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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
3
A fragmented pledge of allegiance text appears, pledging loyalty to the flag and to the United States, with references to liberty and justice. The passage is incomplete and contains OCR-like errors in capitalization and spelling.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal is printed by Southwestern Newspapers Corporation and distributed on weekdays with Sundays edition. Key staff include Robert Norris as Vice President General Manager JC Rickman Jay Harris as Business Manager and Editor Carl N Cannon David Knapp Advertising Director and Managing Editor Robert Comeway William Fl McIntosh Circulation Manager and Editorial Page Editor.
A Dallas area editorial notes renewed Watergate debate centers on Nixon impeachment talk, Connally’s political future, and Brezhnev’s visit. It argues impeachment is unfounded without conclusive proof and notes Nixon still fends off top Democrats in hypothetical rematch. Newsroom analysis contrasts network coverage with public sentiment.
The Plainview Chamber of Commerce presses the Texas Highway Department to fix dangerous intersections with better signing lighting and exits. It calls for funds to build grade separations on Interstate 27 and urges keeping gasoline taxes for highways, citing preventable accidents. The piece parallels Houston pollution efforts, urging timely action to curb environmental harm in Lubbock.
The piece defends the Ervin committee hearings while criticizing the political system behind them. It praises Congress for probing government actions, warns against criminal prosecutions within the process, and argues the inquiry educates the public despite potential injustices to individuals. It notes testimony by John Connally and other aides amid broader debates on executive clemency and Hoover era politics.
Henry J. Taylor portrays Leonid Brezhnev as a controversial insider in the Soviet leadership. The piece questions Brezhnev’s reliability and spots him as bold yet precarious within party circles.
A Virginia traveler recalls a nostalgic weekend at Grove Park Inn in Asheville NC. She describes 1914 elevators and oak furnishings, a strict quiet regime, and a drift back to prewar leisure, noting changes in modern times and the humorous contrast with today.
Lubbock hosts Ringling Bros. circus amid stifling heat at Municipal Coliseum and looks to improve cooling for summer shows. City planning talks focus on apartment developments while Coaches All America game features Shug Jordan and John McKay with kickoff at 7 30 pm and ABC color broadcast expected to draw 42000 plus fans for charity causes.
In 1928 Ardmore Pennsylvania housed Suburban Square, hailed as the world’s first shopping center. 1930s reports mention Tibetans greeting with tongues sticking out. questions arise about modern customs and common doctor inquiries about fatigue and chest pain. Ice water practice in Washington signals goodnight as officials prefer early departures.
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