22 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1976
Page
1
An editor confirms a looming energy crisis in Reeves County as natural gas prices soar to $1.85 per Mcf after contracts expired December 31. Farmers fear losses on crops and fiber, warning few will be profitable under the higher rates.
Wills drawn in blood left possessions to a 25 year old lesbian who leads a loose devil worship group linked to drug activity and three recent unexplained deaths. A member feared for her life and sought exit, while the leader is jailed in Lubbock County.
A short dated prayer expresses thanks for strength through trials and asks to focus on grace rather than weakness. The fragment ends with a closing Amen and signature "-A Read y" suggesting a personal devotional note.
Heavily damaged Big Spring and Paducah endure the worst fires in their histories. Winds around 60 mph fanned flames that destroyed cotton and crops, with two people hospitalized and damage surpassing five million dollars. Firefighters, volunteers, and neighboring cities assisted as dust storms intensified the chaos.
Court officials in Fort Worth and Lubbock indicate opposition to a parole bid by Benjamin Lach the convicted scalpel killer of Sarah Morgan in 1967 Lach a Texas Tech graduate student sought medical study and faces a parole hearing in April with both Fort Worth Judge Byron Matthews and local attorney Alton Griffin signaling likely opposition in the case.
The A J Today notes a humorous entry about a place where young children register more fingerprints than recorded by the FBI, playfully exaggerating the idea of a busy registration area.
Floydada physician Jack Jordan and dentist Charles Craig led two doctors and a farmer on a crisis medical mission to Guatemala City after the February quakes. They carried drugs antibiotics and bandages arriving with cargo hoisted by helicopters. The pair have spent 12 years building volunteer medical clinics in Central America.
A hog sold for $21,000 at the Pan handle South Plains Fair grounds on Saturday, breaking the breed auction record. A second hog surpassed the old $9,200 mark, with the top bid shared by Charles Curtis and Sons of Sheridan Iowa and Lindskog and Pritchard of Prophetstown Illinois. The $21,000 boar was a Spotted Swine, once called Spotted Poland China, and a second Spotted Swine went for $9,500.
A tornado in Poplar Bluff Missouri killed 7 year old Clinton Stratton and injured others as storms tore through 12 communities in Missouri and Illinois. Winds up to 80 mph and dust storms paralyzed parts of Kansas Nebraska and Iowa while flash floods threatened Ohio and Kentucky.
After decades apart, widowed Millard P. Taylor aged 76 and Anne Hornaday aged 70 married in Lamesa at the courthouse where their long delayed vows finally took place. Abe Hester officiated as the couple began a new life in Lubbock.
Guadalupe Argullin was stabbed to death over eight months ago. suspect Rejino Madrid, 18, was treated for a gunshot wound at Methodist Hospital after the May 3 incident and released to his mother on May 17 not yet arrested or indicted. He remained a fugitive from justice as the district attorney’s office delayed charges.
Linda Escamilla awoke to find her 2-year-old son Juan David dead from a ruptured liver amid reports of severe abuse. The child’s father Bonifacio Grimaldo, a 26-year-old Navy reservist and Texas Tech student, was missing. An autopsy confirmed homicide with multiple bruises and bite marks.
Weather segment notes warmer conditions in Lubbock and vicinity with diminished winds. High near 60 today, low around 30 tonight, and highs in the mid 60s on Monday. Westerly winds 15 to 20 mph expected Sunday.
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