Editor and Publisher Charles A. Guy
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
8
Fulbright Open Diplomacy Clash Over Public Rusk Testimony
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee may hold a public session with Secretary of State Dean Rusk to hear criticism on Vietnam policy. Fulbright argues for open diplomacy and public accounting, but the administration reserves closed testimony to protect sensitive matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Fulbright
Vietnam
Johnson campaign uses crime rise to pressure on Washington
Johnson faces a rising crime wave in major cities, with a 30 percent jump in the capital from October 1966 to October. While law and order dominates political risk for his 1968 bid, federal power is limited to the District of Columbia, complicating his response beyond lament and promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Vietnam
Columa
White House
Ramsey Clark
Clark
D.C
The American Schoolbook Critique Sparks National Debate
Hillel Black argues textbooks promote bias and low quality in U S schools. The book cites edits, omitted works like Othello and Merchant of Venice, and split editions for different racial groups. It links these choices to political and market pressures and notes broader crime and political risks in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hillel Black
Morrow
N.Y
Black
Texas
Kansas
Oregon
Shylock
Nuisance Warning Sparks Transfer of Memphis Patrolman
A Memphis patrolman blew his whistle loudly drawing merchant protests on a downtown street corner. He was reassigned to a post near a park where squirrels avoid him, suggesting a moral about tooting one’s own horn and becoming a nuisance to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Anti-Communists in Borneo Allegedly Eat Enemies
Report claims anti-Communists in Borneo consume their enemies, noting extreme stomachs would be required for such actions. The remark suggests brutality tied to wartime rhetoric and counterinsurgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Kamikaze Spirit in Tokyo Traffic Driving Karate
Art Buchwald portrays Tokyo traffic as a martial art, detailing a fictitious “karate driving” culture where drivers seek dominance at intersections. The piece satirically describes techniques like kake-uke and ukewaza, claiming drivers test courage, balance, and reflexes amid crowded streets.
Young Private First Class Jennings Earns Silver Star
In Vietnam Private First Class Charles R. Jennings receives the Silver Star for gallantry near Bien Hoa on July 18, 1967. Despite severe wounds from mines and heavy Viet Cong fire, he continued supplying ammunition and aiding the machine gunners as his unit battled entrenched enemy forces. Jennings, 21, from the Washington area, had interrupted college to serve and later returned to duty as a corporal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Charles R. Jennings
Frederick Krause
Biit
Jennings
Bien Hoa
First Jennings
1St Infantry Division
United States Army
Charles Jennings
Washington Area
Army
O'Daniel Urged to Run for VP on MacArthur Ticket
From Washington Senator O'Daniel says he has been urged to run for vice president on a ticket led by General Douglas MacArthur and he is not adverse to the idea. In Plainview William T. Kemp is named president of the Plainview Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet held at the Hilton Hotel. Also noted are stalled traffic installations and police activity in the area with Chief Lewis Menight and Wednesday events referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ft. Knox
Ft. Bragg
White House
Tokyo
Earth
Iself
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Plainview
William T. Kemp
Ays
Lewis Menight Geld Wednendsy
Wartime Move Seen in Johnson Cabinet Speculation
Washington sources say President Johnson may name Robert B. Anderson as interim Secretary of Defense until Connally leaves Texas governorship. Anderson would cushion McNamara’s departure as World Bank president, while Connally gains national profile to challenge Kennedy in 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Robert B. Anderson
Defense
John B. Connally
Texas
Anderson
Pentagon
Connally
Navy
Fisenhower
Robert S. McNamara
World Bank
McNamara
LBJ
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Army
Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
Vietnam
Defense and Treasury
Civil Servants Speak Up Against a New Federal Building
In Mobile, about 500 U S Army Corps of Engineers employees oppose a proposed six million dollar federal building, arguing the current facility suffices while local merchants advocate the project and critics claim pork barrel economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
U. S. Corps of Enginering
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Journal
Sockless Feet Foot Trouble Warns Doctors News and Courier
Doctors report rising foot infections among students who wear shoes without socks. The fad is linked to messy hygiene and concerns about education eroding proper undergarment norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston, S. C
News and Courier
Freeman hints at extra grocery costs aiding farmers
Secretary Orville Freeman says American consumers would accept higher grocery prices if funds went to farmers. The remark implies strong farmer representation in Washington, though the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot questions whether Freeman is engaging with consumer sentiment nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Freeman
Washington
Dear Turnrow Tunker and Virginia Church Commentary
The fragment notes a Virginia church pastor criticizing a President's Vietnam policy during services. It mentions farm advisory trips by Secretary Freeman to Howell, debates on Hawaiian statehood benefits, and broad social concerns including marijuana legalization, reflecting a mix of local opinion and national issues.
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