22 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1972
Page
1
Texas learns to sip legally as Governor Preston Smith signs the liquor by the drink law on April 21 1971. In ten months the rule shifts habits with more than ten million mixed drinks served monthly and 73 percent consumed in licensed bars and restaurants. Public venues no longer rely on secretive private clubs as the 1935 ban ends with the summer ahead.
Waves of U S warplanes hammered targets within 800 miles of Hanoi while North Vietnamese forces gained in South Vietnam. A Phantom jet was shot down and the two crewmen were rescued from the Gulf of Tonkin as retaliatory strikes continued and Firebase Delta fell amid fighting near An Loc and Da Nang. The CPI rose 0.2 percent in March and workers’ earnings gained $1.09 weekly, fueling debate over Nixon economic controls.
The clipping mentions a six to twelves area preacher claiming undisputed champion status and a library dedication in Muleshoe. It also notes UNT protests at the University of Texas Austin campus ending in tear gas and violence. Other items reference Gov Preston Smith interview plans and Miami Beach council delaying bid for the Republican convention.
American B 52s conducted 15 missions around An Loc as part of efforts to disrupt Communist led offensives while air raids on the north aimed to sever supply lines.
A reader presents a devotional prayer invoking God as help from ages past and hope for ages to come. The prayer asks for an uplifting awareness of divine presence grace for being and courage to pursue daily tasks.
Crowded Lubbock Coliseum hosts Texas Tech Intercollegiate rodeo where Southeastern State College rider John Brantley, 25, was thrown and trampled by a bucking horse. He was taken to Methodist Hospital with possible fractures as doctors monitor his condition.
President Johnson's condition is described as favorable after a heart attack at his penthouse. Doctors say no further bulletins will be released from the hospital as Lady Bird Johnson worries over his recovery and the public awaits updates.
Texas banks posted record breaking deposits on Friday signaling stronger liquidity in the state economy as Texans face higher prices for consumer goods across multiple categories.
The Federal compiler of State Banking Commission is sued for lists of deposits as of the close of business last Tuesday. The dramatic increase in deposits would tend to counteract the effects of the price war.
City Bank Deposit totals show not all banks reported as large oil companies hold out on cutting wholesale prices during the Lubbock gas price skirmish. State agencies note some major brands kept prices high while others lowered, with regional deposits rising in several Texas cities. Snyder posted an all time record deposits of 42,889,000 as bankers cite farm tax payments and planting as factors.
A teen fell into a city park lake while fishing and was submerged several times before bystander Don Brummett a non swimmer from Winston Brammett and companion Kenneth Cowling, both on motorcycles, rescued him with help from teens who called for aid. The rescued youth was pulled to safety and treated.
A massive storm system lashed the Midwest with winds rain and tornadoes striking a southern Illinois farm. Three children Burton 9 Coleen 12 and Linda 7 died when a tornado wrecked a granary while their parents were away at a nearby milkshed.
Reports from Moscow say the Soviet Union launched the 87th one manned earth satellite in its Cosmos series. The launch followed by scattered weather notes across Texas with storms, hail and winds, and a tornado sighting near Magnolia.
Astronauts Duke and Young collect white rocks in Descartes Mountains during a seven hour EVA. Scientists weigh possibilities from volcanic glass to anorthosite, noting color imaging and mission context, while signaling potential lunar crust clues. Space Center observers praise the historic EVA and plan further geology work.
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