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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1973
Page
5
The fragment shows the Lubbock Avalanche Journal masthead with staff roles listed, including Vice President General Manager and editors, dated Saturday Morning June 1973 in Lubbock Texas. It provides no specific events or recent news items to summarize.
The White House imposes a 60 day price freeze on retail goods and considers further steps. An audit of company price boosts is planned while Nixon seeks Congress authority for export controls on food and related materials to ease cost pressures.
The Paris signed accord resembles the January agreement with similar peace provisions and a “peace with honor” aim. The U S seeks prisoner releases and troop disengagement while Hanoi retains gains. Kissinger notes no halt to bombing in Cambodia and Congress may push Nixon to stop. The Communists push for political skirmishes toward conquest.
Diane Bryan, representing The Avalanche-Journal Region, competed in the National Spelling Bee in Washington. She faced the word broach with multiple meanings and possible spellings but remained a strong regional contender, echoing last year’s regional champion Robin Kral of Lamesa.
Art Buchwald argues Secretariat should be appointed to the White House to restore public trust. He suggests the triple crown winner could serve as special assistant, join Camp David, aid press relations, help with the energy crisis, and bolster impeachment defenses, claiming the horse’s retirement removes conflicts of interest.
Connally refuses to delay a 60 day private world tour with Nellie, marking a failed period as White House consultant. He remains uninvited to White House talks, cut off from key channels of government, and faces Nixon's lack of time or interest for his criticism and recommendations.
Marianne Means reports the Watergate crisis derails Nixon’s plan for a permanent Republican majority. Polls show support plummeting across key groups, and Connally’s pivotal role fades as he resigns from influence and retreats from the White House. The piece notes a quieter campus scene and shifts in public blame toward economic inequities.
Sen Roth's survey cites over one thousand federal programs costing about 30 billion dollars this year. It highlights 126 Washington items in Oakland and notes high overhead in agricultural aid while criticizing welfare expansion and political maneuvering behind relief rolls and public finances.
L M Boyd notes the vast annual litter pickup by cleanup crews. A trivia item lists crude oil yields by product with percentages. He cites Armed Forces qualification test patterns across Washington DC and Washington state. He shares facts about a moose diving for aquatic plants and explains the origin of the term moving pictures and the name formica.
In Washington SECU. OF STATE John Foster Dulles warned a new Communist offensive could delay a Korean truce by complicating cease-fire line definition as Allied diplomats grow confident South Korea will drop opposition. The Supreme Court refused to block the Rosenbergs' execution though Justice Douglas would study a last-ditch stay. Defense reports 5 000 American POWs held by Communists will be returned by ship if an armistice is reached.
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