25 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1971
Page
1
Readers see a shift from summer closures to year round schedules as urbanization and cooling tech reduce the need for long vacations. About 130 000 pupils in 10 states start year round this fall with growth expected, while 600 districts study 12 month plans and two main formats emerge the 45 15 rotation and the quarter system.
A proposed nine million Memorial Civic Center complex for Lubbock will be unveiled to city council members on Monday. Mayor James Granberry said feedback from groups will guide next steps before deciding whether to proceed with architects. A scale model may be shown at City Hall for public reaction, with details limited to schematic design.
City officials report Councilman Jack Baker will lead about twelve South Plains Scouts to a Jamboree in Japan. Voters in Randall County precincts face a bond issue and hospital district decision on Tuesday.
Saigon says 23 Communists killed Saturday across regions from the DMZ to southwest Vietnam. A 2 000 man ranger push inside Cambodia continues with minimal resistance. The aim is to stem infiltration and destroy enemy camps near the Mekong Delta with eight rebels killed in U Minh forest.
A reader offers a prayer asking God to end the Vietnam War soon so soldiers will not fear for their lives. The plea emphasizes universal love and brotherhood among all creatures.
Clarence Johnson of 4010 31st St. began sculpting as a hobby using inexpensive dental tools after finding traditional art tools costly. A friend suggested dental instruments, and Johnson found them effective and affordable, completing his first wax bust in about two months for a fellow worker with a challenging look.
UTU widened its walkout to four railroads after striking Southern Pacific and Norfolk and Western at 5 p.m. CDT nine days after halting Union Pacific and Southern lines. A Labor Department session produced no clear concessions as talks continue and a sixth line threat looms next Friday.
Green-eyed Georgina Rizk of Beirut was named Miss Universe 1971 at Miami Beach on Saturday night. Miss Australia Tony Raynard was first runner up and Miss Finland Pirjo Laitila was second runner up.
Gary Six, 18, Hart High alumnus headed to West Texas State on a track scholarship, is a basketball star and son of Elmer and Billie Six. In Matador he is joined by his sister Billie 7 Smith, the girl who uses the numeral 7 as her name and works at the family drive-in. The feature notes Matador’s SH 70 crossing US 70 and recounts the origin of the name 7 Smith born in Odessa.
A celebrated newspaperwoman narrates two cancer bouts in her diary with stark reflections on dying as a beauty the second time around. The piece notes further details on page 5 and a related feature on area Christ history and a photograph. It also directs readers to page 12 for a Texas pornography boom report.
Nixon aides expect a fall General Assembly vote to admit mainland China to the United Nations. Washington has delayed a formal position while Taiwan weighs whether to fight for its seat or walk out.
Cape Kennedy reports Apollo 15 titled Rover mission with astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden. The crew plans a moon surface survey using the $8 million rover over 67 hours while Worden orbits, capturing 20 percent of the moon with cameras and instruments. Traffic controls mobilize for expected 1 million spectators and the Saturn booster liftoff at 8 4 a m CDT.
A Rome physician said he found 15 normally formed embryos dead in the womb of a 38 year old woman who had used an antisterility remedy hoping for a second child. The discovery was reported Saturday in Rome.
Travis County grand jury meets to review possible state bribery law violations amid the Sharpstown stock manipulation case. AG Crawford Martin and DA Robert O. Smith present evidence on easy loans from Sharpstown State Bank used to buy National Bankers Life Insurance stock.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of widely scattered afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms. Highs near 90 today and a low in the mid 60s.
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