All-America Game profits eyed for bigger local cut
Lubbock leaders urge reshaping the All-America Football game revenues next year to favor local charities. They note crowds and receipts have grown since moving from Atlanta, with the TV payoff still going to the Coaches Association. Local sponsors argue for a larger share of gate and concession income, while keeping the television money with the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Football Coaches Association
Lubbock
Atlanta
Coaches Association
Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Coaches
Houston
Astrodome
Buffalo
Ridiculous legal questions and campus concerns noted
A columnist riffs on New Mexico university regents trying to remove drug users and street troublemakers from campus. It mentions a Federal suit over selling alcohol to 18-year-olds, raised after the 26th Amendment. The piece questions 18 to 20 year olds' legal status and notes clashes with Supreme Court privacy and rights principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Board of Regents
the State University
U.S
Supreme Court
George Hamilton Gains Maturity Says Reporter
Earl Wilson notes George Hamilton, famed for courting Johnson daughters, has matured. The columnist shifts from gossip to more serious topics as lighter items give way to steadier news.
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Earl Wilson
A I
George Hamilton
Johnson
Finland Unmoved by Helsinki SALT Talks
AP notes Finnish public shows little excitement over SALT negotiations in Helsinki. The reaction suggests no clear shifts in attitude as discussions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Finland
Helsinki
Economy Shows Signs Of A Creeping Recovery
The analysis notes a creeping recovery with mixed results. June retail sales rose 8 percent from a year earlier and unemployment fell to 5.6 percent. Industrial output remains below peak but improved, with consumption and certain sectors rising while steel and equipment decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Congress
Huckins Hotel Falls to Explosive Demolition in Oklahoma City
The Huckins Hotel, a 1909 Oklahoma City landmark central to political and social life, was demolished after 200 pounds of explosives. Fire and police sealed the area as the 35 story Liberty Tower stood untouched nearby. John D. Loizeaux led the controlled blast ending an era of Oklahoma history and memories.
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Spock
Mrs. Friedan
Bella Abzug
Peatle Podget
West Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Huckins
Oklahoma City
Sooner
Lee Huckins
U.S
Jack Walton
Henry Johnston
University of Oklahoma
Driskill
Austin
Old Westbrook
Fort Worth
Adolphus
Dallas
John D. Loizeaux
Lubbock Hilton
Texas
Main
Hilton
John Loizeaux
Liberty Tower
Leon Schuster
el Paso
No Revolt Imminent in East Germany Says West Berlin Reporter
Henry J. Taylor reports from West Berlin that East Germany remains controlled by Soviet led occupation forces. He notes Hunnecker promises five year plans while life remains 20 percent lower than in West Germany and all power sits with Russian troops and KGB operatives.
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Honecker
East Berlin
Charley
Rolls-Royce
East Germany
West Germany
Brezhnev
Werner Seelenbinder
Soviet Union
Red Army
Ussr
East
West Berlin
Hich
Russia
KGB
Gestapo
U.S
Berlin
Heinrich Himmier
Tyrol
Salzkammergut
Salzburg
Czechoslovakian
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Prolific Colorful Dressers and Odd Facts Collected
A string of quirky observations on fashion trends science and currency lifespan. Noting plastic surgeons as colorful dressers and the haut meaning high for hot pants. Also swedish army hairnets for male soldiers and a NYC East Side single girls claim. Embezzlers rarely take time off while diligent clerks steal. store detectives probe. Questions arise about musical ear and spelling ability and currency lifespans vary with denominations.
U S vows no troop withdrawal as Korea cease fire condition
From Seoul to Washington the paper reports the United States will not pull its troops from Korea as a cease fire condition. In Washington the wage and price ceilings for July 7 are under new review. President Truman launches policy toward Spain and a diplomatic mission will draft a pact with Franco. Levelland rodeo opens with record crowds.
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Washington
National Women's Political Caucus
Betty Friedan
New York
Bella Abzug
Friedan
National Organization For Women
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Seoul
Korea
United States
Blunt
U.S
Truman
Spain
Madrid
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David Lawrence
Thomas
Joneses
Andrew Tully
Jake
Gene McCarthy
Ben Spock
McCarthy
Israel
India
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
Avenue Q
Nelson Rockefeller
John Lindsay
New York City
Henry J. Taylor
Berlin Wall
Erich Honecker
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
Drab
Werner Seelebinder
Leonid I. Brezhnev
L. M. Boyd
East Side
30Th
90Th Streets
WASHINGTON _ Leddims
Levelland
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