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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1972
Page
4
Reports from Te and South Vietnam describe atrocities and mass murders in northern provinces. The UN secretary general Kurt Waldheim condemned the war and loss of life, while other sources mention executions and sectarian violence during the conflict.
Federal astronomers warned a large solar flare could unleash a geomagnetic storm this morning, causing radio blackouts in polar regions and potential satellite orbit changes. NOAA expected the plasma to reach Earth around 7:30 am, with earlier storms disrupting northern Canada, Alaska, and parts of the Soviet Union and Antarctica.
Police report multiple wallet thefts in the 2100 block of 50th Street. Shirley Burk of 1113 East Newcomb Street said her loss totaled about $104 in cash and personal papers. An unrelated incident occurred at a business on Clovis Court.
Texas tech, Houston, A&M, and the University of Texas at Austin approved large budgets with general administration and teaching salaries among major line items. Merit raises replace across-the-board pay hikes. Regents welcomed emeritus appointments, mourned a plane crash victim, and noted leadership changes and calls for a veterinary school.
Morton special section previews the 22nd annual First Country Fair events including old settlers reunion a chicken shoot at 10 a m mini bike race at 4 p m in the rodeo arena and rodeo queen coronation tonight Rodeo queen contestants are Vanesa Powell Rayma Hall Rusty Coleman Joy Brown Beth Powers and Debbie Berkgren Stock provided by Red Whatley of Crosbyton.
Ottis Howard Cummings 68 of Odessa died at the scene in an auto mishap in Morton about 5 30 p m Friday. Justice of the Peace Joe Gipson said no ruling yet but natural causes could have preceded the collision. Cummings pickup collided with a parked car on North Main. Funeral arrangements at Bard-Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa.
Marion White, longtime Hobbs resident for 27 years, will be buried in Prairie Ha Cemetery. Services are planned at a Home Chapel with relatives and friends attending.
President Nixon signed a $150 million storm aid bill amid floods in Rapid City. The administration urged Congress to move quickly to authorize relief and recovery funds for affected communities.
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