Lubbock Daily Edition Opens With Parade of Names
March 7 1966 issue of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal presents masthead details listing editors publishers and wire services as a standard morning edition. Publication from Lubbock Texas notes AP and UP behind the byline with Parker F Prouty and Chas A Guy as leadership.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche- Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Stn Stand Ave. J. Lubbock
Texas
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty
Chas. A
Guy
OCR
United States of America
Republic
The
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Local legal aid plan approved by Lubbock County Bar Association
Lubbock County moves toward a county run legal aid system for indigents. A chartered non profit would use funds from multiple sources and aim to be self supporting, with potential federal involvement limited to grant funding. The plan divides case load among attorneys, defines criminal case roles, and anticipates Texas Tech Law support while preserving local control.
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Lubbock County
County Bar Association
Office of Equal Opportunity
Congress
CFO
Trubbock
Bar Association
Timer Bar
Dewer Court
Texas Techs New School of Law
Mustangs Claim Southwest Conference Title Victory
The SMSU Mustangs, led by coach Dec Hayes, win the Southwest Conference championship after a season of struggle. They defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a decisive game, ending a period of strong press attention on Tech and restoring momentum for SMSU.
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Dec Hayes
Smsu Mustangs
SMU
Texe Tech Red Raiders
Tto
Doc
Jondiv
Raiders
Mostanes
Texa
Somethos
Ofou
Katzenbach finally targets W E B DuBois clubs as Communist fronts
A critical column notes Attorney General Katzenbach’s belated move to label the W. E. B. DuBois Clubs as Communist fronts. The piece questions his prior inaction while accusing the DOJ of overreach against demonstrators and crime cases, suggesting a potential shift in department policy toward internal enemies.
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Katzenbach
Tras
Avalanche-Journal
Victor Riesel
Red Appratus
Texas
Political Advantages In War and Election Outlook
The piece analyzes how wartime sentiment shapes U S presidential and congressional races. It cites Franklin D Roosevelt and Truman era elections, notes public calls for peace in Viet Nam era, and argues political outcomes hinge on war's duration and economic conditions. It contrasts past wartime support with potential 1967-68 political shifts.
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America
Roosevelt
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Congress
Truman
Democratic Party
Troumen
Beccame
MR. Truman
Rosenhower
Johnson
Johnson slows Vietnam escalation to under 400000 troops
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that President Johnson plans a cautious Vietnam buildup with a possible ceiling near four hundred thousand troops by October, down from earlier hopes of 400 000 to 600 000. The shift follows concerns over rapid escalation and risks of wider Communist involvement.
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Johnson
China
Soviet
Russia
7Th Parallel
Ho Chi Minh
White House
Peking
Whepe House
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Viet Nam
Court Bye for Sit-in Case Riles Civil Rights Viewpoints
Washington discusses two civil rights stories with national implications. The Supreme Court overturned a Clinton Louisiana sit-in conviction, while SNCC pressure on local merchants prompts accusations of racketeering and intimidation. The piece also critiques President Johnson's Viet Nam strategy and escalating US actions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Clinton
Hugo Black
ASCC
Humphrey
Louisiana
SNCC
Nationwide telephone strike looms as talks continue
Washington union leaders survey locals on a compromise deal while President Truman appeals to church leaders for UN charter support. In Iran, the war ministry says Iranian troops halted near Tehran as Russians advance. In Lubbock workers plan a 6 AM strike with picket lines around Southwestern Bell facilities.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Harry S. Truman
Trebas
Tehran
Lubbock
Southwestern Bell ‘Telephone Company
Ave. Q
Slaton
Offhand Thoughts on Wiping Out Enemies and Modern Habits
A reflective piece contrasts backward nations with invention aiming at harm and notes free enterprise as scorned by some. It recalls cleaner highways of old days, critiques current spending before earning, and mentions fund solicitors pressing those with a reputation. The author also asserts safer skies and pilots respecting right of way.
Doctors and Nurses Shortage Strains War Effort and Medicare
Washington reports fourfold rise in draft-intended doctors for nine months, plus recruitment of 17 275 nurses as Vietnam war pressures and Medicare loom. Economists warn inflation risk from guns and butter split while hospitals brace for higher bed demand.
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Washington
Armed Services
Editorial lampoons Hamlets modernizers stir
The piece reviews Rouben Mamoulian's new version of Shakespeare's Hamlet that replaces about two thousand archaic lines with modern equivalents. It notes the risks from philologists and purists while predicting strong reactions and lively debate over trialed modernization.
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Ho i. Mencken
Rouben Manmoulan
Shakespear
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Mamboulian
Mamonian
Mashem
Mamoulian
Viet Nam
Bie Springs
Australian dollar switches to dollars and cents
A humorous note on Australia adopting a dollar currency and comparing it with American money. The piece mentions new Australian dollar bills, value relative to the U S dollar, and a playful reference to past currency changes.
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Australia
Callas
Dear Turnrow Tunker to McBride on an Ideal Son-in-law
The letter imagines a millionaire son-in-law who enjoys gambling with his father-in-law and claims two pairs beat three of a kind. It also cites Graham Hunter's take on inflation as nest egg becoming chicken feed and notes the 1972 Democratic Convention dispute between Humphrey and Kennedy.
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Graham Hunter
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
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