27 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1976
Page
1
Police warn of rising shoplifting house burglaries and armed robberies during the holidays. Det. Sgt. Doyle Nelson urges neighbor watches lights on while away and other precautions to deter burglars amid cold wet winter forecasts and seasonal unemployment concerns.
Wayne Dickerson, linked to a 1971 burglary and the murder of Naomi Miller Martin in Lubbock, has been arrested in Bolivar Missouri. He is jailed on a burglary warrant and faces extradition with a Bolivar hearing possible if he fights extradition.
Texas International Airlines opposes Civil Aeronautics Board approval of non stop Continental flights linking Lubbock with San Antonio, Houston, and Austin. The dispute centers on routes and market access as industry competition intensifies.
In Salley, South Carolina, nearly four tons of chitlins will be cooked for about 20,000 attendees this weekend. The Chitlin Strut began 11 years ago, drawing crowds and fueling a parade with the theme A Chitlin a Day Keeps Swine Fly Away. Events include music, flea markets, rides, and a chitterlings queen selection.
Weather summary for Lubbock and vicinity notes windy and cold conditions with a 50 percent precipitation chance today and 60 percent tonight. Highs in the 20s and a low near 10 accompany the unsettled conditions.
A reader offers a brief devotional prayer praising God's listening and answering of prayers in the name of Christ.
Officials predicted the death toll would pass 4000 in the Turkish eastern quake as rescue crews battled snow and ruined roads to reach isolated villages. About 3500 bodies were recovered with survivors lacking enough shrouds and shelter. Relief supplies arrived and aid reached Caldiran late, but the town remained largely ruined.
A mass of arctic air brings sub freezing temperatures and gusts up to 60 mph as snow spreads from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into the eastern New Mexico border. The National Weather Service warns of a winter storm watch and high winds with 10 degree lows and 20s highs through Monday, urging motorists to avoid mountain passes and stockmen to protect livestock as blizzard conditions sweep the Midwest and Rockies spill into Texas See ROCKIES Page 15
Four more steel producers raised prices on automotive and consumer goods steel by about 6 percent effective Dec 1. Armco Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, and Inland Steel joined National Steel and Jones & Laughlin in the move. US Steel and Bethlehem did not join, delaying clarity on price stability amid White House criticism.
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