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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1971

Page

3

Bishop Seeks Draft Help As Vietnam Debate Rages

Memphis Catholic Bishop Dozier issues a 5700 word pastoral letter urging peace and announcing a draft counseling service for conscientious objectors. He supports young men who refuse military service on moral grounds and assigns Sister Mary Anne Guthrie to coordinate the effort with Memphis State University attorneys. The move follows widespread draft concerns and testimony from clergy across faiths.

Memphis Tenn UPI Vietnam Carr Dozier Mary Anne Guthrie Mary Anne Memphis State University

Christmas Peace Message Draws Support Across Faiths

Rabbi James Wax of Temple Israel praised a Christmas message urging Congress to end the Vietnam War. Metropolitan clergy and lay leaders backed a nonsectional plea for moral action, with ministers coordinating peace sermons and letters to lawmakers. The Memphis area event included a covered dish dinner and a service to promote peace and end the war.

James Wax Temple Israel UPI Memphis Ijpeace H. Dewitt Vietnam St. Luke's War Methodist Church America Charles C. Sherrod B. W. Scarborough Adeline Onartat Lubbock

Officers Installed at Lubbock Commandery No. 60

Lubbock Commandery No. 60 Knights Templar held an annual Christmas service and officer installation ceremony Sunday night at the Masonic Building. Local dignitaries and members participated in the event, with new officers officially installed.

Lubbock Commandery Knights Templar Masonic Lubbock Commandery No Donald L. Smith Albert Battiston Aston James B. Ward

Hostility Limits Attack on Safer War Ending Plans

Fragmented report shows Sadat’s peace proposal criticized in Israel. Text mentions U S and South Vietnamese forces, Indochinese mercenaries, and a program viewed as prolonging conflict. Father and hospital scenes appear amid garbled OCR noting births and revenue agents.

New officers installed Sunday in student floating home

New officers were installed Sunday including Donald L. Smith as commander Albert Battistoli as generalissimo James B. Ward as Captain General Dr. Fred G. Harbaugh senior warden Jim my T. Blount junior warden William C. Hamrick prelate Altus Sansom treasurer Shannon J. Keltz recorder Raymond 0. Goodard standard bearer Forman 0. Marvin sword bearer J. B. O'Connell warder and Harold A. Harrison sentinel.

Donald L. Smith Albert Battistoli James B. Ward Fred G. Harbaugh Jimmy T. Blount William C. Hamrick Altus Sansom Shannon J. Keltz Raymond Goodard Forman Marvin J. B. O'Connell Harold A. Harrison Sentinel

Women Hurt In Collision Near Crosbyton

Two Crosbyton women suffered minor injuries when their vehicle collided with a loaded cattle truck on E 5th Street. Geraldine Smith 38 and Helen Joyce Anderson 34 were treated and released at Plains General Hospital. Larry Neal Robertson of Cisco, the truck driver, escaped injury.

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Garage Sales Aren't So Free

Towson Maryland AP reports that garage sales, though part of free enterprise, come with unexpected costs and limits that prompt residents to rethink casual buying and selling. The piece notes local attitudes toward yard sales, permitting issues, and potential impacts on neighborhoods.

Towson, Md

Christmas visits fund drive for soldiers home

In Olathe Kansas residents rally to bring Vietnam servicemen home for Christmas. Rhonda Simmons leads a local effort urging crowds at Johnson County Airport to greet troops flown home for the holidays. The community raises funds via the Olathe Daily News with totals exceeding the $9,000 target for 60 servicemen, while other towns join in.

Olathe Kan UPD Rhonda Simmons Ad-Center Vietnam Davidy Johnson County Ana M-Sat Otis Join- Simons Nam Emporia Kansas Masspequark Chuck Kurtz Hisi Olathe Daily Y

Protestant Ordained As Catholic Priest in Portugal

In Lisbon, Rev. Saul Sousa, a married Protestant minister who converted to Catholicism, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest with Vatican permission. He and his wife Maria have three children. Sousa is the first such case in Portugal, one of about a dozen in Europe.

Lisbon Portugal Saul Sousa Maria Vatican Europe Father Sousa

Johnson to release LBJ education papers in 1960s bills study

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the release of about 1.25 million documents from his administration on education. The first batch will be unveiled Jan 26 after a Jan 24-25 symposium by the LBJ Library and University of Texas attended by leaders including John W. Gardner and Wilbur J. Cohen. Library director Harry Middleton noted the material aims to illuminate the nitty gritty of education law passage, not sensational headlines. Johnson called himself the education president and suggested foreign policy papers may be more far-reaching. About 1,000 invitees will attend the symposium and the program will conclude with a Johnson memorandum summarizing the material.

Johnson Harry Middleton John W. Gardner Wilbur J. Cohen Secre

Rambunctious cow disrupts nativity scene in Niagara Falls

A 1160 pound cow escaped during a live nativity at United Presbyterian Church in Wilson near Niagara Falls. The animal dragged trustee Richard Hinkle before being recaptured. it then caused further disruption on Military Road before the cow was returned to its owner.

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Missing listings in 1971 Albuquerque phone directory

About 50 copies of the 1971 Albuquerque metropolitan telephone directory were missing roughly 63 listings. The alphabetical subscriber list stopped at the Smiths due to a mechanical failure in the printing process, Mountain Bell said.

Albuquerque N.M The Smiths Mountain Bell

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