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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
15
The text presents a historic newspaper snapshot from Lubbock Texas dated Saturday Morning July 81 1871. It includes an editor and publisher line CHAS A GUY and a patriotic pledge asserting loyalty to the United States and the Republic.
A Washington column argues public anger grows over soft approaches to crime. It cites FBI New York gunman shooting a skyjacker, New York police killing one robber and wounding another, and San Antonio officers stopping a gun grab amid a firefight. It says courts foster permissiveness toward crime, and praises a shift toward decisive police action to restore law and order.
Article notes long standing push for a publicly elected defender system akin to California. It highlights rising costs as taxpayers’ fees to court-appointed lawyers for indigent defendants have doubled from 25 to 50 dollars daily, while legislatures remain dominated by lawyers in both chambers.
Report from Belgrade states Marshal Josip Broz Tito secured another five year term as president. The piece notes Yugoslavia as an independent communist state with limited public voice, citing centralized power, party influence, and a restrained form of democracy under Tito at age 79.
A critical view argues twenty five dollars per day for indigent defense is insufficient given lawyers' earning power and costs. It suggests a study to compare the present system with county public defenders, noting the taxpayer stake and calling for era business practices. Detroit warns safer cars may cost more, while unsafe cars have grown pricier.
DAVID LAWRENCE argues Congress should not curb executive foreign policy. The President must conduct diplomacy and prevent war, while Congress may investigate and weigh risks. He notes NATO and Tonkin precedents show constitutional powers differ from declared war roles and warns against limiting presidential actions in emergencies.
A terse column mocks renewed fitness enthusiasm and political culture icons. It references ecologists pledging to Make America Beautiful Again and jibes at home life and visitors lingering at doors. A line about a former hobo whose son now rides welfare appears, hinting at social change.
Andrew Tully critiques the hippie generation while praising aging Americans for progress in health and civil rights. The Texas Supreme Court ruling on charitable immunity is discussed, suggesting potential tax implications. The column also touches Apollo 15’s water leak fix, dress codes in Lubbock, and parental common sense in school fashions.
Brussels leaders privately fear the British French and German accord may threaten the six nation Common Market. They warn a large Moscow deal via Willy Brandt could open Siberian resources and use trade as a weapon. Labor migratory rules and farm pressures highlight strains as Britain seeks entry.
A column from L. M. Boyd blends social asides with brief Q A bits. It recalls an Iran trip and superstition around the Evil Eye, then pivots to humorous character sketches from various trades. The CUSTOMER SERVICE section answers trivia about Iwo Jima survivors and a whale steak yield.
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