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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1972
Page
15
A veteran narcotics officer and the federal mandant of the Federal Police near Nuevo Laredo face an investigation following a dramatic incident at the federal building. The case involves smuggling, drugs, and a high profile arrest tied to the market area frequented by tourists.
Mexican and U S authorities raid the Reyes Pruneda Ranch south of Nuevo Laredo after a gunfight leaves two young men dead. Seized are machineguns money and drugs as investigators link the site to underworld figures and a history of narcotics trafficking through Laredo San Antonio and Mexico. Officials note uncertain ties to a police killing while tracing crime networks connected to Mexican cartels and the so called Mexican Mafia.
Texas governor candidate Dolph Briscoe says the state must overhaul its budgeting system to fix fiscal problems, arguing that a recent attorney general opinion restricting fund transfers highlights the need for reform. He underscores budget management as central to solving broader economic and criminal activity linked to narcotics and organized crime on the border.
In Munich, Chancellor Willy Brandt and UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim agreed East and West Germany should join the United Nations. Waldheim showed strong interest while Bonn seeks pact with East Germany first. Brandt suggested German membership may come no sooner than 1973.
In Santiago Argentina recalled its ambassador after Chile granted asylum and safe conduct to ten hijackers of an Austral Airlines jet. The group including a jail escapee and leaders of leftist armed groups flew to Havana on a Cuban jet amid diplomatic tensions. President Allende cited moral reasons and warned of possible sanctions to Chile.
A struggling Ann Arbor firm spent its entire advertising budget on one left-wing tabloid ad for McGovern Eagleton T shirts. After Eagleton quit the race the shirts became a collector item sparking national orders, including from the Smithsonian and Detroit Historical Museum. Co owner Jerry Hill recalls a call from Eagleton wanting shirts and a large size for his wife. The shirts feature Come Home America 1972 and McGovern Eagleton across the fronts.
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