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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
6
A violent thunderstorm pounded Llano County and Central Texas Monday night. A tornado watch was issued early Monday evening and continued until mid night. Rainfall varied, with Llano reporting about 0.68 inches at the official weather station and other areas receiving more, as the storm moved southeast.
A May 4 1972 Llano report notes hail in Austin with 3.38 inches at the airport and a heavy Lone Grove rain washing a car off Dreary Hollow Creek slab. Mrs Grace Halbert of Tow escaped unharmed from the submerged vehicle with help from Central Texas Coop workers. she is a Llano Nursing Home nurse. A cool front brought cooler temperatures and clear skies the next day as Marvin Click filed.
Ttaano high school graduates enjoyed an Arabian Nights themed Junior Senior banquet at the Ramblin Rose on April 28 with Jay Robertson and Jeff Klopf presiding. May Day Banquet followed at First Baptist Church with readings by Joe B. Freeman Phil Wagner and Chris Taylor and a Genie dessert surprise.
The Pap test cut the death rate from uterine cancer in half over 30 years and spurs support for early cancer detection research. Senior class volunteers led by Jeff Hopf and Rodger Croker hosted a May Day themed banquet May 1 at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall with a blue and white May pole.
Special to Me focuses on Llano County housing where 2,245 homeowners face higher bills for fuel repairs and taxes. Renters, 583 families, saw rents rise from a median 41 to 52 dollars monthly over ten years, excluding utilities, with half below and half above those figures. Data compiled by the Com-
A Commerce Department Census of Housing report shows Llano County rents rose 27 percent in ten years, below national 55 percent, with Texas 5 percent and West South Central 49 percent. Home values climbed 58 percent as inflation pushed up costs across utilities taxes and operating expenses.
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