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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1975
Page
4
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal Evening Edie group debuts a Tuesday morning edition on the South Plains. The independent Southwestern Newspapers Corporation distributes through major Texas networks with Associated Press wire. Readers are told of staff names and roles in the 1975 publication context.
A Senate-like editorial argues Congress overstepped by voting 223 to 206 to halt arms shipments to Turkey. It warns of souring NATO ties, damaged US bases, and worsened Cyprus talks while noting Turkish actions in Cyprus and Ankara’s reaction.
The State Board of Insurance will hold a hearing in Austin next Monday on a request for a 13.1 percent boost for extended coverage, with industry spokesmen citing soaring inflation as the driver. The statewide average rate increase has already jumped to 193 percent, while the Lubbock Amarillo region seeks a 21.3 percent rise.
Readers learn the British Library in London hosts a Bicentennial exhibit featuring letters from King George I and the Declaration of Independence. Parliament approves loan of Magna Carta’s original to the United States during the celebrations, delivered by a Parliament delegation.
An American visitor reports on Britain's turmoil with inflation strikes and a Labour government in crisis notes. He recalls long stays in London, mocks headline doom, and contrasts American views with British self-critique while observing London’s crowds and oil fears in the North Sea.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe Gerald Ford as transformed from an indecisive figure into a forceful leader for the nation and his party within three months. The piece contrasts Ford with Ronald Reagan and notes Ford’s rapid ascent since last April.
In Bronxville the rumor mill ponders if Nixon or Redford would move to town while residents debate Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan for 1976. A local survey shows Ford leading Reagan in party support, with mixed views on Nixon and Abplanalp.
Henry J. Taylor surveys Damascus, Syria’s capital, tracing its ancient roots from the third millennium B.C. to today. He notes the city’s markets, mosques, and gates, the Umayyad Mosque, and the role of religion in public life, ending with Damascus as a symbol of the Arab world in time.
A satirical column recounts word puzzles like unfarsightedly and 14-letter constraints, cites a catcher’s knee bends in baseball, and notes a matrimonial expert on temper frequency. It includes eye blink rate and a claim about murderers' criminal insanity, plus vodka origins and wage figures. Address: L M Boyd, Fort Worth.
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