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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1977
Page
6
Attorneys react to a municipal court ban on plea bargaining in Lubbock. They warn of longer backlogs, threaten jury trials and appeals, and debate whether tickets serve revenue or safety goals while judges foresee gradual relief as caseloads decline.
City officials review Evans’s report on municipal court operations. They debate expansion to reduce backlog, emphasize enforcing law over revenue, and seek closer District Attorney Office collaboration to prevent dismissed appeals. Nontraffic cases should get more attention. Paula Tilker.
A seven year old girl was left in critical condition after being bitten more than a hundred times on the face by three pit bulldogs in Salinas California. Pamela Bennett visiting her grandmother was attacked at a neighbor’s home where the dogs’ two women owners lived. Angela Aranguren aided the girl during the attack and was also dragged into the fray. The girl underwent six hours of surgery Friday night and the dogs were quarantined.
Lubbock municipal courts led Texas in revenue per capita in 1975 with 7.1 dollars per resident from traffic and misdemeanors. Dallas follows at 6.36, Corpus Christi 1.53, and Amarillo 4.99. The 1975 docket showed Lubbock filing more traffic tickets than Austin and Corpus Christi, with a backlog rising from 2,911 to about 6,000 cases.
Johannesburg reports say black townships are quiet but tense after unrest that killed two blacks and one white policeman. A year old man died in Pretoria’s Attridgeville after a government vehicle incident. Police used tear gas as crowds gathered in Soweto amid memorial protests and looting violence.
Police say tolls from traffic crashes persist despite a survey urging more patrols and 97 additional police vehicles as deterring measures. Officers argue fatalities rise with visibility, noting multiple fatal crashes in 1977 across Lubbock locations.
The Odessa man Clarence Holley, 35, died in a head on collision on U S 380 about 34 miles east of Roswell. State police said he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and his car crossed the center line into a westbound tractor trailer.
About 2,000 firefighters battled blazes across the Southwest scorching roughly 7,000 acres as fires advanced toward Los Alamos National Laboratory and nearby archaeological sites. They faced winds up to 40 mph and coordinated air and ground teams, with evacuations near Flagstaff and extensive forest closures.
A Lamesa man, Frank Romero, 30, died after his car veered on U S 87 south of Lubbock and rolled over him. Investigators say he lost control near the median. the vehicle swerved and struck him as it rolled. Services are pending.
A lone hijacker diverted a Bulgarian airliner with 49 passengers and crew to Belgrade airport, held the plane for nearly three hours, and surrendered to police after forcing the flight to divert from a domestic Bulgarian route.
The Texas Railroad Commission will hold a hearing in Austin Monday to review protests by Dallas and Fort Worth regarding Lone Star Gas Co. natural gas purchase statements.
Governor Dolph Briscoe vetoed 25 bills from the 1977 Texas Legislature, among them a no pain speeding bill allowing speeds 55 to 70 mph without insurance penalties. He cited potential loss of $641 million in federal highway funds and safety concerns as reasons for the veto.
Yifat Golden asks the Avalanche-Journal to name her father Dr. Golden Father of the Year as a tribute for his qualities. The girl wrote a letter, spoke with reporter Mel Tittle, and plans a Father’s Day party with a homemade cake.
The chief source of the narcotic atropine is a common plant known as henbane Hyoscyamus niger.
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