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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
10
Lubbock morning edition notes the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and Evening Edition share ownership under Avalanche-Journal Publishing. The issue lists editors and publishers, and includes the pledge of allegiance as part of the standard masthead.
The U S Conference of Mayors pages echoed cries for revenue sharing as NYC Mayor Lindsay and Chicago Mayor Daley urged federal aid while Congress wrestles with colossal deficits. Critics warn inflation and debt threaten nationwide disaster, questioning where revenue will come from.
Eugene McCarthy blasted administration policy with a broad assault on the White House and Senator McGovern during a Midwest visit. In Chicago Rep. Pete McCloskey attacked Nixon Vietnam policy, contrasting U S freedoms with Franco era Spain and warning against silencing critics.
The Jackson pool ruling upholds strict construction and allows city officials to close public facilities to prevent integration as long as both races are denied access. Justice Black and Chief Justice Burger emphasize limits of the Constitution in forcing operation while urging local handling to prevent violence.
A Methodist physician Dr Michael Watson urged church leaders planning a fall ecumenical assembly to confront moral issues of the Vietnam war. He warned the public tires of peace rallies and said many middle Americans approve the administration's efforts. The NCC executive board hosts the meeting with Protestant Catholic Orthodox and Jewish leaders.
Art Buchwald argues New York City traffic gridlock could have been prevented if Mayor Lindsay and Police Commissioner Murphy had followed Nixon and Mitchell guidance. He imagines televised warnings, mass arrests, vehicle removals to Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium, tear gas, and legal bonds to fund city needs, then quotes the mayor blaming Rockefeller.
The President signs a new policy allowing American sales of farm fish forestry tobacco coal chemicals textiles and many manufactured goods to Red China. Wheat flour and other grains exports are also eased to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The move aims to improve U S relations with Asia and potentially ease Southeast Asia tensions while prompting economic benefits at home. It notes continued U S and Peking tensions and the dynamic with Moscow and Formosa.
Andrew Tully argues for expanded protection for FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover citing four armored cars across Washington New York and Los Angeles amid rising crime and threats. He downplays costs noting inflation and compares to a tank while urging Congress to boost Hoover budget and protection nationwide.
June 16 1931 filed notes report severe windstorms in Merkel with hail and rain across West Texas while Tokyo fronts show Communist retreat into North Korea. Washington outlines a 7.233 billion revenue bill with a 12.5 percent defense tax and corporate tax rise. General MacArthur accuses Truman aides of misleading the public over Korea policy to limit casualties.
Marianne Means reports Ehrlichman criticized CBS News chief Dan Rather over coverage of the White House. He denied implying a firing and said he never told CBS to remove Rather, though he did voice sharp criticism and suggested Rather not contact him. Salant and others corroborate concern but avoid stating a firing demand.
L. M. Boyd discusses aviation safety and alcohol use, noting pilots’ deaths in crashes after drinking and the medical view that one stiff belt in the air equals four on the ground. He mentions Mexico City residents getting drunk more cheaply due to altitude.
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