Lubbock Morning Pledge Page December 18 1968
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal presents its Wednesday morning edition dated December 18 1968. It lists staff pledges to the flag and republic and notes publication details and advertising representation.
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South Plains
Unis
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Avalanche-Tournal Publishing Company, Inc
Sth
Ave
J. Lubbock
Texas National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Texas
Mull
Associated Press
United Prece International
Parker Fo Prowry
Thas. A. Guy
Afte Manton and
Pubtsner
Lubbock, Texas
New Texas Water Plan Unveiled as BalancedSolution
The Texas Water Development Board introduced the new Texas Water Plan in Austin on Tuesday, claiming a more balanced approach than the May 1966 proposal. It outlines the Trans-Texas, Coastal, and Western complexes with an estimated 10 billion dollars for canals reservoirs and pipelines and stresses urgent action and interagency cooperation.
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Wesxas
Austin
Texas Water Development Board
West Texas
Beard
Bureau of Reclamation
Army Corps of Engineers
Texas Water Board
West Texas’ Own Water, Inc
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Texas Water System
Texas
Water Board
Howard Boswell
Johnson presses electoral reform while praising old system
In a message to Congress Lyndon Baines Johnson calls for constitutional fixes to presidential disability and electoral procedures. He backs keeping the Electoral College but urges clear contingency rules for a president-elect who dies before taking office and warns reform ideas face stiff resistance.
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Johnson
Congress
Richard M
Hope for the cow as tech progress cuts dairy use
A technical forecast questions the future of cows as artificial milk rises while cow milk declines. The horse is said to be rebounding globally, leaving readers to wonder if cows may share a similar fate and whether old Dobbin will survive.
Nixon's Cabinet Pitch Noted As Remarkably Good Presentation
Nixon presented his 12 cabinet nominees on television extemporaneously, apologizing only for a misnaming. He praised outgoing officials, signaled minority consideration, and faced questions about race, gender, and party balance as analysts laud his approach while noting honeymoon expectations and future challenges.
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Nixon
Johnson
Walter I. Washington
National Capital
Washington
Nixon resists Johnson Kosygin meeting pressure
President-elect Nixon worries Johnson insists on a Geneva summit with Soviet Premier Kosygin. He has told confidants the push for such a meeting is unwise and does not want to be involved, whether by phone or through aides.
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Washington
Nixon
Johnson
Alexei Kosyzin
White House
Geneva
Viser
Robert Murphy
Mr. Nixon
Princeton Seminarians
McGeorge Bundy
Lyndon Johnson
John Kenneth Galbraith
Artie Schlesinger Jr
George Kennan
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Kosyein
Nixon and Johnson summit talks cast as intellectuals clash
The piece critiques Princeton attendees at a conference who deride Nixon and warn that Johnson’s arms talks risk hampering U S and European ties. It notes Nixon seeks pre summit dialogue with European allies, while Moscow signals impatience over Czech invasion history and China’s China policy hints.
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Nixon
U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Moscow
Washington
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Ussr
Berlin Santa Claus Drops Gifts for Berlin Children
Berlin hosts a Soviet blockade era yuletide event as hundreds of American airmen deliver gifts to about 6 500 German children in the city. A bomber crash near Hobel Ink kills seven in Shreveport Louisiana, while Texas considers revising underground water laws and harvest data marks 1948 crop year as strong.
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Lubbock
Berlin
Editorial in The Crisis on hateful leaders and youth violence
The Crisis NAACP editorial denounces media created hate leaders and defeatists who substitute slogans for reason and who urge Negro youth toward fatal confrontations with police and military forces. The piece condemns these figures as false spokesmen.
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NAACP
Spain and U S pact redefine Mediterranean defense posture
Henry J. Taylor argues Spain becomes a strategic imperative as Soviet moves into Czechoslovakia shift Europe’s balance. He notes Spain’s 18 divisions with only partial modernization, a robust Foreign Legion, and heavy U S Spanish naval air cooperation centered on Rota Cadiz. He cites basing shifts including Merlin bases, Polaris readiness, and a $1 billion aid request to renew defenses, framed as a balanced program rather than blackmail.
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HIE Union
Spain
Europe
Czechoslovakia
NATO
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Communist Party
Italy
France
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
United States
Mediterranean
Cours
Rota
Atlantic
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Strategic Air Command
Meron de la Fronters
Saragossa
Torrejon
Madrid
Spanish Air Force
Dinner date plans and a strict 650 deadline
A young man in Atlanta worries over menu prices and his budget as he tells his date to enjoy dinner yet notes they must depart promptly at 6 50. The moment captures humor and tension over money and time.
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Leo Aikman
Atlanta Constitution
Automatic information kiosk to guide shoppers in stores
A new automatic information clerk device debuts in U S and French department stores, replacing desks. Shoppers select a department from a numbered directory and receive a printed ticket with directions. The machine handles up to 600 inquiries per hour.
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Directomat
USA
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