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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1971

Page

2

Castro Celebrates 12th Anniversary in Cuba

Fidel Castro marks Cuba's 12th anniversary in power with no parade or mass rally. He calls 1971 the Year of Productivity, setting a seven million ton goal for the harvest as sugar remains Cuba's economic mainstay amid 1970 setbacks and a higher world price for sugar.

MIAMT Fla Fidel Castro Havana Plaza de la Revolucion Raul Jorge Risquet Cuba

Veteran Lubbock furniture dealer Harold Griffith retires after 53 years

Harold Griffith of Lubbock retires from a five decade career in furniture. A World War I and II veteran, Griffith built his business near University and led the Texas Retail Furniture Association in the 1950s. He started liquidating in November and plans to travel with his wife Connie after settling accounts and visiting their daughter.

Joe Hughes Avalanche-Journal Harold Griffith Griffith 44Th St N. University Avenue Big Spring High School Texas - Pacific Railway Rix Furniture United States Signal Corps Kelly Field San Antonio 36Th Aerial Squadron Farnborough England Lubbock Watson Furniture Lindsey Theatre 1311St Field Artillery Armed Services University Retail Furniture Association of Texas Chicago Dallas Connie Rahman Franklin Kenedy Texas Tech University

Birth announcements from multiple families in Lubbock area

Several birth notices list parents and addresses in Lubbock along with newborn weights and delivery times at Methodist, West Texas, and other local hospitals. Fathers’ occupations include Tech student, Sinclair service manager, and manufacturing firm worker.

Envaristo Tores Jr Methodist Hospital Ronald Lee Daniel 35Th St West Texas Hospital Sinclair Service 4Th Quaker Ave

Avalanche Journal Clipped Text Noted For Sunday's Delivery

Fragmentary OCR reads like a delivery notice with scattered place names and dates. Mentions Avenue 3 and Enbbock Texas with unclear timing and weekly Sunday reference. No full context or coherent events can be determined from the readable fragments.

Avalanche-Journal Besa Avalancheal Avenue 3 Jatbbock Enbbock Texas

Seawise University to Sail Again from Queen Elizabeth

The former British liner Queen Elizabeth now Seawise University is revived by C Y Tung and Asia interests. They plan a two year refit and a 45 day Atlantic to Pacific cruise with education programs for up to 1000 students aboard in partnership with Chapman College.

Tad Bartimus Everglades Fla Seawise University Cunard China C. ¥. Tung Associated Maritime Industries Taiwan Hong Kong William W. Hsuan Hsuan Atlantic Tung South Florida Philadelphia Queen Ltd Far East Geoffrey T. Marr Africa Pacific Mary C. Y. Tung Chapman College of Orange Calif Seawise Elizabeth Long Beach Marr

Missing Christmas Present Found in Wichita Falls

Gary Hargrove found a wrapped gift on a Wichita Falls street marked To Mary from Grandpa and Grandma and turned it to police. An ad in the Wichita Falls Times helped locate owners Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Morris, who identified Mary Anderson, the 11 year old granddaughter from Dallas.

Wichita Falls Mary Gary Hargrove Vernon Fields

Inmates End Walla Walla Prison Strike With New Year's Meal

At Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla inmates ended a 10 day strike by voting to return to work and eat a hot meal. Roughly 1000 prisoners had been confined since Dec 22 as beards and mustaches challenged regulations.

Walla Walla, Wash Washington State Penitentiary B. J. Rhay Robert Freeman State Attorney General's Office Seattle John Detmeto Demco Don Cole James Robideau Walla Walla Prison Disciplinary Board Prison Law Library Rhay

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