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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
10
Good news for the United States and allies as West Germany develops three weapons, Pandora and Medusa land mines and Dragon Seed cluster bomb, offering NATO a cheap means to slow a Russian tank offensive. The article notes U S main battle tank delays, domestic opposition in Congress, and German help countering the Communist bloc threat in Europe.
Paul Hoffman, 80, retires as administrator of the United Nations Development Program after guiding some 4.4 billion dollars in projects across low income countries. A Chicago native who rose from car salesman to Studebaker president, he later led U N programs and foundations before joining the UN in 1959.
In Dexter Missouri a local couple faced repeating wind damage to a bent television antenna while recalling broader efforts under the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance in 1966. The piece notes Dr Hoffman’s leadership in UNDP programs and a legacy of training over 600,000 individuals globally, with the U.S. providing both funds and leadership.
The piece lampoons Senator George McGovern and his proposed tax scheme to redistribute wealth, arguing it would impose a per family limit regardless of status. It contends the plan misreads current taxation helping the poor and questions his bid for the Democratic nomination.
Nixon aims to revise monetary rules with the Group of Ten, seek congressional consent to raise the dollar price of gold, and remove a 10 percent import surcharge. The strategy is to boost American exports, reduce cheap imports, and stimulate jobs while coordinating with leaders from Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and others on a broad trade realignment.
A reader group from Lubbock, the Analiya Indian Dancers, replies to a Kwahadi piece in The Avalanche Journal. The organization formed around 1962, affiliates with the Texas Indian Hobbyist Association, emphasizes family participation and inclusive dance for men and women, and notes extensive travels for information and powwows across the United States.
A lighthearted note on Christmas malaise cites Family Health guidance and urges managing money, loneliness, and quarrels while noting holiday stress from shopping and cards. It recalls 1965 and 1969 powwows, promoting a local amateur group, the Unaliya Indian Dancers, offering free performances and homefront reporting.
Chuck Pugh Jr protests Ohio actions in Kent State affair coverage. He argues that those who fired killing four students remain free while demonstrators face charges for disorder. He questions due process and accuses government of repressing dissent during antiwar protests.
Editor criticizes mispronunciations of local names including Tee-a-juana and other border terms. Letter-writer Robert John Allen from 3509 37th St. urges correct enunciation and laments mangle of a beautiful language.
In Panmunjom, negotiators failed to reach agreement before the cease-fire deadline. In Washington, Tobin notes record American economic activity in 1951 amid cold and holiday traffic concerns. Subfreezing mornings and mild afternoons continue in Lubbock, Texas, with weather outlooks predicting further temperature swings.
Washington column condemns The Little Red Schoolbook edited by Wallace Roberts as a provocative banned Danish sex education manual. It cites explicit chapters, liberal editors, and calls for classroom bulletin boards while questioning parents’ responsibility and morals.
L M Boyd surveys odd facts from animals to labor and crime. Notes include pecans from hickory trees and the 1 speed bicycle being highly stolen. Brief musings touch on biblical lines, animal encounters, railcar manufacturing and rising farm town deaths by action.
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