Clarification Sought on Airport Board Power 1972
Vaughn Hendrie reports on Lubbock discussions about airport board responsibility. council may cut board to three members when terms end in August. board members differ with council over control, saying cooperation has been uneven and a clear clarification is needed during a noon City Hall meeting.
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Lanyway
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Airport Board
Lessman
City Hall
Airport board clash over authority fuels city tense
The ordinance would shrink the airport advisory board from seven to five and reframe its role while keeping ultimate airport decisions with the City Council. Board members complain of unclear duties and want clearer communication with the aviation director and city manager during ongoing expansion and a stalled passenger terminal design.
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Airport Board
Aviation
Preston Smith
Grover Murray
W. D. “Dub” Rogers Jr
Rogers
Clifford Breaud
Breaud
Bryce Campbell
O. P. Harlan
All-American Soapbox Derby Debuts Girls in Final Heat
Larry Blair, 13, of Oroville California, wins the 34th derby with a 27.20 second final heat. He beats James Jackson of Lima Ohio and Mark Chamberlain of Seattle to claim a $7,500 college scholarship as grand prize. One of the five girls among 272 contestants, Rebecca C Phillips 11 of Temple Texas, completed the first heat.
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Akron
Ohio
UPI
Larry Blair
Oroville
Cailif
Blair
James Jackson
Lima
Mark Chamberlain
Seattle
Blaire
Rebecca C. Phillips
Temple, Tex
Nine Slayings Trial Slated For Georgia Ex-Convict
William “Junior” Pierce, a 39-year-old ex-convict from Swainsboro, goes on trial in Appling County Superior Court for the first of nine murders tied to a Jan 28 storekeeper shooting during a robbery attempt. Jury selection begins Monday. the trial is expected to last at least a week. Pierce, paroled May 25, 1970, after burglary time, had been flagged as possibly sociopathic by a prison psychologist.
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Pierce
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
J.B. ‘Red’ Carter
Georgia State
Reidsville
Two Attending Festival Killed In German Storm
In Volkach Germany a freak rain storm at a wine festival killed two attendees and injured at least 25. German police reported trees were uprooted and heavy branches ripped into the crowd as rescue teams used power saws to reach victims.
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Volkach
Germany
Wuerzburg
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