Lubbock Avalanche-Journal January 8 1973 Morning Edition
Front page list shows staff roles and city dateline for Lubbock Texas with date January 8 1973. Multiple editors management and operations names are listed along with wire service affiliations for The Associated Press and United Press International.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
8Th St
Ave. J
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
J.C. Rickman
Carl N. Cannon
Robert C. McVay
Huge Workload Foreseen as 63rd Legislature Opens
The 63rd Texas Legislature begins work amid expectations of major reforms. Proposals include no fault auto insurance, school finance revision, a comprehensive Penal Code update, marijuana and abortion law changes, election law reforms, a new death penalty statute, plus family code additions and highway tax considerations. Budgeting reforms aim to restore order among agencies.
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U. S. Supreme Court
State Highway Department
Texas
Legislative Budget Board
Appropriations Conference
63Rd
Election Reminder Calls for Broad Voter Turnout in Water District
The piece urges all Lubbock County residents to vote in the water district board election, noting about 99,500 eligible voters and the district's $140,000 in tax outlays plus $72,000 in gate admissions. It underlines the board’s taxing power and invites turnout at multiple polling sites including the courthouse and local clubhouses.
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Lubbock County
Water District
Buffalo Springs Lake Park
Jake
Water District Board
35Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Slaton
Shallowater
Idalon and
Wolfforth
Federal employees in Mexico reassessed five day week
Mexico faces a push from President Luis Echeverria and Interior Secretary Mario Moya Palencia to extend work hours and adopt a full five day schedule for federal employes. Officials urge earlier arrivals and later departures as a test of productivity and loyalty amid a potential political hurdle for the administration.
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Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Federal Department
Interior
Mario Moya Palencia
Senor Echeverria
Rio Grande
Congress Pressures Nixon on Vietnam War Aid
In Washington Congress moves to cut off Defense Department funding for Vietnam if peace stalls. White House warns such moves could prolong negotiations. Nixon faces Democratic efforts across both houses to deny military aid and constrain military actions as talks continue with Hanoi.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Department
Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Ronald Ziegler
U. S
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Asia
Democrats
House
Senate
Bombing Policy Aims Sharply Questioned by Nixon
Washington reports probe the real aim of Nixon’s drastic decision to unleash American bombers over Hanoi and Haiphong last month. The column argues the目的 was to buy Saigon time and cripple Hanoi’s war capability, not to coerce North Vietnam into new talks.
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Hanoi
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Congress
Indochina
Nixon
Washington
Haiphong
Saigon
Huanoi
Paris
Thieu
Kissinger
Postal Service pay debate and Vietnam shift in Nixon era policy
Washington committee plans probing the Postal Service deficits and top salaries as hearings approach. The piece links postal funding to broader public service values and notes Vietnam cease fire talks may hinge on bombing strategy and Thieu's changed stance. It discusses salary levels from 30k to 60k and outlines political pressures in Saigon and Hanoi amid escalating air campaigns.
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Washington
House Post Office
Civil Service Committee
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Air Force
North Vietnam
House Committee
Dan Thomasson
Scripps-Howard
Klassen
Congress
Thomasson
Cabinet
Secretaries of the Armed Services
Thieu
Hanoi
Rep
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Gross
Austin politics and Briscoe Hobby era insights
Jay Harris surveys Austin politics as Gov elect Dolph Briscoe and Lt. Gov Bill Hobby gear up for a reform era. He notes Capitol dynamics, House mavericks, and West Texas concerns about regional balance and funding.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Capitol Press Corps
Bill Hobby
Briscoe
Hobby
Eisenhower and Churchill Meet for Private Conference
In New York Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill held a third private talk in as many days lasting an hour and a half with no disclosed details. In Washington President Truman warned Stalin to avoid war or risk destruction by U S atomic weapons perhaps surpassing the hydrogen bomb. In Austin the outgoing Texas Senate leader Howard Carney of Atlanta was named secretary of State by Gov. Shivers.
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Austin
Preston Smith
House
Senate
West Texas
Texas
Briscoe
Hobby
Daniel
Florida Everglades
Patton
North African
New York
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Washington
Truman
Stalin
U. S
State Senate
Howard Carney
Atlanta
Allan Shivers
L. M. BOYD Survey and Miscellany Notes
A collage of snippets cites a pollster’s findings on breastfeeding by birth order, aging gaps between genders, and a hair care authority's view on long hair. It also references a railroad crossing safety sign near Colorado Springs and a remark on the pansy’s name from French, plus prairie dog behavior and a closing mail address in Fort Worth Texas.
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Colorado Springs
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