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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1963
Page
3
The piece argues that global unrest signals a slide toward anarchy with daily riots and revolutions. It cites Churchill on democracy and warns communism fuels discontent, urging political action and strong law and order to restore stability despite a bleak outlook.
A California physician Townsend once proposed a $200 monthly subsidy to the elderly to stimulate the economy. Now Robert Theobald, British born, argues a constitutional right to a federal income for all, capable of living with dignity whether or not one works. The plan faces cost questions and universal application issues.
The notice lists subscription prices for morning and Sunday editions in Lubbock Texas with annual, half year and monthly options. It includes a pledge of allegiance text and references page and section details from the July 13 1963 issue.
Special correspondent Ruth Montgomery argues that GOP faction battles will fade as machines and automation reduce the need for human labor. She predicts 1988 politics may see reduced party personalization with delegates and leaders becoming increasingly nonessential in a binary party system.
A National runoff could hinge on performance output of machines. Univac 1 retires after ten years amid Honeywell H 800 rise. The piece imagines a computer presidency with a White House network, multiple models, and colorful monikers like Honey and Honey Sweet, sparking a lively political-tech satire.
A humorous meditation on swearing tracing it to primitive instinct. The piece cites Prof. E Bay of Dusseldorf and imagines cave man and cave woman communication. It contrasts weather forecasts with everyday beliefs and ends with a joke about a man who claims to forecast rain himself.
In Washington two developments stand out before the 1964 race. Barry Goldwater gains strong youth backing at the Young Republican National Federation convention in San Francisco while President Kennedy faces persistently fragile support in the segregated South. Polls show 25 percent in the South approve Kennedy on civil rights yet a 48 percent generally favor his presidency, suggesting a potentially recoverable stance if civil rights moves proceed cautiously.
The Texas health department announced 90 new infantile paralysis cases for the week ending July 10, an increase of 10 from the prior week. Dr. J. W. Irons said the incidence curve appears to be leveling off as the situation is monitored.
Richard Starnes surveys the appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge as Ambassador to South Vietnam, arguing it signals urgency in Saigon and exposes U.S. strategic flaws. He critiques Diem's regime, the Saigon bureaucracy, and the Vietnam conflict, questioning whether Lodge can salvage a failing mission. He notes the risk of Republican leverage and the broader stakes for U.S. policy in Southeast Asia.
A Chicago couple shared a rare baldness pattern with identical bare scalp patches. A psychiatric evaluation suggested emotional dependence and strong cross-identification as contributing factors. The List Reference Service notes simultaneous bald spots in spouses are uncommon and linked to emotional factors.
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