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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
4
Large chains edge small mom and pop motels as modern amenities and brand systems attract travelers. Industry leaders say independents struggle to compete, with many motels closing yearly while chains expand, offering centralized services and guaranteed reservations.
U S troops man observation posts on the Czechoslovak West German frontier. Soldiers string barbed wire near a concrete outpost in the Bohemian forest while armored cars and blackout lights appear in use. The 7th Army says no special alert, but remains ready guarding invasion routes. Orangutan translation note included.
Native Texan Robert Curtis Parker Jr. serves as maitre d of the Senate Dining Rooms and can veto senatorial requests with diplomacy. His role, backed by the Rules Committee, covers 23 dining rooms serving 7,000 daily and includes arranging staff, menus, and private functions for 194 workers. He began as a Wichita Falls busboy, joined the Army, later left the Postal Service to become headwaiter in Washington, and was appointed maitre d in 1965.
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