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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1972
Page
3
Vallejo FBI says a $1 million bomb extortion plot targeted Union Oil’s Rodeo refinery near Vallejo. Victor Jackson, 40, was arrested and booked in Solano County on federal extortion charges after letters demanded cash and a planned pickup site via a restaurant drop.
A baby boy weighing 8 pounds is born Friday at Methodist Hospital to a contractor supervisor and his wife. The mother's and baby's conditions are listed as good. The family resides in the area and the hospital confirms the birth and parentage.
A polar air mass cooled Lubbock to the mid 60s after a brief warm spell with highs near 60 and lows around 35. Forecasters expect a new warming trend Monday while the Gulf Coast stays mostly dry. Across the nation, heavy rain in Quincy Mass led to floods, mudslides in California Oregon, and record cold from Wisconsin to the Great Lakes with travelers warned. Green Bay coach Dan Devine and family were snowbound near Milwaukee needing a sheriff’s car to reach the airport for Hawaii trip.
In Kress, city voters approved a one percent sales tax on Saturday with nine opposition votes. A total of sixty four residents participated in the referendum.
UT journalists won the sweepstakes at the Southwest Journalism Congress. Texas entrants led with 35 points, East Texas State University followed with 23, and the University of Oklahoma placed third with 19.
Alex Dednare, vice president of the Slaton CarCQp Gin board, is pictured with J. Ray Hasinger and the prize-winning lamb. The animal was bought by the gin, with Handy Hut Sloan Auto Parts and Olds Pontiac also mentioned along with Slatonite O. Z. Ball & Co.
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