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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1971

Page

3

Massive Dallas Hippie Raid Seizes Drugs and Arrests

Police and federal officers raided Dallas County hippie colonies Saturday starting at 7 am. More than 160 warrants were issued and about 25 people were arraigned. Officers found marijuana bags LSD and amphetamine tablets. One scuffle occurred during a search of a 19 year old. Jim Mattox, present at the park, criticized the tactics.

Dallas Dallas County Lee Park Gene ‘Taylor Jim Mattox State Senate Mattox Ife Taylor Underworld

South Plains College Announces Homecoming Plans Theme

Honorees announced for SPC homecoming with events set across Thursday and Saturday under the banner “SPC On the Threshold of a Dream.” The dedication honors founding faculty and administration, including Maurine Elkins retiring after ten years, for launching the college dream.

South Plains College Directore of News Jece Verve Meebers Jof Maurine Elkins Jine Hiking College

Plane Lands in Tree Tops After Engine Fails

A crippled single engine plane made a forced nighttime landing in Gainesville Florida. Pilot Robert Crews 34 of Punta Gorda and two passengers escaped a tree top perch with minor injuries. Groton 48 of Port Charlotte suffered a broken leg after stepping from the aircraft amid branches. The group was en route to Pronea when the engine failed and the plane settled atop a large oak.

Gainesville Flin Richard VW Groton Port Charlotte Dnrd Fis Robert Crews Crews Punta Gorda Robert Sauls Ernest Kemeh Port Charlote Pronea

Legislators to be Honored at South Plains College Reception

A state representative F J Short of Toho ka and state senator Sherman of Amarillo will visit South Plains College at 10 am Tuesday. A Texan Hall annex reception follows introductions by President Marvin L Baker with Talks by the officials.

Whide SPC Thomas Spencer San Jacointo College Pasadena Texas Nathan Tubb South Plains College Clyde Prestwood Austin Robert Barks Pan American College Edinburg Henry Lucke Bee County College Myrtle Lurke Arthur A. Dawson Refugio Independent Don Appling Ulysses Kansas John Christmas San Jacinto College Don Kennedy Levreland Roger Mae Smith el Centro College Dallas Anne Bulls Maurine Elkins Kendrick Texan Hall SPC Board of Regents Aryeh Neier SPC Administration The American Civil Liberties Union Wayne Oakes Premate Texas Civil Liberties Union Lubbock Amity Will J Texas Tech Law School University Center First Unitarian Lidversiegnt Church 36Th St Levelland- Tw F. J. Short Tohoka Many Sherman Amarillo Texan Hall Annex Marvin L.baker Son. Sherman Rep. Short

Florida Soldier Sentenced Life Term for Slayer Case

Peter Al Cherico 24 of Painesville Fla was given life for the September 27 1970 murder of Lynda Evonne Smill wife of a Fort Sam Houston police officer The jury found him guilty and she was found in a remote Ft Sam area The court said he is eligible for parole at the discretion of the US Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Antonio Poorida Sebcter Stern Set Peter al Cherico Lynda Evonne Smin Tommy Heishman Finlay Cheriea Cherico U.S. District Court DD. W. Suttle U8, Board of Pardons and Paroles

Robbers Target Local Shell Station Policies and Prizes

In Biddeford Maine owner Armand Hamel shifts to an exact change policy at his 24 hour Shell station after three robberies this year. A Saco Journal notice lists a charity dinner and a December deadline for a holiday sale with cash prizes and deer permit drawings, amid unrelated contest details and local event notices.

Biddeford Maine API - Hamels Armand Hamel Ratsi Saco Journal Sun Bovina Pam ACLU Bovina Lions Dee Respect Nebraska Tively

GM recalls 6.6 million Chevrolet vehicles for engine mount defect

General Motors announced a nationwide recall advising owners of about 6.6 million Chevrolets to return cars to dealers for installation at company expense. The scope covers 1965–1969 Chevrolets and Novas and 1967–1969 Camaros and certain light trucks, excluding Chevelles Corvettes and six-cylinder models.

Detroit General Motors Corp National Highway Traffic Fen Administration Chevrolet Conhich Ralph Nader General Motors Pee Tee Bee

Special Agent Nabs Robber in Dallas Arrest

Gordon Shanklin announced the arrest in Amarillo of Charles Lee Martin, 27, held on charges connected to a bank heist. The case involves car mount and safety issues tied to a Cadillac or Chevrolet model as investigators pursue the full scope.

OsUe Adil US Chevrolet NHTSA Stine Rappery Sarntoga Ind Martin Amarillo Sudan Christmas Automaker Citizens Club Segine Mount trans-Sudan Dallas Gordon Shanklin FBI Charles Lee Martin

Nixon to Hold Rapid Series of Summit Meetings

President Nixon initiates an unprecedented string of talks with six major allies, starting with Canada and extending to France Britain West Germany and Japan. Officials plan seven separate summits in a historically fast pace for a U S leader.

Washington Nixon U.S Canada Pierre Trudeau Georges Pompidou Azores Britain Edward Meath Bermuda Willy Brandt Key Biscayne Japan Visaku Sato San Clemente

South Vietnamese Launch New Cambodian Sweep Along Highway 1

South Vietnamese forces including 2,500 rangers and armored units began a new operation seven miles southeast of Kompong Trabek along Highway 1 in eastern Cambodia. U S air crews attacked radar sites inside North Vietnam and bombed routes near the Cambodian frontier as part of ongoing campaigns in Cambodia and the Mekong Delta.

Saigon Cambodia Phnom Penh U.S. Command North Mekongiver Neak Luong Kompong Trabek

Mortgage loan controversy ties Mutscher to Moody bank deal

Houston Post reports House Speaker Gus Mutscher and aide Rush McGinty sought a $60,000 loan from Shearn Moody Jr’s private bank just before Moody backed three bills. The loan was signed in Austin but not delivered until after the bills passed. bank officials say the loan was never consummated.

Houston Gus Mutscher Rush McGinty Shearn Moody Jr Moody Texas Houston Post Moody's Fost Galveston Bank Galveston County Texas Vending Commission James C. Day iTexas Vending Association Mutscher McGinty Joan Austin Post D. Dillon Murshison McLeod Moody Bank Mutscher and McGinty Murchison B. Douglass

Youth Groups Rally for TB Research Reach Record Funds

Youth groups in Lubbock and surrounding towns collected a record 1555.06 dollars during the Bangle Day drive on Saturday despite cold wet weather. FHA members and Tech sororities and fraternities staffed the streets with co chairmen Mrs. W. G. Cranfill and Mrs. Anita Pennington coordinating the effort with Anton and Crosbyton groups also participating.

Lubbock FHA Tech W. G. Cranfill Anita Pennington Anton Crosbyton

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