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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1971
Page
13
The Ann Landers advice about clear rules and consequences is paired with Farmers Branch Texas where a delinquency ordinance holds parents liable for neglect. In four months police report 69 juvenile arrests with no court action, versus 129 arrests in 1970, showing stricter parental accountability can curb youth crime.
The African Swine Fever spreading 90 miles from Florida endangers U S pig populations. Cuba reports 22 060 pig deaths while 11 900 horses have died in Texas and Mexico. Dr Fred Maurer of Texas A M weighs the risk and notes no vaccine exists. The disease poses a threat via clothing or shoes and could reach Mexico and then the United States, prompting port advisories and precautionary actions.
State Senator Doc Blanchard of Lubbock faces criticism from the Texas League of Conservation Voters for a dismal ecological voting record, earning the term abominable for two or fewer correct votes out of seven. The piece cites Dr. Philip Handler of the NAS urging caution over reactionary environmental laws.
Shirley Smith, 14, of Guthrie Center Iowa, cried openly outside the White House as she met President Nixon among visiting tourists. The incident, photographed for the Avalanche Journal, shows a young fan's warm, unscripted reaction to the presidency.
A witty jab notes that labeling oneself as intellectual used to require a beard and barefoot protest while now a simple mispronunciation of Peking as PAYking suffices to signal pretentiousness. The quip frames the habit as a modern, tongue in cheek trend.
Columnist William F Buckley Jr staged a hoax by publishing forged Vietnam war documents in National Review to test if fake papers could be accepted as genuine. Buckley later defended the stunt as a demonstration of media gullibility and outlined plans for a redesigned National Review with new editors and departments.
A fragment from a Troy Daily page features humorous lines about fashion shoes versus house slippers and a home improvement quip about wasteful clutter. It references a political style Office Grouch remark and a problematic paving strip between 19th and 19th Streets on Indiana, noting its width, lighting, and appeal despite issues.
Washington report details a power struggle between President Nixon and House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills. Mills questions White House aid Peterson and domestic policy handling while pressuring for wage and price guidelines and spending caps. A political adviser dynamic shapes potential 1972 campaign outcomes.
The Avalanche Journal prints a reader letter arguing against President Nixon visiting China. The writer warns this could aid Communism and harm U S interests, criticizing open trade with Red China and a Soviet heavy truck factory plan funded by tax dollars, and predicts a Wallace presidential bid.
Editorial letter from Gibson D. Kemp and Lillian C. Rountree criticizes Nixon and Kissinger for liberal domestic policies and foreign diplomacy. They attack perceived contradictions between Nixon statements and actions, accusing media and political insiders of partisan manipulation and urging readers to question televised narratives.
A jumble of phrases and phrases and questions appears from a historical newspaper page. It includes odd lines about L M Boyd jokes and rapid reply musings on weather skies and tires. The text mixes names, dates, and garbled addresses with scattered quotes and reflections.
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