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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
2
A reflective editorial warns that security habits have deteriorated as hitchhiking, parking, door locking, and personal safety have become riskier. It urges readers to face rising crime honestly, urging law abiding citizens to act to change the situation and reduce danger.
At a West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pampa 253 volunteers serving on state boards agencies and commissions were praised for their dual duties. WTCC President John Ben Shepperd noted their unpaid work benefits the state and keeps government in touch with the people. The appreciation dinner aims to expand to other regions.
The Treasury Department will remove the $2 bill from circulation though collectors will preserve demand. The bill featuring Jefferson and Monticello is praised for beauty while its practical use fades in betting rooms and payrolls. The piece notes oddities about currency with mentions of older $3 and $7 or $9 bill ideas.
A critic notes homesickness as an ailment with no cure yet suggests relief can come from revisiting the old hometown. The speaker, Old Sorehead, describes belonging to a social set that meets at a loafing place to discuss how the world seems to be falling apart.
The idea of a U S Peace Corps inside the United States is proposed to counter civil disobedience and urban unrest. Edward W Kuhn of the American Bar Association calls for authoritative guidance on rights and responsibilities as leaders urge a nationwide church and education coalition to restore order.
President Johnson privately pressures Senator Byrd to back a $20 million pilot rent-subsidy program aimed at breaking up Negro housing patterns in big cities. Byrd remains unmoved, arguing the problem lies with the Negroes, not the government, as he casts against the measure in the Appropriations Committee.
Washington columnist Ruth Montgomery argues President Johnson bears a heavy load amid Vietnam war costs labor demands steel price effects and rising political and public scrutiny. The piece frames LBJ's presidency as increasingly thankless with Congress party leaders critics and civil rights tensions shaping his tenure.
The War Department selects Texas Technological College as one of the nation’s colleges to host an Air Corps advanced unit this fall. Three Air Force officers will be assigned to Tech to run the program.
The Sun Oil Company seeks to drill water wells and use water from lands under a 1964 lease for a water flood project. Landowners and cities fear loss of local water supplies while oil firms push rights. court ruling could affect vast Texas acreage and many similar leases. The dispute likely heads to higher courts, with broad implications for municipal water and oil operations.
Dr Frederick Wertham argues that psychiatry has been misused to excuse violence and that society must openly condemn violent acts. He notes the Chicago nurse killings as an example of complacency toward cruelty and urges collective disapproval rather than sensational theories.
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