26 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1972
Page
1
The article notes a special session called by Smith to address pressing costs as a Nixon aide joins the debate over food costs and budget constraints. The agenda appears tight with limited items for consideration at the meeting.
Lubbock juvenile officers blame parents as a key factor in juvenile delinquency noting the family unit breakdown and societal changes since the industrial revolution. They stress communication gaps between kids and parents and the pressures of affluent living on family dynamics.
Austin reports ongoing probes into alleged state government wrongdoing tied to the Texas stock fraud scandal. Prosecutor Robert O. Smith says new facts emerge despite the Mutscher Shannon and McGinty convictions. A forthcoming grand jury case targets a legislator for misapplied funds, with appeals and retrials possible.
Weather notes predict spring thunderstorms and cooler temperatures for the Lubbock area as a cold front moves through, with the report appearing on page MM. A separate item notes the Cotton Association installing a new president in its final session and a Lubbockite named vice president on page 4.
Six states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment after Iowa and Idaho joined Hawaii Delaware Nebraska and New Hampshire. The measure, already adopted by Congress, requires 38 states to become part of the Constitution.
Mrs. Virginia Knauer urged shoppers to buy more meat substitutes and less processed foods while prices stay high. Earl Butz attacked Esther Peterson and Giant ads as malarky, as price rises trigger government action. The Pay Board faced a reshaping with four business seats empty amid resignations.
A reader offers a brief morning prayer asking for heavenly guidance to keep faith and avoid failing Thee. The invocation asks for light beauty holiness and joy to abound in the world each day.
Sandra Martin, Tech freshman from New Deal, questions the new No Left Turn marker in Lubbock. The sign is part of a broader rollout where sign language will communicate the rules as more signs appear.
A new sign at 19th Street and University Avenue shows a red circle with a red slash over a black left arrow, indicating no left turn. City traffic director Bill McDaniel notes the UN style symbol may be temporary until the standard sign is decided.
In El Paso reporter Mike Cochran describes a city at night with Rim Road views of the Franklin Mountains, Rio Grande, and a distant Mexico crossborder ambiance as a pollution quarrel intensifies over a tall smoke stack and its red warning lights.
Central America reports that Gen Jose Alberto Medrano who lost El Salvador's last election staged a coup and arrested outgoing President Fidel Sanchez Hernandez. A Salvadorean general in Washington claimed the coup failed and Sanchez remained in power.
Avalanche-Journal reports a two week poll of 250 Tech students finding Nixon favored, liquor by the drink approved, Tower ahead of Yarborough, Barnes ahead of Farenthold, and low interest in mayoral and school board races. LCC and Tech students view themselves in distant camps.
The Broadway Avenue intersection with Avenue Q in Lubbock will be partially closed for a couple of days for work. East-west Broadway traffic will be blocked while north-south Avenue Q traffic remains open on the west side. Fourth, fifteenth, sixteenth and nineteenth streets will stay open to east-west traffic.
An inquiry into radar operations and personnel matters at the National Weather Service station near Lubbock drew a firm rebuke from Fort Worth regional headquarters. A memo posted by Harold Frost warned that the public and newsmen should not discuss grades or personnel, as editors pursued exclusive questions about radar and pay scales.
The forecast shows a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and 30 percent tonight through Monday. A high near 80 today with a low in the mid 40s, and a Monday high around 70. Winds by day rise to 20 to 35 mph.
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