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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR reads names and titles across a corporate or editorial page. Mentions include Robert R. Norris as president and general manager with Jay Harris David E. Knape William McIntc in an Easter section.
City Council approved part of a requested strip zoning along access roads off Loop 289 in west Lubbock, denying others due to access concerns. Planning Director Jim Bertram warned that widespread strip zoning would clutter frontage roads with driveways, creating traffic hazards. Officials urged routing business access to major intersections to preserve safe traffic flow on the Loop.
The piece weighs in on the Indochina war and the Cambodia raids, arguing secrecy and mismanagement, with Maj Hal M Knight's testimony on falsified records. It notes broad awareness among Sihanouk and others, and contrasts protest with historical covert actions. It also critiques Center for Auto Safety ads on Goodyear and Firestone tire campaigns.
A synthesis of Watergate highlights from the era notes costs to aides and airlines, questioned actions by John Mitchell and John Dean, and comments on Haldeman and Ehrlichman. It mentions Martha Mitchell’s claims, Nixon’s legal team, and general implications for the presidency and investigations.
In Washington the State Department echoed with ridicule aimed at Secretary William P. Rogers after a junior official described his action as a faux pas that should have been avoided by anyone with four years in the job.
Senator Edward Kennedy has begun forming a national organizing structure signaling preparation for a 1976 bid. He discusses candidacy implications with DNC Chairman Robert Strauss and has started staffing, outreach, and strategy, while keeping plans informal until after the 1974 elections.
The article reports Helen Wise president of the National Education Association calls for a $1 million fundraising push and political action to back education friendly candidates. It notes NEA backed 26 of 32 candidates last year, aims to influence federal policy, and warns of marches on state capitals. It critiques pressure tactics and urges grass roots persuasion for broad public interest.
From PANMUNJOM to LONDON Moscow radio reports readiness to discuss the armistice with Allied powers. Top Russian party leader Bagirov dismissed in Azerbaijan as Beria purge continues. In Lubbock, Great Plains Life Insurance building construction advances with Monday concrete pouring per BMFP contractor Frank Padgett.
L. M. Boyd answers readers questions about the Owl group nicknamed The Other Woman Ltd. They are NYC married women with alimony from prior husbands and urge self support for ex wives. An ad firm study notes bias in model skin tones toward a sepia shade. Mail to Lb. M. Fort Worth Texas. Rev.
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