Starts The Day On The South Plains
The note describes an independent weekday morning newspaper with Sunday consolidation, published with Lubbock Avalanche-Journal by Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company in Lubbock Texas. It lists Parker F Prouty as president and Chas A Guy as editor and publisher along with advertising and press affiliations.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
3Th St
Ave J
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press Jannational
Parker F. Prouty
May to June Weather Hopes for West Texas Plain
A regional reflection on May 1970's severe weather in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The column compares May storms to London's blitz, notes the heavy thunder storms and tornado watches, and expresses hope that June will bring calmer conditions and less stress to residents.
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Texas
New Mexico
England
Geese Charges of Rigerie Serious
Washington columnist Jack Anderson accuses CBS of rigged television scenes including staged horror from Vietnam in 1967 and a 1968 Chicago convention incident. He says the memo circulated in the Executive Department demands investigation and calls for proof or refutation to inform the American public. CBS denies wrongdoing, citing defense of field reporters and editing standards.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Drew Pearson
Anderson
Executive Department
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Vietnam
Haiti
Chicago
Federal Communications Commission
Gordon Manning
Pentagon
Georgia public to decide amid Maddox press feud
The piece argues Georgia residents will resolve the Governor Lester Maddox versus rival Atlanta newspapers clash. It predicts both sides will survive, urges not to block newspaper sales in state buildings, and expects tensions to cool after public opinion weighs in.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
The
Constitution
Journal
Georgia
Commonwealth
Economic gloom frames national mood amid inflation and policy debate
Pessimism grows over future economic stability as inflation remains painful and wages rise while unemployment stays modest. Analysts discuss Federal intervention, Vietnam war spending, and President Nixon’s approach to curb price and wage increases, hopeful that inflation can be fought without deep recession.
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Washington
Geome
Robert Michel
Clinois
Nixon
Lke
America
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
U.S. Treasury
Feet
Tacaelev
Avalanche Journal Letter Thanks Lubbock Helpers
A reader thanks the National Guard Police Department Southwestern Public Service City Power Light Fire Department Ambulance service TV and radio Public Safety Salvation Army Red Cross and Reese Air Force Base for aiding Lubbock during a time of need. The writer includes her name and address.
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Avalanche Journal
The
National Guard
Police Department
Southwestern Public Service
City Power & Light
Fire Department
Department of Public Safety
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Telephone Company
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Carl Jenkins
3Rd St
Letters Praise Corrections And Tornado Aid In Avalanche Journal
Farmer readers commend editor Duane Howell for apologizing to Farmers Union over survey misstatements. A Labrock tornado note credits South Plains Electric Cooperative with powering the water treatment plant after the disaster while Lubbock Power and Light works to rebuild. Mrs. Jerrie Smith.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Duane Howell
Farmers Union
Wayimon Lewis
West 9Th
Littlefield
Avalanche-Journal
Labrock
Lubbock
South Plaing Electric Cooperative
Lubbock Power and Light
Jerrie Smith
26Th St
Experts Call For Qualified Rehab Planning In Lubbock
Letters to The Avalanche Journal discuss the disaster response in Lubbock. Citizens urge linking recovery to overall city planning with economists and planners, oppose isolating damaged areas, and call for inclusive cultural restoration. Residents McConnell and Rountree and ex-resident Perez De Lira share concerns and perspectives.
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Lubbock
John
McConnell
30Th St
Avalanche Journal
Los Angeles
O. K
Fidela Perez de Lira
Soviet Key Manchuria Threat Shapes Moscow Far East Policy
The CIA reportedly confirms Irkutsk in Eastern Siberia as a pivotal Manchurian base for the Kremlin and Russia’s Far East plans. Manchuria dominates Red China’s industry and fuels fears of a Sino Japanese realignment impacting Moscow.
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CIA
Irkutsk
Siberia
Peking
China
Kremlin
Moscow
Pacific
Far East
Manchuria
Mao Tsetung
Red China
Mao Tse-ting
American Security Council
Stefan T. Possony
Mao
Russia
Superman
Japan
Free World
United States
West Germany
Trivtak
Prussia
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
Vladimir F. Tolubko
Red Army
Matvei Zakharev
Chotbalsan
Tolubko
Hanoi
Tslubke
Ussr
Mac
Fle
Myth of Kennedy Coattails Still Hangs Over Elections
Marianne Means assesses whether the Kennedy mystique helps or hinders candidates. The piece notes John Glenn, Howard Metzenbaum, George Brown, and Rep. Tunney facing tough races, while Sargent Shriver’s Maryland bid falters yet still signals Kennedy influence in some areas.
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John Glenn
Ethel Kennedy
Ohio
Howard Metzenbaum
Senate
John Tunney
Edward Kennedy
California
George Brown
Kennedy
Maryland
Sargent Shriver
France
Hadeen
Shriver
Marvin Mandel
Common Sense
Richard Nixon
Passing musings and Q and A from L M Boyd column
A stream of quirky questions and answers by L M Boyd touches on topics from arthritis and work to world sand dunes in Indiana. It includes brief notes on polar bears walrus head sizes and a trivia mix about Canada New York narcotics and September births.
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Manchodria
Korea
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Ussr
Russia
Pacific
Japan
Heilungkiang Province
Manchurian
Useuri River
New York
Honolulu
Chicago
Indiana
Canada
United States
New York City
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34Th St
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Mexico
Feditor
Lilian C. Rountree
18Th St
Henry J. Taylor
Marianne
Chappaquiddick
Kennedy Brothers
L. M. Boyd
Deep South
New England
U.S. Army
J. M. Boyd
FO. Bee
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