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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1971

Page

4

Gun Deaths Of Officers Described

Indiana trooper describes the Saturday gunfight in St. John that left Town Marshal James Larimar and State Trooper John Streu dead. Suspect John Lee was wounded. Lonnie Williams was in custody, and Trooper Pete Popplewell Jr. was wounded before more officers arrived. Lee remained in serious condition. no charges filed yet as investigations continue.

John Ind UPI Indiana Pete Popplewell Jr Lake County St. John James Larimar John J. Streu Streu Larimar Lonnie David Williams Williams John Robert Lee Lee Tree Popplewell Marshal Larimar Joe Kirk Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Dyer

Top Jaycee Of Texas Addresses Banquet at State Meet

The Texas Jaycee District Convention concluded with Malcolm Tallman president of Texas Jaycee delivering the keynote in the Red Raider Inn banquet room. About 450 Jaycees from north and West Texas attended a three day event featuring seminars and recreation. Doug Barnett of El Paso was elected district director. area vice presidents were Keith Anderson Lubbock Robert Isem Levelland and Jerry Stewart Midland. The state convention is planned for April 16 in Amarillo.

Texas Jaycee Malcolm Tallman Red Raider Inn Texas Doug Barnett el Paso Lubbock Keith Anderson Robert Isup Levelland Jerry Stewart Midland Amarillo

Four Suspects Sought in $500000 Venice Art Theft Recovery

Venice police recovered four paintings valued at over 500000 from Peggy Guggenheim's collection, hidden under a canvas near the Grand Canal. Police chief Salvatore Barba said four persons were involved and fled to Switzerland after the February theft.

Venice Italy Peggy Guggenheim Grand Canal Salvatore Barba Witzerland

Soviet advisers aid Sudanese conflict described in 1960s wording

In a March 1 issue, a news magazine claims about 100 Russians helped the Sudanese government amid fighting labeled as African and Arab tensions. The report notes Soviet advisers and assistance across the province context.

NEW York Ime Ae Arab Povermenent Sudan Vileges Mine -Magezicle Torn Provinope

Russian-born Jew gains U.S. citizenship via Soviet exit permits

Leonid Rigerman, a 30-year-old Soviet-born Jew who recently became an American citizen, said the Soviet Union's new exit permits show a regime weakening. He and his American-born mother Esther arrived from Moscow after moving from Brooklyn in 1937, with citizenship recognized by both governments. He notes that during Stalinist times even thinking of leaving was unthinkable.

New York Leonid Rigerman Soviet Union Stalin Rigerman Esther Brooklyn Moscow U.S

Soviet Union Allows Rigermans to Emigrate

A man recounts his family’s move from Russia to America as the Soviet government recognizes the Rigerman claim to citizenship. He notes no reprisals against relatives left behind and calls the event a people’s movement rather than an intellectual one.

Rigerman Soviet Union Rigermans Russia

Soviet Jews Flee Restrictions Highlighted by Rigerman

At Lincoln Square Synagogue Russian émigré Rigerman urged that Jews face state barriers to leaving the Soviet Union, including refusals of character references. He said the only live movement is antis from Russia seeking Israel, while noting Soviet law often bars emigration. He recalled his own first glimpse of the United States aboard a Pan Am jet.

Lincoln Square Rigerman Russia Israel United States Pan- Am Kennedy Airport Newstomen Soviet Union

Loss of Federal Education Funds By States Bemoaned

Atlantic City AP reports Charles Lee of the Emergency Committee for Full Funding of Education blasting Nixon’s 1972 Office of Education budget as “blue sky money” risking up to 80 million in California and 54 million in Texas. The charted cuts include NEA, NDEA, construction grants, and librarian funding, threatening higher education and graduate programs.

Atlantic City N.J Nixon Office of Education Charles Lee California Texas Lee American Association of School Administrators Congress Wayne Morse Oregon District of Columbia Alaska NDEA National Defense Education Act Eisenhower

Storm disrupts West Texas school plans and meetings

Severe weather across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains causes school cancellations and plan changes. All Lubbock area schools open except Lambert Kindergarten and those in Canyon and Plainview. Panhandle Pastors conference moves to Lubbock with 10 am sessions. Church meetings rescheduled to March 1 at 10 45 am.

Texas Panhandle South Plains West Texas Lubbock Area Lambert 35Th St West Texas State College Canyon Wayland Baptist College Plainview Panhandle Lubbock St Paul's Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church

Frank Home Reopens After Restoration in Amsterdam

The building where Anne Frank wrote her diary before the Nazi discovery has been reopened to visitors following extensive restoration, reviving a key site in Amsterdam for history and memory.

You may still be qualified for burial insurance

You may still be qualified for burial insurance of $1,000 or more. The ad targets those around age 40 to 80 to relieve loved ones from expenses. It promises no medical exam and allows policy cancellation by the holder. Send name address year of birth to Gold Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance.

Gold Line Legal Reserve Ilife Insurance

Preparation H touted to shrink hemorrhoidal swelling

Doctors report tests show Preparation H relieves itching and pain in hemorrhoidal tissues without narcotics or anesthesia. The medication, available as ointment or suppository, lubricates and protects inflamed surfaces to ease bowel movements.

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