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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
12
The city faces a tough choice over tightening security at Lubbock Regional Airport with an estimated 35000 additional dollars per year. Officials weigh full measures like badges and surveillance against the risk of future attacks and public scrutiny.
In Lubbock County voters face a Saturday ballot to abolish the County School Superintendent office which costs 20 000 to 25 000 dollars yearly yet now has no active duties. Beverly McDuff runs as a reluctant candidate aiming to end the position. if elected she will resign after November. Democratic voters are urged to back her to curb tax waste.
Amos Lee Byers of Springfield Missouri leaped into a 6000 gallon gasoline rig when the load ignited. He drove the tractor from the burning trailer to safety and then away from the blast zone with only singed hair, escaping unharmed.
The article argues that the U S U S S SALT pact limits numbers but does not abolish nuclear weapons. It notes continued stockpiles can destroy millions, calls for universal disarmament talks with verifiable inspections, and stresses that abolition remains unaddressed despite decades of effort.
Henry J Taylor reflects on oceanography travel from San Francisco to New York and the vast unseen ocean floors. He explains how oceanographers perceive a reversed world beneath the surface and rely on sound to communicate as light fades.
Senate hopes and private signals swirl around Edward Kennedy as he weighs a 1972 presidential run. He remains officially uncommitted while key fundraisers Ben Swig and Adolph Schuman in San Francisco hold Kennedy's money supply in reserve, awaiting convention signals amid McGovern and Humphrey choices.
A Brookings Institution study warns that federal taxes cannot cover existing programs for the next four years, with calls for new spending and proposals from McGovern and Nixon. The piece critiques rising costs, welfare, health care, education funding, and defense while urging voters to seek a candidate who will curb debt and borrowing.
In a June 1952 update from Lubbock Morning Avalanche, district boundaries undergo widespread changes and four new district headquarters are established in the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church. Bishop W. C. Martin of Aas reads the appointments Sunday, marking the changes. The report also notes Taft calling for a strong air power policy to deter aggressors and deliver atomic capability. In Paris, Masterpieces of the 20th Century closes a world art festival seen as evidence of American cultural maturity, led by Pierre Monteux with the Paris Conservatory Orchestra.
A collection of humorous Q and A prompts and quips from L. M. Boyd. The items cover odd facts about banks, dragonflies, teeth, and a cheeky reply about spitting at guests.
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