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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1973
Page
9
The article reports 1974 deadlines for a new hospital south of the medical school. Board chairman RE Rushing Jr. and Harold Costar defend projected $16.4 million costs amid inflation of 10 to 12 percent annually. Critics question per bed costs versus non teaching hospitals and historical comparisons.
The article outlines Phase IV rules including which sectors may raise prices to cover cost increases and which are exempt. It notes gasoline and food regulation, wholesale retail adjustments, and government enforcement led by the Internal Revenue Service, with no set ending date though officials hint at possible sector by sector removal.
Police investigated a break in at Radio Lab, 4902 South Street, where five color televisions were stolen. Losses may exceed 4900 dollars as burglars broke a front window to enter. A spokesman noted prior burglaries nearby totaling about 5000 dollars and ongoing searches for a daylight armed robbery suspect at Benham Auto Sales, 17 Broadway.
An eight foot radar dish will be installed atop the tower as part of new equipment shipped from Alabama by truck. The radar will cover a radius far beyond the current system, which reaches about 125 miles but is limited beyond ten miles. The older weather radar, installed in 1954, was WWII era bomber equipment. Local troops have pressed for a better radar since the 1970 tornado that killed 26, and Rep. George Mahon had announced a superior unit for Lubbock last August, expected before the spring tornado season.
The Ferguson family with over four Lab bock residents holds a reunion today at Mackenzie State Park Party House. Special guest Mrs Zora Hooper of Hughson California has been away from West Texas for 12 years.
Search teams scoured Albuquerque area but failed to locate a missing youth as inquiries continued. Authorities urged reporting any sightings and reviewed recent leads to advance the investigation.
The investigation into a murder involving Dean Corll, Charles Brooks and David Henley moved to burial sites after bodies were found in a tin boat shed in Houston and along beaches near Lake Sam Rayburn Broaddus and east of Galveston. Brooks, recently married with a pregnant wife, told police of another boy procured for Corll and spoke of homosexual ties before deaths.
An Associated Press survey notes rising theft of red meat across cities as prices soar after a beef freeze. Detectives and store officials report more arrests and unusual tactics including price tag swaps and meat stashed in odd places, with suspects sometimes using stolen meat to fund narcotics.
A state health official outlines the shared services and rising costs in the proposed Bexar County Hospital District and University of Texas Medical School joint facility. The plan includes 504 beds, shared food, records, and cleaning, with a total project around 16.4 million construction and 40 million in bonds plus Hill Burton funds. Groundbreaking aims for April with operations starting early 1976, while noting substantial tax revenue savings to cover ongoing costs.
Mrs Owens and Texas families adopt Vietnamese orphans bringing 14 month Ginger Gaylene and 18 month David to homes in Texas. Dr Wade Griffin of Texas A&M and Pat Bond of the National Labor Relations Board are among new parents who share adoption stories and note government changes now restrict adoptions to certified agencies.
The Suffolk Trust for Nature Conservation buys a 40 acre site near Brandon noted for 18 colonies of spiders to establish a permanent nature reserve.
The article reports hail and heavy rains from Levelland to Sundown with a coastal shower in the Anneville area of Corpus Christi where a funnel cloud formed but did not touch ground. It notes outages affecting 10,000 Con Edison customers in Queens and Brooklyn and describes widespread storms from the Northeast to the High Plains with several fatalities in New York and Jamaica Bay incidents.
Jerry Lynn Shira 28 a Andrews High School graduate was killed by lightning in Prospect City Park Brooklyn along with John Evans of New York Saturday afternoon They sought shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm Services for Shira were pending in Andrews He was born in San Diego lived in New York the past year moved from Austin He attended the University of Texas and worked as a mail clerk for Shown Magazine in New York City Survived by his mother Mrs Bernice Shira of Andrews
Ben Wahl father of Sam Wahl public works director in Lubbock died in a New Braunfels hospital Saturday night at age 83. Services were pending at a New Braunfels funeral home. Survivors include wife Ida of New Braunfels two daughters Mrs Edmond Vor denbaum of New Braunfels and Mrs Allen Fastman of San Antonio eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Rough seas interrupted two divers efforts to open steel doors in the sunken liner Andrea Doria off Massachusetts where they hoped to recover 1.5 to 2.5 million dollars in cash and jewels. Divers DeLucchi and Rodecker worked 240 feet down aboard the underwater habitat nicknamed mother as they plan six to ten more days of salvage.
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