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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1971
Page
6
Police hunt two killers in Harlem ambush slayings
Two New York patrolmen, Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones, were shot dead in Harlem as they returned to their car near Colonial Park Houses. Police seek two black gunmen, descriptions from witnesses, and report the men used .45 and .38 caliber pistols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
Joseph Piagentini
Waverly Jones
Harlem
Patrick V. Murphy
135Th Street
Eugene Loewy
Loewy
Andy Swales
Antonio Villanueva
Piagentini
Jones
Colonial Park Houses
Polo Grounds
Johnson Library dedication draws national leaders in Austin
Former President Johnson’s library dedication in Austin drew Vice President Agnew and other officials including Secretary Rogers and George Bush. Demonstrators, kept from the event by police, clashed later near the university as about 250 protestors damaged property and the crowd dispersed.
Big Spring Man Dies In Motorcycle Mishap
Jerry E. Daugherty, 21, of Big Spring, died Saturday when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on an access road near TH 20. Investigators said he was thrown through a fence surrounding Webb Air Force Base property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Jerry E. Daugherty
Webb Air Force Base
Miss USA Texas Girl Runner Up In Contest
Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania won Miss USA at Miami Beach with her prom-night disappointment noted. First runnerup is Brenda Box of Amarillo Texas. Susanne Pottenger of Arizona is second runnerup. Other finalists include Nancy Rich Missouri and Patricia Barnstable Kentucky with several semi-finalists named. A separate Austin report notes LBJ Library dedication events for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Willowy
Michele McDonald
Pennsylvania
America
Debbie Shelton
Beau
Phil Kennedy
Kennedy
Michele
Butler
Miss McDonald
Missouri
Kentucky
Patricia Barnstable
California
Karin Dawn Morrell
District of Columbia
Suzanne Pluskoski
Florida
Susan Aileen Deaton
Maryland
Carol Jeanne Theis
Michigan
Pat Glannan
Vermont
Sandra Taft
Virginia
Brenda Joyce Miller
Barbecue Follows Ceremony Atop Live Oak Grounds
After the ceremony the event turned into a picnic, with beers and mixers under live oaks. Long queues formed for well over 99 minutes as politicians officials and old friends exchanged back slaps and handshakes amid the festive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tverlecue
Texas Legislature Passes Civil Rights and Training Bills
The legislature approved a nine member Human Relations Commission to hear discrimination complaints with reports only. It sent to the governor bills creating athletic trainer licensing boards and up to six year prison terms for witnesses. Senate bills would fund deaf schools in North Central and Southeast Texas, require bumper guards on new state cars, bar prohibition firms from collecting debts via employers, and impose college admission fees with potential refunds for rejected applicants. Johnson and Kissinger attended a Texas VIP picnic with many officials, media, and dignitaries, while a large crowd welcomed them and guests, including Justice Marshall and Senator Hart, staying for a longer post-event reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lcense
Senate
House
Texas
William White
Johnson
White House
Lucinda
Washington
Capitol
Luci
Patrick J. Nugent
Clark M. Clifford
Michigan
Phillip A. Hart
Democratic National Committee
Katie Louchheim
LBJ RECORD Library Opens at UTAustin Aims as More Than Museum
The LTS library in Austin dedicated to Lyndon B Johnson opens as a political record of 40 years of government service. The eight story building sits on 140 acres on the University of Texas campus with $5 million in public and private funding. Visitors can tour two floors daily and the eighth floor hosts a White House office replica with Johnson’s Senate desk. The archives hold 31 million documents and 600,000 photographs. displays include a moon rock and Johnson family wedding dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Spiro T. Agnew
Wiliam P. Rogers
the Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas
George Bush
U.S
United Nations
Billy Graham
Johnson
Congressional
U.S. House
Senate
John F. Kennedy
White House
Libray
Oval Presidential Office
Nixon
Oval Office
Sid Richardson
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Harry Ransom
University of Texas System
Ransom
General Services Administration
Johnsons
Nixons
Lyndon 3B
Johnson Daughters
Veteran describes drug abuse and Vietnam attitudes
A Vietnam veteran from Lubbock recalls rampant drug use among GIs and mixed views on Vietnamization. He notes tensions with South Vietnamese troops, limited prisoner mistreatment, and soldiers focusing on one year of service rather in ending the war. His brother Ped completed 22 months in Vietnam by March 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Zexroat
Rex
Os Miad Creups
Lubbock
Rexroat
Lubbock High School
Ped
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Dallas
Rhonda Lewis
Littlefield
Francis Tippen
Paducah
Carolyn Cole
Sterling City
Vicki Ray
Seminole
Ann Turnbo
Fort Stockton
New York
New World
Donald
Dorothy Cordry
Tech
Market Place
Cordry
Texas Tech
LBJ
Moster
Shuring Monument
L.B.J
White House Oval Room
Lyndon
Raines Johnson
University of Texas
Big
Lyndon B
Richard Nixlunch
Agnew
Lady Bird Johnson
Henry
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Mop
Lindy Boees
Jeader
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
The
Washington Post
Kay Graham
Daddy
Shayne Rexroat
Joe Rexroat
Shayne
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