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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1972
Page
6
Nixon wins large margins with 79 936 votes or 95 percent in California style tallying. Maryland shows Nixon at 80 675 votes or 87 percent while McCloskey receives 6 897 votes or 7 percent and Ashbrook 5 173 votes or 6 percent.
President Nixon accepts Secretary Connally's resignation and hails him as the architect of the new economic policy. Nixon says Connally's absence leaves a tough act to follow, while Connally stresses his politics were not part of the decision and lauds the President.
FBI sources weighed if a hired killer staged the attempt on Governor Wallace. Surgeons reported five hours of surgery and ongoing stabilization while Wallace remains paralyzed from the waist down. Maryland Governor Mandel and family visited as doctors described possible nerve recovery pathways.
The Motley County school district will align with county lines except for a small northern area formerly in the Turkey district and a small eastern area of Floyd County becoming part of Motley.
Campbell announces a sales tax proposal to levy one or eight tenths of a cent in Matador States. The measure was defeated in April 1969, with officials noting there would be no tax increase.
LP and L board discusses minority candidate election and ward system. Turner supports ward vote to boost minority representation while some aides favor district residency. Charter study proposes expanding council and residency rules with expenses vs salaries as a policy focus.
Reportedly at a Milwaukee rally a man resembled Bremer and several aides recall seeing him at Maryland events. Campaign security and unidentified aides described monitoring the lookalike at multiple gatherings.
A man identified as Arthur H. Bremer was questioned as a suspicious person before a Wallace rally in Kalamazoo last Saturday and released after five minutes. Police notes and accounts from CBS and WTOP reporters describe Bremer’s appearance, attire, and interactions with officers, alongside later coverage of his connections to Wallace campaigns and prior legal issues.
A damaged OCR snippet hints at a teenage incident with a friend near a point a. The text is incomplete, omitting critical details about time, place, and outcome.
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