Pledge of Allegiance Noted in Lubbock Journal
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal features the Pledge of Allegiance text as part of a March 8 1966 edition. The notice echoes the national phrase and the city's state, highlighting a civic context from that date.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche- Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Stn St
Ave. J
Texas
Texas Daily Prose League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty
Mag
United States of America
Republic
Free Registration Sparks Texas Election Year Interest
The San Antonio area leads a liberal drive under the new registration law with the Bexar Democrats aiming for 50 000 registrations in Latin American precincts while conservatives mount a counter campaign. Union leaders hedge on endorsements as the AFL CIO debates who to back in statewide races.
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San Antonio
Texas Liberals
Bexar Democratic Coalition
Alamo City
Texas
Afl-Cio
Houston
Franklin Spears
Stanley Woods
John Connally
Paul Haring
Byron Tunnell
Bill Hollowell
Preston Smith
Waegener
Ances
Abl-Cio
Ronnie Dugger
Dugger
Carr
Ralph Yarborough
Messrs
Connally
Tower
Yarborough
U.S
Earle Cabell
Dallas
Congress
Gabor Keeps Light Heart Amid Matrimonial Moves
Zsa Zsa Gabor remains upbeat about life’s R scripted terms as she splits from fourth husband Herbert Hutner in Los Angeles gifting him her Rolls and pearls flowing both ways. She plans a fifth marriage to Texas oilman Joshua Cosden Jr while noting she dislikes Boston.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
Miss Gabor
Herbert Hutner
Los Aneles
Texas
Joshua $. Cosden, Jr
Zsa Zsa
Boston
John Phillips Marquand
Teddy and the Viet Cong Contacts Debate
The piece mocks Teddy Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy for proposing direct talks with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam while noting that American troops already engage direct contacts daily. It also mentions Teddy Kennedy's reconsideration of supporting Francis X. Morrissey for a federal judgeship and comments on enduring high food prices alongside steady demand.
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Kennedy
Viet Nam
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Peddy
Bobby
South Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Teddy
Senate
Francis X. Morrissey
Surfing Club Claims Hydrogen Bomb At Geneva Talk
A spoofed scene shows four surfers at a Geneva Nuclear Disarmament Conference claiming ownership of a lost hydrogen bomb. The mock dialogue features American, Spanish, and Russian delegates debating control, sale, or use while a playful club ethos clashes with global politics.
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Charlie
Black Feet Sorfing
Nuclear Club
Morty
Spain
Tommy Blue
Tellow Uyle
Santa Monica
Angel
Hoon
Suel Canal
Harry
Cuba
Liz
Fie
Medicare Crisis Looms For Aged Care Program
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak warn that Medicare, passed amid Democratic praise, will trigger a full-size election-year crisis starting July 1 as 19 million new beneficiaries seek hospital care. Beds, doctors, and other services will face drastic shortages nationwide.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Moyers and the press secretary role in Washington debate
Andrew Tully analyzes Bill Moyers and the White House press secretary, contrasting Moyers critical tone with prior figures like Pierre Salinger and Jim Hagerty. He critiques Moyers for lecturing reporters and questions the administration's handling of Medicare and manpower shortages impacting Great Society programs.
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Washington
Jack Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Eisenhower
Jim Hagerty
Salinger
Moyers
Lyndon Johnson
Howe
Afike
Acapulco
Bill Moyers
Lavndon Johnson
Johnson
Tehran Street Unrest Kills Three. Iran Conflict Clouded
Three are dead and five wounded in new street clashes between leftists and rightists in Iran as Russia’s Iran strategy remains unclear. The U S House Un American Activities Committee opened a hunt for foreign spies linked to atomic secrets. The U S Knight urged Russia to honor treaties and withdraw from Iran. Lubbock’s Red Cross drive aims for 40600 with kickoff at the Lubbock Hotel led by Ross McWhorter’s Big Gifts committee.
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Lubbock
Tehran
Russia
Iran
Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
America
Lubbock County
Red Cross
Lubbock Hotel
Big Gifts Committee
Ross McWhorter
Offhand Thoughts From an Aging Perspective
An old-timer recalls pay without deductions and contrasts with four pills for most ailments. The piece notes a shift from self-reliance to modern medicine and humorously observes optimism as hoping for hair on a bald head.
That Ain't Really Hay Tax Talk From a Working Public
A citizen letter targets politicians over hidden taxes and rising costs. It cites Social Security, the Great Society, and a 328 billion debt ceiling while arguing that federal, state, and local taxes take about one third of national income and burden every household. The piece urges readers to expose the hidden tax burden.
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New York
Ben Harris
Port Eddy
N.Y
Congress
Joint Committee On
Great Society
Tax Foundation, Inc
United States
Europe
Bright Future for Texas Cities Gains from National Projections
A guest editorial argues that Texas will lead national growth over the next decade. Citing the National Planning Association, it notes Texas will join New York and California as major economic centers, with two thirds of the Southwest's growth concentrated there according to projections to 1975.
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West Texas
Texas
National Planning Association
South
Southwest
Far West
United States
Association
NPA
New England
Middle Atlantic
Midwest
Lone Star
New Arizona
Mexico
Ares
Roth
Larry Howell
Dallas Morning News
California
New York
Union
Plainview Herald
West Texas farm boys valued as soldiers in WW II says McBride
In a wartime reminiscence, O C McBride praises West Texas farm and ranch youths as resilient soldiers. He notes they endure rough conditions atop windmills and claim they are least shaken by hardship. He also asks about safety in New York City and Central Park, pondering night-time dangers.
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West
Texas
New York City
Central Park
14Th Street
Re.mn
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Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
Billy Don Meyers
Meyers
Mayers
Uncle Sam
Johnson Administration
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Labor Department
Department of Health Manpower
Cohen
Wilbur Cohen
HEW
Novak
Knight
Henry J. Taylor
O. C. McBride
Turnrow Tunker
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