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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1972
Page
2
A fragment reports 99 permanent employees on the payroll as of records by Jim Westen acting sanitation supervisor. It notes workers demanding a 15 percent pay raise and mentions 90 of the staff in some context.
A jumble of birth announcements from Lubbock area hospitals lists multiple newborns with weights and times, naming parents and occupations amid a separate report on city trash workers protests and curbside pickup. The article notes 83 new hires, 16 returnees, and details about worker schedules and overtime.
Five youths were arraigned Monday before Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy for illegal possession of marijuana. Bonds ranged from 1,000 to 2,500 dollars as police reported four pounds found in a car trunk and smaller amounts in two other vehicles. Additional suspects faced separate burglary of a motor vehicle charges with bonds set at 1,500 dollars for two Slaton youths.
Fairfield California AP Jury selection began Monday in the Juan Corona murder trial with Judge Richard E Patton permitting jurors to go home nightly amid a lengthy six month case. Eight of twelve prospective jurors faced excusal for reasons including medical needs and child care and around 20 demonstrators rallied outside the courthouse with signs calling for justice and fairness.
Judge Edwin H. Boedeker set bonds for several defendants in a Lubbock court after pleas of guilty to DWI. Maurice J. te fa ce Dartmouth, Davide, 29, Jose Moreno, 39, Wayne R. Tomlinson, 38, Juan Delossantos, 92, Frank L. Mullins, 26, and Victor Salazar, 27, were among those named with bond amounts varying. Della Salinas, 20, pleaded to shoplifting theft under five dollars and paid fines plus court costs. Other detainees faced charges and bonds as noted in the session.
The Piggly Wiggly store in Tulia was burglarized likely overnight or Monday morning. The entry was forced by prying the front door and hinges were knocked from the safe, a job estimated at eight to ten hours. The break in was found by assistant manager Randy Mahaney at about 7 a.m. Monday. the office was also entered but no cash was reported missing. Police and sheriff investigators pursued leads with no arrests by late Monday.
A clipped fragment notes Washington State maintaining a coastline count described as 500 smiles. The item focuses on regional shore features without detailed context or names.
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