Beaming under dry calm as South Plains stores watchful
The March 29 1973 issue of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal printed in Lubbock Texas presents a daily morning edition with staff notes and the byline of editors and executives. It references Associated Press and United Press International as news sources.
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Lubbers
Texas
South Plains
Win Periapeper
Aly
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Edison
Rouittwentern Newspapers Corporation
D. Lubtock
Zevan
National Anverting Representlie
Associated Press
Tod
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
General
Seawater
Lubbock
County considers ambulance service by Aid Ambulance Co
Lubbock County Commissioners weigh legal authority for emergency ambulance service possibly funded at 1000 dollars monthly to Aid Ambulance Co. Maj. C W Bell cites rural safety trends while a Frenship bus incident underscores need for rapid response and caution about future major crashes. The court could act now with an emergency arrangement, balancing risk and authority.
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Lubbock County
Alton Griffin
Griffin
Ambulance Co
Commissioners Court
Texas Senators Push For Fair Pay Reform In Austin
A Lubbock commentary notes Sen H J Blanchard urges equitable legislator remuneration. It argues lawmakers deserve higher pay to reflect workload, public service, and outside pressures while urging prudence and anti corruption safeguards. The piece contends voters may endorse a raise if justified and responsibly managed.
Tenure debate at Texas Tech pits faculty protection against merit review
The Texas Tech Board of Regents faces teachers union anger over proposed limits to tenure. editors argue professors should be reviewed periodically to remove underperformers and raise educational quality, noting tenure as protection beyond performance. The piece also parodies protections in other fields and calls for merit based renewal.
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Texas Tech
Board of Regents
White House offers Gray new role in Haiphong mission
In Washington rumor links J Patrick Gray to the Haiphong harbor project as the White House seeks to reassign the FBI director. The interview reveals a plan to move him from the FBI to command a naval mine sweeping mission with executive privilege and no Senate confirmation.
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L. Patrick Gray
Washington
FBI
J. Patrick Gray
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gray
FRE
Nixon
Jack Anderson
Congress
John Dean II
J. Edgar Hoover
Vint
Senate
Yessir
Haiphong Harbor
North Vietnam
U. S
Haiphong
Hanoi Prepares Major Offensive Says Evans Novak
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak outline alleged North Vietnamese steps after the cease fire. They cite new military roads into South Vietnam west of the DMZ and into Ashan Valley, a growing petroleum oil lubricants pipeline, and 130 millimeter artillery with long range aimed at Saigon, signaling a possible major offensive rather than improvised guerrilla action.
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South Vietnam
Hanoi
Indochina
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Ashan Valley
North Vietnam
Laos
Saigon
Aorth
Pentagon
Pragmatic China and USSR shape dealings with Vietnam
Ray Cromley says Mao and Brezhnev pursue pragmatism over high aims, enabling limited cooperation with the United States and China while backing Hanoi. Moscow and Peking offer support but keep leverage, suggesting future deals hinge on national interests amid Vietnam and Southeast Asia tensions.
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Kremlin
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Hitler
Tojo
A Note For A Senator From Austin To Doc Blanchard
Jay Harris writes an open letter in Austin about Sen. Doc Blanchard’s public remarks on a personal privilege speech. The piece recounts Blanchard’s fatigue with long hours and salary debates, notes the governor’s press presence, and ends with a reflection on the senator’s burdens and politics. The account includes visits to offices, a governor’s reception, and observations of legislative culture.
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Sen. Blanchard
Texas
Austin
Houston
Lubbock
Doc Blanchard
Sen
Bill Moore
Noelle Austin
Len. Moore
Delwin
Florida
Darrel Royal
Chick Morris
A-J
Exchange of sick prisoners eyed in days by communists
News brief from Tokyo reports the Communist high command agreeing to exchange sick and wounded war prisoners with the United Nations, potentially starting within days. In Ohio a grim rescue effort continued at a three train wreck site near Conneaut as workers searched wreckage for victims. Jim Thorpe, famed American athlete, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Tokyo
INS
High Command
United Nations
Mark Clark
Conneaut
Ohio
Los Angeles
Jim Thorpe
Poor Boy Sandwich Origin Explained By Nuns
In Louisiana the term Poor Boy stems from the French pourboire meaning tip, but nuns in New Orleans fed hungry boys with large sandwiches built from kitchen leftovers, giving the name to the local sandwich. The note includes a mailing address for L. M. Boyd in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Louisiana
L. M. Boyd
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Fort Worth
Texas
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Doc) Blanchard
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