24 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
1
Christians across the globe shift to Christmas joys as a cease-fire in Vietnam and holiday missions unfold. A plane brought 248 homebound servicemen and a war orphan to Chicago, sparking family reunions and hopeful scenes amid calls for peace.
Eight year old Tommy Burkes son of Mr and Mrs Burkes of 5707 36th Street died on arrival at St Marys Hospital after apparently strangling on water while bathing Justice of the Peace F H Bolen will rule the death accidental Investigators said the child went to bathe and was found unresponsive by his younger sister Services are pending with Henderson Funeral Directors.
Grant Teaff, 38, renowned for building programs at McMurry College and Angelo State, was named head football coach at Baylor University. Baylor athletic director Jack Patterson said Teaff would start recruiting soon and had begun naming part of his staff. Teaff led Angelo State to a 7-1 season, the best in school history, and previously coached at Texas Tech.
The $32,000 UT Tower sniper estate is parceled out to 25 heirs in a state ruling. Court clears UT regent John Peace and an associate of contempt in an insurance lawsuit. The newspaper notes multiple sections including sports, radio TV programs, and horoscopes.
Comedian Bob Hope arrived in Vientiane to confer with North Vietnamese officials about a possible $10 million charity deal to raise funds for a prisoner release. Hope for a visa to Hanoi and suggested staging a U S charity show to raise the money, benefiting a North Vietnamese children’s charity.
Texas voters including three from Lubbock challenge the legislature’s redistricting plan as unconstitutional. Delwin Jones faced questions from an attorney in Lubbock while Lawrence Fischman and the attorney general’s office prepared for a federal court trial in Dallas next year.
Delfray Lacey died after being struck by a truck and hit by a second vehicle on N Columbia Street in Plainview. He was being moved by ambulance to Lubbock Methodist Hospital when the fatal injuries occurred. He survived by his mother Wanda Breedlove and grandparents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ollison.
Former Teamsters Union head James R. Hoffa walks from Lewisburg prison after a commutation by President Nixon. He must refrain from direct or indirect union involvement until 1980 and report to a probation officer. Hoffa plans a Christmas trip to St. Louis with his wife and daughter.
A Christmas Eve reader asks for divine aid to recognize the Babe of Bethlehem as Prince of Peace. The prayer seeks hearts open to Him so mankind may have peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
In warm Christmas weather the Acuff farmers organized a community aid day. More than 300 acres of cotton were harvested by volunteers using tractors and cot ton strippers for neighbors James Ford and Lee Hester who are ill or hospitalized. The rapid effort mobilized in a single day, with workers sharing harvest duties and meals skipped in the field.
The Price Commission trims a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate increase to 22 percent and the Postal Service announces a 2.9 percent rise for third class mail, deferring a larger 31 percent hike. Rep. Waldie criticizes the 22 percent rise and pledges hearings after the holidays while COLA exempted postal rates from price controls. Morning Goodfellows begin delivering Christmas cheer with 300 volunteers at 3 am and request residents to stay home for the deliveries.
Lubbock and vicinity expect high clouds then clearing conditions with a high in the upper 70s and a low tonight in the low 70s. Light to moderate west winds around 20 mph. Humidity near 61 percent at midnight.
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