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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1967
Page
5
Lubbock paper reports local news and notices from Lubbock Texas for May 3 1967. This brief item outlines daily developments across city government and community events with names and places prominent in the Ledger.
Lubbock officials adopt the Blackwell Plan to curb vacant lot nuisances. Owners failing to act will face city cleanup costs billed to cover actual expenses, with nuisance liens after 30 days. The program pairs city action with private responsibility during a broader Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up drive.
The Advisory Board overruled a jury choice for international reporting, replacing Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times. The piece questions Salisbury’s reporting methods linked to Hanoi and the U S stance in Southeast Asia, citing overt editorial influence and suspected bias.
The piece questions militant antiwar protests, suggesting many demonstrators act from self interest or misused causes rather than Deeply held beliefs about Vietnam or social injustice. It argues intense action may be driven by aversive aims and questions their merit and influence.
About 1500 University of Madrid students staged anti American demonstrations burning four COS Flags and caricaturing President Johnson. Leaders included a dozen exchange students from the Los. They should not sail the Flan but represent the United States as sponsors demand. Their sponsorship should be revoked for insulting their country.
Dr. Gaylord Parkinson, former California GOP chairman, offered to direct Romney’s Western presidential bid for an $8,000 monthly fee plus expenses and to head Western Campaigns, Inc. He later shifted support to Nixon, outlining reasons Nixon would unite the party and win, while Romney advisers resisted giving a novice full control.
Washington sources report India under Indira Gandhi faces growing starvation with famine declared in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Johnson administration considers new pressures to push self reliance and better grain distribution while foreign aid strings remain a debate.
Reports from Washington on a sea week wage talks shaping a future settlement. United States and Britain win a push to bar Jewish delegates from Palestine debate in the United Nations steering committee. Nocona High School students present a plan to end a two day strike to Superintendent E W McPherson. Governor Beauford Jester denounces per capita school funding in favor of equalization based on attendance. A light remark about keeping a smile and wifes wonder accompanies the items.
A guest editorial argues for a six week presidential campaign in 1968 to save money and energy. It notes likely nominees from both parties and suggests television networks and media would provide free airtime to reduce reliance on tax funds. The piece urges Congress to consider time limits and public funding reforms.
S Edward Smith Maryland Office of Economic Opportunities director says Congress drafted a 1960s plan to win the war on poverty but enacted enabling acts and tight funding. Johnson era aid totals about 22 billion for the current year, nearly double four years prior, while critics blame budget limits and political snarls.
People in Knoxville mock ancient habits as a humorous trend shifts from digestion to stretching value. The piece notes how readers repeat a quaint act to maximize rewards, turning a simple past practice into a financial joke.
O C McBride discusses the US government facing about 175 billion dollars in expenditures this year. He compares capitalist and Communist farming ideas, noting farmers’ resistance to directives and contrasting approaches to production. He questions the value of certain canned goods for farmers and reflections on scarcity abroad.
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