
A reader offers a short prayer asking Heavenly Father for peace and guidance. The plea invites others to bring troubles to God and seek calm through faith.
Veteran buffalo rancher Hackberry Johnson ships a small herd through Lubbock on the way to the Inter Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup New Mexico August 12 to 15. He plans a rodeo to test whether cowboys or Indians can stay mounted on a bucking buffalo.
Early morning thundershowers and a cold front drenched the South Plains with up to 3.1 inches of rain and caused a submerged automobile fatality near Sweetwater. The deceased, 81 year old Mrs. L. D. Faver, was mother of Maj. Gen. Dudley E. Fager. Rain totals across Lubbock range from 1.02 to 1.38 inches with higher amounts nearby.
A 19 year old East German army underofficer defected by leaping the Berlin Wall into West Berlin on Sunday. He fired his submachine gun in celebration after reaching safety, and West Berlin police handed him to French military authorities.
Hawaii seeks scarce supplies as pacific coast dock workers strike disrupts imports. Diabetics lack sugar free drinks, babies risk canned milk, dog food fears grow, and poultry and produce prices rise. Officials warn two weeks may bring critical shortages.
A Lubbock woman Linda Raye Clark 20 died from head and internal injuries after a crash on U S 87 near Purdue Street. Her husband Jerry Ren Clark 21 was in serious condition and sister Barbara Shepard 12 was listed critical. The trio were in a car struck by a parked pickup. the truck occupants escaped injuries. Mrs Clark’s death marked the 66th traffic fatality in the South Plains this year. services were pending.
A three week search for 9 year old Douglas Legg ended without success. State police and Environmental Conservation officers combed the 13,000 acre Crandall Melvin Sr. estate near Syracuse after Douglas disappeared July 10 while hiking. He was advised to return to a vacation lodge due to poison ivy.
Apollo 15 crewmates David R. Scott and James B. Irwin explore the lunar surface in the Falcon lunar module mission, gathering rock specimens they hope date to the solar system’s birth. Mission TV coverage and later docking with Endeavour followed a planned schedule as Earth viewers watched with keen interest.
Communist gunners shelled the Tay Ninh West base near Saigon for about 30 minutes on a Sunday night. A South Vietnamese commander admitted security was inadequate as a US helicopter company returned to the area after prior withdrawal. Four Americans were wounded in a prior attack as US Cobra gunships answered the fire.
Father Loiselle and six Filipino parishioners fled Saburan Mindanao in a small outrigger for a fiesta aim. They endured 37 days adrift in the Pacific with limited food and water before rescue by the Japanese freighter Soya Mann near the Caratines, returning to the Philippines aboard an Australian jetliner.
A 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon and tonight. Highs today and Tuesday expected in the low 80s. Sunrise and sunset times listed. regional temperatures show 47 percent minimums with varying forecast highs across Southwest region including Dallas and Oklahoma.
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