Morning Edition Starts The Day On The South Plains
The Morning Edition of an Independent newspaper, published weekdays with Sunday consolidation, lists its offices at Stn St and Ave J in Lubbock Texas. It notes National advertising representation by Texas Daily Press League and identifies Parker F. Prouty as president and Chas A. Guy as editor and publisher.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publshing Company, Inc
Stn St
Ave J
Texas
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty
Please From City Cleanup Push Sparking Local Effort
City officials in Lubbock urge residents to voluntarily remove weeds junked cars and keep vacant property tidy. The program replaces brush pickup and weed mowing once funded at 150000 yearly, aiming to avoid higher taxes and court enforcement while prompting pride in property upkeep.
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Lubbock
Supreme Court widens power to block rail strikes
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision enlarges federal authority to prevent threatened railroad strikes. It allows judges broad leeway to halt actions if unions do not show a reasonable effort to negotiate. Industry calls for new tools to avert crippling nationwide disruptions and Congress faces mounting pressure to act.
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U. S. Supreme Court
United Transportation Union
Supreme Court
Congress
Singing Telegram Faces Retirement in Western Union Petition
Western Union seeks to discontinue the singing greeting message service in Louisiana Public Service Commission filings. The practice originated with Postal Telegraph and was popularized by Irving Berlin before Western Union acquired that firm in 1943. Declining requests and vocal talents concerns drive the potential end of the once familiar whistle and tune greeting.
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Western Union
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Irving Berlin
Clarence Mackey
Postal Telegraph
Mideast treaty reshapes Soviet Egyptian role and U S stance
The Soviet Union and Egypt sign a military alliance with aims to back peace in the Middle East while expanding Soviet training of Egyptian forces. The pact raises U S concerns of a deeper entanglement, potential extra military aid to Israel, and shifts in NATO burden sharing amid Vietnam questions. Israel seeks peace moves. Arab nations welcome the agreement, and debates in Congress grow over defense spending and allied commitments.
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Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Russia
Mideast
South Vietnam
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Asia
Vietnam
Suez Canal
Wallace Faces Ballot Hurdles as Alabama Plans Clause Change
In Montgomery Alabama tension grows over Gov. George Wallace potential 1972 presidential bid. The Democratic Party shifts to appointive electors rather than spring primaries, threatening Wallace’s 1968 ballot advantage. Wallace seeks a law to restore primaries but faces a hostile legislature.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Democratic Party
Deep South
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
Nixon
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Jimmy Carter
Hughes Goes Full Tilt in 1972 Presidential Bid
The new Hughes strategy adds six advisers and a full fundraising push aiming at a first primary run. He signs on advance men and a news service, plans to contest several primaries, while lingering poll weakness and competition from Bayh Jackson and McGovern shape his path.
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Washington
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Senator Kennedy
Jeane Dixon
White House
Iowa
Edward McDermond
Hughes Campaign
Douglas Patten
District of Columbia
Congress
Walter Fauntroy
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Robert Strauss
Edward Campbell
Birch Bayh
Wisconsin
Ted Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Bayh
Jackson
George McGovern
Economic Stabilizer assails beef price opponents
Washington official Eric Johnston criticized beef producers and others opposing price controls calling their stance a damn the consumer attitude. He named cattlemen spokesmen who backed price rollbacks as targets of his critique.
Great Idea Falls Apart A campus idea on abroad subsidies sparks debate
Washington notes a college sophomore on a TV panel proposed government funding for study trips to spread peace and goodwill. He argued to curb Vietnam war costs, but critics say accepting subsidies betrays student independence and protests. The piece contrasts current youth visibility with past antiwar activism and adult restraint.
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Washington
United States
Vietnam
Pass It On Nominees and Household Q&A Bits
L. M. Boyd lists candidates for the Proper Job Club including SP4 Beagle from Fart Hood Texas and others from Palm Springs Austin Newman and more. Customer service answers about peach tree lifespans and ailments plus a humor column note on spelling beetle and a Shakespeare line cited as clinging vine. Readers are invited to send questions to L. M. Boyd Fort Worth Texas.
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Fart Hood
Texas
Beagle
Palm Springs
Calif
Miss Hunger
Austin
Biter
Newman
Bird
L. M. Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
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Toledo
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Hale County
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Yale
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