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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1972
Page
13
More than 37 000 beneficiaries in 16 county South Plains area see a 20 percent social security increase today. For a typical retiree the $142.80 check rises to 171 and a couple's total climbs to 257. Lubbock County alone gains 339 000 monthly, raising total benefits to 2 034 000.
Federal Judge Wayne Justice ruled Article 5.08K of the Texas Election Code unconstitutional as it required students to promise to live in a town after graduation to vote there. The decision cites the 14th Amendment equal protection clause and a New Hampshire ruling. Plaintiffs include Denton college students Dennis Green and Barbara Kreps and UT Austin student body president Dick Benson. Green was denied registration. Kreps objected to registering deputies following the affidavits. See JUDGE Page 6.
Dr. Jerry D. Ramsey of Texas Tech cites Labor Department data to argue handicapped employees show fewer injuries and high motivation. He says hiring them challenges myths about safety costs and insurance rates and urges employers to treat them as individuals while noting limits in fields like programming and public relations.
The Navy will provide Grumman Aerospace with a 19.6 million dollar advance on the F14 contract and set December 15 as the new decision date on ordering more fighters. Grumman cites higher costs forcing a price increase and has faced credit issues after production delays.
In Masery Lesotho a 67 year old grandmother was jailed for four months and fined 53 for possession of 1433 pounds of marijuana. The judge noted the sentence would have been stiffer if she were younger.
A presidential advisory panel urges shifting coastal zone management to NOAA from Interior, aligning with Senate GOP support but facing House resistance tied to offshore oil aims. NACOA’s annual report notes contrasting views as conferees reconcile a bill for NOAA’s control versus Interior.
An expedition from Harvard and the University of Arizona reports discovering a pre-Columbian city on Cozumel island. The find could shed new light on the history of Indian civilizations in the region and pre-Columbian exchange.
An expedition led by Harvard Professor Jeremy Sabloff and Arizona Professor William Rathje uncovers a 250 acre San Gervasio site on Cozumel now a cattle ranch. They find two temple complexes from the 13th to 15th centuries and six noble estates amid over 40 ruins. The findings may illuminate Maya collapse and Toltec expansion.
U S manufacturers shipped a record 496,570 mobile homes to dealers in 1971 with estimated retail sales of 3.297 billion dollars. The average sale price stood at 7150 dollars.
Washington reports the aerospace industry exported 4.2 billion dollars in military and civilian products in 1971, a new record. Imports of aerospace equipment totaled 333 million dollars, highlighting a growing trade surplus in aerospace.
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