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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1971

Page

6

Nixon Accepts Invitation To Red China

The article notes President Nixon accepting an invitation to visit China while a partial rail strike is halted for today until July 23. Luna says other strike calls remain in effect as labor troubles intensify. The Communications Workers of America begins a nationwide telephone system strike with about half a million members, amid FBI scrutiny of alleged violence against telecom property.

Luna Communication Workers of America CWA FBI International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Nixon Istrike China United Robert Reuss Illinois Bell People's Republic of China UTU John United States Peo- P Washington American Telephone and Telegraph Co Joseph Beirne Pennsylvania Telephone Company Missouri California Pacific San Francisco

Picketing widens in Texas towns over Bell strike

Western Electric workers picket Southwestern Bell sites in Lubbock Plainview Amarillo Pampa Hereford Odessa Midland Abilene and 32 South Plains towns. Bell calls via operators fall below normal while direct distance dialing rises over 50 percent as talks stall.

Telephone Company Lubbock Plainview Communications Workers of America Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Western Electric Union Main St 24Th St Quaker Ave Western Electric Amarillo Pampa Hereford Odessa Midland Abilene Texas Southwestern Bell South Plains Western Electtric CWA Denver Picet Man Switchboard Telephone Company

Nation's economy improving with expansion aims cited

Connally outlined expansion goals of 4.5 percent unemployment and 3 percent inflation by mid 1972 while warning timing of reaching targets remains undecided. He anticipated visible results on inflation and unemployment by fall due to the expansion, noting uncertainty about timing.

Connally defends expansion path amid budget and trade talks

Former Texas governor Connally says economy is expanding strongly from April to June but may not match January-March growth. He rejects immediate political candidacy rumors while urging fair trade and notes plans to curb the trade deficit. Senate debate focuses on farm subsidy ceilings and budget policing, with mixed support for proposed limits and enforcement.

Texas Nixon Connally Bayh Thomas S. McIntyre Senate Robert Taft Jr Ohio Senate Appropriations Connal House Agriculture Department Jamesitrillion O. Eastland D-Miss Paul W. McCracken Eastland Council of Economic Ac

Broad Vaccine Push Targets Panhandle Horses Amid Encephalomyelitis

Tissue and blood from dead horses were sent for lab analysis as U S officials consider vaccine distribution points in Lubbock and Amarillo. Texas reports hundreds of horse deaths and 34 human treatments. vaccine safety is cited though critics say it harms some horses. The Old Settlers rodeo in Childress becomes a horseless parade. a Dallas youth horse owners meeting is postponed. Louisiana braces for an outbreak.

Roger Dagwalder Houston Austin College Station U.S Bob Price Pampa U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Lubbock Amarillo Panhandle- South Plains Texas Mexico Tamaulipas Center For Disease Control Atlanta Childress Brownsville Dallas Louisiana

Liberalized dress code discussed by school board

The board reviewed a more liberal dress code drawn by principals and a student parent teacher committee, with enforcement by principals and annual review. In other business, personnel shifts included new principals at Bean and Parkway, music and art consultants, and many hiring changes. A view depository agreement with American State Bank and a vocational rehab contract were approved, plus Lubbock Junior League programs for 16,000 students.

Irons Wilson Wayne Stevens Angelo State University Zonalynn Stevens James V. Bare Abilene Bean School Warner Sims Bayless ‘School E. W. Jackson Bill R. Adkins Parkway School Wentell Huddleston Wolfforth Dickson Chriswell School Okard Larry Marshall A’ Esmeadaich Struggs Junior High American State Bank Texas Vocational Rehabilitation Commission Lubbock Junior League Texas Tech Museum Donald H. Alana Lubbock High James Linda McMillan Judith Ann Marcell Peggy Gail Miller Mary Ann O'Hara

Stock case leads to further prosecution for Sharp testimony

Justice Department says plea deal aimed at getting Sharp to testify against others in a stock scandal that involved several top Texas Democrats. NBL records show Wilson bought 6,600 shares in 1968 and disposed of various blocks, leaving 709 shares possibly still held, though records may be incomplete if brokers did not report disposals.

Justice Department Sharp Texas NBL Wilson Dicate Sl O Insurance Company

Youths Injured In Two-Car Accident at F1st Street

A two-car crash at F1st Street and Lousville Avenue at about 5 29 p m injures four people. Tammie Foster 10 Fawn 8 Wade 6 all of Los Angeles Colo were taken to St Marys Hospital. The boy was kept for observation while the girls were released after treatment Alan Graham 19 of 3603 45th St received treatment in a physician s office.

F1st Street Lousville Avenue Tammie Foster Fawn Wade Call of Los Angeles Colo St. Mary's Hospital Alan Graham 45Th St

Two In Dallas Fire Victims Burned in Butane Blast

Ray B. Carter 52 of 3432 55th St and Wayne Thomas 22 of 1809 14th St suffered burns from a Monday butane explosion. Carter was in critical condition at Parkland Hospital while Thomas was listed serious. Willis Winton 41 of 2702 20th St also burned and in fair condition at Methodist Hospital.

Ray B. Carter 55Th St Dallas Parkland Hospital Wayne Thomas 14Th St Thomas Willis Winton 20Th St Winton Methodist Hospital

Nixon invited to visit China marks new era in world peace

The announcement of Nixon accepting Chou En Lai’s invitation to visit the People's Republic of China is hailed as a pivotal step toward peace. Senators Humphrey and McIntire offer mixed reactions while U Thant and others praise the move as a major shift in international relations toward ending the war and promoting global stability.

Nixon Red China People’s Republic of China Dr. Ninnencer Peking Chou En-Lalai United States Chou En-lai Henry Kissinger People’s Republic of Kissinger Pakistan Agha Yaga Khan Besj Paul N Closkey California China Taipei Gordon Allott R-Colo Prise Allott Im Jhis James C. H Senate Ambassa Shen Presi-Jcan Asan Dent Peoples Republi Hubert H. Humphrey Dtory International Relations Minn United Nations Carl McIntire National St Pcking Fu J Mense Vietnam McIntire Asia U.N Uj Devil Thant The United Mits

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