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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
4
Our pledge of allegiance is recited in the morning edition from Lubbock Texas as part of the daily flag salute. The item notes the civic practice and places the date around mid March 1977 with typical newspaper routine.
Keeton defends five year project on Texas Penal Code revisions while critics from Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin to law enforcement urge caution. The dean calls the reform ready and urges Legislature action, though concerns include self defense and sanity tests.
President Nixon stiffly refuses to meet with major city leaders, including New York Mayor John V. Lindsay and Philadelphia Mayor James Tate, as friction grows over revenue-sharing. Mayors' lobbying to Congress is criticized while urban funds are frozen.
Marianne Means profiles John Gardner and the Common Cause movement. The piece details Gardner as potential presidential figure, the group’s goals to curb private influence, push for transparency, and influence party platforms while facing skepticism over partiality toward candidates. It notes internal debates, funding, and the high-profile network surrounding Gardner.
The State Department keeps travel restrictions on three countries for US citizens North Vietnam North Korea and Cuba while Communist China is removed from the list in a slight move to improve relations with Peking.
Northwestern National Life's Family Economics Bureau notes nearly three quarters of today’s college students use cards from oil firms, stores, airlines and banks. Many under 21 obtain cards with limits or co signers, raising questions about minor legal responsibility and the balance between trust and risk.
The paper notes that tomorrow Mayor James Granberry will costume as Andrew Fabacher in beer ads, ride a white horse to enhance the atmosphere, and attempt to name a visiting advertising man an honorary citizen of Lubbock. The stunt is listed as a curiosity though not as notable as fantasies involving Lola Briggida or Lady Godiva.
The text reports internal quarrels within the Black Panther Party as top members clash and threaten to remove others from the group. It notes the potential downfall of the organization if internal conflicts continue.
David Lawrence argues Congress avoids labor monopoly issues as unions gain over workers across industries. He likens unions to a nationwide wage cartel, noting implications for inflation, price setting, and contractor leverage while urging antitrust action to cover organizations controlling employment.
In Washington Senator Fulbright, a Democrat from Arkansas, urged the Senate to scrutinize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan policies, accusing Republicans of using the issue to influence the 1952 elections. At Floydada Lavon Shearer, 17, won grand champion in the Floyd County Junior Fat Stock Show. Texas Tech's Margaret W Weeks spoke at a Plains Co op Oil Mill dinner. Hale Center Farm Bureau hosted guest speaker Kore a War correspondent Rasco amid the annual membership drive.
Washington analyst Andrew Tully argues Attorney General Mitchell overestimates Nixon's image crisis and urges a friendlier, less stern portrayal. He notes Nixon rarely jokes, remains the straight man, and could win votes if a lighter image were used, despite future risks.
A mixed read of trivia and light anecdotes from L. M. Boyd’s Pass It On style column. Topics include sex manuals in best sellers, animal body temperatures, scalp disease among city men versus farmers, Pat O Shea in UNC spaghetti art, and reader questions about baths vs showers, club nominations, wild mustangs, contact lenses longevity, and longevity of U S senators.
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