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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1964
Page
2
A proposed city plan outlines per head annual poll taxes for residents 21 to 60 and a new vote rule. It requires a majority of all votes cast for an office, with changes framed as essential to citizenship and governance. The measure envisions a first balloting and potential eight candidate races, amid calls for orderly participation and penalties for non registration.
A Special Correspondent reports on rumored nonstop commercial flights between New York and Moscow by Pan American and Aeroflot. The article mentions Boeing 707s and DC-8s for eastward and westward routes, predicted flight times of eight to eight and a half hours eastbound and around ten to ten and a half hours westbound, with turbojet and propeller configurations noted.
Special Correspondent Doug Welch recalls a humorous day caring for an ailing back while sharing memories with his granddaughter. He weaves in childhood stories of Goldilorke and Little Red Riding Hood, notes marital quirks, bug phobias, and a dinner jacket prize, culminating in a humorous tale about William Tell told by his granddaughter.
Period following New Year’s Day sees Thamerois slaves’ ads for surplus items at marked down prices. One ad near month’s end hints at sale of “New Year’s Resolutions” and refers to lightly used goods.
The Andover News suggests applying a diet metaphor to federal budgeting. The paper argues government spend should be trimmed, cutting fat from budgets to improve efficiency. It critiques planners in Washington for adding new expenditures while noting no signs of actual cuts.
A fragmented text shows a local paper consolidating Morning Sentinel style names and several regional outlets under one company. It references a move to build or merge operations on the South Plains with entities including Daily Press and others, indicating a regional media consolidation.
The South resists the administrations civil rights bill while Johnson seeks liberal Northern votes. Nixon and Rockefeller are dismissed as irrelevant by the South, which favors states rights on civil matters. Goldwater remains consistent backing state control.
An old-timer notes that property taxes were the biggest burden in his time, recalling how tax payments dominated daily life and shaped local finances.
The note recalls Nick Darothy Lamour with a fragmentary line suggesting an ined or incomplete statement about the actor. Further context is unavailable due to the damaged text.
A fragmented editorial muses on improbable events past and future, weighing Khrushchev’s West rapprochement, Kennedy’s assassination, and a cryptic puzzle of Cold War shifts. It treats war fears and political risk as long shots that shaped history.
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