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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1973
Page
5
Partial newspaper masthead shows the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal branding with addresses and staff roles including General Manager and advertising contacts. Text indicates edition details and regional affiliations but lacks a readable article event.
Washington Democrat Henry M. Jackson earns the label for steady discipline and warns against brinkmanship in Indochina funding. He leads efforts to shape party direction after McGovern losses, pushes for strong military readiness, and urges energy policy reform amid federal agency chaos.
Bank deposits in Lubbock and across Texas reached new year end records signaling strong economy. Officials cite cattle prices crude oil and solid business conditions as drivers with 1973 opening on an optimistic note. A&M's new director receives local congratulations.
Mrs Wilmer Smith, wife of a New Home farmer, is appointed to the Texas A&M board of directors. Her background includes Texas Tech Distinguished Alumna in 1972 and leadership in state and national demonstration associations. She hopes to provide a woman’s view for about 2,700 A&M students and follows a precedent set by five previous female Tech directors.
Andrew Tully critiques the Advertising Council and sociologists for urging meaning and creativity in every job. He argues many essential roles remain inherently dull yet necessary, noting welfare safety nets and the dignity of labor from a blunt, provocative worker's perspective.
Connally gains cautious support from Texas Republicans who once opposed Nixon alliance and fear a Kennedy bid could win Texas if Agnew falters. Establishment leaders see Connally as a path to Republican majority while Democrats risk becoming a minority among key groups.
The piece contrasts rising executive pay with widening income inequality, noting Harold Geneen and James Roche as top earners. It links wage trends to a shifting political scene in Texas as Connally leans toward the GOP, with Democratic leaders fearing realignment and Strauss’ stance.
Prime Minister Churchill met President Truman for an hour and 20 minutes at the White House and then held talks with ten top congressional leaders at the British Embassy. In Korea, U S private realized the night marchers were Chinese, not American, during a cold patrol with the Third Infantry Division. In Texas, City Commission began traffic safety steps for East Broadway after three recent accidents, meeting from 10 a m into the night.
Henry J. Taylor reports on Swiss defense, espionage threats, and Red China operatives led by Kao Ling in Bern. The piece details Andermatt as a military hub, Switzerland’s strict bomb shelter laws, and a large espionage footprint across Europe.
The item recounts the Titanic’s fiery bunker incident on April 10 1912 and its collision with an iceberg at 2 28 a m on April VW, noting a dramatic chain of fire and ice. It cites quirky Q A exchanges on science and linguistics and closes with a mail address for L M Boyd in Fort Worth Texas.
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