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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1972

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Vietnam Peace Plan Outlined by Time and Newsweek

Time and Newsweek report a Vietnam peace framework where Saigon transfers power to a caretaker government replacing Thieu under a ceasefire. International monitors would oversee the ceasefire, with committees from Saigon, the National Liberation Front, and neutralists forming a transitional body. A provisional government would lead to elections supervised by France, with a reduced executive and a coalition structure.

International Saigon National’ Liberation. Front South Vietnam Gordmaie Thieu Uniitedi North Vty Dulles International Control _Commission India Canada Poland Vietnam Newsweek France South Duong van Big’ Minh Neuyen van Thieu National Liberation Front Hanoi Paris Henry Kissinger le Duc Tho

Ad content spans Texas frontier history and cultural notes

The clipping surveys 1870s Texas frontier topics near Crosbyton and Odessa College students in English and math, plus art exhibitions in Baker Gallery featuring Wilson Hurley and John Free. It notes political wiretap discussions at Nixon era headquarters, a famine threat in India, a WWII Japanese straggler identified by his brother, and various sections including TV programs sports horoscopes comics and a sex novel entry.

Meteor Shower Over Texas Sparks Fireball Reports

Texans reported rockets and fireballs Sunday night but astronomers said Orionid meteors lit the sky. Dr. Ralph Robbins of the McDonald Observatory noted Orionids peak in mid autumn and most sightings came as clouds cleared across Texas. Air bases tracked radar echoes but found no aircraft lost while DPS logged scattered calls from multiple towns about trailing fireballs.

Ralph Robbins McDonald Observantty Davis Mountains Federal Aviation Agency United States Texas Robbins Department of Public Safety Austin Anderson County Lovington N.M Plainview San Antonio DPS SBS South Plains Lubbock Guthrie Edmonson Hale Center

Frisbees Flunk In War Role Costing Navy $375000

The Navy spent 375000 over four years to test Frisbees as a delivery system for flares. From Utah’s Hurricane Mesa scientists dropped Frisbees and clay pigeons while cameras tracked flights after wind tunnel work at Crane Indiana. The study, titled Adaptation of the Frisbee Flight Principle to the Delivery of Special Ordnance, found no viable military use.

Washington Navy Hurricane Mesa Utah Navy Ammunition Crane Ind Whamp Manufacturing Co San Gabriel Calif Cmdr Hugo A. Hardt Naval Air Systems Command Navy Ordnance

Prayer for Unity and Virtue Across the Community

A reader asks for divine molding of all people into one happy Christian family and the removal of evil and sin. The plea ends with Amen.

Bob White BobWhite quail story and countryside praise

A nostalgic look at the Bobwhite quail in Indian Summer alights with its cheerful morning call. The piece describes the bird’s markings, size, and nesting habits, noting that males sing while females arrange 10 to 20 eggs and incubate.

Tanner Laine Avalanche-Journal Bob White Bobwhite

Veterans Day Observances Planned Here

A city wide observance schedule marks Veterans Day with a 21 gun salute at Atkins Junior High, flag raisings, and patriotic programs. Ceremonies are set at several Lubbock schools and posts, with special breakfasts at American Legion Berry Post and VFW Post 2466. Today is a federal holiday. offices and postal service operate on limited schedules.

Atkins American Legion George S. Berry 66Th St Brownfield ‘Highway Veterans of Foreign Wars 34Th St Lubbock Struggs Junior High Matthews Junior High Lubbock High Air Force Thompson Junior High Army South Plains Mall Alderson Junior High Evans Junior High Bank, Savings and Loan Associations Reese Afb

Europe Struck by Snow and Ice Paralyzes Roads

Snow and subfreezing temperatures across Austria and Germany triggered traffic snarls and road closures. More than 30 inches fell on some Austrian routes in Vorarlberg and Tyrol as temperatures plunged to minus 10 in high Alpine areas per automobile club reports.

Vienna Austria Germany Vorarlberg Tyral Carinthia Salzburg The Automobile Club

Kissinger Parleys Continue In Southeast Asia Outlook

Kissinger meets Thieu in Saigon and consults with Lon Nol in Phnom Penh as US sources hint at a possible cease fire before the US election. Reports say Sullivan talked with leaders in Laos and Thailand while Cambodia and Laos may enter a peace framework.

South Vietnam Henry A. Kissinger Nguyen van Thieu Phnom Penh Cambodia Lon Nol Saigon Kissinger Thieu United States Southeast Asia U.S UPI Tracy Wood William Sullivan Far East Laos Thailand Sullivan Souvanna United Nations Kurt Waldheim Khmer Rouge

Chinese Might Buy More U S Wheat

A U S wheat purchase outlook for China is raised by a government report noting drought hurt 1972 crops. The Agriculture Department analyst cautions any new 1972-73 purchases would be small unless conditions worsen.

Washington UPI Agriculture Department China U.S Foreign Agricultural Service FAS Marion R. Larsen Economic Research Service ERS Australia Larsen

Air Force alert cancellations spark POW evacuation rumors

Reports from McGuire New Jersey and Travis California said air transport alerts were canceled amid talk of freeing US prisoners held in North Vietnam. The Pentagon denied any unusual action and White House offered no comment. Other bases cited included Dover Delaware McChord Washington and Charleston South Carolina.

U.S. Air Force U.S Pentagon Vietnam Indochina McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey Travis Air Force Base California Dover Afb Delaware McChord Afb Washington Charleston Afb South Carolina Trenton N.J McGuire White House

Phantom Jets Seek Boggs

Anchorage search for Hale Boggs and three others missing in a Cessna 310 extends to low altitude recon by two RF4 Phantom jets from the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. Coast Guard vessels and other aircraft grid the Alaska coastline as the hunt continues.

Anchorage Alaska APD Hale Boges 67Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Bergstrom Afb Tex Juneau Coast Guard Sitka Boggs Orren Wilson

Clear to partly cloudy forecast through Tuesday

Weather map page reports clear to partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Tuesday. Highs in the mid 60s, tonight's low near 42. Winds west at 10 mph. Humidity peaks and troughs noted with city readings for Abilene and surrounding areas.

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