21 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1971
Page
1
In the Permian Basin area near Odessa two more women vanish while three Odessans are murdered. Authorities, stretched thin by flooding roads, hunt for suspects and evidence as fear grows over a possible serial killer.
Reported fighting near Saigon as Vietnamese rangers press through Communist lines in Laos stalling a large force. Separate weather dispatch warns of bitter cold across the Rockies and potential freezing rain in Texas Panhandle with gusty winds and travel hazards from Amarillo to Lubbock.
Readers are informed that newspaper prices will rise. New rates include single copy ten cents and Sunday twenty cents, with service continuing at savings on Oklahoma home delivery and local newsstands.
The Kienast family adjusts to life with quintuplets born a year ago as Peggy manages a busy routine in a 66 foot square play pen. Neighbors help with feeding and bathing while the quints Amy Sara receive individual meals and cups, alongside siblings Meg age 5 and John age 2.
Broadcasts briefly went off air nationwide after an erroneously transmitted presidential proclamation of a national emergency. Listeners feared war as hundreds called in. most stations stayed on air, unsure if alert was real. The error traced to a misrecorded tape during a weekly defense warning test.
Observers say Nixon's Vietnamization plan and Hanoi's aims are on a clash course as the issue of prisoners of war dominates the debate. The interpretive piece contrasts views from both sides of the Bamboo Curtain, available on Page 6.
A leading Democrat attacks President Nixon’s revenue sharing scheme and offers an alternative in national policy debate. The article also notes states receiving federal funds and the push for broader pollution control program approval.
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