Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Opens Daily Edition in 1973
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal announces its Morning Edition and Evening Edition with the South Plains feed. The newspaper lists its staff roles including Robert Norris as Vice President and General Manager, and Burle Pettit and Kenneth Mas as managing editors.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Eoening
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Ath Mand Ave. T
Texas National
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
Acrick
David H.kanape
Jay Harrts
Burle Pettit
Kenneth Mas
Betttor Assinpate
Carl N. Cannon
Robert CL McVay
Labbock
City Planning Office Targets Sterility in Apartment Areas
The Lubbock Planning Office vows upgrades to curb sterile land development around Texas Tech and Overton, citing inadequate off street parking, parking overload, poor landscaping and traffic flow. Recommendations urge low maintenance landscaping and revised parking rules to improve aesthetics and usability citywide.
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Lubbock
Overton
Texas Tech
EPA under pressure to justify fuel standards and delays
The piece argues EPA head Russell Train reluctantly allows some dirty fuel use due to an energy shortage while urging the agency to slow its aggressive emission rules. It criticizes costly standards and suggests pausing car emission controls until better methods reduce fuel waste.
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Train
EPA
Lubbock
Airline lamps warm Richland terminal during energy crisis
A commuter airline in Richland Washington plans to light its passenger terminal with kerosene lamps as a cost saving measure. Excurar president Ann DL. Clements notes the lamps burn for three months on 70 cents of fuel and emit heat. The piece suggests installing a pot belly stove for extra warmth.
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Richland
Wash
Ics
Exccuar
Ann DL. Clements
Abernathy Housewife Boosts Town Decor With Dressed Windows
Mrs. Jacquie Smyers, an energetic homemaker, decorates vacant store fronts in Passersby with models of planes and a faux aircraft company. Passersby are surprised yet impressed by the creative downtown improvement, which even attracted a new client to a building with a fresh look.
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Abernathy
Jacquie Smyers
Lubbock
Joneses Downshift as Energy Crisis Shifts Neighborhood Attitudes
In a suburb during an energy crunch a group of neighbors blame Jones for fueling status symbols and high fuel use. Plotkin leads a backlash calling Jones and his car culture out, sparking a street quarrel and social shift as residents mock the pursuit of status and begin embracing frugality.
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Atoerina
Atoenich
Jones
Plotkin
Joneses
Ratfink
Protkin
Potkins
Ash ridicules Simon in energy power struggle
Roy Ash of the Office of Management and Budget allegedly humiliated Deputy Secretary William Simon soon after his appointment as energy czar. Ash claimed control over the energy program while Simon would handle only policy, with OMB personnel reportedly withholding crisis files from him. Simon retorted the response with bold defiance.
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Washington
Ash
OMB
John Love
White House
Simon
Evans
Nixon
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Who’s Paralyzed by Congress Do-Nothing Gridlock
The piece lampoons Congress for failing to pass campaign finance reform and energy policy while dithering over impeachable issues. It notes delays before Christmas and targets leaders and committees amid energy and Nixon administration clashes. It also mentions Elliot Richardson’s potential Senate bid in New Hampshire.
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George Washington
Congress
Ash
Senate Government Operations Committee
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
White House
Democratic Congress
Senator Richardson
Elliot Richardson
New Hampshire
Boston
Senate
Richardson
Daylight Saving Talk Sparks Mixed Reactions Across Regions
A column debates wintertime Daylight Saving Time amid national legislative debate. Residents from the western time zone see early-day advantage but darker evenings. eastern states show support for safety and energy savings. quotes lampoon the era while notes on campus light shows and a quiz of famous quotations add local color.
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Woods
Ranity
Pop
Pele
Fragmented American humor and quips across newspapers
Notable quips show political doublespeak and witty remarks. The Lake joke features a stall boy claiming fishing intent. Observations include a psychiatrist noting wisdom to senility, and a Georgia candidate critiquing tape handling by Judge Sirica.
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Georgia
Bert Lance
North
Pass t On L. M. Boyd and Odd Ancestral Notes
A scattered string of opinions and curiosities touches on marriage with relatives in Pennsylvania, hair restoration myths, religious beliefs in Polynesia, Sing Sing origins, cookbook sales versus sex books, and British medical researchers linking poor dental health to low time off.
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Sing Sing Ft
Tmeth Medical
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Nathan B. Forrest
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Hugh Allen
Knoxville News Sentinel
William Keller
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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