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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1971
Page
5
A London Institute of Strategic Studies comparison presents India ahead of Pakistan in all vital areas with India’s shaded bars surpassing Pakistan’s black bars in the current fighting. AP Wirephoto.
Indian military claims rapid advances in East Pakistan with attacks on Chittagong and Dacca airport while Pakistani forces retreat. India reports bombings on Pakistani ships, navy planes at sea, and a UN evacuation pause. A U S merchant vessel Expeditor detained at Madras on suspicions of carrying military goods. Cease fire talks and calls for restraint surface amid mounting casualties and regional tension.
The Senate prepares to confirm Judge Lewis F. Powell Jr. to the Supreme Court this week amid debate over Rehnquist’s nomination. Opposition cites civil rights records and school desegregation views, while Powell’s background highlights include leadership in the ABA and long legal practice in Virginia.
The article reports on debate over a potential ten percent reduction in the dollar's value against gold with U S and French finance ministers discussing a compromise amid theoretical talks.
Senators Saxbe and Church urged the United States to adopt an even handed neutrality in the India Pakistan conflict. They criticized Pakistani bias and questioned assurances from Indira Gandhi as Indian forces pressed into East Pakistan. Church called for no direct great power intervention while noting refugee camps seen by observers.
The United Nations Security Council voted 11 to 0 with four abstentions to refer the Indo Pakistan war issue to the General Assembly under the Uniting for Peace doctrine. The move follows three days of failed council efforts, with the Soviet Union vetoing cease fire resolutions and the United States backing the assembly route.
The University of Texas joins Notre Dame and California campuses as a fellowship host for 1972 73. Center for Mexican American Studies led by Dr Americo Paredes administers the program to train scholars in Mexican American historical social and cultural studies for future teaching and leadership.
The Goodfellows plan uses a large file of names to visit 14 years and younger children who lack Christmas support. Volunteers will deliver fruit, nuts, toys, and candy on Christmas morning. last year about 8,400 children benefited with 10,000 dollars in costs. Donations and volunteers addresses are Box 491 and Box 561 in Lubbock 79408. Overseas calls soar in Auckland as NZ to overseas calls rise by 1,143 percent between 1960 and 1970.
The Women’s Residence Council sponsors the Carol of Lights on campus with a 6:45 p.m. parade led by Saddle Tramps, luminaries by Chi Rho and Women’s Service, and performances by Tech’s Brass Choir and Chorale under Richard Tolley and Gene Kenney. Dr Gene Hemmle will conduct final carols as an electrical switch triggers a color flood. Harvey Wilson, longtime switcher since 1957, is hospitalized for lung surgery this year.
At 8 p m Tuesday Lub bock Christian College presents the Spanish traveling theater style child’s play La Cabeza Del Dragon The Head of the Dragon about a prince’s quest directed by June Bearden LCC drama head Cast includes Rudy Jauregui Ruth Velasquez and Jeanie Deleon former Lubbock High students
Sponsors withdrew the resolution from council consideration. Sierra Leonean Council President Ismael Byne Taylor-Kamara said he would convey the 15 nation body's decision to Adam Malik of Indonesia, General Assembly President. The assembly planned three meetings on Indo Pakistan, with a possible shift of Middle East talks between morning and afternoon sessions.
A computerized crime fighting library is being created at the University of Texas to speed up information for police and criminal justice agencies. Librarian Roy Mersky explains the system will instantly assemble bibliographies and provide faster access to case law, statutes, and research for more than 18,000 individuals and agencies across Texas. The project aims to improve service to police, corrections, prosecutors, and courts while highlighting the library staff’s outreach efforts.
Miss Girard buys pecans to crack and eat but leaves them in Victoria while visiting relatives. Grant Rolette, a Tech architecture major, recalls childhood pecan hunts after windstorms and the park squirrel encounters. The reminiscence captures a quirky Thanksgiving memory.
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