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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1965
Page
3
The Easter weekend 20 000 strong Vietnam peace rally in Machina reportedly included more than 12 000 students. Organized fronts tied to the Communist Party U S A and its youth groups shaped the event amid concerns of infiltration and agitation on campuses.
The piece notes a 1930s estimate valuing body chemicals at 98 cents, causing ego deflation. It then suggests modern estimates rise to about 800 dollars, arguing inflation and time explain the climb and reduce worry about the rising value.
West Lake Louisiana recalls the loneliness of the noncareer soldier in an undeclared war. The author reflects on the vast isolation felt by volunteers and draftees alike who seek meaning as bullets fly and death looms. He notes leaders disagree on policy and asks who will notice the fallen.
A satirical piece imagines a wealthier nation funding aid to the United States. It envisions Johnson meeting with world leaders to underwrite the deficit, flood control and relief supplies arriving, and debates over aid triggering political backlash at home.
At a Penn State branch in Ogontz outside Philadelphia a student antiwar rally featured a Viet Cong propaganda film. The sponsor was a campus CORE unit, not the Philadelphia CORE chapter, signaling a rare convergence of civil rights and antiwar activism.
The piece argues Dirksen's proposed constitutional amendment would weaken the Supreme Court's equal population rule for state legislative districts. It urges safeguards, judicial review, and voter choice on districting while criticizing court activism and noting growing tensions between civil rights militants and white liberals amid Vietnam debates.
German general surrender to medical infantry on the Elbe hints war end days away. In Austin the House backs a peace debt payment resolution. Tahoka’s Garrard declines Amarillo court seat. City commission approves parallel parking and traffic restrictions and ammo gas transport rules.
Richard Starnes argues Lyndon Johnson exerts strong White House influence, pushing Congress with minimal checks in a $122 million building, risking democratic norms. He warns that rubber-stamp voting erodes independence and urges Congress to resist, citing historical warnings and quotes from insiders.
Justice William O. Douglas argues money spent on moon exploration could curb U S water pollution and sewage disposal costs rival Apollo funding. Gen Ira Eaker notes space achievement value while warning about espionage and weapons, stressing pollution control as a life or death issue for potable water.
Mrs Mary Stevens of Auckland claims a world record for tossing a rolling pin 133 feet 1 inch in a light hearted note. The Dallas Morning News suggests the sport could become entertaining yet fears practice sessions at home by husbands.
Brief humorous note on Timely Quotes Youth and a playful comparison of Hell Michigan and Paradise Michigan with a show window sign reading Odde and Ends in Skirts. The fragment closes with a hint of doubt noticed by readers.
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