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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1970
Page
4
A column notes President Nixon’s Christmas message received little opposition as Senate critics were on vacation and commentators unavailable. It questions if dissent will resume after lawmakers return, exploring media and public perception shifts since July 1967.
Miss Mabel D. Erwin died on Christmas Day and was an early Tech faculty member in Clothing and Textiles. She joined Texas Technological College in 1926 taught 29 years and mentored thousands, earning professional honors and deep respect from students and colleagues.
The piece argues Sweden should stop accepting U S military deserters and asserts a growing influx of Black Panthers and Swedish anarchists. It claims many deserters clash with police, with some jailed for drugs, and alleges planned uprisings linked to Eldridge Cleaver and Jerry Rubin.
Senator George McGovern criticizes the final food stamp bill for including a work requirement for able bodied adult recipients except mothers. He argues the provision is unfair and targets able bodied individuals while aiming for broader presidential aims.
The speaker notes widespread guessing about John Connally being chosen as Secretary of the Treasury. The author suggests Nixon may have selected Connally because he believed he would be a capable administrator, arguing such choices are sometimes overlooked by pundits.
Washington reports no New Year on January 1 as the Senate stalls a bottle of bills amid paralyzing amendments. Opponents demand welfare birth control, Southern busing, and a Viet Nam troop condition before any declaration. A liberal bloc seeks curbs on Spiro Agnew and a $20 million bailout, while filibusters multiply.
Washington reports the White House edges toward a major decision on a vastly expanded revenue-sharing plan that would confront Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas in a tense government financing crisis. Leaks from the Treasury contradict ongoing discussions.
At the Pentagon a probe into domestic spying allegations unfolds as Congress prepares hearings led by Senator Sam Ervin. John M. O Brien claims a military intelligence network tracked political views of figures like Governor Otto Kerner and Rep Abner Mikva.
Henry J. Taylor warns at a Tokyo conference that Japan seeks to curtail U S bases including Okinawa while China and the USSR loom as threats. He notes Tokyo’s push for a nuclear free Okinawa and Japan’s pro-Communist movements weaken East Asia defense.
A garbled column mixes quirky lines on liquor, hangovers, weddings and public notices with stray words about milk versus liquor, aspirin, Nevada, and a jumble of names, places, and exclamations. The text shifts from trivia to fragmented quotes and random references without a single clear event.
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