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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1972
Page
14
August entries mix celebrity notes and dates with a broad weather forecast by region. Highlights include Will Rogers and Babe Ruth anniversary references alongside a long range regional forecast from Lubbock to the Pacific Northwest with temperatures and rain likelihood.
The Southwest rabbit show at the Panhandle South Plains Fair runs Sept 25 50 with entries accepted until Sept 14. Mrs Rosalie Berry receives entries at 513 FE Kent St Lubbock 79405. Nearly 80 in premiums plus 40 000 in prize money across categories. Marvin L Cummings to judge. Robert Berry general superintendent. Prizes span eight pound plus breeds to under five pounds, fur and meat pen divisions, litters and weights. special awards for best displays and fur types. Tickets for fair week performances include Charley Pride Johnny Duncan Roy Clark The Prides Men and Tom T Hall with multiple price points. Mail orders to P O Box 208 Lubbock TX 79408. Coliseum box office opens Aug 18 at four ticket locations.
Chou En-lai welcomed a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka to China for negotiations on normalizing diplomatic relations. Masayoshi Ohira reported Tanaka’s interest, with no date set, while Japan seeks to maintain broad trade ties with the Chinese government in Beijing.
A secret society of Irish immigrant miners in Pennsylvania sought better living and working conditions in the 1870s. The group was suppressed in 1877, ending its organized activities.
Reports say a man was stoned by a crowd in Nijoro after a knife attack on President Jomo Kenyatta during an opening ceremony. Officials deny an assassination attempt and say the attacker was deranged and captured. three bystanders died in the ensuing gunfire.
New Deal schools open with teachers on duty Monday and student registration beginning Thursday. Seventh graders to kindergartners register Friday with time slots by grade. Health records and birth certificates required for kindergartners. Bus service begins Friday at 8 30 a.m. and returns riders home at noon. Cafeteria service starts Monday August 21.
Sixteen year old Susie Parker was named Silverton rodeo queen for the 80th Briscoe County Celebration and Rodeo. A sophomore at Silverton High School, she is sponsored by the Silverton Young Farmers. First runnerup Rhonda Sutton, 16, sponsored by Silverton Lions Club, and second runnerup LaNell Stephens, 17, sponsored by the Silverton FFA, were also named.
Through noon Saturday in 1972 Texas recorded 2 081 traffic fatalities, up from 2 035 at the same point in 1971. County roads outside the numbered highway system show a 35 percent surge, while interstate deaths rise only slightly and other numbered roads decline. Fatal crashes total 1 734, about 5 percent above last year’s tally.
Sacramento reporter Dorothy Pollack says her home has been burglarized three times in as many weeks and she posted a sign on her door telling thieves the house has already been hit. The sign reads no money left and warns burglars not to bother.
UPI reports Bobby Fischer's New York lawyer arrived in Reykjavik to discuss two large offers he has received amid the world championship match with Boris Spassky. Attorney Paul Marshall declined specifics, noting one offer from cinema and another from television.
Algerian police conclude a two day occupation and search of the Black Panther movement international section in Algiers with no arrests. Leader Pete O Neill and Eldridge Cleaver left the building. government relations with the Panthers have cooled amid hijackings of two Jetliners to Algiers.
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