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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1972

Page

6

India Renews Ties With Hanoi Amid Pakistan War Rebuffing U S

India forms closer diplomatic links with North Vietnam while rebuffing the United States over the Vietnam conflict. New Delhi suspends 80 million dollars in aid and asserts the move strengthens ties with Hanoi, pleasing Moscow and drawing U S criticism for abandoning neutrality as ICC chairman.

India East Pakistan Foreign Ministry U.S North Vietnam Hanoi United States Soviet Union Moscow New Delhi Pakistan ICC South Vietnam State Department Washington ICG Canada Poland Indira Gandhi Tland Subcontinent Vietnam International Control Commission Gandhi New Saigon Vietnam Nixon Diplo

Sunday closing fight over blue laws grows across stores

Local merchants clash with Sundaco over Sunday closings. Purdom backs Gibson plan while noting compliance with the law. Several stores including Skarges Albertson’s faced informal pact limits, with Cook’s Discount Center setting a Sunday closing precedent. Gibson’s Discount plans Sunday closures at two stores, while others may stay open for nonprohibited items.

Gibson Purdom Sundaco Purdeam Skargess Albertson's Onerntiang Hare Cook's Discount Center Clark's Gamble Inc Larry Combes Adder Calot Iso Ron Parker Tfurr’s Family Center Family Center Globe Tiscount Center George Holt Ne. Gibson's R. . Morris Tg&y Nixon Lubbock Pri Mary Gibson's Discount Sun Street Avenue F6 Milch Street Slide Road Elmer Stallmaker Ave. H

Fragmented Nixon NOL PAE. Central opered stores ruling

Incomplete text notes a central operation decision affecting Gibson's stores and possible venue in Dallas and Shreveport. The fragment references a determination to allow the stores to operate and hints at a formal announcement or nomination process without clear details.

Gibson's Shreveport TGRU

Flu tests vaccines and brief state cases noted

Officials discuss flu testing and vaccines noting no big difference among flu types beyond vaccine updates. Two Hong Kong flu cases reported in Texas, with rising respiratory illness in Dallas Fort Worth region and border counties. Also coverage of blue laws and a new trial motion in Lubbock versus SUNDACO, plus a boxcar derailment near Vidor with no injuries.

Hong Kong Tyler Austin Dallas Fort Worth South Texas Corpus Christi el Paso Hildalgo Cameron U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission National Bankers Life Insurance Co Sharpstown State Bank of Houston Cus Mutscher Rush McGinty

Lindsay to Run in Pennsylvania Primary

Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York announced his plan to enter the Pennsylvania primary on April 25. A notarized declaration to the secretary of the commonwealth signals Lindsay will lead a delegate slate that can bind delegates to a presidential candidate at the national convention.

Lindsay John V. Lindsay New York Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth

Bank's Locksmith details a deposit box heist tools

Cutler, a Northern Trust locksmith, described drilling into a deposit box and picking tumblers in five minutes at a Chicago bank. FBI and Chicago police bomb unit surrounded him as authorities investigated explosive devices in multiple banks. Officials said a fictitious name "Mohr" may mask several people connected to rented safety boxes.

Chicago Chicago Daily News New York San Francisco Cutler FBI Chicago Police The Northern Trust Bank of America Christopher C. Mohr Chisen Beens Bank First National Bank Continental Kinois National New York City Shen Miuloku Luawa Wells Fargo Bank Market-Montgomery Mohr Wells Fargo West Arlington Place Dan Madori Madori Christopher Charles Mohr San Francisco Examiner Thomas Rusize

Ethics ruling murk Texas state officials and reform push

The Texas ethics debate returns to court as Judge Martin questions a 1971 bill’s constitutionality. Officials including Secretary of State Bullock and Atty. Clyde Slavin press for a workable measure while noting the act restricts investigations and ties to a stock scandal aftermath.

Smith Martin Bob Bullock Donley County Clyde Slavin Texas A&m Jack Williams Robert S. Calvert Charles Barden Texas Air Control Board Ethics Commission House-Senate Robert Bigge Mary Ann Cunningham

Unemployment Rates and Wages Across Groups

Government labor data show 5.2 million unemployed and 5.8 percent adult women jobless, with teenagers at 17.55 percent and Vietnam era veterans at 8.1 percent. White unemployment fell to 5.7 percent while Negro joblessness rose to 10.3 percent. average hourly earnings rose to 9.50 with a 40.3 hour workweek, reflecting broader wage gains and wage policy limits.

Jasl Monin BLS Nixon

Hijackers Force Havana Stop Then Abort Africa Trip

A man and woman hijacked a Pacific Southwest jet en route to Cuba from Tampa and threatened crew members. After threatening to kill a stewardess, the pair explored an Africa destination before authorities intervened and redirected the flight to Havana where it landed at 12 10 p m CST and stayed an hour and five minutes before returning to Miami. The crew included pilot William Young and First Officer Darrel Wiggins with Second Officer Stanley Salmonson and four stewardesses. Passengers described a hijacker using a shotgun on a passenger and a young man punched in the stomach during the tense moment.

Tampa Fla Cuba Africa Havana Miami Pacific Southwest William Young Darrel Wiggins Stanley Salmonson Debbie Beal Sylvia Brister Diane Bighley Cheryl Gallenmore Joyce Kissinger Janet Ford Mary van der Dussen Mike Lynn Thomas

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