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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
8
A state figure declines to reveal the agenda for a special session. He remarks Texas faces a potential loss of federal funding and criticizes federal court actions. The governor accuses federal courts of reshaping education welfare and patronage policy.
John Hendricks was elected chairman, Moody Alenareder vice chairman, and Mrs. Mary Meb Deeseli secretary as Odessa Park Board members discussed a proposed total park system with Marvin Springer & Associates to draft plans. The panel debated busing, welfare costs, and court rulings while new allocations and YMCA use were proposed.
The story centers on the Pay Board walkout and calls to replace AFL-CIO aligned members with independent labor leaders. Arch Booth and others defend wage controls while labor and political figures urge reform. Senator Tower decries the boycott as politically harmful, and officials promise continued controls despite labor defections.
Lynn, a Las Ignitions resident for six years, is named instructor of vocational tests and measurements at the College of the Southwest. He previously counseled at Tayo SanYobligt in Lasvingter and taught at Piertaas, SOM for seven years. He holds a bachelor’s from Gakiemu State University and a master’s from Kansix State College of Pittsburg, with further graduate study at Eastern New Mexico University. He is a local, state and national member of the National Education Association.
A hung jury ended the perjury trial of Wilson Car Nash in 17th District Court before Judge Robert C Wright. The jury deliberated three hours over Tuesday and Wednesday morning, ending in a mistrial after Nash testified he had no motive to rob a Western Union messenger for $5.
State Senator H J Blanchard of Lubbock remains in a private room at John Sealy Hospital after two open heart surgeries. Officials say he is in good condition and no visitors or calls are being accepted except from immediate family.
The U S Court of Appeals ordered vacating a district court judgment and dismissing the bank robbery indictment against Joseph W Mashburn 28 who was convicted in December 1971 of the Bangs First State Bank robbery Mashburn died February 14 in Brown County Jail Brownwood from complications of diabetes The death ends the case per the ruling by Assistant U S Attorney Robert Wilson.
A 1970 ITT memo purportedly authorized U S action to block Allende’s 1970 Chilean rise short of force. State Department denies U S intervention while senators press for answers about corporate influence on policy and potential funding moves to thwart Allende.
Police report two patrolmen Morris and Wells pursued three armed robbers near a bank after an alarm. Wells, 23, described a shotgun wielder as Morris was shot and later died at the scene. The robbers fled, with one escaping in Wells’s patrol car after a tire blew.
Testimony resumes at 9 a.m. in Judge Pat S. Moore's District Court for a $500,000 damage suit filed by Mrs. John Ford of New Deal. Pilot Bob McAllister testified about spraying parathion on Aug. 5, 1968, near the Fords' home and the precautions taken to prevent exposure.
Three armed men entered the bank and forced employees to lie on the floor before rifling teller drawers. The confrontation left one man wounded and two gunmen injured. Police recovered $15,117 in the patrol car, plus about $1,700 nearby and roughly $100 near a fence in the gunmen area.
A six year old brown bear at Wungry as Bear Obihiho zoo in Japan allegedly slept 106 days with no changes except appetite. The bear reportedly consumed two buckets of apples and SBS during the period.
Teaver accused the insurance board and industry of pressuring for inflationary rate hikes at policyholders’ expense. He urged removing the inflation factor for a year to cut premiums by about 14 million, while noting the board upheld the inflation-based formula despite a Phase II price cut. The governor supports Teaver, as he accuses colleagues of close ties to insurers.
Forecasters from the NWS predict near 80s in Lubbock with partly cloudy skies and light southerly winds. A late day risk of isolated storms could bring needed moisture to the Panhandle South Plains as a cold front from New Mexico approaches, cooling western areas overnight.
The Midland Chamber of Commerce board discussed a $66 000 improvement plan for Midland Air Park, showing slides of its run down condition. Directors deferred final action to a later date and noted the city must maintain an auxiliary airport. Bill Collins reported on a planned Interstate 20 rest area dedication west of the city.
The Senate approved a plan aimed at ratifying a women’s rights law with strong support, while Sen. Sam Ervin led a chorus of opposition against amendments. The measure would push for drafting women and lifting some employment protections, though actual drafting would need a broader act revision.
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