14 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1972
Page
1
Fragmentary text references heavy rains near Snyder and Long Binh with mentions of American base security and infiltrators with explosive devices. Some stray phrases point to sections and pages of a newspaper listing World Page World News and various sections such as radio TV and ports.
A brief fragment requests divine guidance to gain wisdom for mowing tasks. It expresses reverence to the Heavenly Father and seeks to align actions with moral or spiritual insight. The text is incomplete and lacks specific events or entities.
McGovern accuses Nixon of using “the low road by remote control” as Higgs sharp attack highlights Democratic exposure on national broadcasts. Schedules show Republicans opening hearings ahead of Miami Beach renomination. Sargent Shriver says Nixon missed chance for Vietnam peace in 1969. Rhodes denies GOP dissent stifling and defends secret platform drafting. McGovern interviewed on See McGovern.
A brief dispatch reports that Clark states a release deal for POWs has been offered. Details on the negotiator or terms were not provided in the readable text. The item notes ongoing diplomacy and potential prisoner exchanges as part of broader efforts.
A torrent of rain across the Post-Aspermont-Snyder triangle flooded creeks and streets, killing Mrs. Cora Barrington Tate, 69, when her car was swept into a dry creek 13 miles north of Snyder on SH 208. Lois Barrington, 69, crawled through a window and was rescued. National Guard mobilized for rescues as dozens of homes and businesses flooded. Downtown Snyder isolated. area presses and utilities damaged. several people trapped on a pole rescued. relief centers opened at local churches.
The writer recalls picking wild plums in West Texas during summer to make jelly for winter, contrasting modern store jars with the tangy sweetness of homemade jelly enjoyed with biscuits and butter. See PLUMB Page 10.
In Aspermont and Stonewall County crowds gathered Sunday as the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos ran four feet above flood stage after eight inches of rain north of Aspermont and five inches in Stonewall County. Teens rode improvised rafts under a bridge while families watched from roadside parks along the river.
Partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers or thunderstorms today and tonight. High near 80, low in the mid 60s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Precipitation probability 30 percent today, 20 percent tonight. Maximum 62 overnight and 79 a year ago. humidity near 100 percent at midnight.
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