22 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon met with 14 aides at Camp David to discuss a rough draft of a forthcoming economic report. He pressed a new course that would demand hard work and sacrifices, noting the plan had been in the works for months.
Rebels seize the Bolivian presidential palace in La Paz after President Juan Jose Torres leaves. Tanks block Plaza Murillo as fighting spreads, killing over 110 in three days. Gen Joaquin Centeno Anaya named to lead rebels while loyal forces and COB workers battle in city suburbs.
Washington reports President Meany summoning union lawyers to challenge Nixon’s wage price freeze. Texas Gov Preston Smith faces possible DOJ suits for raises to 132000 teachers and state workers. Smith seeks talks with Connelly to avoid court action as Mansfield calls for a coordinated freeze response. Exchanges in Europe brace for confusion as currencies float amid no Market agreement. AFL-CIO prepares a national meeting amid labor tensions.
West Texas Museum Association and its Women's Council with Texas Tech University Museum staff plan a Monday reception for Miss Dermithy Ry lander. The event honors her long service and dedication to regional culture. The notice appears in Page 4, Sec. F.
A reader expresses gratitude for faithful contributors to Today's Prayer and asks God to bless those who share their innermost thoughts and meditations, thanking them for guiding thousands in prayer.
Winnette Monnier of Lake Villa Illinois finishes a master's in speech pathology at Texas Tech. A tornado in May 1970 shattered her trailer home injuring her and leaving a lasting terror of clouds. She came to Lubbock as a Navy spouse and will leave single, returning to her maiden name.
More than a thousand Texas Tech graduates and crowds packed Municipal Auditorium for summer commencement. Dr. Jack Kenny Williams of Texas A&M urged graduates to pursue quality experience and change only when it advances progress, warning against extremism and blind adherence to the status quo.
Tropical storm Chloe lashed the Barahona Peninsula in southwest Haiti with gale rains before weakening slightly. The system, described as very disorganized by the National Hurricane Center, carried winds around 50 mph and veered on a path likely to spare Jamaica from heavy rain.
Texas editorial writers condemn Governor Preston Smith for defying Nixons wage freeze and paying state workers. Critics argue the move harms inflation control and shifts costs to other Texans while Smith defends state acts and questions federal overreach.
Terrorist blasts struck a crowded speakers platform at a downtown Manila political rally Saturday night killing nine and wounding scores. Several opposition legislators were among the injured and hospitals reported up to 90 wounded. One man believed dead by blast was later found killed by a gunshot away from the rally.
In San Quentin California three guards and three convicts died in a chaotic escape attempt. Among the dead is Soledad Brother George Jackson shot by a guard in a gun tower. two white convicts were killed after their throats were slit during the breakout.
In a carefully planned breakout about 20 inmates flooded the cellblock floor at the adjustment center. Ruchell Magee was named among those loose, with three white inmates killed and three guards knifed. Officials said the attack was motivated by outside revolutionary rhetoric and that the incident ended about 20 minutes after it began.
The Nix Greene family believes tattered cloth found near Odessa may connect to Sue Greene's disappearance. Sheriff’s deputies discarded the fabric after determining no link. Capt. Elton Faught recalled Sue wore a brown dress with gold buttons the day she vanished.
Summer respite ends for more than 55 000 students as classes begin in Lubbock. Enrollments forecast 56 700 citywide with Texas Tech at 22 000 and Lubbock Christian College at 1 200. Catholic schools report 400 students, while declines are expected in public schools.
Fair nights and partly cloudy days with a continuing swarm through Monday. Highs in the lower 90s, overnight low in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Additional data shows various hourly readings and regional temperatures across nearby cities.
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