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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1971
Page
5
The Apollo 17 crew plans experiments on gravity waves and antigravity ideas aboard Skylab style zero G tests. Scientists discuss ice layers beneath the moon and probes reaching below a mile from the surface as part of the mission scope.
Apollo 15 crew Scott Worden and Irwin return to Honolulu aboard a large Air Force jet, carrying about 100 pounds of lunar samples and two miles of mapping film. Gov. Burns and officials welcome them as scientists study the mission and the potential for lunar water to enable future bases.
Endeavour splashed down and was towed aboard Okinawa after a fiery reentry with a scorched heat shield. Officials reported good condition overall though one parachute collapsed, causing a minor speedier descent, while lawmakers aboard praised the mission and urged future explorations.
A Durant Oklahoma man dies in a June traffic incident as families from Durant, Odessa, and Floydada endure injuries and hospital updates. Other victims include an Amarillo man and a group from Lubbock area with multiple relatives shaping a cluster of fatalities and pending services.
Vice President Spiro Agnew and spokesman Victor Gold condemned press reports on his world tour as inaccurate and biased. They cited Life Newsweek criticisms as unfair and noted disputes over tour cost entourage size and a Kenya game preserve incident. The pair defended diplomatic mission goals and rejected sensationalism.
Residents built Alley Oop Fantasyland west of the town along State Highway 29. The park features a replica of Dinny the dinosaur weighing about 80,000 pounds and Alley Oop's Top Hat Slide, a favorite for children.
The Michigan council on Alcohol Problems reports 56 percent of the state's high school principals oppose lowering the legal drinking age below 21. Of 769 principals polled, 13 percent favored 18, while 31 percent supported a range between 18 and 21.
Broad rainfall across central Texas ended a wet week with totals from trace to more than two inches in many towns. Communities including Abernathy Lamesa Seagraves Big Spring Gail Snyder Floydada and Olton reported varying amounts while storms and a brief tornado noted near Cypress Fairbanks caused no injuries.
Informants report 152s flew about 60 sorties over Saturday and Sunday as U S planes targeted the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos and Cambodia. Most raids hit truck parks and trans shipment points, with 3 Cambodian soldiers killed and 29 wounded in a Sunday battle near Kangrey, 50 miles north of Phnom Penh.
Bunker reports from Saigon say Thieu blocks Ky candidacy while Minh threatens protests. President Nixon enjoys privacy on Minot Island with family and plans to address Congress bills and appointments after an extended vacation. He notes lobster dinners and routine activities as he resumes Washington duties.
A Lovington man identified as Juan Rivera was shot once below the left car while driving a pickup on a north Lovington street. The vehicle veered into a vacant lot and hit a utility pole. Rivera died at the scene. Two men accompanying him were held as witnesses and no arrests were reported.
President Nixon wrapped up a New England trip at Bangor Airport after a sign rips incident. Paulette Morin 22 Orrington grabbed a protest sign, argued with demonstrators, and later spoke with Nixon who invited her to the White House. He left for Washington with Pat Nixon and Sen. Margaret Chase Smith.
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