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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
11
Fourteen Roman Catholic bishops of New England issue a joint pastoral expressing anguish over U.S. policy in Vietnam. They condemn air strikes and search and destroy tactics for civilian harm and question Vietnamization, urging the most rapid end to the war and establishment of peace.
New York Presbyterians create a full time investigator attorney to aid the underprivileged against oppressive institutions. The role aims to obtain justice for citizens lacking means to defend themselves and to exposed corporate and social malpractice. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader assists in setting up the effort. attorney David Gilman, 32, leads the project.
The record lists U S Air Force Capt Hal L Wilkerson of Tulsa decorated with the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Vietnam. Other entries include Army Pvt Wilson W McGuire of Plainview completing electronics training and Sgt Gary W Riner of Lubbock serving in Vietnam with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. It also covers a Presbyterian advocacy program led by Rev William Glenesk in New York aimed at justice for the oppressed.
Registration for the city learn to swim program continues with daily 9 am to 5 pm sessions at Clapp Pool. Special registration for Barbecue Pit Party House at Mackenzie Terrace is set 8 am to 5 pm Tuesday. First session starts Monday with Red Cross instruction offered at all levels.
London AP reports Dr Geof frey Taylor a former government health adviser found in a survey that four fifths of Britons over 65 suffer vitamin deficiencies.
Belo Horizonte reporter recalls Antonio Francisco Lisboa known as Aleijadinho the famed Brazilian sculptor. The article notes his handicap rumors poverty barriers and the 18th century Baroque works in Congonhas do Campo and Ouro Preto along with the 12 prophets statues at Bom Jesus de Matosinhos and the 66 wooden Passion statues.
United Press International reports a First National Bank of Arizona study showing a 45 percent surge in 1970 construction contract awards, led by Mohave County’s growth. The boom spans split levels, skyscrapers, highways, and bridges with no notable rise in living costs. The analysis cites Arizona State University and the Bureau of Labor Statistics criteria.
Navy Ensign David Eisenhower will miss sister in law Tricia Nixon's June 11 Rose Garden wedding as he joins the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Julie Eisenhower plans to be matron of honor and both families will attend. Julie will teach at Atlantic Beach Elementary in Florida starting September. The couple plans to send a wedding cable and gift from Mayport where Tricia will marry aboard USS Albany.
Idalou area school administrator and coach J N Denning retires after 37 years in education. He led Roosevelt Elementary as principal 1948 to 1954 and taught sixth grade and junior high in Lorenzo and other districts. Denning also coached basketball at Idalou and other towns, earning state-level recognition through the years.
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