03 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1976
Page
1
Drizzly conditions ease across the South Plains as Hurricane Liza dissipates after leaving Baja California casualties. Forecasts predict drying, enabling farmers to begin corn and grain sorghum harvests while cotton maturation remains slow due to cool nights.
The Associated Press reports bipartisan denunciations of Carl Butz after a racial slur. Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter calls it evidence of insensitivity. Ford aides say no resignation imminent. Dole condemns the remark as stupid while rally disruptions and a Burlington VT incident follow.
A woman reports daily theft of her morning paper over two weeks. She and her husband devise a plan to trap the thief by taping a thread to the paper and awaiting a confession. The thief denies and then confesses with a terse, unresolved explanation.
In Lubbock for a Monday start in a bitter lawsuit with Citizens National Bank, Homer Maxey reflects on wealth lost and pride hurt. Once a multimillionaire and builder who helped erect Texas Tech’s first campus structure, he now faces shame while recalling a life tied to Lubbock and the university.
Preston Smith sparked eyebrows on a radio talk show in Austin by hinting he might run for governor again. Bill Kidd reports that the remark drew cautious reactions as the former governor weighs another campaign.
The piece weighs Gov. Dolph Briscoe's 1974 win and 1972 setback for Smith and outlines a crowded gubernatorial field. It notes Attorney General John Hill as a potential rival, mentions Bob Bullock and Ray Hutchison as possible contenders, and recalls Barnes and Briscoe’s electoral history amid post Watergate scrutiny.
A devotional reader prays for divine help to realize that with God all things are possible. Gratitude is expressed for challenges as they train the soul to rise above itself and grasp higher truth.
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