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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
8
Massive drug raids in Lubbock target a large number of suspects. Officials planned to present all 58 to the grand jury now in session for possible felony indictments as part of a broader crackdown spurred by state actions and tax policy discussions.
Assistant district attorney argues death timing crucial as pathologist altered death hour from midnight to 4 a.m. Defense claims coercive interrogation and illegal searches taint the case. Separate items note tax impacts, redistricting battles, and a wide police roundup with juvenile arrests in the Hub City.
Billie Sol Estes granted parole on April 26 with terms forbidding self owned employment without board approval. Fort Worth parole officer says the plan assigns him to farm work, to be freed in July from La Tuna facility. Estes began federal prison in 1965 after a 15 year sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy.
Veteran comedian Charlie Chaplin 82 receives the Legion of Honor at the 25th Cannes International Film Festival in France on Wednesday night. The award honors his talent and spirit, AP Wirephoto reports.
The Senate Commerce Committee heard that many 1971 model cars meet the 1973 federal rear bumper standard yet do not reduce collision property damage. William Haddon Jr of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety called the situation a sad fact.
Dr. Haddon and the Institute critique the 1973 rear bumper rule, arguing it fails to curb costly damage in crashes. Tests show many 1971 cars meet the limit yet suffer high repair costs and cosmetic losses, with front-end hits also more damaging on newer models.
Miss Crane, born with lower body paralysis, used a hand driven cart on the Texas Tech campus after her father built hand controls. The cart, donated to ENMU and adapted for campus use, eased her mobility and inspired her journalism career at Farwell's State Line Tribune.
The House revived SST funding by turning an 85.3 million termination fund into money to develop two SST prototypes. Supporters hail the move while opponents call it a legislative fraud, predicting a Senate showdown as Volpe warns final action hinges on Senate approval.
Texas Tech faces a 3000 seat increase at Jones Stadium as a condition of SWC admission. Construction likely won’t start before the 1972 season to avoid delaying the 1971 opener. The stadium, opened in 1947, has undergone multiple expansions and renovations to reach its current capacity.
An earthquake centered near Burdur in southwest Turkey killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds. Officials report 18 deaths in Burdur and 20 in two nearby villages, with totals varying as rescue work continues. The tremor is part of a deadly Anatolian fault sequence dating to 1966.
Miss Crane recounts receiving TRC scholarships covering tuition and fees at colleges in New Mexico and at Tech. She applied for funds to offset out of state costs, noting the commission provided amounts equivalent to Texas tuition. She expresses gratitude and aims to repay the TRC through future service.
About 900 Braniff International Airways pilots voted nine to one to strike. Federal mediation began two weeks earlier after talks started January 15. mediator Charles Dulen leads sessions between the Air Line Pilots Association and Braniff officials.
In six weeks of raids US jets destroyed 13 antiaircraft guns as Monday’s strike was called one of the most significant since bombing halt on Nov 1 1968. A Soviet MIG21 fired missiles Sunday at a US Bronco plane in Laos marking first air combat between US and North Vietnamese aircraft over Laos. About 500 paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division were flown to a Laotian border supply road near A Shau where trenches and dumps were carved along a cordoned route between the Laotian border and the A Shan valley. Dozens of antiaircraft positions were noted as US and allied forces clashed with Communists. three South Vietnamese soldiers died and seven wounded in two clashes, the heaviest fighting since Lam Son 720 began.
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