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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1971
Page
3
Lubbock Texas edition notes city editor and publisher Lipbock. Tuesday morning issue dated March 23 1971 highlights local reporting and newspaper leadership details.
Judge Pat Moore ruled that Merle Rese failed to prove the ordinances approving a S13.6 million bond election and emergency sale were void. The decision preserves the city’s authority to proceed with the bond sale amid the tornado recovery effort.
Governor Preston Smith alleges a San Antonio bank loan for his campaign was used to influence politics. U S Attorney Segal Wheatley faces scrutiny, while Martin Dies finds numerous loans to Texas candidates since 1965. The piece questions Justice Department motives and broader bank lending for politics.
A defense lawyer told a jury his client did not plant or cultivate marijuana. He argued the prosecution failed to prove the defendant knew seven 7 foot plants at the Albuquerque Cosmic Ray Research Station were marijuana. The judge implied the defendant’s work with cosmic rays might affect judgment.
Mary Dunn, long time music teacher and advocate in the city, is honored with the 1971 Jack Sheridan Award for cultural achievement. The selection is hailed as fitting by the Avalanche Journal’s Jane Arts editor and local music community alike for her half century of service to music and musicians.
The Soviet Union boosts chromium price to 72 dollars a ton for U S buyers while a friendly nation offered the element at 25 dollars a ton. The move appears to defy common business practice and raises questions about U S sourcing options.
Secretary of State Rogers details Washington’s part in Egypt Israel peace efforts and post agreement peacekeeping. He says the United States will join with others, behind the scenes, to promote a settlement under UN auspices and may contribute to a peacekeeping force if an accord is reached.
Washington reports a Nixon Israel stalemate over total Sinai withdrawal risks an open rift with Democratic leaders. The dispute heightens partisan tension into the 1972 presidential race as hopefuls shift on Middle East policy. Senator George A. Governor of South Dakota backs Nixon while facing private Democratic objections.
Marianne Means surveys how politics mirrors sports big business. Taxpayer funded facilities and anti trust issues spotlight Congress and city leaders from New York to Washington as debates over stadiums and broadcasting rights intensify.
Paris reports the Allies demand Russia agree quickly on a Big Four foreign ministers conference or drop the plan. In Texas a huge seed house fire at Plains Co operative Oil Mill caused up to 250000 dollars in damage. A prairie fire north of Matador burned over 15 sections before being controlled. Post Rotary Club elected Bill DeWalt president with Bob Collier as vice president and Leo Acker as secretary.
Henry J. Taylor presents Turkey under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, detailing his rise from a defeated country to a modern nation. The piece weaves ancient history with Ataturk’s reforms, renaming Constantinople to Istanbul and Ankara as capital, and emphasizes Turkey’s strategic NATO role and enduring turbulence.
L M Boyd notes odds on quitting smoking with one year or two year stays and low relapse chances. He also discusses breakfast ingredients in instant mixes and a geneticist’s claim that curly hair is dominant. Readers are invited to send letters to L M Boyd in Santa Monica.
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