Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead and date
The page shows the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead with staff titles and roles followed by the city and date Lubbock Texas Wednesday Morning January 17 1973. It lists roles such as Vice President General Manager Business Manager Editor and others from The Associated Press and United Press International.
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Texas Daily Press League
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Robert R. Norris
J.C. Rickman
Jay Harris
Carl N. Cannon
David E. Knapp
Robert C. McVay
William E. McIntosh
Lubbock
Texas
Early Bills Promise Fireworks in Texas Legislature
The Austin scene opened with bills on a state lottery and a ten year referendum on legislators salaries, plus creation of a Texas Lottery Commission. Other proposals include windshield inspections, a Texas Telephone Commission, and a fault based damages rule. Supporters call the lottery a viable alternative to an income tax, while religious groups and business interests expect sharp debate ahead.
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Austin
Jim Kaster
el Paso
Texas Lottery Commission
Texas Telephone Commission
Bill Nugent
Kerrville
California
Rep. Kaster
Texas
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Inaugural Protests Move Through Washington in 1973
In 1973 two antiwar groups plan a peaceful inauguration of conscience in Washington with marches and a mass rally. Clergy and Friends groups handle recruitment while SDS optimism hints at possible disturbances like past counter-inaugural incidents.
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Washington
National Peace Action Coalition
People's Coalition For Peace and Justice
American Friends Service Committee
Students
SDS
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Consumerism expanding across federal and local governments
The Tax Foundation reports over 1,000 federal consumer programs across 57 agencies costing $3 billion annually. A 151 page Federal consumer service guide exists. At state and local levels 23 states have attorney general consumer units and over 50 cities plus at least 20 counties run consumer protection offices.
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Tax Foundation
Consumer Service
Nixon shifts to voluntary wage and price controls phase
President Nixon orders an end to wage and price boards and launches a voluntary Phase III system to guide inflation policy. He seeks a one year extension of mandatory powers if needed, while allowing price rises to cover higher costs within a 1.5 percent annual cap.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Mills and Burns Split Reveals Economic Rift
Washington news reports Mills accused Federal Reserve Board chair Arthur Burns of easy money policy during Nixon's breakfast with congressional leaders on January 5. The clash signals a deeper policy rift between the Nixon administration and the central bank as debate over inflation containment and budget discipline intensifies.
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Washington
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Mills
Fed
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Burns
Central Banker
Congress
Boston
Nixon Faces A Marathon Of Speeches And Budget Battles
A political overview notes President Nixon will deliver five major speeches in quick succession on topics from the inaugural address to the world situation. It highlights the challenge of shaping these messages, the State of the Union, and the budget brief with projected deficits around 23 billion dollars. It also covers tensions with Fed Chair Burns over monetary policy and shifts in economic control under Secretary Shultz.
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Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Congressional
Mr. Nixon
Mills
Burns
Shultz
Fed
William McChesney Martin
Pierre Rinfret
New York
Washington
White House
Gardener's Birdhouse Blues Highlight Advice Column
In a California paper a reader complains that DIY birdhouse blueprints are flawed, blowing out of the tree and too large. The adviser replies that sailboat plans were sent by mistake, and notes a reader who sank a birdhouse in Newport Bay.
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California
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Newport Bay
Chattanooga
Tenn
Berlin Foreign Minister Dertinger Arrest Signals Sovietization
The arrest of German Foreign Minister Georg Dertinger and four aides was reported as a prelude to Sovietization of East Germany. In Washington, the Senate Armed Services Committee delayed immediate approval of Charles E. Wilson for secretary of defense in the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charles EB. Wilson
Defense
Eisenhower
Lubbock Streets Sink Deeper in Freezing Weather
Hard luck grips Lubbock as icy conditions turn streets into holes and washouts. City crews work around the clock, repairing main intersections while drivers heed warnings to slow down. The piece notes 4000 potholes, heavy maintenance, and a push to patch then resurface.
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Lubbock
R. L. Woods
Fourth
University
Quaker
50Th
Slide Road
34Th Street
Mr. Woods
Woods
Pass It On Get It Right Myth About Poinsettias
columnist L M Boyd challenges the claim that poinsettias are poisonous. The piece recalls a 1966 American dairy stunt sending 26 ice cream flavors to Paris with six young ladies, which flopped. It also notes gender differences in street hailing, wine temperature norms, and higher safety in women pilots.
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Lafayette Park
White House
Paris
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Mills and Burns
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Kennedy
L. M. Boyd
Europe
Fort Worth
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