Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Staff Directory Listing
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal lists officers and staff including Vice President and General Manager J C Rickman and Editor David E Knapp with departments for Circulation, Advertising, and Editorial. The paper is published weekday mornings on the South Plains.
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Wl.pbock
Texas
South Plains
Yayer
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Nits
At &Th
Auto Safety Clash Roils Car World Amid Nader Push
The article outlines a looming confrontation over new car safety rules and emission standards set for 1975 74, with environmental groups led by Ralph Nader opposing auto industry efforts to delay deadlines. It notes big makers including GM Ford and Chrysler in court and points to potential crash devices while highlighting strong UAW contract talks amid brisk 1973 model sales.
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Ralph Nader
Auto
Congress
Nader
Auto Makers
Auto Workers
General Motors
Ward
Chrysler
John Ricardo
American Motors
United Auto Workers
Political Theory and Auto Safety Clash in Public Debate
The piece cites Jacques Ellul on church politics and critiques on car safety and regulation. It discusses the risk of church involvement in politics, a consumer focus on safety versus gimmicks, and the auto industry facing federal rules while urging better highway funding and mainten ance. It notes Joe Doakes as the average car owner bearing costs and looks at broader policy implications for motorists.
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Jacques Ellul
Joe Doakes
Joe
Congress
Lubbock Attorney Nominated to West Texas State Board
Kent Hance of Lubbock, a Texas Tech graduate and active civic leader, was named to the West Texas State University Board of Regents in Canyon by Gov. Preston Smith. He replaces Grady Hazelwood who resigned for personal reasons after a six year term.
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Kent Hance
Lubbock
Board of
Regents
West Texas State University
Canyon
Preston Smith
Hamee
Amarillo
Grady Hazelwood
Smith
Hazelwood
United States Obligations Under Southeast Asia Treaty
Analysis argues whether the United States will honor its Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty commitments to South Vietnam. It notes the 1955 Senate ratification and outlines the treaty scope, Article IV defense pledges, and possible denunciation procedures amid congressional funding debates.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Congress
South Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Manila
John Foster Dulles
Michael J. Mansfield
Montana
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Security Council of the
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Department of State
Department of Defense
Asia
Republic of the Philippines
Europe
Indochina
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Nixon asserts power to shape Vietnam policy
President Nixon, in a closed-door meeting with congressional leaders, declares he will pursue the Vietnam war without interference from Congress or the North Vietnamese leadership. The stance, stated two weeks before his inauguration, leaves some Republicans uneasy.
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Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Nixon Court Goal Closer In Likely Supreme Court Shift
Nixon seeks a fifth appointee to cement a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Douglas or Marshall could retire, opening room for a new Nixon pick as Burger Blackmun Powell and Rehnquist form the core bloc. Age and health loom as factors while White and Stewart sometimes align with the liberal wing. Nixon insists on presidential control over Vietnam policy, betting Congress cannot force his hand.
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Washington
Marble Palace
Supreme Court
Nixon Court
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Douglas
Marshall
Franklin J. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Williams
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
Emporia
Byron R. White
Justice Department
Potter Stewart
Stewart
White
Kennedy
William J. Brennan
Power
Blackman
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
White House
Congress
Texas dam funding falls short in federal budget
President Truman’s budget to Congress omits funding to begin the $85 million Canadian River Dam and Reservoir project in the High Plains and Panhandle of Texas. In Amarillo, two youths blamed for a Thursday police station rampage left two men dead and two others critically hurt in a separate violent spree within a month.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Canadian River
High Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
Winter driving woes and caution urged on Lubbock streets
In a column from Lubbock, frequent notes warn motorists to drive carefully during a difficult winter. Chief of Police J.T. Alley emphasizes courtesy to reduce accidents, while readers report reckless speed and dangerous behavior. The piece also reflects on unusual weather, traffic patterns, and the oddities of urban driving.
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J.T. Alley
Lubbock
Odd Facts And Food Experiments Splash Across A Patchwork Page
A jumble of notes mentions L. M. Boyd and Guy's Hospital experiments on teeth in orange juice and beer, hints at advertising ideas by brewers, a claim about the python’s temperature behavior, and stray lines about Harvard graduates and army recruits.
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Guy's Hospital
London
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J.C. Rickman
Carl N. Cannon
Robert C. McVay
United State
America
UAW
Lubbock Area
David Lawrence
Southwest Pacific
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
Novak
Haiphong
North Vietnam
House
Haiphong Harbor
U.S
Saigon
Democratic Congress
Jay Harris
Job
Magg i
Brownfield Highway
Brownfield ‘Y
Coly
The
Wall Street Journal
P. Louisa Jordan
Hurlwood
Avalanche- Journal
Avenue A
John Santa Fe
Weather Bureau
Beg Paddon
National Weather Service
L. M. Boyd
Harvard
Haif
Fort Worth
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