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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
6
The vice president announces his presidential bid and holds about 730 convention votes. He is seen as a serious threat who could secure the nomination before August and appeal to centrists while opposing Kennedy and McCarthy.
Voters face Referendum No 3 on enacting a Texas Dairy Commission with power to regulate milk prices. Pro and anti groups clash over price stability versus higher consumer costs. The vote is a nonbinding straw poll but could sway future price-fixing legislation.
A traveler notes traffic speeds and counts 32 cars, three trucks, and a bus in a three mile stretch. He argues speed limits protect the public but are often ignored and that speeding remains a major accident cause. More enforcement and driver conscience are urged to reduce highway fatalities as traffic increases.
Washington discussion centers on Federal Reserve chief William McChesney Martin's warning of a worsening dollar crisis since 1931. Analysts push for tax hikes and budget cuts while Congress weighs spending restraint and gold revaluation amid election pressures.
The dispute over a site for preliminary talks with North Vietnam masks a deeper split between White House aides and the State Department. Rostow’s faction sees Hanoi's acceptance as an extension of the war while State officials push for delaying talks until U.S. position improves. Katzenbach’s public comments worsen the rift.
Washington reports highlight Lord Harlech, Sir David Ormsby Gore, as a key adviser to Kennedy during the Cuban missile showdown. The former ambassador helped push release of U 2 photos and advised delaying interceptions, actions viewed as vital to avoiding war.
Justice Frankfurter accuses the government of aiding the CIO in a Taft Hartley test case while Chief Justice Vinson erupts in anger. General Lucius D. Clay signals use of B 29s to Berlin air corridors any time deemed desirable. Democratic warning over party control of Texas conventions. Lubbock city commission acts on water problems. Life described as one monthly payment after another.
Marianne Means notes Senator Robert Kennedy mimics John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign rhetoric as he tours Indiana for the May 7 primary. He invokes his brother's legacy, often mentioning the presidency and Cuba crisis, while avoiding reference to Johnson and the current administration.
A 59-year-old Moscow track coach was dismissed after five years without producing a single champion. A school spokesman questioned the coach’s societal value, noting he had given nothing to society, and the school followed a typical American action by firing him.
Plan Ahead MONETARY wizards highlight rising credit card use and bank computerization and predict a near future with a checkless and eventually cashless monetary system. The piece notes we already operate largely without cash in daily life and as drafts declined, shoppers and tills reflect this shift.
A Montreal Star snippet recalls how the era birthed both beatnik culture and stainless steel razor blades. The author adds a personal note about a salami night routine and wearing a gas mask in bed for self defense, hinting at surreal domestic tensions.
In Pinconning Michigan a small town retailer placed a full page birth announcement ad to celebrate Glenn and Donna Martin becoming grandparents twice in three days. The ad drew attention to weekly specials and strengthened the store and staff connections with customers.
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