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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1971
Page
8
Independent wire text from Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated Sunday teases national coverage. Parker F Prouty is noted as president in a stylized byline.
The piece surveys a Senate scene where liberal critics from the New Left label opponents as neo isolationists. It notes Edward Kennedy and George McGovern as figures arguing for ending the Vietnam War and shifting focus to domestic issues while warning against unilateral defense cuts.
The ABA scorer DAN ISSel was rejected for military service due to height, told to return to basketball duties. The column also targets Sen. J. William Fulbright for pushing cabinet member hearings and criticizes U.S. Indochina policy as barbaric, labeling the Senate as self-serving.
A New York judge dismissed a case against a couple who refused a 30 cent subway charge, ruling the system failed to prove full service. The opinion raises questions about public services, the viability of withholding payment, and wider civic backlash across public facilities and institutions.
Residents of drought-stricken San Angelo complain of foul water with Alka Seltzer taste fishy smell and tea like appearance while Lubbock's water is praised. A housewife’s vivid description highlights San Angelo's water woes versus Lubbock's relative clarity.
Washington notes Hanoi and Viet Cong misinterpret President Nixon’s push for mutual withdrawal and prisoner releases. The piece argues North Vietnam must move toward Paris negotiations and outlines the U S position, urging progress on freeing American prisoners and ending the war.
A Heritage of wry lines and pithy quips. The piece reprints a playful column with a wry observation about habits and honesty in an era’s humor. It mentions Robert Jackson the Corpus Christi Caller Times editor and a young Sir Robert in a San Angelo fire sale.
Marianne Means notes the false nuclear alert exposed complacency in civil defense. The Pentagon and Senate committee probe the system as debates grow on its effectiveness and funding. The column recalls Pearl Harbor warnings and past shelter plans, urging scrutiny of trusted defenses.
Washington discussion intensifies as Kennedy and Nixon clash over a government financed system versus private insurance. Officials argue costs, efficiency, and the role of SSA while Congress weighs universal health coverage plans amid rising talk of socialized medicine.
Snippets note odd habits and playful trivia across eras. William Pyrnne drank a quart of ale every three hours for 40 years. Babysitter shops with red hats in Stuttgart offer a whimsical model of service for mothers. Names, places, and cheeky quips fill the page with light, divergent vignettes.
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