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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1972
Page
4
Texas seeks to block a redistricting order as Dallas court keeps jurisdiction to extend the Feb 7 filing deadline for congressional candidates if a special session is called. Lt. Barnes Smith blasts Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes accusing the legislature of stalling.
A report describes two break-ins and political clashes over redistricting after a three-judge court nullified state plans. Governor Preston Smith signals no special session unless needed for financing party primaries. Rep Eckhardt appeals for congressional redistricting action and criticizes the legislature and court-drawn maps. Burglary details note losses at Hale F. Eubanks and Ad Cleaners, while a vending machine yields cash. A separate wire item cites WACL founder urging Nixon to rethink Washington’s treaty ties with Nationalist China.
President Nixon urged Congress to resist costly new programs unless funded by tax increases or cuts elsewhere. He defended a $25 billion deficit as necessary for full employment and proposed defense and social programs while warning against inflationary spending. He sought authority for new defense outlays and expanding HEW while aiming to boost Social Security by 5 percent in June.
Forecasts predict decreasing clouds and cooler temperatures across the state with sunny skies on the South Plains and scattered showers in Atlantic states. Reports mention strong winter conditions across the upper Midwest and occasional funnel clouds near Florida, with travel advisories and warnings affecting air and road travel.
Mahon urges action to avoid a fiscal cliff as he presents a $44.7 billion deficit figure to House members. He contrasts it with the President’s $34.8 billion estimate, noting his method includes borrowing from federal trust funds like Social Security. Nix on estimated fiscal a's.
A Lubbock chiropractor Dr Lansford Withiam was fined $25 and court costs after being found in contempt for failing to appear for jury duty in Judge PatoS. Moore's 127th District Court. He was ordered to appear for jury service Feb. 14. authorities cited exemption limits under Texas law.
FTC charges Kellogg General Mills and General Foods with noncompetitive practices and misleading ads that claim cereals control weight and boost athletic performance. Complaints accuse firms of brand proliferation, deceptive differentiation, and shelf-space manipulation, noting Kellogg Post unit accounts for substantial market share.
Swiss authorities probe a fraud linked to checks paid to Howard Hughes via McGraw-Hill connections. Bank adviser Dr Rudolf Hegerschwiler says irregularities surfaced after Hughes lawyers sought confirmation of no personal account. Woman allegedly used large checks to withdraw millions, with an account now blocked.
In the north U S forces bombed red missile sites as a standdown neared. An OH6 helicopter was shot down south of Saigon with one crewman wounded, raising U S helicopter losses to eight in a week. A terrorist grenade killed eight and wounded about 100 in a Mekong Delta village watching a community TV set. In Cambodia fighting intensified near Phnom Penh as government troops clashed with a small anti government force. Air action included four Saturday strikes on DMZ gun sites and a Sunday strike on anti aircraft artillery near Dong Hol.
A two car crash about 2 40 p m Monday at 14th Street and Avenue Go injures four occupants of one vehicle. James Nichols and his wife Pauline, both Byear and Morton residents, Treated and released at Methodist Hospital, along with Mrs Katherine Cline of Big Spring and Mrs J A Nichols of Knott, were listed among the injured.
The National Earthquake Information Center reported a powerful quake off the Taiwan coast recorded Monday night. Preliminary estimates placed the epicenter about 199 miles southeast of Taipei with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale and potential for damage in nearby settled areas.
In Anchorage three Soviet crewmembers including a fleet master and two skippers were charged with illegal fishing in U.S. waters. The two seized herring boats remained in U.S. custody at Adak Island as a federal hearing was set for Friday.
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