Start The Day On the Plate
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated Thursday morning July 17 1909 notes Parker Prouty as president, Chas Guy as editor and publisher, with standard Associated Press and United Press international wire service affiliations and local office details in Lubbock Texas. The issue proclaims allegiance to the United States under God and announces daily publishing terms.
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Torrie Batties
South Plate
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal Svening Baition
Avalanche- Journal Publishing Company, Inc
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Ave
United States of Americs
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Labhock
Texas
Welfare Amendment Calls for Higher Spending Ceiling
State Welfare Commissioner warns that Amendment No. 3 on the August 3 ballot would raise welfare spending to 75 million and permit a further 5 million in two years. Supporters argue federal funds would follow. opponents caution on administration and work requirements amid a broader set of ballot measures.
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de Burton Hackney
State Welfare Commissanter
Three Idea
Dallas
Texas
New York
Hackney
Téxas
Rubin
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Tes
Campus Turmoil Influences College Job Recruitment
The piece notes employers increasingly avoid applicants from crisis sites like San Francisco State and Berkeley, with West Coast and New York agencies reporting reluctance to hire radicals. Non radical students may face limited opportunities due to cautious firms, and some may switch schools to escape stigma.
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Save the Wall Street Journal
San Francisco
Berkeley
New York
Currency drops the big bills with fading use
The Treasury and Federal Reserve will retire the large denominations 500 1000 85000 and 6000 in circulation as they are no longer printed since 1H. Old notes will be destroyed at Fed banks while a free enterprise incentive fades. Efforts push to reintroduce $1 coins as consolation for changing money habits.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Values In College
A brisk opinion notes that some radicals on campuses scorn students who focus on study. It argues the quieter student gains an education and avoids the time spent in activism that radicals favor.
Reasoning on Trade and Defense Sparks Debate
The piece reports veteran White House correspondent Cyrus Raton arguing for friendship and trade with the Communists to avoid armed conflict and criticizing high U.S. defense spending. He posits West Germany and Japan rely on others for defense, then critiques Eaton's thinking and mentions a planetary aside.
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Cyrus Raton
Mernman Smith
White House
United Press International
Cleveland Inidustrialis
U.S
West Germany
Japan
Eaton
Voting Likely To Be Based On Racial Differences
Political columnist David Lawrence argues that national elections will increasingly hinge on race. He notes Nixon era moves on education and court involvement, potential white voter shift to suburbs, and the risk of a third party surge amid desegregation and inflation concerns.
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Washington
America
Nixon Romania visit signals China ties amid Cold War shifts
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Nixon’s Bucharest trip aims to signal Communist China the U S seeks a unique friendship with Beijing while not joining Russia against it. The move links to secret Kissinger NSC planning to ease the Shanghai Shanghai accord and prompts State Department skepticism.
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Washington
Nixon
Romania
China
Russia
Peking
Kretalin
Moscow
Bucharest
U.S
Nixon faces tax reform pressure amid surtax dispute
Washington report notes Congress and Nixon clash over extending the 10 percent surcharge. Dirksen Ford and Byrnes demand reform before any extension, while Mansfield warns Nixon and Kennedy of accountability if reform stalls. Debate touches Eastern Europe policy and a China diplomacy angle with Romania and Yugoslavia.
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House
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John Byrnes
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Mansfield
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Astern Europe
Yuggoslavia
Romania
Belgrade
Peking
Jest For Fun From Weldon Owens in Dallas Times Herald
A humorous comment from Weldon Owens in the Dallas Times Herald notes that each generation mocks old fashions then adopts the new as the old. It adds a quip about public speaking: be brief be witty and be seated from Phillips Magazine.
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Weldon Owens
Dallas Times Herald
Phillips Magazine
War in Korea Dr Syneman Rhee seeks UN aid
From Memory Lane July 17 1948 the piece notes a warm little war in Korea with Dr Syneman Rhee head of the southern government asking the UN for quadrupling armed forces. In Washington House Democrats plan to limit Brannan farm program scope to save it from defeat. Perryton suffers worst hail storm in history causing about 1 million dollars in damages. Lubbock plans its fourth tallest building a new Court House with completion hoped by June 1 1950 at an estimated cost of 250 000 dollars.
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MR. Nenogsn
Neespaper
Scotrees
China
White House
Nixon
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Washington
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Ramama
Russia
Korea
Syneman Rhee
House
Perryton
Lubbock
New Court House
Nixon’s overseas image and Kissinger Rogers dynamic explored
Henry J. Taylor analyzes international views of Nixon after two months abroad. Europe sees a listening leader who softens the Uncle Sam image, while dual policy leadership with Kissinger and Rogers creates friction and mixed signals. The piece critiques foreign press reception and calls for action in U.S. education funding.
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Russia
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Nixon
United States
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Mr. Kissinger
Mr. Rogers
Rogers
Kissinger
State Department
Fey
Three-Cent Coffee Boosts Canon City Drugstore Sales
City Drugstore in Canon City Colorado keeps a three cent coffee price since 1942 to attract customers. Sullivan brothers say the promotion increases overall sales including drugs and merchandise as patrons visit multiple times a day. Vacationers especially note the cheap coffee and some request slips to show friends back home.
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Canon City
Colo
FE. J and
E. L. Sullivan
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