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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1972
Page
4
The primary ballot slate includes numerous candidates filing for statewide office before the deadline. Among contenders are longtime incumbents and newcomers, with voters preparing for a crowded ballot in the upcoming statewide races.
The piece argues inflation and taxes erode purchasing power from 1955 to 1970 and beyond, noting per person after tax income rose but taxes and the cost of upkeep rose faster, driving a high pressure, credit fueled society with rising desires and consumption. It cites data from the Tax Foundation and contrasts potato and meat intake in 1920 and 1970 while describing advertising influences and lifestyle ambitions. It mentions political figures and a debate around governance without naming a specific event.
Nixon chided businessmen for viewing the economy as a slow turtle and urged them to act. He warned of a growing public distrust of business and called for private investment in pollution control and urban transit while stressing the need to curb government lip service.
Police and the Public will be the theme of two training days for area law enforcement at South Plains College Levelland. Walter B. Head says sessions run 9 am to 5 pm February 17-18 in the college library with emphasis on telephone courtesy public relations and attitudes toward the public. Completion earns 16 hours credit toward intermediate or advanced peace officer certificates as required by state law.
Officials described a joint Apollo Soyuz mission with three cosmonauts launched aboard the Soyuz. A docking module would connect the two spacecraft and transfers would occur in orbit after rendezvous lasting about a day. The Apollo craft would use a Saturn 1B booster and crews would acclimate in the docking module before crossing between ships.
In several towns including Lubbock and Floydada, student attendance dropped to as low as 52.38 percent with many teachers also out sick. Officials say substitutes have been pressed into service while overall attendance hovered near normal in Morton and Matador reports.
A six week conversational Spanish course will be free starting at 7 30 p m Thursday at Hodges Community Center at 41st Street and University City of Labbick public information officer Tom Martin says the Mirhour classes will run each Thursday at a similar time Registration information may be obtained by calling 762-
A scramble for the county superintendent post draws candidates from diverse backgrounds including J H Mhu kin aged 68 retired Tech extension director Weldon M Boyd 44 Idalou Pat Gooden 23 waiter Mrs Charles Arnold 4 teacher and Joe Warlick Toombs 64 school furniture supplier Others filed on Monday with Beverly McDuff declining to campaign The vacancy has sparked debate over the job’s necessity and salary ranges from 2850 to 16000 dollars.
The report outlines Irving's forthcoming grand jury appearance with wife, Richard Suskind, and Baroness Nina Van Pallandt. handwriting samples were ordered, Irving resisting initially. It notes Life magazine coverage, a Virgin Islands meeting setup, and Hughes denial of any collaboration with Irving. The piece mentions Swiss extradition queries and funds recovered from Zurich banks tied to Helga R. Hughes.
Two main issues trouble the talks a 2 percent difference in the economic package and retroactivity must be settled by Monday night. Negotiators adjourned for dinner at 8 p m CST and will return at 10 p m after a lengthy caucus. Employers also requested a caucus before resuming discussions.
Thieves hit Fabric Care Center locations in Lubbock over the weekend, rifling change machines at No. 2 and No. 3. Cash losses were about 150 and 185 dollars, plus a 100 dollar television. Items stolen from Scott Welding and several vehicles are also reported.
A group of Chicano students at Eastern New Mexico University protested remarks by Dean of Students Wayne Gates about Rita Canales a Black Herets killed January 29 Canales was shot early that morning during a police stakeout after he and another man were said to be trying to break into a dynamite storage shed Ahore organized the protest citing Gates past statements about Canales a former Project Newgate inmate trainee.
Roy C. Eric Augesen 31 a Texas Tech University law graduate and aide to State Sen Doc Blanchard of Lubbock was appointed to the staff of Ector County Attorney Bill McCoy. He will serve as investigator until his bar exam results. A former Big Brothers director in Lubbock he also served a year and a half as Blanchard aide and briefing clerk. He is a native of Slayton Minnesota.
Five Slaton residents faced two burglary counts each and remained jailed Monday in bonds of 2500. Librado Diaz 25 Jesus Peres 29 Mateo Martinez 2 Peter Martinez 23 and Domingo Martinez 17 were charged in burglaries at Jose Zabaia and Jessie Berrentas residences. Stolen items included a portable television radio pacers player 100 dollars of record albums a sewing machine tires and a butane heater.
Reported Sunday night action near Deng Hen on Highway 9 275 miles southeast of Vientiane. Government forces abandoned the base as Khmer rebels and North Vietnamese pressure continued, with casualties and shifting troop numbers cited. Premier Nixon aims to cut U S troops to 69 000 by May per the report.
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