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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1973
Page
3
The notice lists the newspaper's weekly publication staff and department heads including General Manager Robert R. Norris, Business Manager J. C. Rickman, Advertising Director N. Cannon, Advertising Circulation A. Jay Harris, and Managing Editor David E. Knapp with editorial roles for William E. McIntosh and William McIntosh.
A renewed push in Congress seeks to curb presidential war making by requiring Congressional approval after 30 days in hostilities. Supporters cite past vetoes while critics warn of indecision in a committee system. The debate centers on the balance of Commander in Chief powers against legislative control amid ongoing Southeast Asia concerns.
Col. Nolde, the last American casualty before the Vietnam cease fire, was buried at Arlington Cemetery. A loyal adviser to South Vietnamese troops on his third tour, he died in An Loc from a Communist artillery shell. He left five children and initiated a memorial fund to build an orphanage or support Vietnamese students in the U.S.
A Panhandle South Plains delegation testified in New Orleans against a tentative National Water Commission report proposing curtailment of irrigation in Western surface-water systems. Water, Inc. spokesman George McCleskey of Lubbock called the plan anti agriculture, noting Nixon aims to boost farm production to curb rising food prices and U.S. exports grow in importance amid global shortages. Representative Gillis Long criticized ending federal flood-control funding, arguing Lower Mississippi floods stem from northern drainage, not rainfall, while West Texas and eastern New Mexico seek assured surface-water supplies.
President Nixon urged broader top level consultation with Congress and the public to heal postwar divisions in Vietnam policy. He described amnesty as a penalty for deserters and emphasized the need for bipartisan support to pursue reconstruction and peaceful futures in Southeast Asia.
Washington dispatch reports a sharp split among Democratic congressional leaders over President Nixon’s plan to enforce a federal spending ceiling. The confrontation at the White House involved Nixon, his aides, and Republican allies as debate intensified.
In Washington a robbery and shooting outside the home of United States Senator John C. Stennis leaves him wounded. The incident prompts discussion of gun control and safety as observers note crime in the capital has become a daily concern.
A reader letters critiquing city taxes in Lubbock. The writer questions who "everyone" is demanding extra services and urges electing officials who say no. The piece notes general public expectations for services and praises the upcoming Lubbock Elks awards dinner honoring local notable citizens.
A quirky collection of curiosities surveys homes for poisons, rainfall quirks, and social trivia. It notes April rainfall rank, a claim about many wives earning more, age for deep sleep, and a rare mammal sighting, ending with a reader Q A from Keith Read and a Fort Worth mailing address.
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