Not a Civil War Cambodia Has Claim On U N
The Cambodian government pleas at the United Nations for peaceable assistance against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. The piece argues there is no native Cambodian Communist insurgency, only a Vietnamese invasion, and criticizes U Thant for labeling it a civil war. It notes Geneva talks stalled and urges moral support from peace-loving nations as the dominoes begin to fall.
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Phnom Penh
Lon No
United Nations
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
U Thant
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
VU Thant
Fulbright
Southeast Asia
Burma
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laos
Thailand
United States
Vientiane
Congress
Committees
Thieu Faces Criticism Amid Calls for Balance of Power
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report U.S. officials in Saigon fear Thieu may undermine Viet Cong suppression gains with political missteps. They warn of rising isolation and a drift toward personal dictatorship similar to Ngo Dinh Diem’s during the 1950s.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Meany backs postal plan with union clause amid bargaining shift
Washington coverage notes AFL CIO chief Meany promotes a Nixon Blount Meany postal reform package. It would authorize union-shop bargaining for federal workers, grant the Postmaster General borrowing power up to 10 billion dollars, and push the service toward less Congressional oversight. The plan faces critiques of freedom loss and political leverage.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United States Postal Services
U.S. Steel
Post Office Department
Nixon
Winton Blount
Nixon+ Blount-Meany
Commission On
Congress
Capitol Hill
Commission
Officials Clamp Down After City Hall Document Access Incident
An Ava lanche Journalism report describes a City Hall employee accessing mayoral files before the end of W. D. Rogers Jr.’s term. Mayor Granberry and Council members Rigsby and Turner ordered a shutdown of such transfers and removal of equipment, with City Manager Bill Blackwell apologizing for the misstep and promising no repeats.
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City Hall
Jim Granberry
W. D. Rogers
Rogers
Bill Blackwell
Blackwell
Avalanche-Journal
Granberry
Coun
Cilmen
Denton Rigsby
Morris Turner
Lubbock
Mackenzie Junior High Honors Flag Tribute and Patriotism
Aged 200 students and teachers at Mackenzie Junior High receive praise for a Tribute to the Flag. The piece counters anti patriotic views by celebrating reverence for the flag and country, contrasting with those who burn or desecrate it.
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Mackenzie Junior High School
Mackenzie
Mackenzie Junior High
Nixon explains Laos actions contradicting press claims
President Nixon laid out in a policy statement on March 6 1970 that North Vietnamese troops and supplies infiltrated Laos via the Ho Chi Minh Trail and that American aid aimed to prevent Communist conquest. He stressed no American ground combat troops were present in Laos, and air power supported Laotian forces with reconnaissance and combat-support flights as needed.
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Nixon
Laos
Key Bistayne
Fla
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Memory Lane April 24 1990 Lubbock items and notices
Secretary of State Acheson warns of real threat from Russia and outlines a six point plan to counter Moscow. Muleshoe Rotary Club plans progressed at Gerald's cafe with Ray Keeling named president. Texas Tech physicist Paul P. Elliott to speak at Libock Women’s Club dinner at Hilton Hotel.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Washington
Acheson
Russia
Moscow
U. S
Muleshoe
Lubbock
Gerald
Ray Keeling
Paul P. Elliott
Texas Tech
Libock Business and Professions
Letters to the Editor Question New York spending
A reader lambasts urban growth, federal spending, and local taxes, arguing against New York slums funding, big city projects, and Congressional pay. The letter cites airline hubs, sewer projects, and a call to move to different cities. It signs as Mac Austin with a postscript from the editor.
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The
Avalanche Journal
New York
Denver
Ernest Stroud
Amarillo
Mac Austin
17Th St
Texas Ave
Idalouan Rails At Editorial and President Critique
Idalouan denounces editorial actions and President Nixon with harsh language calling for accountability. The letter accuses Nixon supporters of manipulation and promises broken while alleging conspiracy and political favoritism toward the South. Pendleton urges readers to resist the apparent “peanut politics” and divine-right style governance.
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Avalanche Journal
Carswell
Mitchell
Nixon
South
E. S. Pendleton
Idaleu
Nixon Right in Greeting Astronauts Praised
Flossie V. Bohannan of Slaton writes that President Nixon properly greeted the Apollo astronauts arriving on U S soil. She credits the gesture as a duty and a touching moment reflecting national unity and prayers for the safe return of the crew.
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Nixon
The
Avalanche Journal
North America
Hawaii
United States of America
Gyracinis
Flossie V. Bohannan
E. Lubbock St
Slaton
Eagle viewing boosts business for Sarasota station owner
Sarasota operator Lester Rahil gains publicity for his eagle project across the Tamiami Trail. He erected two telescopes on a mobile stand near a ranch roost and invites motorists to view bald eagles, drawing visitors from multiple states and increasing trade.
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Sarasota, Fla
Lester Rahil
Tamiam
Rabil
Audubon Society
Aign
Southern Automotive Journal
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
Meany
Postal Service
Hill
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Thien
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Quang
Mekong Delta
Nguyen Cao Thang
Thang
Tran Ngoc Chau
Chau
Ellsworth Bunker
Thieuw
Evans
David Lawrence
Mr. A
Idalouan
Congressman Ford
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