Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Pledge Led News Coverage
Independent public rated edition from Southwestern News staff reports on a Saturday and Sunday. The piece lists staff and advertising figures, newsroom leadership, and the paper’s morning circulation plans for the South Plains region.
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Southwestern
Oth St
Ave J Lubbock
Tesay Nay
Dallas Texas Pull
Robert
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Jowrnal
Pens Corporation
Lal Advertising Te
Tex
Associated Press Aternational
Lal Lubbockenas
Aiseo Norris Bent Sage
Jay Warris Bau
Kenneth May
Axo
Robert Co
Bill Clayton Day Highlighted In Lubbock Reception
Bill Clayton Texas House speaker is honored in Lubbock with a Thursday reception at the Memorial Civic Center. He is lauded for fairness and legislative achievements including water and farm economy measures. The piece notes his potential gubernatorial run in 1982 and his community-minded gifts.
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Bill Clayton
Texas
House of Representatives
Clayton
West Texas
Girlstown
Whiteface
Boys Ranch
Amarillo
Memorial Civic Center
Lubbock
Water, Inc
Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center
June Disasters Revisited From Floods to Droughts Across Regions
The piece recalls historical June disasters including the 1972 Teton Dam flood in Idaho with 80 billion gallons released and 11 deaths, the 1972 Rapid City flash flood causing 226 deaths, and Hurricane Agnes in 1972 with 139 fatalities and massive damages. It notes federal aid and lingering impacts and asks where lessons from JunebAs past are now.
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Tos Eliot
Teton
Idaho
Snake River
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rapid City
Middle West
West
East
Plains visit shakes Jimmy Carter image amid local tensions
The piece notes President Carter faces Plains strains as tourism and souvenir commerce grow, causing town council resignations over zoning and tax fears. It highlights clashes between locals cashing in on his fame and residents preferring the town’s old character. A Cabinet position for handling ruffled feathers is joked about.
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Jimmy Carter
Brezhnes
Castro
Korea
Plains
Rosalyan
Latin America
Jimmy
Main Street
Amy T
Boys
Curbstone
Hess
Soviet Union
Carter
Billy
Thomas Wiggins
Matt Summons
WC Lamb
Billy Carter
Who Killed Piffah Aboard Carter Era Intel Board
Washington notes the quiet burial of the Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and its impact on hush intelligence culture. Adm Stansfield Turner urged its end, arguing the board drew elite scientists and officials away from direct channels to the President.
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Washington
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Dwight Eisenhower
Carter
Piffab
Adm Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence
Pifab
Defense Intelligence Agency
COLA
Carter Administration
Adm
Turner
CIA
DIA
Piffak
Senate Intelligence Committee
David Aaron
Rack Inderfurth
Aaron
National Security
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Inderfurth
Brzezinski
Jimmy
Adm Turner
Pihab
Crete Scene and the Hidden Powers Behind Intelligence
An extended profile of Crete detailing its myths, archaeology at Knossos, and historical roles from ancient colonization to Venetian and Ottoman eras. It discusses the islanders daily life and temper, then shifts to modern intelligence debates involving Pifiab, Team B, and political pressures shaping U S intelligence under Carter and Ford.
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Crete
Greece
Domennicos Theotocopoulos
el Greco
Heraklon
Itas
Arthur Evans
Minos
Knossos
Lubbock traffic deaths surge amid crime and enforcement debate
A local report tracks 22 traffic fatalities in Lubbock this year and compares them with prior years, noting a rising pace since the early 1970s. Lt. James Prothro discusses homicide trends, ticket totals, and the challenge of linking citations to deaths while urging selective enforcement and safer driving.
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Lubbock
James Prothro
Lieut
Prothro
Tmne
Pass It On In Our Love anniversary scene
A brief holiday scene recalls a couple celebrating their 25th anniversary. The husband speaks of guiding his wife through life’s rough places, and she replies that he has not missed a single moment, both wiping away tears with soft mutual affirmation.
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Athens
Poseidon
Jupiter
Sicily
Italy
Inca Monte Papa Lacie
Hades
Pallas Athens
Love
Warman
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