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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
4
A collage of humorous nontopical musings on modern life and a sharp critique of the Indiana Avenue extension in Lubbock. The piece jokes about Santa, sex education, and political wables while urging city officials to resolve the 19th Street corridor delay to ease traffic.
The Nison Administration drafts a multi million dollar subsidy to spur a new engine form that emits no fumes. White House aides brief Republican leaders on a plan linking carrot and stick incentives with tighter exhaust standards for all cars.
A reader asks how to restore church attendance by children. The reply notes parental consistency matters and warns against nagging while offering calm, patient guidance and prayerful hope.
Bennett Cerf reflects on a short marriage and discovering his wife exaggerations. A sampling of aging vaudeville humor includes Weber and Fields jests about family dinners and belching. Salvador Dali dismisses a countess claim with a witty remark about contemporaries.
A editorial questions who qualifies as an expert in modern society. It cites David Riesman on sweeping assumptions about marijuana use and a pamphlet claiming preteen dating, arguing experts shape public opinion with unverifiable claims. It urges experts to withhold overreaching opinions.
A column defends the presumption of innocence while criticizing how Communism and subversion are treated in law. It cites Angela Davis, Donald Kalish, and Herbert Marcuse as examples of how academic freedom and constitutional rights intersect with political bias and scrutiny. The piece laments overreach but upholds faith in U.S. legal institutions.
Almanac notes San Marino perched atop a mountain on the Italian mainland is the world’s oldest republic. Founded in A.D. 350 by St. Marinus, it has existed as a sovereign state since the 6th century, though its size has grown to about 23.4 square miles.
Fragmentary OCR shows an independent newspaper called Avalanche Journal published weekday evenings with references to Lubbeck, Parker, and a December 22 1908 date. Text includes building location hints and town names, but key details are incomplete.
An observer explains why business leaders advocate wage price controls amid rising 1970 inflation driven by labor costs. He cites wage contracts, cost push inflation, and a historic view from Diocletian to World War II, warning of bureaucracy and shortages if controls are imposed.
A reader questions whether young unmarried mothers should place a baby for adoption. Adams replies that 14 year olds face fear and advises adoption in most cases, noting Scandinavian liberal attitudes. She also answers a Chicago reader on teen party curfews and offers personal responses via Houston box.
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