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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
4
A resolution urges broader involvement in center planning with citizens proposing merit worthy ideas. Nash notes initial study topics including a permanent balcony for the exhibition hall to broaden audience use while preserving the existing schedule.
The area saw heavy rain and scattered showers with totals up to 4.20 inches in Denver City and 1.50 inches in Brownfield. A tornado was sighted near Deming, New Mexico, with no damage reported. Temperatures in the 90s to 100s were forecast as storms move through Texas and nearby states.
A survey of American and Canadian observers details acupuncture used as sole anesthesia in major surgery in Vietnam and other cases. Reports claim numbness within 20 minutes and pain relief in leg, teeth, and headaches, while experts split between cautious interest and skepticism, noting possible psychological factors or belief effects.
Sparks from a metal grinder ignited paint thinner, destroying a 30 by 60 foot shed and warehouse at Phares Wilkins Manufacturing Co. Two employees escaped unhurt as flames damaged paint, thinner, and a fertilizer spreader. Seven fire units fought the blaze, no injuries reported. Co owner Joe Phares and W D Wilkins are named figures in the firm.
Space crews completed the first 350 hours after splashdown with a debrief. Berry noted Scott developed minor hemorrhages under three fingernails on his right hand and under one on his left during initial lunar surface work with a tightly fitting suit glove. The doctor stated further findings.
Tom Ciese aged 37 becomes executive director of Goodwill Industries of Lubbock, succeeding Bill Dillard who left to head a mental health center in Plainview. Ciese, former director of personnel at Albuquerque Goodwill, will reside with his family at New Deal and brings experience in probation and rehabilitation services.
The French government banned dollar buying last Wednesday amid speculator-driven inflows that boosted the dollar’s value and worsened inflation risks in West Germany France and Switzerland. Germans alone hold over 17 billion in Bundesbank reserves as authorities attempted to push dollars out of the region. Wall Street mood darkened with inflation and unemployment concerns as a House Senate subcommittee floated devaluation plans later rebuffed by Treasury. The Dow and S&P 500 fell while trading slowed, with most of the top 15 stocks on exchanges declining.
The article outlines Foster's escort operation offering rates from ten to thirty dollars for shopping, sightseeing, meals, and evening dances. It describes mandatory interviews, eight executives evaluating charm, police tests, psychological checks, finger printing, and background screening before assignment to city offices.
The article notes Gonzalez urging a federal probe of Sharp case losses and cites Sharp revenue ties as a point of political pressure. Grand jury testimony in Houston includes Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher and Dr Elmer Baum plus W S Heatley, amid SEC actions in Dallas and ongoing depositions and anticipated indictments. Also mentioned is Poverty Point, an ancient Indian city near Epps, Iowa, as a separate historical reference.
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