16 Mar 1975
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1975
Page
1
In a sworn court scene, attorney Tom Sealy faces a difficult position as he approaches the witness stand amid a hazardous search for fuel. The proceedings reveal tensions over safety and self sufficiency as authorities weigh options.
In Odessa Sgt. Sidney Lyle leads Consultants on Preventive Security a small firm within a storefront police unit focused on deterring crime. They report 1974 burglaries at about 1 200 and rape cases rising from four to 14 with one rape case unsolved, while highlighting unlocked doors as a major risk and growing demand for safety programs.
Fears of a North Vietnamese onslaught prompted South Vietnam to move its regional command from Pleiku to the coast and evacuate most Americans from Pleiku Kon Tum and Quang Duc provinces. The embassy noted likely heavy fighting near Pleiku and Kon Tum. A French journalist was shot dead in Saigon after questioning. Insurgents shelled Neak Luong in Cambodia.
A crowd heard four speakers at Kent Hance’s Texas Tech seminar on school finance reform. They said state funding for Lubbock schools could grow 30 to 50 percent next year and 15 to 20 percent the following year, driven by equalization and changes in local funding requirements.
Nearly 3,000 of 5,865 families below the poverty line in Lubbock County qualify for food stamps but are not enrolled. Officials cite vague guidelines and pride as factors, with about 3,000 more eligible yet uninformed or deterred by red tape. The article notes unclear eligibility rules and calls for simplification.
Weather brief reports a tornado near Knox County on Monday with heavy rain pea sized hail and damaged irrigation pipes across a wide area while Lubbock recorded trace moisture and light showers followed by a potential light snow in Amarillo Dalhart and nearby regions as arctic cold threatened the South Plains.
The Labor Department forecasts a long term surplus of college graduates through 1985 with more grads taking jobs below their training level. Employers will still prefer college graduates, but many will face below skill level work and higher turnover. The study projects strong growth for airline flight attendants and health services, with cuts in merchant marine and railroads.
New city council members Dirk West Alan Henry and Roy Bass with Carolyn Jordan and Dry Bryce Campbell near one year in office. They describe the job as busy yet sometimes boring noting short notice meetings and the challenge of balancing private and public duties.
A reader asks for blessing as worshippers gather to learn about Jesus Christ. The plea seeks divine protection guidance and daily strength during services today.
Aristotele Onassis Greek shipping tycoon dies at 69 in Paris after a long illness from a broncho pulmonary infection. Jacqueline Onassis flew to Paris after learning husband’s death and Christina, 23, was at his bedside in Eisenhower Wing Room 274. Funeral plans to be announced. burial expected on Skarpios with son Alexander.
Researchers at Texas Tech University and its medical school explore high frequency sound waves as a supplement to X rays for diagnosing soft tissue. Early tests show ultrasound at diagnostic levels causes no harmful immediate effects and may aid healing of bone fractures.
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