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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
6
In Texas, mental health and welfare services are handled by several departments. The governor says a 12-month appropriation for welfare spending has advantages with no disadvantages. Barnes and several legislators were quoted Thursday.
Skeptical officials question the plan while Gov. Smith asserts prior talks with Barnes on using welfare funds for eight months to dodge new taxes this year. The governor’s remarks followed a speech to the Legislature outlining the welfare appropriation strategy.
US command says bombing paused around Hanoi during a period of heavy action across North Vietnam as B52s and jet bombers struck targets near Dong Hoi Hue and Thanh Hoa while Saigon reported clashes on Hue’s western flank and in Binh Dinh Province.
The session discusses delaying a constitutional ethics bill amid arguments. A new hospital plan replaces city policy with cost savings for the agency and workers. Sidewalk paving in Clayton Carter Addition near northeast Lubbock receives funding from a lower bid. The governor doubts a lame duck legislature will pass ethics reforms and notes changes may wait for new lawmakers. The local job of school superintendent could be abolished by ballot.
The passage notes a paving program for local streets from Ash Avenue to Ivory and from Ursuline to Queen streets. State agencies requested higher appropriations, but efforts failed due to Smith's and legislative leadership's commitment to no new taxes this summer.
Three Lubbock youths face felony charges over theft of tools camping gear and marijuana. Rickey Glenn Martin 17 and Larry Waldmaxe 17 held on bonds of 1000 and 2000 dollars, with a third suspect named Salinas held on 3000 dollars bond. The case ties to MHMR budget debates and county jail policy.
In a congressional address a Mexican leader condemns U S foreign trade concessions. He argues exports of Mexican manufactured goods are not adequately compensated by prices for capital goods and questions U S boldness in solving international issues.
Firefighters battled a pair of oil tank fires near Midland after a lightning sparked Wednesday night storms. The first blaze began around 1 a.m. on the Richmond lease along Interstate 2 and was put out after about three hours, but two additional tanks burst into flames as crews worked. A second fire on the Jackson lease spread when a lid fell inside the tank, hindering firefighting chemicals. Fire Chief Melvin Little said the two blazes fed each other, prolonging the effort until noon Thursday.
A 23 year old co owner of BHK Cleaners was taken into custody by masked officials after they promised no harm if he surrendered. The incident drew a crowd as the agent promised release after he and Don Duncan were escorted from the store. The agent was treated for swollen wrists and released from a local hospital. Local officials and a governor sought to reassure the public while charges and names became part of the tense standoff.
The case ties victims from Texas to Colorado and Oregon. Investigators report .32 caliber bullets across bodies from Lubbock Amarillo Mesquite and Dallas. FBI analysis links weapons to a single gun and a killer who may strike again. Families endure fear and unanswered questions as agencies coordinate nationwide monitoring.
In Galveston a Senate inquiry questioned Toole about Yantis and a polluter case involving Pless Industries toxic waste. Witness Schwartz criticized the Water Quality Board and Yantis as a possible adverse witness. Toole pressed for strict enforcement and fines to force cleanup.
Reports say Henry Kissinger and Soviet leader travel could shape talks with Hanoi as Nixon’s Moscow visit looms. Intelligence notes consider whether Kremlin deals with Washington would influence North Vietnam and Paris talks amid ambiguous peace prospects.
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