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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1973

Page

3

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Staff and Staff Roles Shown

Lubbock Texas Saturday Morning March 24 1973 lists staff positions at the Lubbock Avalanche Journal including Vice President General Manager Robert R Norris Jay Harris J C Rickman and advertising director Carl N Cannon David E Knapp along with others and notes wire service from Associated Press and United Press International.

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Drug Commission Had Try Anyway

An opinion detailing the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse report labeling alcohol as the top drug problem and softening marijuana dangers. It notes removal of criminal penalties for pot, cites historical context, and argues the commission overreaches on drug risk assessments despite recognizing heroin as a serious issue.

National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse U.S Pennsylvania Raymond Shafer Commission Federal Drug Commission Congress

Regents Strength Through Appointments At Texas Tech

Strength in Regents Gov DOLPH BRISCOE shows commitment by appointing Judson Williams Bucy Jr and A Kemp to the Texas Tech Board of Regents. Retiring members Waggoner Carr and Field Scovell praised for service. Board considered strong. discussion touched on crime and drug education debates.

Dolph Briscoe Texas Tech Board of Regents Judson F. Williams 1:1 Paso Red Bucy Jr Dallas Sic Vexay Instruments A. Kemp Fort Worth Weedent Texas Livestock Marketing Association Texas Tech Board of Regents Preston Smith Board of Regents Waggoner Care Field Scovell Covell Carr

Supreme Court orders reinstatement in campus press case

The court ruled 6 to 3 to reinstate a Missouri graduate student dismissed for distributing an underground newspaper featuring a cartoon of policemen raping the Statue of Liberty. The majority said reinstatement unless barred for valid academic reasons, while dissenters warned of taxpayer unease and campus censorship.

University of Missouri Supreme Court William H. Rehnquist Warren E. Burger Harry A. Blackmun Burger

Carr Osorio Trial Ends with Not Guilty Verdict

Former Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr and co defendant John Osorio were found not guilty in a Dallas federal court trial over mail and wire fraud tied to the Sharpstown stock fraud scandal. The verdict eases several legal questions amid extensive political entanglements and relief found by Carr’s supporters in Lubbock Austin Dallas and across Texas.

Waggoner Carr Texas Lubbock Dallas Carr John Osorio Sharpstown Austin

Housewife Power Moves in Fight Over Farm Prices

Washington notes a Ribicoff bill to end farm subsidies and freeze food prices. The plan argues subsidies favor big farms, while urban lawmakers face voter pressure from rising prices. Nixon hints at housewives as a powerful force against inflation, amid calls for reform.

Washington Nixon Connecticut Abraham Ribicoff Ribicoff Collert Capitol Hill June Fonda Gloria Steinem Karl Butz Richard Nixon Congress

Nixon faces GOP critics over executive privilege claim

Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report growing unease within Nixon's party as the President defends executive privilege shielding former White House aides. Some Republican lawyers fear the move signals concealment in the Watergate affair while others support the principle, sparking internal anger centered on White House counsel John W. Dean III.

Washington White House Nixon John W. Dean III Dean Atty John N. Mitchell Bryce Harlow Oval Office H.R Bob) Haldeman John Ehrlichman Dwight Eisenhower Sinclair Weeks

Breakup of bureaucratic cliques key to Nixon plan

Ray Cromley outlines how to dismantle entrenched civil service groups to curb independent agencies. He notes that reshuffling, not firing, requires reorganizing departments to shift top officials and break up power blocs while protecting jobs. The piece discusses executive privilege, Gray hearings, and White House limits.

Washington United States Nixon Johnson Kennedy Eisenhower Truman White House

Soviet reject US protest over Kamchatka air clash

Moscow rejected a U S protest over the March 15 exchange of fire between a weather observation bomber and two Soviet jet fighters in Kamchatka. In Puerto Rico a Navy Mariner patrol bomber with 11 men aboard vanished Sunday over the Caribbean Sea. In Texas, two top officials assailed crime tied to political boss rule in a few counties.

Lubbock Moscow INS U. S Kamchatka San Juan Puerto Rico UPS U. S. Navy Mariner Caribbean Sea Navy Austin Texas

Jest For Fun Four-Year-Old David Bentley Travel

Four year old David Bentley, en route with his grandparents to Edgefield Baptist Church services, grew sleepy in the car. His grandmother urged him to stay awake so he could sleep in church, while the boy quipped that there’s too much racket there.

David Bentley Edgefield Baptist Church Red O'Donnell Nashville

Manila Bay Admiral Dewey hailed as perfect naval battle

Henry J. Taylor argues the Battle of Manila Bay represents a perfect naval engagement, detailing Admiral George Dewey's decisive actions, achievements, and honors. The piece cites Dewey's strategic daring, the swift destruction of the Spanish fleet, and postwar recognitions, framing the event as a cornerstone of American naval prowess and national identity.

Sergei G. Gorshkov Manila Bay Soviet Union U. S. Navy George Dewey Olympia United States Montpelier Dewey Annapolis Hong Kong Navy Department Washington Spain Philippine

Name That Theme Song Quiz Sparks Nostalgia

A fragmented quip filled page lists trivia on Count Basie Goodman and Whiteman theme songs and asks for Tony Pastor's old tune. It includes jokes about narcolepsy, driving tests, marriage surveys, and a Malaysian morality decree, closing with a Gunsmoke actor Milburn Stone nickname.

Count Basie Benny Goodman Paul Whiteman Basie Goodman

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