08 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1976
Page
1
An elderly man defends a trailer from an intruder using a German WWI sword as a makeshift weapon. A porthole window is removed, the armed figure wrestles with fear, and a backhanded slap signals the intruder's retreat as the man contemplates the danger and the unseen visitor.
After a devastating quake in Guatemala, authorities estimate at least 7 375 dead with unofficial counts as high as 14 000. The disaster halted food delivery outside Guatemala City due to ruined roads and fuel shortages while aftershocks continued. Epidemic fears grow as bodies are buried in shallow graves and water remains untreated. An American Mormon missionary among the casualties was evacuated to the United States.
Tommy Roberts of the Lubbock Police Department crime prevention unit says local merchants are easy targets for burglars. He notes many owners ignore simple security measures and cites a shop with $10,000 cash on hand that failed after repeated break ins when a worn door was easily kicked in. Roberts offered low cost security tips during his in service to deter theft.
Police at a suburban home found the body of a nine year old diplomat amid reports the death may be an assassination by Croatian separatists. The incident occurred Saturday in Frankfurt West Germany and involved right wing groups.
A reader prayer asks for divine help to recognize beauty in people and objects around them, ending with Amen and a note of personal reflection.
Sandra S Cleaver a 28 year old Lubbock native running for mayor says she was fired from General Electric Credit Corporation the day after filing for the top city job She planned a 10 am press conference at her home to discuss the firing while GECC officials avoided comment citing company policy and awaiting corporate statements
Weather outlook shows a high pressure system over the South Plains bringing unseasonably warm, clear skies. Temperatures rise into the upper 60s today with a night drop near 35, then rebound into the 70s by Monday as a continued moisture deficit awaits.
An editor's note presents Jimmy, a Black boy from East Lubbock, as a figure shaped by poverty and obscurity. It notes his two secretive contacts with the outside world and legal entanglements, framing his life story amid social scrutiny.
Investigators reopen deaths linked to a secretive cult in Lubbock connected to a 1976 homicide and the disappearance of several young women. Detectives question local homosexual and narcotics circles while tracing ties between a 25 year old leader in jail and other cult members.
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