Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1970

Page

2

UT Austin students press for probe amid campus unrest

Discontented UT Austin students urge Gov. Smith to order an investigation into administrative changes, while lawmakers resist. Regents and administrators push to maintain control, arguing limits on student power and caution about public disruption as the university faces leadership shifts.

University of Texas At Austin Preston Smith Smith Gay John Connally Frank Erwin Atty Crawford Martin Ben Barnes Win Barnes Harry Rawson Norman Hackerman John Silber College of Arts and Sciences Charles le Maistre Austin

Fulbright argues reporters should defer to the Presidency

In On Camera remarks Senator Fulbright defends the President as the nation’s symbol and calls for reporters to maintain courtesy and respect in televised exchanges. He criticizes hostile public censure and urges free but courteous questioning aligned with the President’s dignity.

Sen J. William Fulbright United States Arkansawyer Fulbright Free World

Abernathy calls for new Poor People’s March on Washington

The discredited SCLC leader Ralph Abernathy proposes a Poor People’s March to Washington to shut down the Pentagon and disrupt the capital. The author argues Washington needs no such march and compares the idea to bubonic plague.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference Ralph Abernathy Washington Pentagon

Mansfield Supporter Criticizes ICC Over Rail Passenger Cuts

The piece argues against ICC policies favoring railroads and supports Senator Mansfield in opposing passenger service reductions. It notes rail freight profits dwarf passenger demand and urges keeping passenger rail with freight gains, citing public needs and railway management practices.

Montana Interstate Commerce Commission Mike Mansfield ICC Mansfield

FBI Smear Tactics Drive Youth Skepticism in Poll

A Gallup poll shows FBI public favor dropping from 84 percent in 1965 to 71 percent now, driven largely by younger respondents amid antiwar and youth groups. The piece notes the FBI’s role in interstate crime, Hoover’s long tenure, and public debate over federal law enforcement.

Washington Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Gallup J. Edgar Hoover America Hiva The Avalanches Journal Catalyst Underground Catalyst Playtey L. D. Williams Route 3 Plainview

Public Letter Questions on Freedom and School Prayer

A reader criticizes federal overreach in education arguing that freedom of religion is eroding as the federal government increasingly dictates school curricula. The editor notes concerns about state control of schooling and speculates on possible future federal course mandates.

The Avalanche Journal South Washington

Flaws Seen In Paradise Tahiti Tourists Note Shortcomings

Art Buchwald traces Tahiti flaws from smog ignorance to nightlife and fashion norms. He mocks lack of television, guides on education, and cultural contrasts while poking at modern comforts and colonial patterns. He juxtaposes paradise with practical gaps and social debates.

Tahiti Polynesia Tam Papeete Bora Bora Moorea Raitaea Johnny Carson

View Ahead Not Clear in U S Economic Outlook

A long analysis notes a mild recession with a 3 percent drop in industrial activity, inflation rising 3.7 percent in wholesale prices and 5.5 percent in consumer prices. It cites deficits, pay raises, and defense cuts as shaping a slow, uncertain rebound and warns growth will be very slow even if activity expands.

Arthur Okun Johnson Council of Economic Advisers Nixon Congress Defense Melvin Laird Europe

Truman Urges Universal Military Training Law

President Truman asked Congress to enact immediately a universal military training law and Defense Secretary Johnson said the Korean war has proven UMIT essential to national security. In Alabama, thunderstorms caused fatalities and injuries, and New York reports compare B 29 raid explosives to atom bomb power.

Washington Truman Congress Defense Johnson New York Naktong Front

Love and War and the Japan Marriage Law

L M Boyd explains marriage in Japan requires the husband to register the union. unregistered marriages surface when couples seek schooling for children, leading to many years of trial marriages. The column riffs on Aphrodite and mentions quirky names while inviting letters to L M Boyd at Santa Monica.

Japan Boyd Santa Monica

Also Mentioned on This Page

David Lawrence Department of Justice Central Intelligence Agency CIA Agenta ART Buchwald Los Angeles New York City Cleveland David Cagle D R. Banning 10Th St NODAY Federal Reserve Board Tar Ala Alabama Histore L. M. Boyd Aphrodite Lving U. S Harry Ames Game Man
Search Courier

Search the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication