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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1973
Page
5
Independent morning newspaper from Lubbock with Southwestern Newspapers affiliation. Includes staff roles and wire service notes from United Press and Associated Press. Published weekdays with Friday consolidation. Dated Tuesday Morning January 16 1073.
The piece argues Congress may weaken rather than strengthen as it challenges Nixon on Vietnam policy funding and cabinet appointments. It notes Speaker Albert and Senate Leader Mansfield adopting a tough stance while warning such tactics could backfire on the Senate and favor the President.
The piece discusses the $2.7 million price tag for the 1969 inauguration and the push to run the event as a profit center. It notes J Willard Marriott as chair, anticipated $50 seats, $20 to $500 concerts, and major costs covered by tax money, plus historic anecdotes about past inaugurations and weather risks.
Opinion piece argues that the President should be trusted with military decisions, noting Congress is not owed routine consultation for every action. It contends unity between Congress and the President could speed peace talks and end the war, despite protests and alleged subversive influence.
President Nixon refuses a State Department testimony on North Vietnam bombing and faces an implicit Senate retaliation threat. Sen. Fulbright signals no explicit plan while the Nixon administration accepts the political maneuver. Republican lawmakers debate Nixon’s post-election stance on Vietnam.
An editorial criticizes Nixon aides for bypassing Congress over bombing and Paris talks. It argues a president with a landslide mandate risks arrogance, urges consultation with Congress, and notes Fulbright’s threat to demand testimony from Rogers amid rising Capitol Hill tensions.
Guest editorial recalls a speedboat robbery on a Tagoon crossing near Venice where two gunmen stole $125 from four passengers. The piece suggests gondoliers adopt an exact fare system to safeguard cash and passengers.
Seven high ranking Nazis including two Hitler heirs were arrested in Bonn on suspicion of organizing a Communist backed Fourth Reich in Germany. Authorities in Washington said they uncovered an international spy plot directed by a Soviet diplomat to obtain U S military secrets. President Truman spoke to the nation promising victory in the cold war without an atomic conflict that could end the free world and Communism alike.
The article recalls residents' outcry over ducks in Ribble Park during a cold spell and the response of A C Stumpy Hamilton, city parks chief, plus volunteers who fed the birds. A letter from Vicki Wright condemns pellet gun use. calls for a Humane Society and a Children’s 700 project. It notes broader pet trends and a local theatre review of 1776.
Community opinion columns note skewed bachelor to single girl ratios in the near term with forecasts of 100 single women per 99 bachelors by the early 1980s. The piece also covers gardening yields, twin birth timing, rattlesnake reflex bites after death, car mechanic shortages, and a linguistics gripe by Charles Berlitz.
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