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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1971
Page
5
The board seeks a federal grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to cover projected costs within the NDP boundaries over the past three years. The request aims to fund a second year of recovery measures as part of the overall plan.
Trustees authorize design of a 15 classroom addition at Hardwick Elementary and a 200 student wing at Wilson Junior High funded by a $5.6 million bond. Bids for bond sales open Tuesday at 11 p m. The board also outlines urban renewal housing rehab and park development plans around Guadalupe area and approves tax equalization and relocation costs with city cooperation.
The report details grand jury actions in Houston amid a widening Sharpstown scandal. Key figures include Sharp, former Texas officials and U.S. Justice Department officials. immunity deals and indictments loom, with Ferris predicting federal actions in Dallas and Houston within weeks.
The House rejected all calls for fixed withdrawal dates in Indochina, voting 254 to 158 against a Dec 31 deadline and defeating April 30 and June 7 proposals. The antiwar measures accompanied a $21.1 billion weapons bill approved 331 to 58 as Senate action on war funding continued.
Police linked a firebombing at the Albuquerque Fraternal Order of Police club to rioting now under investigation. The blaze caused an estimated 60 000 to 75 000 in damage to the clubhouse lounge after assailants used three firebombs through a broken sliding door.
The report notes no injuries and scattered measurable rain in several Texas locations with minor totals, drought persists as lakes fall and crops suffer. Thunder showers occurred off the Gulf Coast while forecasts hint little beneficial rain. In New Mexico, light showers appeared along a narrow line, and a dissipating cloud near Big Spring was observed. A tornado watch was issued for parts of Northern Minnesota.
A sketch of Thursday’s weather across the United States shows morning lows of 32 in Mullan Idaho and 35 in Kalispell Montana, with highs reaching 115 in Imperial California and 114 in Blythe California. Northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan along Lake Superior are noted for cool conditions extending to 9 p.m. local time.
The Castro County unit of the American Cancer Society earned two WI program awards in cancer control this year. Dr. Carl Page of Lubbock, district director, presented the Golden Achievement Award for high cancer crusade income and per capita quota exceedance. The second award honored the unit for best life saving information in District IT of Texas. The text notes the first class of Air Force Academy cadets graduated in June 1959.
Governor Smith faced a volatile scene at the Baker Hotel as reporters pressed questions about stock manipulation and a SEC probe. Nelson accused reporters of sensationalism while Smith and Teaver escaped in a gray sedan. Clerks gave a standing ovation after his speech praising the 62nd Legislature and new traffic safety laws.
A planned cooperative space meeting in Houston will launch technical sessions toward agreement on docking and transfer methods. Russian and U.S. delegations will discuss water laser transport, composite material production without gravity, and rendezvous systems with Astronauts and cosmonauts participating as observers.
Silverton hosts the Briscoe County 4-H Horse Show this Saturday at the Silverton Rodeo Arena. Larry Kasten of West Texas State University agriculture dept will judge. Winners advance to Tulia district show on July 7.
The New York Times fights a government injunction over its Vietnam series, with Judge Gurfein offering to inspect only Pentagon documents cited in the suit. The government seeks access to a 47 volume 1945 to 1967 study and a Tonkin Gulf incident report, while fearing exposure of a source. Martial urgency surrounds a full in court hearing as government lawyers discuss in camera proceedings.
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