22 May 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1971
Page
1
Saigon reports a delayed fuse Soviet rocket slammed into a bunker near the DMZ base Charlie 2, killing or wounding most soldiers inside. The attack comes amid a sequence of three devastating rocket and mortar strikes, with higher casualties than last week’s toll.
The story traces William Joseph Pierce Jr known as Junior Pierce who after a parole release for seven years allegedly killed six people in Georgia and South Carolina and is charged with a seventh murder awaiting an October trial in Appling County Georgia. The piece links his violent arc to rural poverty and a life of hardship including multiple marriages and low wage work.
The April report shows food prices surge but overall living costs rise only modestly, with consumer purchasing power up 2 percent for workers. Paychecks averaged $12.75 weekly, driven by a 73 cent increase, while the CPI inching up 0.3 percent signals progress against inflation. The 1967 base price index reached 120.2, meaning current costs equate to $12.02 for goods once worth $10 four years ago.
City wide event outlined for graduates in Lubbock public high schools with an annual commencement sermon highlighted in the Sunday edition. The notice appears in Page 1 Section B with broad coverage of school-related ceremonies and activities.
The official British cost of living rose 2.1 percent in April, pushing the retail price index to 152.2 from 149.0 in March. The index, set in 1962 with base 100, cites higher local taxes across England and Wales as the main factor.
A reader petitions for understanding hearts and a will to aid others in distress. The plea asks for encouragement and supportive words to comfort those facing trouble.
President Nixon and a large delegation dedicate the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin in an 18.6 million ceremony lit by a lunch barbeque for 3,000 guests. Host Johnson and Lady Bird welcome Spiro Agnew and Carl Albert as antiwar protests are banned within a two block radius by a judge.
A spring blizzard dumped record snow in the Far West with Reno receiving up to 7 inches and Mount Rainier surpassing the 1955 56 season total. Severe thunderstorm and tornado watches stretched across the plains with high winds and heavy rain in parts of the Texas Panhandle and Kansas Nebraska.
The Agriculture Department announced an additional 2.45 million dollars for Texas farmers and ranchers to combat wind erosion on drought damaged land. The emergency funds increase the total available to 5.45 million for deep tillage and other control measures through the Texas State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee.
Governor Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes pursue a fall constitutional amendment as Atty Gen Crawford Martin rules the 80 million welfare spending ceiling must be observed. Voters rejected removing the cap except for 55 million on dependent children aid. Smith vows to continue searches for a loophole to surpass the limit.
A compromise bill to raise state college tuition passed the Senate. It shifts to an hourly rate, boosts nonresident tuition to about 600 per semester, and trims Texas resident charges to 60 per hour. Out-of-state revenue is projected at around 80 million for 1972 73.
Two New York police officers were shot and killed in Upper Manhattan on Friday night, the third such attack on officers in three days, police said.
A Texas defense firm told Congress of its Orbis II device that detects speeders and photographs them. The system promises safety but raises privacy concerns as Rep. Caffery cautions about a 1983 like surveillance state. Arlington Mayor Vandergriff defends its security benefits amid critics.
Partly cloudy through Sunday with windy today and a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 90, low in the low 60s. Not so warm Sunday with a 20 percent chance of rain and winds to 35 mph.
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