No on 525000 juvenile detention cost in Lubbock
Judge Bean questions whether spending more than 525000 for new delinquent quarters plus over 200000 yearly operating costs will aid troubled youths. The Avalanche-Journal argues for improved facilities and administration without an expensive “gold plated” jaillike complex.
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National Council of Crime and
Lubbock
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
NCCD
Robert H. Bean
140Th Dstrict Court
Judge Bean
The
Avalanche-Journal
Taj Mahal
Lubbock County
U Thant Under Fire as UN Charter Anniversary Probes Failures
Critics mark the anniversary of the UN Charter to condemn the organization’s performance. Lester Pearson and U Thant face sharp criticism for perceived paralysis, with U Thant blamed for neutrality in the Middle East and Cambodia talks seen as aligned with the Soviet stance. The piece argues UN peacekeeping failures are exposed as the Cold War blocks progress.
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United Nations
Lester B. Pearson
General Assembly
U Thant
Middle East
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Cambodia
Soviet Union
U.S
North Vietnam
Kremlin
Britain
France
U.thant
Too Far Away Houston Intercontinental Needs Expansion
The article notes Houston Intercontinental Airport is only a year old and must be expanded. It highlights poor ground transportation and long feeder trips costing travelers a $30 round trip or lengthy drives, criticizing the airport’s remote location.
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Houston
Intercontinental
Soviet boost to Hanoi prompts questions on Vietnam peace
Moscow announces increased military aid and economic assistance to North Vietnam citing intensified fighting. The disclosure sparks debate in Washington over diplomacy with the Soviet Union and the future of U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and Southeast Asian security.
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Washington
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Indochina
Moscow
Hanoi
Vietnam
Red China
South Vietnam
South Korea
Memers
Seato
Unlikely California Garden Wisdom From a Newsman’s Retiree
The writer visits Los Altos near Palo Alto and meets Frank H. King, a former Associated Press veteran famed for overseas reporting. King, now retired with his wife, has become an avid gardener sharing unusual California finds and boasts deep knowledge of global affairs.
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California
Peninsula
San Francisco
Los Altos
Palo Alto
Baghdad
Frank H. King
Frank King
Associated
London
Southwest
Rice scheme tops Cambodia invasion talk as United States weighs use
The piece argues Cambodia rice captures surpass other gains in the Vietnam era incursion. It catalogs claimed 51 million pounds seized and jokes about how to dispose of the harvest. A Los Angeles lawyer proposes dropping rice to block Haiphong Harbor, with distractions about regional politics and a shift to domestic gardening anecdotes.
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Washington
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Los Angeles
Arthur L. Martin
Rice University
Houston
Texas
Martin
Halphong Harbor
Haiphong Harbor
U.S. Air Force
Laos
Los Altos
Sylvan Vale
King's
King
Tech
Elo Urbanovski
Ed Zakaukas
Frank King
Hell City tourist season hits Washington with strange visitors
A satirical portrait of Washington during peak tourist time as locals cope with crowds from Painted Too Texas to Des Moines. Visitors demand access to bounties of power, from Supreme Court portraits to Cabinet introductions, while a smallpox sign signals pressure and cultural exhaustion.
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Hell City
Texas
Des Moines
Washington
Hank
Porcupine
Martha Mitchell
Supreme Court
Papa
J. Edgar Hoover
Pass It On Not Go Own Ting Transportation Inquiry
This column by J. M. Boyd includes quirky notes on travel by elevators, a legal oddity in Pasadena, literary observations about Thomas Wolfe and Kett Frings, plus rapid replies on tranquilizers and home paint colors. It ends with questions about the cost of killing in war and a letter address for submissions.
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Pasadena
Calif
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Ilinois
Merrie Olde Ingleterre
Itsel
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Neck of the Woods
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay
Uquidation
Andrew Tully
Salvation Army
Sans Souci
Duke
L. M. Boyd
Thomas Walfe
Kett Frings
Spa
Tennessee
Wyatt Harp
Old West
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
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