Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tuesday Morning April 24 1978
The snippet lists staff positions for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal including Vice President General Manager J.C. Rickman Editorial Page Editor Carl N. Cannon and Advertising Director Knapp, noting the paper serves South Plains and carries Associated Press and United Press wires.
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South Plains
Ani Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
J.C. Rickman
Jay Harris
Carl N. Cannon Cavity
KNAPP
EAI
Robert C. McVay
William
McIntosh
Lubbock, Texas
Walter Posey, Lubbock Banker and Civic Leader, Dies
Walter S. Posey, 92, pioneer Lubbock banker and civic figure, died after a lifetime shaping the South Plains. He joined Kirst National Bank in 1904, served as president from 1945, and as chairman of the board from 1953 until his death. He helped found Mackenzie State Park land, led the Chamber of Commerce when Lubbock Tech was chosen, and kept local banks open during the Great Depression. His career spanned from pre-railroad days to the space era, leaving a lasting imprint on the community.
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Walter S. Posey
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains
Mr. Posey
James B. Posey
Floydada
Posey
Kirst National Bank
Walter Posey
Mackenzie State Park
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Tech
Plains
Tight Controls Becoming Inevitable In Nixon Inflation Warnings
The piece argues inflation dominates concerns during Nixon era, with March prices rising and consumer costs up 0.9 percent. It warns wage price controls may be needed as Phase II/III fail, urging decisive, across the board action to halt the cost of living spiral amid global dollar pressures.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Treasury
SEC
George P. Shultz
Shultz
U.S
Las Vegas
George Shultz
White House
Republican Party
Schultz
Butz Plan Targets Postal Budget And Night Police Hours
Washington insiders report the Butz Plan to cut federal spending includes a 50 percent USPS budget reduction requiring mail delivery at central offices only and ending night police calls. It also questions maintaining FBI director independence with Dean handling duties at the White House.
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Butz
Washington
Administration
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl Butz
White House
Buzz
United States Postal Service
Richard Kleindienst
Shultz' Deflation Begins
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe how House Democratic efforts to impose price freezes failed, leaving President Nixon with a freer hand. The piece notes Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz as a key obstacle and highlights the one-year extension of controls authority as the turning point.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Public protests fail to ignite momentum for tax reform and daycare aid
Marianne Means notes organizers failed to mobilize large crowds for Tax Action Day and National Mobilization for Working Mothers Day. She cites public apathy, media indifference, and past successes such as Earth Day and antiwar rallies to explain weak turnout and the need for novel tactics.
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Washington
Fred Harris
New Populist Action
National Mobilization For Working Mothers Day
Congress
Technocrats in Charge of the Presidency
Henry J. Taylor argues that technocrats now dominate U S governance beyond elected officials. He portrays the presidency as powerful yet constrained, with a cadre including Kissinger Schultz and Ehrlichman influencing policy while public checks fade. He warns of executive privilege and an isolated center of power running the country.
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Nixon
White House
Washington
David
Harry S. Truman
Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard
George P. Schultz
University of Chicago School of Business
John D. Ehrlichman
State Department
Defense Department
Congress
Kissinger
Schultz
Ehrlichman
Communists pledge to free 605 Allied POWs in Korea exchange
Memory Lane reports from April 23 1953 note Communist promise to free more than 605 Allied sick and wounded in the first prisoner exchange of the Korean War. A new North Korea death march tale and a Slaton fire that destroyed the Forest Hotel and two other firms with damages around 83000 dollars are described.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Panmunjom (Ap
Toyko (Ap
North Korea
Forrest
Bits and Pieces From L. M. Boyd Column
A mixed anthologized column with facts, quips, and literary asides. Notes on dog bites, bronc busters, and various cultural tidbits contrast with humorous observations about manners and global quirks. The piece includes author contact details for letters.
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Andrew Tully
Task Force
Daniel Boone
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John W. Dean I
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Gray
Dean
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Shultz-im
Evans
Marianne
Harris
Wall Street
Manhattan
NPR
Astern
Arthur Burna
Federal Reserve Board
Albert Sindlinger
Sindlinger
Oval Office
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Henry J. Taylor
L. M. Boyd
A. S. Post Office
Montana
Europe
Asia
Sahara Desert
Harry Warren
Sacramento
Benny Goodman
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Tolstoy
Natasha
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Fort Worth
Texas
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