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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1975
Page
1
Lee Bartlett, the new Lamesa police chief, has reshaped the department in two months. His calm demeanor and thorough organization restored public confidence, moving the force from rarely consulted to efficiently run and respected. He emphasizes treating people the way he likes to be treated.
Jerry Pruitt, a 9 year old, suffered a hit run injury leaving him unconscious for days. He recalls little of the collision but remembers riding to Santa with his brother. After months in a hospital and a body cast, he walks with crutches and is named the school Outstanding Boy while hoping to return to baseball.
In Austin senators approved two emergency malpractice bills to ensure doctor liability insurance and control rates. A third proposed ceiling on judgments and a three doctor panel was discussed. The measures, sent to Gov. Briscoe, take effect upon his signature.
Mike Cannon Jana Crausbay and Lee Ann Feike were selected as winners in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal A J coloring contest. Each received a two dollar U S Savings Bond from Robert R Norris. Judges praised the imaginative entries and media variety shown by youngsters from multiple Texas towns and beyond.
After a week of tornado watches and storms, calm conditions returned. Lubbock reached 82 as upper 80s were forecast. meanwhile record lows were set in several cities with Lubbock at 14, Amarillo 44, and Marfa 32. Nationally, scattered thundershowers and some severe activity occurred across the Plains and eastern regions.
Liz Lawson won the Miss Lubbock 1975 title at Municipal Auditorium. The 19 year old Texas Tech student sang Believe in Music and earned a $250 scholarship a $1000 wardrobe allowance and the right to represent Lubbock. First runner up Donnetta Williams. second Alljee Toliver. third Marilyn Walker. fourth Linda Diane Harris.
County GOP leaders fear a shortage of viable candidates in 1976 and urge conservatives to shed Democratic labels and run as Republicans. Lonnie Hollinsworth and Jim Granberry stress the need for genuine GOP nominees from county to state offices to ensure a prosperous Bicentennial year.
Diane Bryant winner of the 1973 regional spelling bee boards a plane to Washington D C for the national competition. She spent a week preparing with word lists and dictionaries and will meet Rep George Mahon and tour historic sites before the Bee begins Wednesday in the ballroom. The report also notes a separate Nashville infant abandonment case and local Republican party politics in Lubbock.
Threats of a special session loomed as Texas lawmakers clashed over the 1916 compromise state spending bill. The House tabled a key resolution while arguments erupted over Senate amendments and appropriations conference committee authority. Senate members left for the night as talk of a possible Monday restart and a potential special session circulated.
A devotional note requests heavenly guidance to keep life in perspective and seek contentment from God. The text invokes the Father and asks for spiritual calm and reliance on divine provision.
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