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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1971
Page
5
A fragment from Section A in Lubbock Texas dated Friday morning December provides limited readable notes on local matters. The text shows no complete events, names, or details to identify a specific action or outcome.
The Lubbock City Council names Norman Barrett McCullough City Manager after a unanimous vote. Mayor James Granberry declines re election citing public service demands. The move follows a bonded projects push and the town faces tornado recovery costs.
The piece argues against a federal post card registration plan for all federal offices with incentives for states to use it for local elections. It contends voter registration is a state duty, warns of federal subsidies and bonuses, and accuses Democrats of seeking to increase their influence with taxpayer money.
Senator Henry Jackson aims a bold frontal assault on Governor George Wallace by entering the Alabama primary and delivering a major address at a Jackson Jefferson Day dinner. He hopes strong reception in Alabama boosts Florida momentum and lowers Wallace's odds nationwide.
Henry J. Taylor critiques glamorous depictions of espionage noting the SDECE framed former agent Roger de Louette in a Paris dope-smuggling arrest. He argues espionage is brutal and rarely glamorized by women, citing Polish women under KGB control as exceptions and stressing reality over fiction.
Andrew Tully notes a Sears Sears Roebuck shopping outing by Mrs. Nixon and Julie Eisenhower resonates with middle America as a symbol of shared values. The piece contrasts public perception of fashion with political impact and suggests the visit could influence voters across states.
A joke about a salesman selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo on a hunting trip in Alaska. The Eskimo remarks the ice tray sizes and his wife cannot chop ice to fit. Then a joke defines a suburbanite as a man worn out by commuting, too tired to work upon arrival.
In a letter to the editor E S Wilson of 3415 21st St recounts a surreal dream where a Democratic sweep leads to chaos and upheaval. The piece imagines God dead, church confiscations, regional secessions, and a violent political breakdown ending with a wake up to a dream of a Democratic president.
A reader in The Avalanche-Journal defends John Connally as a Democrat and praises his service under Nixon. The letter argues Connally remains a Democrat and credits him with reviving government work, while condemning attacks on the presidency and urging respect for executive prerogatives.
Editorial from The Avalanche Journal criticizes Nixon budget stance and tax views. It cites Nixon remarks from 1968 on cutting the federal budget to avert disaster and opposing Humphrey’s spending, notes budgets from LBJ and RMN across 1967–1972, and mentions Nixon’s Florida retreat to work on the 1972 budget.
A mosaic of trivia and questions spans U S salary norms relief California passport trends and a light Q A on Nazi term usage travel and history. The piece ends with a practical tip from a Muleshoe Texas reader about removing fish odor with toothpaste.
Paris and Egypt signed off on stalled diplomacy as United Nations committee hearings on a Big Four talks report were postponed. Cairo weighs severing diplomatic ties with Britain over Suez. in New Mexico a prison fire endangered the state penitentiary, with inmates aiding efforts to save the jail. Lubbock High faces Baytown Ganders in Dallas for Class AAAA football title.
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