Governor Wallace Leads Tax Reform Talk in 1966 Texas Bid
Governor Preston Smith frames taxes as the decisive issue in the Texas primary on May 6 promising to veto any raised levies. He pledges a budget avoiding tax hikes and a top priority comprehensive reform of the state tax system. Political peers note Alabama’s George Wallace and others have sharpened focus on tax relief amid a nationwide revolt.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Texas
Preston Smith
Smith
Campus Protesters and Senators Clash Over Bombing
A campus note mentions spring protests by ANTEVIETNAM demonstrators and broader student uproars while critiquing U S Senate figures including J William Fulbright who lambasts bombing as barbaric and inhumane amid Vietnam war tensions.
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Senate
Hanoi
J. William Fulbright
Los Angeles School District Faces Spending Freeze Danger
Supt. William Johnston warns the Los Angeles public school system the second largest in the nation is dangerously close to bankruptcy. The plan pausing new hires and equipment buys, raising student teacher ratios, and cutting class time aims to curb costs amid booming enrollment.
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Los Angeles
William Johnston
Lamesa Student Robin Kral Heads to National Spelling Bee
Robin Kral, an eighth grader from Lamesa, won the Avalanche-Journal Regional Spelling Bee after 25 rounds, defeating Kyle Word of Whiteface and earning a spot in the National Bee June 5 to 9 in Washington D C. The paper congratulates him and praises his persistence and effort regardless of the national outcome.
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South Plains
Washington, D.C
Lamesa
Robin Kral
Stevear
Robert Kral
Robin
Avalanche-Journal
Kyle Word
Cochran County
C. W. Word
Dawson County
Avalanche Journal
Clort
Right of U S and Allies to Fight Back Questioned
Washington debate centers on North Vietnam's three week invasion of South Vietnam with tanks and artillery. U S air power aided South Vietnam, while some senators warned of escalation. Secretary Rogers defended limited U S action and urged a negotiated withdrawal of forces to avert a broader disaster.
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U.S
Washington
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
United States
Peking
Moscow
Paris
Indochina
William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
North
South
Japan
Korea
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nixon Aides Pressure San Diego Over 1972 Convention Site
Washington sources report Nixon agents warn San Diego to ready the Arena by March 21 or risk moving the 1972 Republican National Convention. Private talks reveal frustration with arena delays and price disputes, despite Wisconsin Senator Knowles leaking a possible alternate city.
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Washington
Nixon
San Diego
Robert Knowles
Wisconsin
Knowles
Miami Beach
Republican National Committee
White House
Republican Party
Los Angeles
Dick Herman
Nebraska
Stoddard Martin
Herman
Martin
Tax reform and the 1970s tax burden debate in U S politics
Virginia Payette analyzes rising family taxes, spending, and reform proposals. She notes 1969 to 1970 tax increases, public discontent, and polls showing taxpayer revolt. The piece discusses convention venue debates amid costs, labor, and political maneuvering around San Diego and potential shifts to Miami Beach or Kansas City.
Memory Lane highlights from Lubbock Morning Avalanche 1952
Excerpt notes include MUNSAN truce talks asking for airfield construction proposals, a Dayton Speedway crash killing four and injuring about 50, Texas agriculture claim of 50 million food capacity, Bankers Association convention with 370 registrants, and a wartime quote from Lt. Mendenhall.
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Dayton
Dallas
East Texas
Texas Research Foundation
Renner
Letters to the Editor on Texas murder rates and race
A reader questions Texas regard for life and law, asserting a racial double standard in justice. The letter argues for a race neutral system and cites death row demographics, urging readers to demand equal application of law.
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Avalanche Journal
Texas
Southwest
Robert C. D. Tieuel, Jr
Box
Hobbs
New Mexico
Liquor Vote Backlash in Lubbock Spurs Reader Letter
Editor notes reader concern as Lubbock known as The Hub of the Plains faces opposition to liquor by the drink. Letter questions voter turnout among Christians and warns liquor may drive residents away while praising police efforts amid local issues.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Plains
Four Square
V. T. Lynch
B. Bates
Support Police And Not Lawbreakers We Urge
A letter from W R Tidwell of Lubbock urges backing police over lawbreakers. He blames lax laws and courts for crime, calls for higher fines and mandatory jail time for offenders and vehicle owners who elude police, and argues police protect the public. He suggests stricter penalties would save lives and reduce insurance costs.
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Vic nde-Journal
W. R. Tidwell
Lubbock
Leukemia victim cannot get blood aids appeal
Reader appeals for blood donations for leukemia patients. Ken neth J. Kelly highlights need at Wadley Research Center as R. C. Howard Jr. of Idalou battles illness. Spare blood is requested due to relatives constraints and Red Cross limits.
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Reader
The
Avalanche Journal
Kenneth J. Kelly
Wadley Research Center
Red Cross
Cancer Society
Germany
R. C. Howard Jr
Idalou
W. N. Thacker
Box 417
Busboy rule and odd houses headline quirky L. M. Boyd column
L. M. Boyd notes 23 percent of local trucks are empty and jokes on the busboy principle. He adds quirky facts about houses built from newspaper stacks wine casks and marble tombstones in Rockport Cleveland and Petersburg. He provides mailing address in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Seattle
Hungerford Hotel
Rockport
Mass
Cleveland
Ohio
Petersburg
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Virginia Payette
Webster
Harris
Britain
Sweden
Canada
Evans
South Plains Bankers Association
Hilton Hotel
J.g
D. L. Mendenhall
Coral Sea
L. M. Boyd
Fort Worth
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