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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1972
Page
8
Vicki Mettnis of Grand Prairie, an employee of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, appeared apprehensive as she rode a giant tortoise in a children's petting zoo at the park, which opens a new season today.
Rockefeller says ranch and feedlot projects will provide diverse farming options for the area. The plan includes stocking the facilities with commercial stockers to support regional agricultural development.
Treasury Secretary Connally warned that food costs may rise further as prices at retail outlets could be rolled back only if middlemen curb margins. He urged price restraint and said the administration will monitor supermarkets for price increases and profiteering while preparing actions if needed. The comments followed calls for possible price and wage measures amid rising consumer prices and talks of a rollback power.
Larry Jerome Garrett, 22, was indicted by a 104th District grand jury on arson charges for the December 22 fire at Waldrop's Furniture and Decorative Galleries in Abilene. He was already jailed on armed robbery counts, with his mother turning him in to police, and faces a conspiracy charge with four men amid racial tensions in the city.
A private crossing without warning devices near Nyack, New York, saw a school bus struck by a train bound for Weehawken and Selkirk. Police report the driver failed to stop despite proper signals. Passengers recall the collision as the bus was routing in reverse order.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet author and 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, will receive his diploma and medal in a private Moscow ceremony next month. Nobel foundation secretary Ragnar Gaerow said the diploma and medal will be delivered to Solzhenitsyn at his home in Moscow.
The report records a jokey remark by Montgomery denying any plan to harm a prisoner. He says he does not want the inmate to eat more of the county's bulbs, framing the issue as a light bulb shortage matter rather than violence.
At dusk on Friday a yellow and green moving van backed to the Capitol back entrance as Gus Mutscher’s belongings were loaded. The Speaker, speaking from a high chamber apartment, said he was not leaving that night but some items were being moved. He discussed plans for his stepdaughter Lisa’s schooling and his uncertain tenure in state quarters. Gov. Preston Smith was expected to call a special session soon.
Britain vows rapid troop deployment to Northern Ireland amid deadlock in peace talks and mass protests in Belfast. Prime minister Heath announces suspension of government, phased end of internment, and periodic plebiscites while Ulster remains part of the United Kingdom.
Defense attorneys in Abilene claim trial errors and improper jury instructions tainted the case. They challenge the state's failure to negate three reasonable hypotheses about Sharpe and the loans as business ventures. They also allege prosecutorial comments appealed to prejudice amid extensive prior coverage.
Helen Thomas of United Press International was named a national headliner for 1972 by Theta Sigma Phi. Fran Warris announced the selection for professional excellence in political reporting. Thomas has covered the White House since the Kennedy era and traveled with President Nixon to China.
A man reported locating a woman after a hit run saying he held her and she appeared injured and unconscious. He described discovering her in a dying state and claimed responsibility for aiding her at the scene.
Lubbock County reports 10 633 18 to 21 year olds registered for first voting this year amid total 74 756 voters. City limits hold 60 792 registrants eligible for April 8 elections with liquor measures on the ballot. Precinct 3 MeeWho School shows 5 850 total with 3 423 18 to 21 year olds after campus box updates.
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