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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
4
The document lists key personnel including Vice President General Manager Robert R Norris Editor Jay Harris Director Managing Balter and William E McIntosh. It is dated December 20 1972 from Lubbock Texas.
The Apollo program is praised for safe splashdown in the Pacific after moon landings. Despite mishaps and tragic losses, the effort is seen as a landmark achievement in American space exploration with astronauts Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt highlighted for courage and skill.
The Avalanche Journal praises Lubbock decorations and the annual Yule Trail light displays. It notes the Home Lighting contest sponsors, honors winners, and salutes all participants for spreading warmth and holiday goodwill across the city.
Texans gain multiple high level posts in the Nixon White House and Congress. Anne Armstrong named Presidential counselor with Cabinet rank. Joseph Sneed slated for Justice Department No. 2, William Clements Jr. named deputy defense chief amid civil suit. John Connally close to Nixon. Texan George Bush as Republican National Chairman. Robert Strauss for Democrats. Texans chair key committees including Mahon, Poage, Patman, Teague. Tower’s rising influence noted. compared to Johnson era.
A Washington view argues that Nixon's push to reorganize top agencies aims to boost efficiency and curb spending. It questions presidential authority to withhold appropriated funds and suggests Congress and states may sue to test impoundment powers, while urging cooperation between branches.
Hussein in Amman seeks stability after a civil war and border opening with Syria. King Hussein and his pro-Western government shift from threats to economic development while Israel’s military edge frames Arab options. Prince Hassan aids a cautious, peaceable approach.
Virginia Payette notes a boom in voyage travel as Americans trade rainy-day savings for Caribbean sun aboard feature filled cruises. Lines tout tile baths air conditioning and televisions per room with gimmick cruises from diet and beauty themes to nostalgia tours and Christmas shopping getaways. Industry sees growing demand for luxury experiences and exotic itineraries reflecting bold shifts in consumer spending and leisure.
The article recounts Dr Clement Clarke Moore born July 15 1779 in Chelsea near New York, his scholarly career at Columbia and the General Theological Seminary, and details the origin and enduring fame of Twas the Night Before Christmas. It notes his family, death in 1863, and the poem’s posthumous path to publication and timeless legacy.
In Tokyo informants say Prime Minister Churchill is gathering ammunition from British liaison officers in Korea to present to President-elect Eisenhower to discourage expanding the Korean conflict. Washington reports note living costs at a record high while 1,250,000 railroad workers accept a cent-an-hour wage cut. In Vega, armed robbery charges are filed against a youth tied to two kidnapings and vehicle wrecks. A public hearing is set for January 22 on a proposed annexation of a large area in South Lubbock.
An assorted column notes diverse items from language adages to nylon polish and a Brooklyn fake Rolls Royce front end. It mentions Iceland versus Sioux City January temperatures and recalls figures like John F Kennedy as a former Boy Scout president. The piece includes a letter address to Lt M. Boyd in Fort Worth Texas and a military note on average service times for Army ranks.
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