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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1973
Page
2
The text lists edition details for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Evening edition and credits staff, including vice president and general manager Robert R Norris and advertising director for the paper. It notes Associated Press and United Press International wire services and city location Beend Avenue in Lubbock Texas.
City leaders unite on an 18.8 million expansion and improvement program for Tauchback Power and Light. Mayor Turner and council members emphasize broad voter education ahead of a May 19 decision, noting long study and potential tax relief over time.
A tribute to Lubbock volunteers who deliver 127 meals daily through Meals on Wheels, supporting elderly and disabled residents. The program grew from 29 subscribers in 1971, delivering 13 195 meals in the first year and 18 481 in the second year’s first eight months, with broad community support from churches, sororities, schools and military groups.
Commentator Andrew Tully argues Nixon enjoys broad support despite rising costs and inflation. He cites Gallup polls showing 65 percent approval while farm and wholesale prices soar, unemployment edges up, and inflation quickens, suggesting voters credit Nixon for Vietnam progress but demand action on the pocketbook.
Ossie Brown, Baton Rouge district attorney, surprised by turnout to greet supporters, faces a tendon infection in his right hand from constant handshakes. Doctors advised rest, yet Brown’s public reach remains notable as he recovers.
Raleigh notes show North Carolina governor James Holshouser diverging from Ronald Reagan on federal social programs. Holshouser advocates state takeovers of such programs as a test of a moderate, inclusive Southern Republicanism, while Jesse Helms’s Senate victory signals a rightward trend shaping national politics.
Virginia Payette argues that Nixon's claim of calming crime and unity rings hollow. She critiques his tone and policies from Beacon Hill to Detroit, urging him to connect with ordinary citizens and face the country’s concerns firsthand. The piece links race, housing, taxes, and civil service politics to a broader warning for Republicans in the South.
In Memory Lane Wiesbaden the U S Air Force increased jet fighter strength to bolster German air defenses against invading Communist planes as Allied forces started intensive armed air exercises. Washington challenged Soviet Premier Majenko to ease tensions by pursuing a just peace in Korea banning Red attacks on Allied planes in Germany and honoring Austrian independence pledges.
Henry J. Taylor discusses a House bill to erect a national Vietnam war memorial in Washington. The column weaves in anecdotes about graves and monuments to figures like John Paul Jones Jefferson Churchill Roosevelt Pershing York and Franklin, noting delayed or absent memorials and funding.
A collage of brief questions and answers covering everyday curiosities. Topics range from clothing sleeves and arm bands to infant development, tree susceptibility to lightning, heartache recovery times, dental imprint uniqueness, nightmares by ages four and ten, rare cold immunity, a pedestrian horn concept, and quick trivia on Henry Fonda Niagara Falls Bandicoots Paul Revere cats catching colds.
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