Lubbock Editorial Fights Washington Over School Integration
The Avalanche Journal criticizes Harold Howe of HEW for meddling in Lubbock ISD faculty integration. It argues local, experienced educators know district needs and urges guidelines to focus on preparation and talent rather than skin color. The piece praises local patience and warns against external policy guiding local outcomes.
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Harold Howe
Health, Education & Welfare Department
Washington
Potomac
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Howe
Avalanche
Commissioner of Education
Cleve Cobb Dies at 81 Former West Texas lawman remembered
Cleve I. Cobb a respected senior law enforcement officer died yesterday at age 81. His career began in Gaines County Sheriffs office and ended in 1954 as a Santa Fe special agent in Lubbock. He was a calm, friendly, and capable peace officer who never swore or rushed. He valued fairness, lived simply, and served as a loyal husband father neighbor and citizen.
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Cleve I. Cobb
Sheriff's Office
Gaines County
Santa Fe Lines
Lubbock
West Texas
Cobb
Cleve Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Ambulance Crisis Sparks City Discussion and Alternatives
City debates end of ambulance service crisis with options including licensing private firms or placing eight ambulances at fire stations run by firefighters. Weighs wage rules, fee collection, costs, and administrative hurdles while noting possible better coordination of emergency services. NASA space program notes and a light aside on modern dancing conclude the column.
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SS. Labor Department
Lubbock
Violence and Fair Housing Debate Worries Public and Lawmakers
Washington analysis notes dissension within civil rights ranks over demonstrations versus nonviolence. Northern riots spark concern as coverage shapes public opinion and may influence congressional races and the fate of fair housing legislation this November.
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Idea
Washington
America
South
Ford's Intervention in New York Primary Sparks Debate
Ford openly backed Goldwaterite Steven Derounian over William Casey in New York's Third District primary, defying advisers and angering moderates. The Michigan congressman, once House Minority Leader candidate, confronts questions about his party leadership and impartiality in a pivotal race on Long Island.
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Washington
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Ford
Derounian
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Republican Party
Gerry Ford
Ford backs Derounian in tight Long Island GOP race
In New York City a harsh critique of Mayor Lindsay and Saudi ruler Faisal frames a broader take on foreign policy and ethnic voting blocs. The piece traces Ford's support for Derounian in the 1966 Long Island GOP contest, noting party division and strategic behind-the-scenes maneuvers.
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Washington
New York City
John Lindsay
New York
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Lindsay
Egypt
Nasser
United States
National Press Club
Israel
Moscow
Johnson
Senators Probe AT&T Privacy Invasions In Washington
A Senate subcommittee plans to scrutinize Bell Telephone System over suspected monitoring of private calls. It notes June 1 cease order yet warns operators can still listen by flipping a switch. The probe targets AT&T's control of 85 percent of US phones and broader suspected government privacy breaches.
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Washington
Senate
Bell Telephone
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Justiciary
Bernard Fensterwald Jr
Boston
At&t
United States
Fensterwald
America
Senator Long
Electric Company
Mais
Bell
Defense
State Department
White House
Long
Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Ivan
Moscow
Big Brother
Boundary accord eyed as Trieste problem nears solution
Paris ministers approved a French plan for a Italy Yugoslavia boundary and moved toward resolving the Trieste dispute. Mahon opened his 19th district re election bid in Colorado City before 2500 supporters. On the USS Appalachian off Bikini Atoll the atomic bomb damaged 25 ships and possibly all remaining 73 in the fleet. Poverty stricken communities face the moral burden of the morrow gospel.
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Lubbock
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Colorado City
George Mahon
Congress
Ruddick Park
U.S.S. Appalachian
Bikini
Editorial Calls for Rethinking Elder Care and Attitudes
The President signals a broad study to improve elderly life focusing on meaningful years and purpose. The piece argues the real need is a societal shift away from youth obsession, better pensions, tax relief, and less federal spending to preserve savings for retirement.
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Fort Worth
Reagan and Solo eyed for future presidency
Dear Turnrow Tunker notes talk Reagan may run for president and Napoleon Solo also contemplates entering politics. Johnson reportedly plans a Viet Nam truce move before November elections, with about 300 000 in Viet Nam expected to approve. McBride signs syndicate contract to distribute Turnrow Tunner paragraphs.
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Ronald Reagan
Napoleon Solo
Johnson
Viet Nam
O. C. McBride
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
U.S
McBride
Littlefield
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