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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1971
Page
2
Forecasters expect January to be cold with average temperatures 3 to 4 degrees below normal. A high pressure system will dominate most days, while occasional low pressure troughs may bring two or three rain chances across the Plains.
Brownfield brothers Jose Perez Perez Jr. and Manuel Perez Perez were sentenced in Brownsville after pleading guilty to marijuana related charges. Perez Jr. received six years for transporting marijuana. Perez Sr. got three years for violating the marijuana tax act. Customs agents had tracked them for four days near Weslaco after a tip and found 72 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.
Bill Clifton Sr. of Lubbock earned the Eagle Award from Boy Scout Troop 509 at the Elks Lodge in Tres Ritos New Mexico. He received the seven year scouting pin and becomes the first Eagle in the reorganized troop since 1963. Clifton, a Texas A&M freshman majoring in business and pre law, was named among outstanding Texas seniors invited to a world cruise.
Senator elect Lloyd Bentsen Jr. said he will resign from Lincoln Consolidated and its affiliates when the new Congress convenes. He will leave roles as president and board member of Lincoln Consolidated, chairman of Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co., and director at Funds Inc.
A Crosby County grand jury indicted three persons Monday including Joe Silva Jr 24 of Crosbyton as an habitual criminal for the January burglary of George Kattans Clothing Store in Ralls about 1800 dollars of goods taken. Clemente Gonzales 22 of Petersburg was indicted on two counts forged instrument and forgery and Will Preston 19 of Ralls was indicted for the December burglary of J R Anstead Dairy Queen in Ralls. Santos Loa 19 and Augustine Martinez 20 of Lubbock had pleaded guilty to the Ralls burglary and received five year probated sentences.
Texas Rangers moved Orville Davis 51 from Midland County jail to Glasscock County jail after his arrest in Midland on Sunday night for the December 2 shooting death of Steve Currie 61 a Glasscock County rancher. Justice of the Peace W C Underwood faces the case with bond denied. A second suspect Whitmer Ballard 44 remains at large after indictment.
Mi Casita Advisory Board approved scattered public housing for Lub bock tornado victims unable to meet rent after May 11 1971. The board backed mixed placement to avoid a ghetto effect and urged refrigerators for families without them.
Firefighters from the Lubbock department responded to a blaze at 6001 34th St in Camelot Mobile Home Community injuring no one. The fire began at the water heater area and burned roof insulation and walls, with heavy interior smoke. contents were saved. Investigators will return to determine the cause.
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott announced a second cache of 700000 belonging to the late Secretary of State Paul Powell, boosting the hoard to more than 1.5 million. Funds include negotiable treasury bills, certificates of deposit and cash found in Edwardsville area. Powell died October 10 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota.
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