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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1967
Page
3
Parents should teach young pedestrians to use designated crosswalks or intersections and to look continually for cars. Walk the route with the child the first time, rehearse danger points, and stress independent crossing only after stopping at the curb. Look both ways and keep looking as he crosses.
A Letter from Lt. James H. Ansley, a Vietnam veteran and Lockney resident, is printed and praised for its defense of American ideals. The essay titled I Am An American argues for duty, responsibility, and preservation of freedoms, citing forebears and patriotism while noting a Bronze Star and six months extra service.
James M. Pierce of the AFL-CIO told a congressional committee that Southeastern businessmen resist unions and are hailed as heroes in their circles. The counterpoint notes labor leaders push to organize and win higher pay for less work, with both sides declaring others’ actions heroic. The piece argues the dispute centers on whose ox is being gored.
A surge of citizen letters to Congress voices discontent over riot and crime handling, Vietnam, inflation, and government spending. Readers urge more federal action to support state efforts, while fears grow about deficits and political outcomes.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak reveal a confidential Treasury Department study by two economists warning that the SST program risks public losses while Boeing gains. Begun in 1965 and finished in 1966, the report was kept from Congress and the public amid internal White House struggles.
Washington reels as House members oppose a Panama Canal Zone sovereignty treaty while the Senate is expected to ratify. Critics warn of Panama takeovers and toll boosts, with Britain Japan and Scandinavia voicing concerns over renewed U.S. control. The piece also links SST funding questions and a 1965 Treasury study, noting taxpayer costs and potential profiteering.
In Lake Success Greece turmoil sparked Moscow protest with a charge that the United States is the crudest interference in Greece’s internal affairs. Wharton veteran J Curtis Trahan, Texas City ex mayor and Congress candidate, declined a $2000 CIO Oil Workers Union donation. Judge Marvin Jones visits Labbee at 7114 13th St. Burford reunion drew 122 people at Maclonnate State Park.
Fragmentary prose contemplates perfection as a utopia where drivers never display bad manners and outlines ideas about preaching and gates as a metaphor for ideal society.
Henry J. Taylor argues NATO misleads on missile balance. He cites McNamara statements, 1966 NATO deployments, and Soviet advantages in 100 to 750+ risks. He warns that US megatonnage fallen since 1960 while Soviet power rises, demanding disclosure beyond Washington censorship.
The Milwaukee Journal quotes Senator Baker arguing that liberal and conservative terms are outdated. He says modern Republicans support strong central government that remains personalized to the individual, urging pragmatism over old clichés to accomplish meaningful reforms. A separate joke notes middle age comes when consulting a doctor about diet.
McBride riffs on Nasser’s Arab confrontations and a jokey note on Nevada liquor sales on section days. He teases readers with a jab at journalism and asks readers to settle a dispute over his column’s punch.
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