Lubbock Press Pledge and Masthead 1970 Edition
The Tuesday morning June 16 1970 issue of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal presents the standard masthead with publication details. It notes the paper is produced in Lubbock Texas as a morning edition and references associated wire services and staff roles.
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South Platina
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
8Th St
Ave J
Texas
National
Texan Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty Chas
AW Guy
United States of America
Elberty
Harassment Charges in Knoxville Stir Debates
In Knoxville, during Nixon's Tennessee speech before about 75 000 at the University of Tennessee stadium, 40 peace marchers were arrested for violating warnings to disperse. Local groups urge dropping charges, framing it as reconciliation, while UT faculty call the actions political harassment and insist lawfulness be upheld.
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Knoxville
Richard M. Nixon
University of Tennessee
Knoxville Ministerial Association
Byt
Moon Landing Skeptics and Flat-Earth Believers Movements
The article notes ongoing moon landing denial and flat earth belief among critics. It cites a survey of 1,720 East and Midwest residents, arguing skepticism persists despite education. It warns that informed adults, including those deemed legally competent, retain voting power that can influence government.
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Arizona Desert
Supreme Court
Equal Under Law Behold What Manner of Men Are These
The piece argues that Rep. John Dowdy and other lawmakers should be tried by peers in regular courts if charged with crimes. It dismisses the claim that only Congress can judge its members and urges equal justice under the law for all.
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John Dowdy
Athens
Tex
Congress
Dowdy
Mayors at Denver council cry for more federal funds
The annual Council of Mayors in Denver hears criticisms of Washington’s funding. Mayors demand more federal tax money to keep cities from falling apart and to sustain their organizations. Critics say the urge for more money is self serving and skewed by politics.
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Washington
Council of Mayors
Denver
Sam
Mile High
Automatic cocktail machine stirs 30 drinks with bill checker
An electronic system mixes 30 cocktails and prints the bill but cannot gauge if the Chicago Cubs will win the pennant. The piece notes user hostility may grow as it lacks predictive features. It also comments on unpredictable behavior by drivers, poker players, and women.
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Chicago Cubs
Parlor game sweep: low mood grips nation
Washington witnesses a social craze titled low mood where people depress others with criticisms of war inflation and dissent. A televised style match at social gatherings mirrors a national mood as participants trade barbs about society, values, and the future.
Plain Talk on Air Travel and Modern Life
TyPlainsman notes inflation and shifts in travel habits as more people fly due to on time service and convenient airports. He criticizes airline loudspeakers and maintenance while joking about aging readers and busy mothers.
Finch Downshift Dims Nixon Aide Path in White House
Marianne Means outlines Robert Finch's demotion from HEW to domestic presidential counselor. The piece contrasts Finch with Moynihan and Harlow, notes limited influence on policy, and discusses his access via Ehrlichman. It also mentions Joanne Gordon's tongue in cheek protest letter to Nixon.
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Washington
Robert Finch
House
Nixon
Finch
HEW
Daniel
Pat) Moynihan
Bryce Harlow
John Ehrlichman
Moynihan
Harlow
Istenerg
White House
HEIW
Federal Department
John Mitchell
Faw
Joanne Gordon
Troy Gordon
Tulsa World
Joanne
Pesce
Golly
Hoover to retire before 1972 election as White backed
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover plans to retire in 1971 to allow Nixon to appoint his successor. Cartha DeLoach will retire to join Pepsico. Byron White remains a favored potential FBI head with White House ties and Hoover endorsement shaping a conservative Supreme Court tilt.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Cartha B
Deke) DeLoach
Bureau
DeLoach
Congress
Pepsico, Inc
Supreme Court
Byron Raymond
Whizzer) White
University of Colorado
Oxford University
John F. Kennedy
White
Nixon Aidins
Warren Burger
Harry Blackmun
Richard G. Kleindienst
Lawrence FE. Walsh
John E. Ingersoll
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Customs
Myles Ambrose
New York
Easenhower
Treasury Department
Richard Nixon
Skymaster crashes in Persian Gulf with suspected 39 dead
The Air France Skymaster carrying 52 people from Indo China plunged into a stormy Persian Gulf early today with possible loss of 39 lives including 15 children. Senator Fulbright says wealthy Texans used Reconstruction Finance loans to gain control of profitable enterprises.
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Lubbock
Paris
Air France
Indo-China
Persian Gulf
Washington
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pass It On and Open Question Pitfalls
News quiz and reader queries mix humor and speculation about Prohibition liqueur use European topics and common superstitions. The item cites amusing anecdotes on boots shining musings on love and war and ends inviting letters to J. M. Bord at F C Bow 2760 Santa Monica California to contribute questions and comments.
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J. M. Bord
F.C. Bow
Santa Monies
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