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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
2
The page shows a Lubbock Avalanche Journal morning edition with staff bylines and advertising labels. It includes names such as Robert Nie and David Feoknapp with a city dateline Lubbock Texas and mentions circulation management by Jay Harris and Seth May.
Editorial notes that a two to one vote repealed a Dade County ordinance banning discrimination against homosexuals in housing and employment. It lauds Anita Bryant’s mobilization while warning nationwide trends toward minority rule threaten constitutional freedoms and a majority rights balance.
The House backed repealing major Hatch Act provisions enabling 2.8 million federal employees to engage in partisan politics. Supporters argue it preserves rights while critics fear increased government employee campaigning and potential ethics breaches. The bill faces a tough Senate fight before a Carter signature.
Washington reporter visits the American Booksellers Convention in San Francisco where publishers previewed many fall titles. Highlights include sensational self help, real estate, etiquette, and scandalous topics, as well as dramatic roots narratives echoing Roots.
Washington debate centers on a Geneva proposal that sets a high production ceiling for the Soviet Backfire bomber. Critics question US negotiators competence after Cyrus Vance withheld the ceiling detail from a Senate subcommittee May 26, fueling suspicion of strategic missteps in SALT talks with Andrei Gromyko.
Amid ongoing debate, critics claim repeal would empower parties and unions to mobilize federal workers politically. Supporters cite First Amendment protections and past abuses, while opponents warn of increased coercion and unequal enforcement.
Jay Harris outlines potential contenders for Texas offices in 1976 including Gov. Dolph Briscoe and former Gov. Preston Smith. He notes Sen. John Tower unlikely to quit and flags a possible dark horse candidate Amb. (ret.) Anne Armstrong. Also mentions Attorney General John Hill and Baylor President Abner V. McCall voicing views on politics.
LM. BOYD notes questions about the origin of the term putting on the dog meaning to appear important. Sources suggest the slang spread from Yale to other colleges in the 1860s with Blenheim and King Charl s Daniels at peak popularity. The phrase may have originally referred to taking an aristocratic pup for a public walk.
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