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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
22
Fragmented OCR shows names and roles for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal staff including Advertising Director Managing Editor and several editors. No clear event or narrative. indicates masthead or byline scraps rather than a report.
The NBC program titled The Highway Lobby portrays Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Lowell Weicker as heroes fighting villains over the Highway Trust Fund. Critics note biased editing and omit gains from non interstates and potential statutory changes. KCBD TV in Lubbock praised for objecting to the network’s stance. Senators back legislation to prevent trust fund impoundment while others urge a 1975 thaw.
U S officials weigh boycotting next month's U N Security Council session in Panama to avoid anti American charges of colonialism over the Canal Zone. Some urge participation to defend U S control, while critics fear unhelpful world opinion and loss of influence.
In Yorkshire England Mrs J Lomac explored collard greens reading To Kill A Mockingbird and Gone With the Wind. She sought recipes from libraries and local officials but found no help. A Georgian Education Department reply with collard tips sparked mixed reactions among Southern natives living abroad.
In a surreal exchange set against reconstruction after air strikes, a US team arrives in Hanoi to assess Vietnam’s damages. The Vietnamese minister guides them through ruined bridges, a factory site, and a battered hotel, discussing costs for rebuilding, automation, and potential new facilities with a mock optimism about American collaboration.
Nixon signaled Bush for the Republican national chairmanship during a budget session with Senate and House leaders. Sen. Hugh Scott observed Bush seated among White House staff as the position's prestige appeared to wane under the President.
A humorous piece reports on mind control enthusiasts and a four day course in alpha brain wave relaxation promising memory, health and habit change. It contrasts with political moves around Bush and Nixon, noting reshuffles, patronage, and party reform efforts shaping the Republican leadership.
Jay Harris surveys Texas politics as the Legislature debates Sunday blue laws and funding for public information. He notes Rep. Ben Bynum's plan for a capitol area office building faces voter pushback, while rail crossing safety and the Auditorium Coliseum's economics draw attention. The column weighs civic costs, entertainment pricing, and the need for caution in growth.
Officials said price controls will stay on items such as cigarettes milk beer and gasoline as prices threaten to rise. State Rep Waggoner Carr of Lubbock is viewed as a candidate for Speaker of the Texas House for the 51st Legislature convening in 1453.
In a fragmentary note, M. Boyd discusses music lesson book sales with ratios for first and second year books. The text then pivots to humorous given names based on illnesses, citing Appendicitis Jackson and siblings Laryngitis Peritonitis Tonsilitis Meningitis, noting one changes branch to the U. S. Navy. The address listed is L. M. Boyd, P. O. Box 17076, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
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