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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1972
Page
9
Holiday promotion highlights Madame Alexander dolls in 12 to 25 inch sizes with several models and prices. Pumpkin 15.00, Victoria 12.00 and 16.00, Puddin 17.00, Big Huggums 16.00, Lil Huggums 7.00 and 8.00, Pussycat 18.00, Pussycat in gingham 14.00, So Big 18.00. Santa available for layaway.
Martha Mitchell said she is glad her husband resigned as Nixon re election campaign director but warned she remains a political prisoner. She spoke by phone saying she cannot fall long and that the troubles may not be over. Mitchell, 53, rose to prominence in Washington before moving back to New York while continuing as a campaign adviser.
A lone, muscular Black man in mid-20s robbed a Rust Gentry Truck Centers station on 19th Street and Avenue F, taking about 220 dollars after a 22 caliber pistol pointed at the attendant. Police described the suspect as calm, moving slowly, with afro-style hair and wearing a purple undershirt and gray slacks. The gunman fled down an alley. no customers were present.
In Hardin Montana AP reports a grass fire broke out during Saturday's afternoon reenactment of the Battle of the Little Big Horn delaying the show as crowds watched. The event, staged by the Big Horn County Special Events board with Crow Tribe participation, continued and final performances were held Sunday.
Terry McGovern, 23, daughter of Sen. George McGovern, weighs personal independence against joining his campaign for the Democratic nomination. She studies at the University of Virginia part time and has worked as a clerk, saying she may campaign with him if he secures the nomination. She values privacy and notes Secret Service protection and public scrutiny as part of life on the campaign trail.
Police investigated several burglaries Sunday in Lubbock. Losses included $1,200 in stereo equipment, amplifiers, records, and a portable television. clothing valued at about $597. and $420 in other items. Victims named Gary Powell and Fonzella Hubbard. Offenses occurred during the past week and early Sunday morning at locations including 2nd Place, 1010 East 23rd Street, and McLain Oil Co 3034 Road.
Two Navy fliers ejected from an F-4J Phantom during a landing exercise near Virginia Beach. A Virginia Beach officer helped guide the pilots to shore as the aircraft crashed into a wooded area near the North Landing River. The squadron VF- iB based at Oceana reported the incident during night operations on Saturday.
The note recalls a disputed origin for international chess tournaments with early matches thought to date to 1566 between Italian and Spanish players, while acknowledging chess dates from antiquity and suggesting the event’s exact start is uncertain.
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