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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
4
Daily page carries standard United Press and Associated Press wires with regional notices. Copy shows masthead elements and a June 10 1968 dateline from Lubbock Texas stating liberty and justice for all.
Six days of Congressional Joint Economic Committee hearings in Washington explore income maintenance ideas for the poor. Moynihan proposes double mail delivery and 300,000+ subprofessional jobs. Conyers pushes minimum wage to $2 with broad coverage. Friedman backs a negative income tax.
Suzanne Arnold of Lubbock finished in the middle range of contestants at the National Spelling Bee in Washington. The 12 year old faced the tough word minion and showed good effort while becoming one of the youngest in the national lineup. She has one year of eligibility left and may re enter next year if she wishes. The Avalanche Journal Region Spelling Bee sponsors extend congratulations to Suzanne and thanks to participants.
A provocative Washington piece compares the United States to a vast asylum where inmates run the hospital. It argues gun access corrupts reform efforts, cites racial injustices against Black patients, and laments late remedies while the powerful ignore worsening chaos.
Readers attack mass media, violence, and public opinion after Kennedy's assassination and Vietnam war actions. Voices cite hate in press, call for reason, pacifism critiques, and gun control, urging national reflection and stricter crime policy. Cadence mirrors Avalanche Journal letters.
Sue Stevens argues that appeasement at Yalta led to Korea and Vietnam and warns the United States cannot sustain endless wars. She notes Averill Harriman's roles and questions how Hanoi would attend negotiations if they are advancing. The letter cites March 31 bomber limits and rising casualties, including a Denver City man.
Marianne Means notes the Kennedy assassination elevates domestic violence and law enforcement as top campaign questions over Vietnam. Public anger at disorder grows, shaping GOP Nixon and possibly Humphrey positions as law and order stakes rise nationwide.
The piece surveys Italy's fragile economy and the Catholic Church's struggle with the Communist Party. It notes Vatican relief efforts, rising Communist votes to 177 seats, and the Kremlin calculus to neutralize Italy via parliamentary weakness. It warns of a political vacuum if the Church withdraws.
In Washington Senator Vanderberg accuses House reductions in foreign aid of undoing policy and crippling the European recovery program. Rising Star endures a major fire destroying eight buildings and damaging more. ABC Boys' Club Rodeo draws large crowds with Gene Autry and other cowboys. Ranchers plan all day field day at Edwin Forrest ranch near Slaton with Lubbock county agent D A Sherrill organizing.
The Bread Basket offers drive-in gas and push-button grocery shopping from a 50-item selector board. A clerk reads the tape while the car is fueled, and groceries are loaded into the vehicle as gas is pumped. Purchases can be charged to a major oil company card.
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