25 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1972
Page
1
Unclear text reports South Vietnamese regrouping after air and ground clashes near Kontom and Tan Canh. Gunships bombed suspected enemy positions while aircraft targeted west of the central highlands as forces hold a contested area south of the Vam River.
A Lubbock teenager, Kendal Ray Sturdivant, 12th traffic fatality of the year, died after a bicycle collided with a southbound automobile on Law 289 near SH 116. Ruth Vowell, 19, and driver Garton Wood, 18, were injured. inquest by Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy.
New York based Price Commission chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr announced at an AP luncheon that several of the nation’s largest companies will be ordered to roll back prices and issue customer refunds totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. He said the action, sourced from the commission’s ruling, would serve as a defense to curb profit margin increases during the recovery. Grayson confirmed two firms were recently ordered to adjust prices and stressed that reductions could reach the magnitude of hundreds of millions, with consumers needing to pursue legal action for refunds. Page 10.
Lubbock County commissioners approve funds for operating federal Head Start programs for 1972 73 across the year. A gala dinner and program honor retired Texas Tech faculty and staff, with coverage in Section B. In other news, a researcher alleges FDA secret files endanger public health and GOP convention site tensions surface.
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke Jr. and Thomas Mattingly blasted the Casper from lunar orbit for a return to Earth at 8 15 p m CST after a moon mission that explored lunar mountains. Ground control confirmed contact and planned splashdown in the Pacific on Thursday. The crew reported high morale despite issues with guidance units and a lost heat flow experiment.
A brief reader prayer asking for divine increase in faith hope and charity to embrace and love what God promises. The statement functions as a quiet devotional benediction and request directed to the Heavenly Father.
Grady Pierce of Clovis touts Festus as the best working mule in half a century of cowboying in West Texas and New Mexico. The animal, though unassuming in looks, rides well and handles cattle with ease, drawing buyer interest at gatherings even as Pierce declines offers. See $35 WORKING Page 4.
McGovern predicts a clean sweep in Massachusetts and joins Humphrey and Wallace in a final push for Pennsylvania convention votes. The contest centers on Pennsylvania's delegate line as all three campaigns target early victory and momentum.
Las Vegas and Massachusetts faced a wave of threatening letters sent to hotels and casinos as Muskie and McGovern camps discussed the mailings. Police and the FBI examined the communications while strategists planned rallies and possible payoffs amid a shifting electoral landscape. Kathleen Kennedy supported the campaigns during the tours.
A garbled report from CK Sheridan notes a lively Wild Pops Nite Show that unsettled attendees. The event, described with broken phrases, hints at confusion and crowd reactions, with readers urged to check Page 10 for full details.
Police in Lubbock plan a return to the eight point helmet style after six years without it. The change follows fashion cycles and prior styles, with costs and repairs noted since helmets were adopted in September 1970.
Lubbock area forecast calls for highs in the low 80s and a chance of thunderstorms late tonight. Gusty southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Local police discuss helmet changes with 80 percent worn for emergency use and 75 percent kept for standby, citing economic and practical reasons and aging equipment.
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