28 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1976
Page
1
The article discusses rising female participation in serious crime, citing FBI data from 1967 to 1972 showing a 72 percent rise in female arrests versus 18 percent for males. Experts debate causes from women's liberation to economic factors and changes in policing views.
In Beirut and surrounding areas fighting ebbed with shelling on refugee camps and clashes around Moslem and Phalangist positions. Police say 6 killed and 11 wounded in street battles, far below dawn tolls, as Moslems gain control of Starco center and await Kamal Junblatt’s Syria visit. Texas traffic deaths total 584 this year, down five percent from last year.
The Greater Lubbock Press Club hosted the 16th Gridiron Show with 200 guests. Arch Lamb received the Headliner of the Year Award for 22 years of service and not seeking re election. The roast lampooned local figures including Police Chief J T Alley and other officials in sketches and skits.
A domestic dispute escalated to a gunplay incident as neighbors report a heated argument settled by the timely use of firearms. No injuries are reported and police are investigating the scene for details and potential charges.
A boy named Danny at the Texas Boys Ranch near Lubbock, age seven, endures a rehabilitation of profanity. He shows discipline and progress in chores, school, and sports while houseparents hope for lasting change. A visitor asks about ranch life and Danny bluntly warns against cussing.
Mar cella Valenzuela warned a friend of a plot against her and blamed a 26 year old lesbian who led a narcotics tied group for ruining his life. Valenzuela was found dead January 5 in her Lubbock apartment. homicide ruling stands though cause undetermined. The lesbian, jailed on heroin charges, headed a small group of mainly homosexual youths involved in drugs.
Odessa police investigate a weekend vandalism spree in which a suspect possibly damaged about 40 cars parked on driveways and streets. A police dispatcher cited ongoing calls from across the city as officers pursue leads on the drive-by destruction.
The Avalanche-Journal won an honorable mention in the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors contest for its Sunday Law and Order series. The award cited a sympathetic approach to crime issues and noted staffers Swindle Remick and former reporters Coggins and Scott for a 15 hour May 8 1975 bank robbery narrative. other honors went to Associate editor Kenneth May and former photographer Wes Phillips.
A reader offers a short morning prayer thanking God for present gifts and seeking divine guidance for future efforts in Christ.
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