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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
6
A commentary warns that civility in politics needs public demand amid shocks from the year’s events. It notes security worries for leaders after Kennedy’s assassination and dangers at political gatherings, urging restraint amid rocky interparty clashes.
The piece recalls a decade ago when advocates seeded a state sales tax and the newspaper opposed it. It cautions that what was advertised as a small levy would become a costly policy, with a pitch of a penny on the dollar and limited scope that could broaden over time.
A U.S. Marine photographed on a hill near Khe Sanh raises the Stars and Stripes using a stick as flagstaff while evacuating 19 fallen Marines. The image underscores the flag's significance on Memorial Day Flag Day and the Fourth of July across the United States.
A look at how aggressive rhetoric fuels unrest and denials of taxes, warning that small sales taxes will grow into higher levies and potentially lead to a state income tax. The piece reflects on opposition to tax schemes and urges readers to resist early, incremental tax measures.
The Supreme Court unanimously voided Alabama’s substitute father rule denying aid to mothers cohabiting with nonfathers, saying the regulation conflicts with the Federal Social Security Act. The decision potentially expands eligibility, affecting 50,000 to 100,000 families and 200,000 to 400,000 individuals. Mrs. Sylvester Smith of Selma sued, alleging a nonfather’s weekend visits excluded her four children from aid.
The Avalanche Journal invites letters to the editor on public issues with preference for shorter submissions and requires true name and address. The note comments on gun control and law enforcement as topics for reader opinion.
Soviet aligned East German media criticize student leaders in France England Spain and the United States while praising youth unrest as a tool against Western democracies. They blame capitalist influence led by CIA funded figures like Marcuse and Dutschke, warning of potential infiltration by China and internal divisions. Western intelligence warns the turmoil could either spread or fade, impacting Soviet influence for decades.
Henry J. Taylor warns the public about speculation as mutual funds drive record daily volume on the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. He notes high turnover, the rush to fast movers, and the risk of large losses even among blue chips like AT&T, GM, and IBM, urging cautious, long term investing.
In Philadelphia the Republican national convention opened with n narrowing to Dewey ahead in pre vote tallies. In Seminole Rev. Carlos S McKinney receives Yale summer scholarship. Johnson and the Johnson City Windmill helicopter tour Texas to Lubbock arriving 5 30 p m Friday. Warlick Carr boosts push for heat prizes in Soap Box Derby at Lubbock Exchange Club event on July 5.
In Quesnel British Columbia Stedmans manager Bill Groves used a Basket Bingo promotion for Fall sales. Shoppers carrying the winning numbered basket or cart win a prize of chocolates under $1. The low-cost stunt increased basket and cart traffic by 50 to 60 percent and helped win the company’s Fall sales contest.
General Curtis E. Leys, former commander of Strategic Air Command, argues that despite arms controllers saying nuclear war is too horrible to risk, war remains possible at any level of intensity. He contrasts cautious peace rhetoric with the reality of future conflict.
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