Year Around Clean-Up Push in Lubbock Begins Today
Lubbock leaders promote year around cleanup efforts aligned with Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up Month. The slogan After It's Clean Get It Green underscores community pride while trash is stashed from alleys to premises. City housekeeping and home upkeep aim for a strong showing in the national Cleanest Town contest.
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Ludbock
Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee
Lubbock
Washington
Seeing Is Believing Orbital Probes and NASA Photo Request
Readers advocate for a space mission to launch a rocket that would photograph the whole Earth in a pear shaped form. They argue such imagery could settle flat earth debates and support for a spherical Earth.
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NASA
National Family Week Observed by Lubbock Churches
Several Lubbock churches observe National Family Week with programs to emphasize religion in family life and unite families through church events. The piece stresses family responsibility to curb societal lawlessness and instill respect for law and others within the home.
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Lubbock
United States
Day Of The Tiger Turns Disappointing In Auto Ad Satire
Art Buchwald riffes on cars as virility symbols in an extended satirical piece. The narrator tests a Beep Beep sports car, experiences a swaggering transformation, encounters police, flirtatious women, a mink-clad admirer, and a domineering husband before returning the car. The piece ends with a wry verdict on the seductive but perilous fantasy.
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Washington
United States
Milk of Human Kindness In A Little Tavern Tale
In Opelousas Louisiana Pierre runs a tavern by night while working a day job. To curb trouble from unemployed locals he hires a childless widow to help run the bar. Pierre believes keeping the patrons busy and off the streets helps business and community morale despite the odd arrangement.
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Opelousas
Hera
Pierre
Jakeie
Bee
de Bien
Piarce
Wallace Style Dominates Alabama Politics in Sparkman Race
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a private warning to Senator John Sparkman from Gov Wallace's aides. Alabama's mood shifts to conservatism, anti LBJ and anti federal power, with no clear two party structure forming after Goldwater’s landslide.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Sparkman
Goss Wallace
John J. Sparkman
Sparkman
Alabama
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Big Brother Eyes Mail and Alabama Politics Crossover
Senator Long says IRS will probe postal seizures of delinquent tax mail while critics call post office intrusions an era of governmental big brother. The piece links mail secrecy breaches, public rights, and Alabama's 1966 political dynamics including Wallace support, party splits, and Civil Rights era voting shifts.
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Washington
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Oreslee
Internal Revenue
Postoffice Department
Durward G. Hall
Republician
Post Office Department
IRS
Long
Congress
Justice Department
Cis
New York
Truman confirms Hitler dead and Goebbels cited by Russians
Washington reports President Truman stating Hitler is dead officially while propaganda officers in Berlin told Russians Hitler Goebbels and the German general staff chief Krebs died by their own hands. Houston plans for a $1,000,000 bay building after trustees approve new construction. Lamesa voters approve city manager form 357 to following, and city development board 244 to 99. Tech Faculty Women’s Club holds spring tea at Mrs. Whyburn’s home with B. Cooper elected president and Mrs. George B. Long named secretary treasurer.
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Washington
Truman
Adolf Hitler
Lazi
Lamesa
Board of City Development
B. Cooper
O Tech
W. M. Whyburn
Tech
George B. Long
Test Begins On Vatican Controversy Shapes U S Policy
Washington coverage explains the Vatican related debates over diplomatic recognition, Charles Taylor’s mission, and the reaction of FDR Truman and Kennedy administrations. It notes church state separation concerns, Protestant opposition, and the evolving stance under Johnson.
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Vatican
Mr. Kennedy
Ben Johnson
Rene Ep
Peace Taylor
FDR
Taylor
Florence
Tay Sea
Federal Council of Churches
Roosevelt
Truman
Rome
Clark
Paying The Bills and Government Spending
Guest editorial features Congressman George Mahon of Lubbock, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, arguing for restraint on federal spending. He criticizes rising costs and calls for balancing budgets, urging public dialogue with representatives while noting the nation is not bankrupt and remains economically powerful.
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George Mahon
Lubbock
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
D. C
Fisher
San Angelo
Omar Bu
West Texas
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