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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1972
Page
10
The article reports McGovern weighing a second running mate after Muskie’s deliberations. Nelson and others note Muskie may have been offered the nomination, with aides indicating a possible joint announcement. The scene reflects lingering questions and tense political maneuvering.
Showers and thunderstorms spread across the region with spotty rains in several Texas locales. Flooding occurred in parts of Kentucky Illinois and West Virginia as heavy bursts drenched communities and rivers rose. Cooler air moved over the northern states while western Texas saw scattered showers through the weekend.
Rennie Davis, amid an eight day fast protesting North Vietnamese bombing, urged a planned August sit-in at the Republican convention in Miami Beach. He said the action aims to be the most massive in American history but will avoid disrupting the convention or damaging property. Davis did not specify crowd size beyond tens of thousands and tied the protest to antiwar aims ahead of Nixon’s re election launch on August 23.
London reports thousands of prisoners planning a one day strike organized by inmate groups. The action aims to protest conditions and seek concessions, with calls for solidarity from other detainees and press attention to penal system issues.
Government sources estimate profits up to 8 billion for the current quarter as Commerce Department figures through August show a strong corporate performance. Officials say profit gains reflect higher sales rather than margin violations, with potential for substantial annual rate growth if trends continue.
July report notes farm prices and food costs rising faster than industrial materials. Phase 2 wage actions and meat price liberalization have not yet affected costs. Household budgets show increased inflation with higher living costs and shifting family earnings.
A suspect recounts being ordered to use four payphones to receive instructions and to leave the ransom in a car in a rural area of Blues. Sara was then taken by passersby.
In Deer Park Texas an unidentified man attempted an attack reported by UPI with few details available. Police investigated the incident and released no suspect information at this time.
Jurors rule out a plea while trial details unfold including remarks by Liparis and Lipanski. The case centers on Bremer's sanity with conflicting psychiatric opinions and the involvement of Baltimore court counsel as defense and prosecution navigated possible appeals and motions.
In a sealed communication a group calling itself militants demanded one million dollars for five hijackers who seized a Delta plane. An official at Panthers international says the hijackers were connected to a convicted murderer and an armed robber. George Wright 298 also used the alias Singleton and was held on murder charges. Brown, jailed for armed robbery, escaped Leesburg jail the same day as Wright.
Fragmentary military report describes Citadel fortifications in Quang Tri Province. It mentions attempts to retake a walled fortress by South Vietnamese forces with unclear dates and names due to OCR errors. The text references Lt Col Sokal van Bel and units from the Stets ranch area with limited readable details.
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