First in Lubbock and on the South Plains
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal announces its Sunday edition details and staff. It lists editors J.C. Rickman Jay Harris and David E. Knapp with William E. McIntons as managing editor and Carl N. Cannon among others. Published in Lubbock Texas on March 11, 1873.
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South Plains
Avalanche-Journal
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Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
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J.C. Rickman
Jay Harris
David E. Knapp
William E. McIntons
Carl N. Cannon
Robert C. McVay
Ben Lubbock
Texas
Texas Legislature Faces Price Tag for 36 Spending Measures
A compilation of 36 bills carries a $97.5 million annual cost within five years if approved, while 10 more would cut $90.5 million per year. The combined effect risks a $188 million deficit and a new tax. Several measures target education costs, pollution, private detectives, endangered species, and driver education.
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Texas
U.S
Congress
Texas Research League
HIB Bs
Border Drug Control Shows Encouraging Progress
U.S. officials shared information with Mexican authorities leading to 15 arrests in Mexico and seizures exceeding $3 million in heroin and marijuana. Federal agents report vast marijuana seizures on the U.S. side as storage space runs short while trials proceed. Attorney General Richard Klemdienst notes Mexican officials back a diminished narcotics flow.
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Richard Klemdienst
Shortage Of Ships Warns Of Military Shipping Gap
Adm Elmo R Zumwalt Jr warns in San Francisco that the decline of American flagships endangers U S military logistics. He notes five million tons of Vietnam era cargo in 1968 and says Liberty and Victory ships are gone with no replacement program in view.
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Elmo R.zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
San Francisco
U.S. Merchant Marine
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Vietnam
Power Shortage In Congress Blamed On Gas Wastage
In a frank interview, Stanford Crunch argues Congress loses power to the White House and aging committees. He warns unless resources are restored, the Senate and House could function only a few days weekly. He cites costly ties to presidential policy and calls for modernization to save Congress.
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Capital Hill
Nixon
Stanford F. Crunch
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White House
Senate
House of Representatives
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Editor letter cites alleged bias over Bradley race in Los Angeles
Brian Craddock of Muleshoe denounces an Avalanche-Journal editorial that labeled a diverse field of ten LA mayoral candidates as motley because Thomas Bradley is Black. He argues the piece demeans Black voters and questions democratic process while denying any slur against candidates.
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California
America
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Brian Craddock
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Muleshoe
Amherst Readers Clash Over Dr Martins in Australia Letter
A reader letter in The Avalanche Journal critiques Dr and Mrs Martin for leaving the U S to work in Australia claiming they chose an easier life over aiding local schools. The exchange includes editor notes and another letter condemning liberal foreign policy and citing the Monroe Doctrine.
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Avalanche Journal
Nancy Arthur
William Martin
Benny Shipley
Amherst
Soviet Union
Chile
Cuba
Korea
Vietnam
Russia
China
America
A.B. Tibbetts
Texas, Midland
Take A Look Lamb Man Defends John Birch Society
Editor argues Maggie Page misunderstands the John Birch Society aims. The piece asserts the JBS targets a world totalitarian conspiracy, not just fighting Communists, and invites readers to attend a local JBS meeting to judge for themselves.
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Avalanche-Journal
John Birch Society
Maggie Page
Robert Welch
JBS
Cleatus Hyatt
Library Booster Contends City Plans Undercut Lubbock Service
Mr and Mrs Jacquelin Collins of 3406 41st St urge the Lubbock City Council to uphold library service by keeping the current branch as the first after moving the main library to the civic center. They compare city funding to Amarillo and note low priority for libraries.
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Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Amarillo
Civic Center
Jacquelin Collins
41St St
Energy Debate Grows Over $20 Billion U S Energy Plan
Senate debate looms after Henry Jackson introduces a $20 billion energy program to run 1975 1984 aiming for U S energy self sufficiency by 1983 The plan covers oil gas coal shale atomic and solar energy and faces questions on gas price decontrol and a new Department of Natural Resources.
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Henry Jackson
Senate
Congress
U.S
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Jackson
White House
George A. Lincoln
Office of Emergency, Preparedness
Rush Moody Jr
Nixon
National Petroleum Council
Russia
Sen. Jackson
U. S
Jackson Committee
Henry Kissinger
China
Lubbock Resident Urges Odor Fix Over Aesthetic Plans
Ace Lambert of Lubbock Rt. 8 blasts city for malodors in all directions. He urges the City Council to address smells rather than beautification, warning about tax losses from mobile home sales and calling for a special meeting to discuss the issue.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Ace Lambert
Rt. 8
Education Financing as Civic Duty Cited by Michigan Official
John Porter Michigan State School Superintendent argues education is the sole constitutionally established responsibility funded by public participation. He notes taxpayers are not asked to levy millage for highways or health services but for schools, as the only outlet for public venting of frustration.
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John Porter
Michigan
A J Backing On Adult Education Plans Lauded
A Texas audience praises Avalanche Journal editorials and Leland Boyd article urging expansion of Adult Education. H E Owen of TACAE in Lubbock commends the Feb 22 editorial and Feb 20 headline for elevating public awareness of adult education's benefits to families and the state economically and socially.
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Avalanche-Journal
Leland Boyd
Texas
H. E. Owen
TACAE
Lubbock
Nixon quote on entertainment and poverty demands action
The passage quotes President Nixon saying performers were more at home in dressing rooms than on stage and in films. It critiques taxpayers bearing costs for the disadvantaged and calls for better policies, attributed to Amy Own Certecal of Lubbock's AMY.
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Eloise Martin
President Nixon
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