Griping policed by Lubbock patrolmen over union ties
Lubbock policemen express grievances about union membership amid calls for better department communications and retirement benefits. They note priorities scarce manpower, urging members to lapse union dues since state law limits bargaining and no strike rights exist for public safety employees. A stronger collaboration with the city admin could improve the police system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Construction and Municipal Workers Union
Stary
Common Cause Misreads Poll on Vietnam Withdrawal
The piece critiques John Gardner and his Common Cause campaign arguing it over interprets a Gallup poll showing 73 percent want U.S. troops out of Indochina this year. It warns the plan favors immediate withdrawal without conditions and risks undermining South Vietnam’s government and prisoner issues.
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Common Cause
People’s Lobby
John Gardner
Mr. Gardner
U.S
Indochina
Gardner
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Houston Mayor condemns SWP Harris County bombing
Houston Mayor Louie Welch criticized the recent bombing of the Socialist Workers Party headquarters in Harris County calling it sick and stating any debate on such acts is wrong. He branded the offense as un American, un Texan and un Houstonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Louie Welch
Socialist Workers Party
Harris County
Slaton
Welch
Nurse in Hot Pants Seen in Texas Fashion Show
A UPI report on the Texas Fashion Creators Association show notes a designer envisions nurses wearing hot red hot pants in hospital corridors. The piece jokes about Acapulco gold versions for fevered patients and hints at perceived health benefits for circulatory issues.
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UPI
Texas Fashion Creators’ Association
Acapulco
Prince Charles chastised for bicycle safety on Cranwell campus
The British Safety Council condemned Prince Charles for riding a bicycle without trouser cut guards during flight training at Cranwell Royal Air Force College. A spokesman said the heir to the throne is setting a poor example for youths while noting his democratic stance contrasts with available secure facilities and gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Safety Council
Prince Charles
Cranwell Royal Air Force College
Safety Council
Nixon interview hints at new White House approach
President Nixon describes a revised strategy for Vietnam and withdrawal aims in an NBC interview with Howard K. Smith. He argues progress by the South Vietnamese Army in Laos and Cambodia supports continued U.S. withdrawal while resisting a fixed deadline. He notes media bias and says the interview signals a fresh White House communications approach.
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Indochina
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
America
South Vietnam
Korea
United States
Pacific
Mideast
Europe
Congress
White House
Agnew Launches Unconsulted Press Offensive in Boston
Vice President Spiro Agnew targets CBS in a speech that appears directed from his office with little White House guidance. Reported by Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, the strategy marks a pivotal shift in his media approach.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Boston
White House
CBS
Vic Gold
Herb Thompson
Agnew
Andrew Tully
Oliver Quayle
Agynew
Richard Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Newhouse
Nixon White House
Mills Could Be Willing to Run for President
Washington observes Wilbur Mills of Arkansas as a possible 1972 Democratic vice presidential pick and potential presidential candidate. O'Brien treats Mills as a serious contender and a power broker on Capitol Hill, while Mills weighs a bid to advance Southern influence and GOP dynamics with Agnew’s position under scrutiny.
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Washington
National Committee
Larry O’brien
O'Brien
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
House
Ways and Means Committee
South
Mills
Sen
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Capitol Hill
John W. McCormack
Wilbur
Congress
Memphis
Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
Nixon
Louis Harris
John Gardner
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Henry J. Taylor Speculates Nixon Sees Mideast Duel
Henry J. Taylor argues President Nixon aims to demilitarize the Sinai and push out Parisian forces in Egypt to avoid a direct US Soviet clash in a volatile Mideast. He asserts Moscow’s chesslike planning dominates the region while the US plays a defensive poker, risking strategic advantage amid arms deliveries and manpower shortages.
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Nixon
Egypt-Israel
Middle East
Moscow
Mideast
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
Vietnam
Ussr
Russia
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Fayot
West
Egypt
Deninis
Gromyko
Fiesptien
University politics skewed left from within not from outside
Dr Glenn Campbell states universities are being politicized by the left and from inside the academy. Moshe Dayan comments on handling realities within responsibility, stressing practical focus over external pressures.
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Academy
Glenn Campbell
Stanford University
Hoover Institution
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Washington asks MacArthur to report future statements on politics
Informa tion from officials says the administration asked Gen. MacArthur to alert Washington ahead of any remarks with political importance. Marine Tech. Sgt. Bert L. Eliott of 1007 Ave. S is awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in Korea. Wylie Boyle of Paducah spoke at the Lions District 2-T meeting in Matador. Mrs. A. C. Chesher is elected chairwoman of the Littlefield Women’s Garden Club, with Mrs. I. T. Shotwell Jr. as vice president.
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Marine Tech
Bert L. Eliott
Ave. S
Korea
Wylie Boyle
The
Lions International
Paducah
First Methodist Church
Littlefield
A. C. Chesher
Women’s Garden Club
I. T. Shotwell Jr
Pass It On: Homeowners, Returns, and Oddities
L M Boyd explores quirky opinions and facts on housing risk, investor returns by sector, sales-training costs, and a humor column of questions. The piece includes reader notes on remarrying widows, a water pistol cat-control anecdote, and light Q A exchanges.
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South Plains
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
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Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
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Parker F. Prouty
Bee Chas
A. Guy
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Republic
God
Pherty
David Lawrence
American Broadcasting Co
Howard K. Smith
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Evans
White Horse
Ted Agnew
Republican Party
Massachusetts
Francis Sargent
Edward Brooke
Sargent
Henry J. Taylor
Turkey
Tunisia
Morocco
Mediterranean
Gallup
Nicon
Tile
Yugoslavia
Eps
Lebanon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Germany
Hichs
82Nd Air Division
Yast
Coenid
Sjreh
Adm
Isaac ©. Kidd Jr
Aureth
Belgrade
Springfield
Ams
L. M. Boyd
Credit Bureau of
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Ghyearoid
Post
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
C. W. Post
Post Toasties Tycoon
M. R. Sankey
P.O
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