Local Newspaper Masthead Fragment from Lubbock Texas
OCR text shows a partial masthead with names and titles including Robert R. Norris vice president general manager J C Rickman Jay Harris business manager editor Carl N Cannon David Fe Knapp etc. It appears from Lubbock Texas Friday Morning April 20 197/ with Associated Press and United Press International credits.
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United Press Internationa
Robert R. Norris
J.C. Rickman
Jay Harris
Carl N. Cannon
David FE
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Robert, McVay
William E. McIntosh
Lubbock
Texas
Watergate Day Of Reckoning Moves Forward
President Nixon acts to open Watergate sources by allowing testimony from White House aides and launching a personal investigation. The column argues top aides may face heads rolling, notes Nixon’s decisiveness, and urges public scrutiny before shifting focus to inflation and Southeast Asia.
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Nixon
White House
Martha Mitchell
John
Martha
Hilton Hotel project boosts Civic Center growth in Lubbock
A $2.24 million building permit for a six level Hilton Motor Hotel at 6th Street and Avenue Q marks a major expansion in Lubbock’s Civic Center area. The project adds 150 guest rooms with a skylighted atrium and cabana style rooms, signaling a busy boom year ahead for construction in the city.
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Lubbock
Civic Center
Hilton Motor
Department of Public Safety
Hilton
West Texas Hospital
Time For Pioneers in a Happier United States
The Tulsa World notes that reactionaries claim the country is happier now citing slower mail than the Pony Express and renewed Indian warfare. Western reports mention a new Gold Rush revival and wagon trains as discussion rises.
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United States
Tulsa World
Pony Express
Chrysanthemum-Dandelion Capital of the World Debate
A Tubock homeowner unhappy with the current slogan proposes hyphenating Chrysanthemum capital of the World to Chrysanthemum-Dandelion Capital of the World. He notes the front yard cementing as context and calls the change a serious matter.
Drive 30 Miles to Eat a Steak in 1973
An elderly man recalls 1973 fuel shortages and social changes. He describes long drives for meals, gas station attendants wiping windshields, and the era of big cars with high gas use. He notes suburban shifts, racial dynamics, and attitudes toward fuel rationing and pollution.
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Washington
Daldy
Automobile Authority
Florida
Detroit
Withiye
Ames
Eat More And Beef Less Letter From Area Cattleman
Editor note invites readers to submit opinions on public issues and outlines publication rules. The Avalanche Journal prints a cattle producer's view defending beef prices and noting other commodities are also expensive.
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Avalanche Journal
Obscenity Fight Sparks Cowhand Ruminations on Censorship
Virginia Payette echoes President Nixon era debates on FBI and FCC actions against obscenity while critiquing government censorship. She argues for personal restraint and describes farm economics from cow-calf to meat sale, noting beef prices and consumer choice with satirical tone.
Plains Reader Defends Farm Price Supports
Plains Reader argues farm price supports mirror overall costs from farming to finished goods. He contends consumers pay wages for transport, spinning, weaving, advertising, and selling, not just farm prices. The author notes farmers struggle for fair livings and deserve supports like workers’ wages.
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Plains
Repatriated POWs Arrive at Panmunjom Amid Shell Fire
Thirty Americans and twenty disabled allied POWs were repatriated at Panmunjom in a tense scene as shells exploded nearby. The report notes talks over Korea's war fate to resume next Saturday at Panmunjom's conference table. A Lubbock County family of twelve was displaced by a Sunday morning explosion reducing their home to ashes.
Hoaxes and Flying Saucers in Lubbock News History
The column recalls hoax stories and UFO incidents like the Lubbock Lights and a Texas Tech string of pearls, noting editors who spread tall tales in 19th century Illinois and Connecticut. It highlights recurring urban legends, jokes by small town editors, and the idea that truth can be stranger than fiction.
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Texas Tech
Tubbock
Lubbock
United Press
H. L. Stevenson
UPI
Illinois
Connecticut
Stevenson
New York
U.S
Jones slang and flowers in brief local notes
Detroit slang for heroin pusher is explained as Jones man. Geranium, African violet, and chrysanthemum rank among popular flowers with chrysanthemum third. Ice hockey predates basketball by about twelve years, with rules dating to 1879 versus 1891. A London subway sign jokes about clergymen and The Times readership.
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Detroit
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