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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a government notice reference about a national device or policy at the United States government level. Readable words are sparse but indicate a formal public notice type and archival citation.
The court upholds the conviction of Smut publisher Ginzburg and affiliates for mailing pornographic magazines. A Daniels bill in Congress would curb smut while leaving First Amendment protections debated. The ruling cites state obscenity standards and the need to shield minors from harmful material.
Tumbleweeds piled in backyards and over house eaves as sightseers watched a cooperative city effort with residents to curb private and public property invasion. Non native plants, including Russian species, blew in from a vacant lot, prompting calls for accountability on landowners.
A lighthearted plea suggests offering Mary McGrath a relaxing spring vacation as the best investment for a wife. The piece compares desiring desert island solitude to a civilized getaway, proposing Jamaica or a weekend in a nearby city as ideal options. It emphasizes spoiling her with rest, wardrobe updates, and escape from home duties.
The article cites David Lawrence arguing for a bilateral diplomacy shift with China while warning against sanctions and appeasement. He emphasizes measured engagement, renunciation of coercive control, and caution about honoring a rival power while maintaining U S moral leadership.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a draft memo circulated among liberal Republicans urging removal of segregationist leaders who control much of the South. The document, titled The Republican Role in the South, challenges appeasement of white Republicans and calls for a shift in national and state party roles.
A study by eight liberal Republicans urges Ray Bliss to end neutrality in the South and push racial integration, proposing seats for Black delegates and a crackdown on discriminatory party rules. The report highlights Mississippi and Alabama as examples and cites rising Black registration in Louisiana.
A 1946 enrollment of 3 211 at Texas Technological College places it among Texas major institutions per a Lubbock Avalanche survey. The report notes claims of Soviet access to Canada atomic energy secrets prior to the atomic era and references union politics with CIO leadership candidacy.
Congress stalls on home rule for Washington D C as civil rights leaders warn of violent unrest akin to Watts. SNCC and NAACP leaders urge action while a boycott against merchants failing to display Free D C stickers pressures officials amid deep political divides and Bishop Moore’s involvement.
Economists note durable goods stay steady while services rise. The South African Witch Doctors Association has raised fees for 105 long distance save spell to 10.50 and for chasing away spirits to 4. The piece links higher service costs to limited automation and global tensions in the Dark Continent.
In Honolulu President Johnson jokes that Agriculture Secretary Freeman will see a pig in Vietnam after 15 years, then notes the trip proves more educational as Freeman learns to distinguish herbs and mistakes onions for garlic, prompting corrections during a lighthearted stop.
McBride shares a quirky letter from Dicken about a newborn calf with a cocklebur on its tail. He mentions a Democratic ball in Houston where $1000 buys a dance with the President or Mrs Johnson, and jokes about social awkwardness and Lyndon’s height.
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