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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1976

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Reagan Push Set To Force Ford's Naming Of Veep

Reagan campaign manager John Sears announces the drive to require Ford to name a running mate before balloting. Sears says the rules committee fight could reach the floor if needed and downplays platform clashes. Ford adviser Richard Hermann predicts opposition but says a rules majority exists.

Reagan Ford Kansas City Ronald Reagan John Sears Sears Platform Committee Richard Hermann Hermann Omaha Neb Mr. Ford

Lubbock County Schools Return for 1976-77 Term

Lubbock County schools prepare for the 1976-77 academic year with about 44 000 students returning to classrooms across Shallowater Lubbock Cooper Frenship Roosevelt and other districts. In service training buses are inspected enrollment records updated and routine preparations underway ahead of a quarter system year starting August 23 for major districts. kindergarten eligibility requires age 5 by Sept 1 and immunization records or birth certificates.

Lubbock County Slaton Thaluu New Deal Shallowater Lubbock- Cooper Frenship Roosevelt Lubbock Ument Lubbock Independent Lubbock-Cooper

Winning the Age Game starts today in Family News

Gloria Heidi launches a seven part series for mature women focusing on aging gracefully. The first installment in The Avalanche-Journal invites readers to move beyond stereotypes into a vibrant life through attitudes fashion diet and exercise. Page 2 Sec. E.

Gloria Heidi Avalanche-Journal Today Heidi

Thunderstorm Impresses Plains Area With Rain Totals

A late Saturday thunderstorm swept across parts of the Plains, dropping 1.50 inches at Springlake, 1.00 at Spade, 0.80 at Earth, and 0.60 at Hale Center while mostly missing nearby zones. The storm formed near Levelland with hot air and moisture, bringing brief lightning and light hail at Earth, as forecasts predicted a cooling trend but no widespread downpour.

Lubbock National Weather Service Springlake Spade Earth Hale Center Plainview Fort Stockton Levelland

Weather Digest for Lubbock and Vicinity

Forecast for Lubbock and surrounding areas calls for generally fair weather with no significant temperature changes through Monday. Today’s high in the middle sixties, tonight upper 60s, southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.

Perature Maverick Amarillo Kansas Wink Lubbock Middle Sis

Laundromat Drama Sparks College Rebel Memories

An unnamed narrator in a laundromat recalls a barefoot college student in coveralls ironing creases into Army pants. She reflects on rebellion in youth, contrast with adulthood, and notes how the scene echoes era attitudes as she watches him work while waiting for machines. The piece closes with her remark about the “rotten college kid.”

America Pat Remick

Pyle Widow Holds Murder Belief After Husband's Death

Barnett Pyles widow Patt says she still believes her husband was murdered, not the accidental death ruled by an inquest. She speaks after two years of mourning as her sons, ages 11 and 13, adjust to normal life while pursuing truth about the August 16 1974 death in a Southwest Lubbock alley.

Forest Barnett Barney” Pyles Patt Pyle Pyle Lubbock

Morning Prayer Message of Gratitude

A devotional note expresses gratitude for beauty and divine order, thanking the Father for a perfect morning and celebrating creation and humanity. The piece reads as a spiritual reflection inviting shared joy and blessing.

Comic Dictionary Middle Age Definition

A-J Today describes middle age as the life period between youth and old age when you are catching up and moving on. The piece uses light humor to define the phase as a time of change and reflection.

Memory Of Deadly Gas Lingers

The Denver City gas disaster of February 1975 killed nine and spurred Rule 36 by the Texas Railroad Commission. ARCO faces about $32 million in lawsuits, with settlements totaling around $447,000 in three cases and several others resolved for smaller sums. Families of victims pursued large damages while others remain pending or settled for reduced amounts.

Denver Texas Texas Railroad Commission Atlantic Richfield Co ARCO J.C. Patton Lubbock Patton

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