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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
3
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal issues a morning edition dated Monday August 6 1973 from Lubbock Texas. The front includes staff roles and a wire service citation from AP and UPIs agency partners.
A weekend meeting in Lubbock cemented a cooperative pledge between Texas Tech University and the county hospital district to build a medical school teaching hospital complex with a $6.4 million loan. Officials said revenue bonds will not lien the hospital and excess revenues would repay the loan. Representatives from HEW and the Texas Department of Health joined local leaders and the Chamber of Commerce in backing ongoing collaboration and feasibility prospects. The Board of Regents will review related roadwork on Aug 18 as part of reaffirmed regional partnership.
Andrew Tully argues Nixon has a solid defense but dodges testimony from Watergate figures. He notes Dean’s credibility questions, cites hearsay issues, and questions Nixon’s knowledge of staff actions. Public opinion shifts as leaders propose campaign reforms, with Nixon seeming intent on defense over disclosure.
Washington reports the president risks a dangerous move by tasking H. R. Haldeman with assessing a pivotal tape, a decision highlighted by Marianne Means.
Public Broadcasting Service shows full Senate Watergate hearings nightly, drawing broad support and boosting donations to stations like WETA and WTTA. The coverage, praised for accessibility and transparency, spurs debates on funding and taping for future phases of the inquiry.
Jay Harris muses on the comet Kohoutek, predicting it could outshine Halley in December. He recalls past celestial displays, notes its 14 mile nucleus and 13 million mile sun approach, and imagines public reaction and speculative doomsday theories.
Opinion argues for recalling John Dean for vigorous Senate Watergate cross examination. It contrasts Dean’s relaxed questioning with tougher confrontations for Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell. It asserts tough cross examination tests credibility and prompts truth from key witnesses.
Law passed by the Texas Legislature requires the State Board of Education to prescribe teaching material on free enterprise for 1974 75 in public schools. Supporters including Rep. James Easter Jr. praise it as balancing lessons on capitalism with explanations of its appeal versus socialism and communism.
In the North Atlantic four American airmen were pulled from the frigid sea and three bodies were found as near zero visibility halted further search for 23 flyers aboard an RB-36. Berlin reports mass desertions in East Germany and railway sabotage of relief food. In Panmunjom refugees stream from North Korea, prompting questions on prisoner releases.
Column by L. M. Boyd features advice from Milton Lederman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness about safety in daily interactions, using a hypothetical elevator scene to warn against riding alone with strangers. It also answers reader questions about farm acreage definitions and divorce rates, noting the Soviet Union had the highest rate at 278 per 1000 and the U.S. at 216 per 1000.
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