Lubbock Avalanche Journal March 15 1968
Lubbock based newspaper brief dated Tuesday March 15 1968 reports local news, sports, and notices from the Lubbock area. The page carries community updates and brief items typical of a regional daily edition.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1966
Page
3
China talk puzzling both sides in U S policy debate
The piece weighs U S reactions to Fulbright hearings on China, noting Humphrey pushes containment without isolation and military chiefs favor tougher bombing, while Washington signals mixed signals to Beijing and Hanoi about staying in the fight and pursuing peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Red China
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Administration
Hubert H. Humphrey
Fulbright
Humphreyx
America
Asia
U.S
Humphrey
Hawks
K. Humphrey
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hanoi
Haiphong
Johnson
Joint Chiefs
Russia
State Rusk
Defense McNamara
Peking
Landowners at LBJ Park Face Condemnation Rush
Johnson County landowners protest the forced sale of 644 acres for the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park. The Texas Parks Department and Gillespie County push condemnation, while owners demand fair compensation and consider profits from a planned curio shop near the gate. The dispute reflects a clash between preservation and commercial development of a presidential site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
B. Ranch
Texas State Parks Department
A. W. Mourland
Johnson
Gillespie County
Earl Sweeney
LBJ Ranch
Mrr. Jehnenit
Mer
U S Sex Scandals Abroad Highlight U S Shield
The piece contrasts English and Canadian sex scandal cases with the United States, noting the U S string of public non scandals while Britain and Canada face probes into ministers and spies. It mentions Bobby Baker as an American example of influence peddling that never fully materialized into a major scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bobby Baker Enterprises
Baker
U.S
Supreme Court approval of discrimination sparks protest
Commentator argues that the Supreme Court authorizes state racial discrimination via literacy tests and voting qualifications, weakening equal protection and due process. The piece cites 14th and 15th Amendments, mentions Congress action in 1964, and criticizes the court’s stance as yielding to political expediency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Union
Conzrese
Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Courts
Marshall
Haze Black
Aizarous
South
Supreme Curt
Callon
Trocher
Subpoena Served On New Haven Widow Tied To Motely Link
In New Haven at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday March 5 a federal subpoena server visited Sadie Mills a 15 year old Negro widow. She confirmed acquaintance with Constance Baker Motley and was ordered to appear before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in Washington at 10 a.m. Monday. She was told to use a wheelchair due to a bad leg. The episode begins a sequence tied to segregationist tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Sadie Mills
Constance Baker Motley
Connecticut
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
Constante Baker Motley
Jay Sourwine
Subcommittee
Sourwine
Mills
New York
Senate
Johnson faces tougher Senate after Viet Nam fight
Lyndon Johnson's Viet Nam policy clash leaves Senate sharply divided and ready to challenge White House foreign policy. The article notes Mansfield's limits, Rusk's steadiness, and Eastland's Internal Security Subcommittee probing civil rights and Mrs Motley's judgeship amid political maneuvering on Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Viet Nam
Lyndon Johnson
Capitol Hill
Senate
White House
General Hausenhower
Ike
State Department
Johnson
Torquemadas
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Eastland
Prentiss Walker
Walker
Robert Waver
Housing and Urban Development
Mrs. Motley
Taxpayers urged to oppose rising taxes and debt
Henry J. Taylor argues that public debt has ballooned despite rising incomes and taxes. He criticizes politicians for hidden pork and costly programs, cites federal and state tax increases, and urges voters to resist the “Barnums” steering policy while calling for accountability and two-way television.
Lubbock Morning Avalanche March 15 1944 News Roundup
Tass denies a Soviet troop movement report in Iran as the State Department calls it false. John L. Lewis leads a mining labor drive for better conditions while GE workers settle a 100000 member strike. West Texas teachers from 28 counties gather in Lubbock with 1500 to 1800 expected attendees. Fluoridation is described as a modern issue the old timer recalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tass
USS State Dept
Iran
West Texas
West Texas Teachers Association
Lubbock Senior High School
R. W. Matthews
Lubbock
Association
Sympathy for State Rep Hinson hard to shift Texas pay talks
The guest editorial argues against enshrining national teacher pay averages in the Texas Constitution. It notes the difficulty of a fair formula covering base pay, tenure, pensions, merit, and cost of living. It urges continued local and state debate, lobbying, and budget battles rather than a constitutional fix. Rep. George Hinson has faced heat for education policies and must endure scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hinson
Mineola
House
Texas
Hinson
Big Spring Heralds
Dizzy Down Loses NBC Baseball Announcer Job
O C McBride reflects on Dizzy Down being fired from NBC baseball announcing and muses about how to apply for the role. He recalls the job description as describing games in ungrammatical terms and weaving hunting stories, then jokes about singing. He dislikes mass second class mail but welcomes first class reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy Down
NBC
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Lubbock, Texas
Johnson Park
Moursand
Mrs. Johnson
England
Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Canada
Diefenbaker
David Lawrence
Supreme Cour
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Novak
Andrew’ Tully
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Donnybrook
Hingiey Truman
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Achesons
Samuel Johnson
John Foster Dulles
McNamara
Mississippi
U.S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
Connecticut State Youth Conference
Miss Mills
Henry
J. Taylor
P. T. Barnum
Sam
Barnums
Sargent Shriver
Job Corps
Shriver
Camp Attlebury
Ind
Walter Raleigh
Ink Spots
State Agricultural College
Ithaca
N.Y
Charles S. Rhyne
American Bar Association
John L. Lewis
General Electric
O. C. McBride
Turnrow Tunker
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