Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Masthead and Staff List
The notice lists the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal office in Lubbock Texas and the editorial and management staff including Vice President General Manager Robert R Norris executive editor Jay Harris managing editor Kenneth May and advertising director Robert C McVay. It notes AP and UP wire services and distribution details.
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Doldays
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Southwestern Newpapera Corporation
Ath St
Ave J. Lubbock
Texas
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Lubbock
Robert Rt. Norris
J.C. Rickman
The Lame Duck Transition And Its Proposed Reforms
The Nation discusses the lame duck period as a historical holdover affecting outgoing leaders including President Ford and members of Congress. It cites Laurin L. Henry on its symptoms and the lame duck dilemma, and suggests moving Electoral College and inauguration dates to shorten the transition and avoid prolonged powerlessness.
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Gerald Ford
Capitol Hill
Laurin L. Henry
University of Virginia
National Geographic Society
Mr. Henry
Movement Pushes Constitutional Change on Texas Appeals Judges
A constitutional amendment proposal by Senator Farabee would have the governor appoint members of all state appeals courts while preserving voter selection of trial judges. He argues appointees chosen with a nominating commission are better qualified than voters at selecting appellate judges, citing Don Yarbrough’s Texas Supreme Court race as evidence of flaws in the current system.
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Texas
Don Yarbrough
State Supreme Court
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Farabee
Yarbrough
Supreme Court of Texas
State Bar of
High Court
Bar
IRS Seeks Tax on Free University Tuition Fringe Benefit
The IRS proposes taxing the fair market value of tuition that colleges and universities provide to employees' children. The column argues the move ends long standing practice, noting private colleges charge about $3,000 annually and tax should apply as income. It asserts tax treatment balances fairness, though some faculty may face higher costs.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Harvard
Feds
Tito vs Helsinki tensions in Belgrade and Yugoslavia
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak discuss growing pressure for reform in non aligned Yugoslavia. They warn Tito faces unique difficulty containing dissent as Belgrade prepares for the 1975 Helsinki review and repression is likely to be tempered before next summer’s conference.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Kocbek
Kochek
Slovenia
Rancovic
Sergei Popovic
Popovic
International Graduate University Center
Dubrovnik
Praxis
Zagreb
Moscow
Europe
Santa and Helsinki clash with Tito era repression
Andrew Tully reflects on Christmas myth and family pressure, then shifts to a Helsinki follow-up on human rights in Yugoslavia. He details police repression in Ljubljana and Belgrade, Popovic’s case, press bans, and fears for Tito’s regime amid upcoming conferences and academic turmoil.
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Santa Claus
Conder
Santa
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Ljubljana
Catholic Messenger
Halian Trieste
Belgrade
Popovic
Constitutional Court
Paris Herald Tribune
Nell Oldham releases Christmas Greetings album in Texas style
Nell Oldham, a longtime Lubbock musician, presents a two sided Christmas album featuring piano on side one and organ on side two. The Texas themed piece Twas The Night Before Christmas In Texas highlights her narration. The piece honors local culture and showcases homegrown talent in Lubbock.
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Nell Oldham
Jack
Nell
Texas
Lubbock
Herald Angels
Brown
Santa
Dassie Wiggins
Tech
Texas Tech
James Drury
Hayloft
Dallas
Pass It On A humorous tale of pets and playful myths
L M Boyd reflects on a Christmas habit of gifting pets, noting opinions on whether animals form bonds with other pets. The column cites animal psychologists suggesting pets may bond with companions or objects. It also offers a quirky aside about a typing trivia claim involving three fingers.
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