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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1972
Page
4
Weather emergency disrupts Austin session as tornadoes and hail sweep Central Texas. Large hail, heavy rain pound counties, with storms reportedly tracking toward Louisiana, prompting warnings and shelter advisories.
The National Weather Service plans a western Texas forecast center in Lubbock to handle aviation and air quality forecasts. Amarillo and Midland stations warn they cannot confirm weather conditions while funds and radar are debated. Tornado watches and severe storms sweep Northeast Texas with hail and strong winds reported near Corsicana and Waco.
Thirteen year old Hank Baauw dangled from a power pylon high above the ground near Adeaside Australia. He was rescued minutes later when bystanders and responders moved in to pull him to safety from 400 volt wires.
A report on voter demographics notes 18 to 24 year olds will be 18.4 percent of the electorate while 46 percent will be 45 or older. The Negro voting-age group is younger than whites, with 77 percent of Negroes over 25 versus 82 percent of whites. In the North and West Negroes are 8 percent of the voting-age population, but in the South this share more than doubles.
In a San Diego probe linked to ITT political funding and a three antitrust suit settlement the case grows with new witnesses. Mrs Beard denied writing the memo under oath while Benning and Beverly Sincavage were present during a meeting with Hume. Fleming noted Be n ning overheard most of the Beard Home conversation. Mrs Beard collapsed in hospital from a heart seizure during a Senate subcommittee session.
The Nyack High School community mourns as a bus collision near the railroad crossing killed three students Robert Mauterer 14 Richard Macave 18 and James McGuinness 16. Pallbearers carry the coffins while grief-stricken students and teachers cope with the loss.
Government data show market basket costs for a year of groceries rose 2.5 percent in February, with farmers earning 39.7 cents of every consumer dollar. Beef and pork prices hit new highs while middlemen pad margins and eggs fell. The report notes the February average beef price reached about 1.16 per pound and the farm value rose to 75.0 cents per pound for beef.
President Nixon urges swift Senate passage of a sweeping welfare reform described as the most important social measure in decades. He decries waste and inadequate controls, cites rising costs and caseloads, and backs a workfare requirement linking benefits to job training or loss of aid.
Special District Judge R L McKim heard arguments for a new trial for Robert Bell who received the death penalty for the July 2 murder of Sophie Giovanny at an all night grocery where he was a 51 year old clerk. The judge delayed a final ruling until after April 3 to allow Bell's lawyers to file an amended motion due to an incomplete trial record.
W L Pete Gillespie resigned after about 12 years as Hobbs Country Club manager to lead Horizon Golf Course pro shop and club operations. Horizon introduces a new clubhouse and 18 hole course within Rio Communities near Belen and south of Albuquerque across the Rio Grande.
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