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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
2
In Baltimore prosecutors close the bribery conspiracy case against Rep. John Dowdy D-Tex as defense lawyers depict him as a conscientious congressman. They argue the government faced a string of coincidences if Dowdy is innocent.
Gov Preston Smith names Odessa councilman Dan Hemphill to a six member Texas Library and Historical Commission with term expiring September 28 1967 and Senate approval pending Hemphill also leads HydroChem Continental Products of Texas Bridg e town formal dress described amid climate note Deliberations set in Athens for a jury of nine women and three men after final instructions from Judge Thomson A decision possible Wednesday afternoon Dowdy on trial for eight weeks over a $25000 payment from Monarch Construction Corp to hinder Justice Department probe in Washington DC The Athens Texas lawmaker pleaded innocent Cohen two associates testified about a clandestine meeting at Atlanta airport September 22 1965 Nefarious scheme claim sparked by defense team later Jesus
Mr and Mrs Fredilie Lee Wiliam y Lorenzo welcomed a son weighing 1 pounds 12 ounces at 3 49 a m Tuesday at Laut Clune Porter Hospital. The father works at Coyn Killan farm. Eldridge BR Hunter and Wis BK dpd Sto announce a daughter born weighing semaines at 4 4 cm Monday at Libberck Osteopathic Hospital. The father works for Gattera Hos and 0 Ine.
The 1972 Maid of Cotton contest begins in Memphis with 19 entrants from 15 Far East states plus states in Canada and Europe. Finalists include Pamela Loraine Clark and Linda Deaton among others as judging starts and the 1971 winner Pat Perry presides.
In Santiago the Allende government backs a book attacking Donald Duck and other Disney characters as tools of bourgeois and capitalist influence. Authors Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart accuse Disney comics of corrupting Chilean youth and competing with state publications. The work, released last week, has sold out in major bookstores.
S04 reports Lowell Agron Mike Laughlin of Jennings Iowa missing after a solvents plant explosion near Lake Charles Louisiana. He weighs 210 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, wearing green work clothes and a silver wedding band. officials fear he was dazed and wandered away in shock.
Plainview authorities charged Junior Martinez 19 Oscar Flores 18 both of Orton and Benito Hernandez 24 of Amarillo with two counts of burglary each. Bond set at 1500 per charge totaling 5000 per man. Alleged burglaries tied to a Mayfield residence and a Butane company. arrests occurred inside the latter business and nearby car. Additional Lamb County burglary charges stem from a service station break-in.
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