30 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1971
Page
1
The Ways and Means Committee advanced a three year tax cut package with 15.4 billion in benefits. Personal exemptions rise to 675 and non taxable income floor to 1,300 next year. Industry incentives expected to lift payroll withholding by mid November if approved by full Congress.
Saigon reports Vietcong attacks with 360 rounds hitting seven South Vietnamese camps near the Cambodian frontier. South Vietnamese say 10 soldiers wounded in bombardments. Hurricane Ginger threatens the coast from North Carolina to Virginia Beach with 90 mph winds and up to 50 hours of gale conditions.
The Lubbock Auditorium Coliseum Board recommends replacing a 600 seat theater with an auditorium for 1000 to 1500 at the civic center. City council accepts but delays action as Theater Centre cites space and rental concerns.
The Panhandle South Plains Fair marks its halfway point with 155 015 total gate clicks to date and 44 856 on Wednesday. Entertainment includes Lucha Villa Jose Alfredo Jimenez and the Guadalajaras, with Merle Haggard scheduled Friday. Blustery winds hindered the Sky Kings pole act amid busy midway crowds and traffic.
A fragmented news page notes Pravda claiming a mass purge of 105 accused Soviet spies is a cover for Britain's espionage. Rudolf Hess marks Friday the 25th year in Spandau prison. Other items include Nixon backing and rising U.S. crime figures.
A Reader offers a prayer urging individuals to develop their own peculiar talents. It emphasizes taking hints from others while avoiding strict imitation and seeking personal growth through self directed effort.
Two new American satellites reached acceptable orbits after a two stage Delta launch. A second stage control problem sent them into elliptical paths 204 to 357 miles high. Ground stations in Ecuador and South Africa realigned the solar probe.
Lubbock officials move to establish a permanent human relations commission after a three hour session. Mayor James Granberry forms a 10 member panel to shape structure and functions with CGC and Committee 70 leaders joining City staff. The plan aims to build trust between police and minority communities and include subcommittees on police relations and employment practices.
A federal grand jury indicted eight men, including four former bank examiners, in the Texas stock fraud scandal tied to financier Frank W. Sharp. The probe targets alleged schemes to defraud the government and implicates top Democratic state officials.
Two Lubbock residents, George Baker Jr. and James Winnegar, died when their car blew a tire, left U.S. 62 180, and overturned near Salt Flat. They were pronounced dead on arrival at a El Paso hospital. The accident occurred about 3 30 p.m. MST Wednesday.
Julio Hirschfeld Almada Mexico's director of federal aviation was released unharmed after a $240000 ransom. He walked from a dark car in front of his Mexico City home at 10 45 p m after being kidnapped by three men and a woman early Monday morning.
The report details a California Orange County scheme where vendors exploited POW MIA families by soliciting $5 for listing names in a Veterans News table. The DA halted the operation with a court injunction, charging false deceptive practices and exposing a convicted armed robber in charge.
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