Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Milestone Staff List
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal outlines its Morning Edition and Sunday Consolidated edition details. It lists key personnel including Robert R. Norris as Vice President General Manager and Tod Treickman Jay Harris as editors and managers.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
8Th St
Ave
J. Lubbock
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
Tod Reickman Jay Harris
Amtrak’s prospects amid rail reform and growth plans
A 1960s-era analysis notes Amtrak’s two year review by Congress, cites federal support of about 450 million, and reports Amtrak running 1,300 trains weekly on 29 routes serving 340 cities. It highlights improved service, high capacity on the El Capitan and Metroliner routes, and optimism for reviving intercity rail against autos and planes.
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Amtrak
Boondocks
Congress
May American Legion
Amtrack
el Capitan
Chicago
Los Angeles
Europe
Texas lawmaker pushes statewide daylight time referendum
Rep. Hilary B. Duran Jr. introduces a non binding measure to put daylight saving time on the next general election ballot. The idea follows past DST referenda while noting prior party resistance and wide state adoption with Hawaii and Arizona as holdouts and border areas facing most confusion during summer.
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Texas
Hilary B. Duran Jr
D-Del Rio
Doran
Hawaii
Arizona
Indiana
Michigan
South Plains
Rep. Doran
Times Upset Over Student Behavior in New York Colleges
Andrew Tully contends The New York Times shows a complaining tone about placid campuses in New York New Jersey and Connecticut. The piece cites Robert D Mefadden and questions if the paper longs for prewar campus upheaval while noting students pursue grades graduate school and lucrative careers.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Robert D. Mefadden
Als McFadden
McFadden
Academe
The
Times
Democrats weigh nationwide TV unity appeal in Watergate crisis
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Democratic leaders consider buying network TV time to urge national unity and expose all facts. No decision yet, Robert Strauss may delay, while Kennedy Bumpers and others fear partisan exploitation could backfire as Republicans regroup.
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Washington
Robert Strauss
Democratic Party
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Democratic Governors’ Conference
Strauss
Mr. Nixon
Democratic leaders urge unity over Nixon crisis
Marianne Means notes Democrats plan to call for national unity with one President in office. They seek clean up reforms, especially on campaign spending, and full disclosure of Watergate while avoiding political judgments. Strauss avoids TV appearances to prevent partisan leverage.
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Evans
Nixon
United States
Strauss
Democratic Party
John Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
White House
Oval Office
Senate
Courts
White House Faces Mud of Watergate Probes and Vietnam Politics
White House loyalists fear a quick end to Watergate. Polls show erosion of trust while Kissinger warns against hiding from probes. House votes on Vietnam funding loom 50 50 as Kissinger pursues talks with Hanoi amid Cook’s planned departure from the White House lobby team.
Italy as a Weak NATO Ally Amid Political Turmoil
Henry J. Taylor argues Italy's government is paralyzed by a crowded party system and a growing bureaucracy. He warns the country faces discontent among workers farmers and students while the Communist Party exploits minority rule, risking regional instability and affecting US strategy in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Rome
Giovanni Giolitte
Italy
NATO
Italian Communist Party
Communist Party
CGIL
Enrico Berlinguer
Jest For Fun At Valley Hilton In Sherman Oaks
Page Cavanaugh led his trio at the Valley Hilton Sherman Oaks. A mildly intoxicated patron handed a $100 bill and requested Back Home In Indiana. After a second request a repeat was played and the man revealed he had never been to Indiana.
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Page Cavanaugh
Valley Hilton
Sherman Oaks
Indiana
Page
Bill Kennedy
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Eisenhower abandons Truman plan for gradual aid, $8% billion cut
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower rejected the Truman defense blueprint calling it a crazy quilt and proposed a gradual military and foreign aid program with an $80 billion reduction for the next fiscal year. In Buenos Aires AP reports President Peron, addressing Congress on May Day, accusing imperialist forces of trying to weaken Argentina and hinder South American unity after a string of bomb blasts.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Eisenhower
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Congress
Juan D. Peron
Pass It On and Other Light Jabs From A Quizzical World
A quirky mix of anecdotes on gadgets and daily foibles. An engineer builds a voice warning system for his car while memes about Julius Caesar and a humorous Poor Boy complex poke at common habits.
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Roy Orr
Andrew Tully
Arthur Ochs
Punch Sulgberger
New York Times
Revou
Ian
Gray Patnies
Park Avenue
Playboy
Webster
Cambodia
Kent State
Uiat
the Times
Nan
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Marianne
Gallup
U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Richard Kelsey Cook
Cook
Lockheed Aircraft
Henry J. Taylor
U. S
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Milan- Turin
Austria
France
Switzerland
Mediterranean
Greece
L. M. Boyd
Julius Caesar
Actapublica
Australia
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