Lubbock urged to join I 30 route to Fort Worth and Wichita Falls
In a call to action, Lubbock residents and officials are urged to press for Interstate 30 to pass through Lubbock to connect with Dallas Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. The piece argues that adding the route would integrate Texas largest cities with a major east west highway, benefiting state commerce and regional travel. The author notes past missed chances and emphasizes urgent, coordinated lobbying to keep Lubbock on the mainline.
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Lubbock
Waycross
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Fort Worth
Dallas
Mid-Cities
Wichita Falls
Dallas and
Texas Highway Commission
United States
Avalanche Journal
Ias
American Highway Commerce
Saccharin Faces FDA Study and New Usage Limits
The FDA studies a potential saccharin risk after rat tests show bladder tumors at high doses. Limits set freeze current use, not ban. Experts note varying opinions after 80 years of safe use and pro saccharin testimony.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Wisconsin
Advertising on stamps eyed to cut postal deficit
An Cincinnati advertising firm proposes selling ad space on U S stamps to stabilize mailing costs and reduce the postal deficit. The idea follows the service’s current emblems and commemorative stamps aimed at raising revenue, with questions about what kinds of products could appear on stamps.
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Cincinnati
United States Postal Service
Postal Service
Kennedy Faces Secret Service Need in Campaigns
A congressional commission proposes temporary Secret Service protection for Senator Edward Kennedy during campaign periods. Secretary Connally would decide which candidates receive guards based on public opinion data. Kennedy denies candidacy, yet the unique Kennedy family prominence and past assassinations create a perceived need for protection.
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Congressional Commission
Edward Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
Massachusetts
Kennedy
John Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Commission
Key to settlement lies in Moscow not Hanoi
The piece argues Moscow advised Hanoi to wait until after the November elections, seeking an American withdrawal with no conditions. It notes Soviet arms to North Vietnam and China’s limited influence, urging unity behind Nixon’s plan and predicting a six month withdrawal after a peace deal. It also discusses Thieu Huong resignations and an internationally supervised South Vietnamese election.
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Washington
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Indochina
North
Moscow
North Vietnam
China
Peking
Indian Ocean
India
South Asia
Nixon
Kremlin
United States
Thieu
Huong
Red China
Soviet Union
Nixon Seeks Consensus in Peace Plan Reveal
Nixon disclosed eight point peace plan in a national broadcast to undercut domestic critics of Vietnamization. He stressed reasonable doubt about ending the war and warned Hanoi against expecting total American surrender, tying this to a strategic push before his Peking trip. He signaled residual U.S. forces and continued bombing would persist if Hanoi remains obstinate.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. -Hanoi
Defense
Johnson
Nixon seeks pace amid China Hanoi talks secrecy
The piece reports on U.S. diplomacy under President Nixon, Kissinger, Chou En-lai, and Le Duc Tho, noting ongoing Paris negotiations with Hanoi and questions about what China may know. It also discusses airline security and hijacking incidents shaping political fear for GOP candidates ahead of elections.
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Nixon
State Department
White House
Peking
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
China
Chou En-lai
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Memory Lane Tees and the Red Gunners Air Losses
Fifty aircraft were lost by the Fifth Air Force in January amid wartime reporting. The item references political figures and letters received, including mentions of Price Daniel and Senator Connally, alongside a local drive that raised funds for a house and march effort.
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Tees
Fifth Air Force
Offhand Thoughts on Wake and Recursion in Text
A fragmented scribble reflects a thought on waking and identity as well as a muse about what a person might discover in memory and language. The piece hints at self-assembly of ideas, calling attention to how recurrence shapes perception.
Nixon budget sparks crisis as deficit hits 87 billion
Andrew Tully warns Nixon 1973 budget looms large deficit and recession risk. Deficit totals and debt projections threaten economy while Democrats push for spending cuts and tax increases. Nixon labeled Big Spender as voters weigh pocketbook impact and defense vs human resources.
Pass It On WAKE UP Odd midnight musings and Q&As
L M BOYD blends late night thoughts with quirky questions about gifts for sick florists and bat hair myths. The piece moves to a humorous Q A about babies in fish and stock breeds, with a cryptic line about an Italian Esau and an unclear Fort Worth mailing address.
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Tom Connally
Bale Nader
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Secretary of Treasury
John B. Connally
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D-Tex
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Richard Nixon
Ed Muskie
Democratic Congress
Mahon
Big Spender
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Minnetonka
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P.O
Texas
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Mr. Nixon
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