Morning Edition The Day On The South Plains
A 1973 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal page lists staff positions and masthead details for Friday Morning April 6 1973. It shows the paper's affiliation with The Associated Press United Press International and designates roles including Vice President General Manager Advertising Director and Editorial Page Editor.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Iper
Avalanche-Journal
Eveningewspapers Corporation
Ave
Uuboock
Natonal Advertising
Daly Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
Meat Boycotts Highlight Inflation Pressure and Policy
The piece notes meat boycotts as a teaching moment while inflation rises. It cites Plainview campaigns and nationwide price pressures, urging Congress and President Nixon to pursue anti inflation measures beyond meat price ceilings. Labor data show March food prices jump, fueling calls for broader action and phased controls.
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Plainview
Congress
Nixon
Labor Department
Britain
U.S
Sheriff Harrist remembered for four decades of service
The piece honors Grady Harrist longtime Lubbock County sheriff and Dean of Texas sheriffs whose career spanned nearly 40 years from 1930 as a peace officer to 23 years as sheriff. It notes his careful stewardship of funds and cooperative policing, with no scandal linked to his administration.
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Grady Harrist
Lubbock
Dean of Texas Sheriffs
Sheriff's Department
Harrist
Texas Law Enforcement Foundation
Designers Embrace Varied Hemlines Says Sonia Rykiel
Design icon Sonia Rykiel voices support for women choosing hem lengths. She argues Paris fashion should not dictate long skirts and that each woman can select a length flattering her legs. Designers are finally considering the idea men have long endorsed.
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Sonia Rykiel
Paris
Readers Who Write Letters Disagree With Pundits
A Casper Star Tribune column recaps readers letters about farm subsidies pot legalization and energy tax loopholes. Mrs Jack Turner Lorri Landon and Clovis Rodelander are quoted as critics offering their views while defending or challenging policy points.
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Lorri Landon
Lorri
Clovis Rodelander
Rolander
Jack Turner
Republic
Brezhnev Visit Triggering Anti Soviet Demonstrations
The American Jewish community plans anti Soviet demonstrations in cities during Leonid Brezhnev's U S state visit, signaling pressure over Soviet Jewish emigration and potential embarrassment for Nixon. The moves could affect the Moscow summit and U S Soviet detente, though outcomes remain uncertain.
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Washington
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Nixon
Brezhnev
Moscow
Kremlin
Jackson
Soviet Union
Congress
Israel
National Conference On
White House
Mr. Nixon
Martha Mitchell and Watergate front pages again
Virginia Payette notes Martha Mitchell may hold inside information on the Watergate scandal and questions whether she can help shield John Mitchell. The piece links her calls to The New York Times, Nixon’s resignation, and broader Soviet Jewry demonstrations prompting high level strategy discussions in New York and across the United States.
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Martha Mitchell
James McCord Jr
Watergate
Jane
Martha
New York Times
John Mitchell
Mr. Nixon
Manhattan
White House
John
Brezhnev
National Conference On
New York
Allied and Communist talks open on prisoner repatriation
Allied and Communist liaison officers began pre-armistice talks on repatriation of sick and wounded prisoners. The Allies reportedly proposed an immediate exchange of names of prisoners to be returned. The report comes as other war news vacillates between hope and tension.
A Challenge To Survive A Friend in Need
In West Texas two young journalists chosen from Texas Tech and The Avalanche-Journal pursue daring paths away from secure careers. Both leave national wire service posts to seek personal writing and self built lives, embodying the American dream and the courage to risk security for meaning.
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West Texas
Texas Tech
Dallas
Lubbock
South
New York City
The
Avalanche-Journal
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Midland Democrat
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Thtarrist
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Creo
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Robert Novak
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Times
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Robert F. Drinan
Massachusetts
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Nev
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