Move to Combine Lubbock County Treasurer and Auditor
A petition circulating in Lubbock calls for merging the County Treasurer and Auditor offices to cut costs. Led by Frances Nalle, the non partisan effort seeks a single elected official with audit provisions and aims to prompt action by the county commissioners and the legislature. The move reflects rising government expenses and tax concerns beyond national trends.
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Lubbock
Frances Nalle
Nalle
Lubbock County
Washington
Europeans Offer Lengthy Fringe Benefit For High Place Work
The Wall Street Journal notes Austrians grant workers bonuses for high altitude work. While Americans might imitate featherbedding ideas, the joke centers on a German term Hoehengefahrenzulage aus fallentschaedigung describing the perk, which is too awkward to spell or pronounce.
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Wall Street Journal
Europe
Apricot Theory on Forbidden Fruit Sparks Debate
London botany professor Tha tham Whitehead argues Eve’s fruit was an apricot not an apple noting Mesopotamia had no apples then. He questions why people debate the ancient Eden tale and dismisses guessing its truth as a waste of time while warning against overbearing authority.
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London
Thatham Whitehead
Garden of Eden
Mesopotamia
Whitehead
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Publishes Dec 6 1962 Notice
The page provides publication details for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal including address, publishers Parker F Prouty and Chas A Guy, advertising reps, and subscription rates for various plans in 1962. It notes daily morning editions and combined morning, Sunday, and evening options with differing rates for in town and out of town subscribers. It concludes with a pledge to the flag and national motto.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Bth St
Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
National
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Texan
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty Wep
Chas. A. Guy
Eer
United States of America
Republic
Biographers Busy With Kennedy and The JFK Era
Ruth Montgomery notes how cabinet officers and staff reveal private remarks after a president leaves office. The piece discusses JFK as a voracious reader and how his successors will shape history through memoirs and instant biographical works from insiders.
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Ruth Montgomery
Py Pehingror
U. S
Kennedy
White House
Jfk
Reactions in Hurry On Stamps and Thanksgiving
The writer, railing against rapid Christmas commercialization, praises public support for the first Christmas stamp while urging a restoration of Thanksgiving. He urges women’s clubs and churches to organize observances, urging merchants to decorate for Thanksgiving in mid November and preserve the holiday’s spirit.
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Dr. Gallup
Pony Express
Philharmonic Hall
New York
Lincoln Center For the
Christ
God
Ptas
Two Memoirs Cast New Light on FDR Era
Francis Biddle and Burton Wheeler publish memoirs that portray Franklin D Roosevelt in complex terms. Biddle notes Roosevelt’s greatness amid flaws and questions the cabinet’s overall caliber. Wheeler, a Roosevelt critic, provides insider anecdotes and a milder verdict on the four term president.
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Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
TN Wheeler
Paul F. Healy
Montgomery
Kennedy housing order questioned by readers and Times
A Danville reader asks what authority Kennedy had to bar housing discrimination with federal funds. Opinions mention Congress controls funding and that no statute backs his action. The piece notes Supreme Court decisions spurred broader anti segregation aims and discusses possible economic effects and private financing options.
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Ray Tucker
Ashington
V. C
Danville
Kennedy
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Warren
New York
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt halts voluntary enlistment for WW2 recruits
President Roosevelt ordered a stop to voluntary enlistment in the armed forces and urged the Army and Navy to draw recruits from the selective service system. The War Department also called a halt to inductions of men over 38 and requested honorable discharges for those already serving.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Believe It Or Not Hole-in-One First Golf Round
A seven-year-old girl from Midland Michigan named Mere Reeves scored a hole in one in her debut golf game. The remarkable shot showcases her early talent and surprising precision for her age.
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Mere Reeves
Midland
Mich
Expense accounts and the tax trap in 196
A satirical look at how strict expense rules might be evaded by businesses. The piece mocked by George KE Sokolsky warns readers to keep precise records for every item and to demand itemized receipts, even for dubious allowances, ending with a fantasy dinner scene and a merger discussion to illustrate expense-account culture.
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Internal Revenue Service
George EE. Sokolsky
George KE
Sokolsky
Sokotsky
Johnny
Colony
Junior
Cuba
Kennedy
Guy Smith
State Department
Bobby
SEC
Washington
Snow Avalanche Traps 64 In Soviet Fishing Village
In Vladivostok area a snow slide buried a Pacific Coast fishing village for two days trapping 64 people. A Soviet freighter crew dug tunnels through a 23 foot snow layer to reach and rescue residents. No casualties were reported.
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Moscow
Vladivostok
Wagtail Visits Norwegian Family Then Cairo Flight
A wagtail that wandered into a Norwegian kitchen drew national attention. After curiosity from a newspaper and an airline, the bird will be flown to Cairo to join other wagtails that traveled to Egypt on their own.
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Oslo
Norway
Africa
Cairo
Egypt
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Ree Manni
FDR
Tizzy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Biddle
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
By Kate Osann
Nehru
T. S
Bridgeport
Conn
Korea
Krishna Menon
India
United States
Red China
Sever
Barnstable
Mass
Aremple
Aburatsubo
Japan
Benten
Bird
By Galbraith
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