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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1975
Page
1
Report details a pediatrician's assessment of a child at a state school. Officials denied neglect claims while noting questions over dietary plans and a delay in formal review. The investigation by Texas health and welfare follows inquiries from advocacy groups into the residence and weight data of the child.
Thirteen South Plains Association of Governments counties and cities push a $61 777 crime prevention program aiming to cut burglaries five percent in 1976 via public education and property identification. Some sheriff offices question value as only a third of agencies participate and no direct funding. Training runs through Southwest Texas University with an October 1 public rollout and phases including crime proof building codes and insurance rules.
Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel argues the 1969 defense pact is dead and the US must lift the arms embargo before reopening bases. President Ford offered 30 million dollars in military aid, but Demirel rejected aid and urged a new defense relation or its elimination. He cited the Cyprus invasion and warned talks could shift to removal if no agreement is possible.
Residents report scattered showers and thunder as a storm system moves across the South Plains. Reports indicate an inch or more of rain in several towns with funnel clouds sighted near Snyder and Tornado warnings issued for nearby counties. Local forecasts show diminishing activity into Saturday night.
A reader notes rainfall from storms reaching 1.31 inches in Lubbock 1.71 inches in Abernathy and 1.32 inches in unnamed towns while lifting prayers for leaders and residents amid troubling times. Big Spring Brownfield and other areas recorded further amounts as officers reported the totals.
A lead delegation of shopping center owners appeared before the city school tax board of equalization as Independent appraisers revalued nine city malls. Taxable values rose on four centers and fell on five, lifting the Plains Mall tax bill by about 284 thousand dollars amid a projected city school rate of 3.09 per hundred.
Regular tax office appraisers boosted assessments on several commercial properties south of SAth Street and west of University Avenue by 37 million in the first thorough revaluation since 1968. The equalization board hearings run Monday to Wednesday with specific properties scheduled for Thursday.
In Windber Pennsylvania a local dairy markets sunflower ice cream blending roasted sunflower kernels with sea salt in a butter cream base. Joe Greuble says the flavor is for people not birds and taps a health food trend while Latrobe’s Dr. David Strickler is cited for a banana themed brainstorm from 71 years ago.
President Ford said progress was encouraging on nuclear arms talks and anticipated a fall meeting in Washington with Brezhnev. He spoke aboard Air Force One en route from Helsinki, visiting Bucharest where 250000 Romanians welcomed him with cheers, kisses, and a folk dance with Nicolae Ceausescu.
In Wichita Falls Texas three lawmen and a prisoner were wounded during a jailhouse shootout. Shelby Bias the elderly suspect was shot and in serious condition. Deputy Sheriff Robert Nixon and Jailer Allan Nash were also seriously wounded. Texas Trooper John Morris was wounded but in good condition. Authorities say Bias fired first with a recaliber pistol as he was placed in a county courthouse cell after a breathalyzer test. Two pistols were found in his car.
Guthrie reports on the making of Mackintosh and TJ a Roy Rogers film with Marvin Chomsky Tim Penland and Roy Rogers sharing views on film as craft and expression. The piece notes long hours rehearsals lighting set waits and multiple takes before a brief scene and hints at the behind the scenes realities of moviemaking.
Partly cloudy conditions with a 20 percent rain chance. Daytime highs in the mid 80s and a low tonight in the mid 40s.
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