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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1971
Page
7
More than 30 000 young people joined a Hike for Hope in Rochester New York to pledge funds for the hospital ship Hope. Handicapped participants walked in wheelchairs or on crutches and over 425 000 dollars was pledged for the ship aiding worldwide mercy missions.
The article notes the United States is a nation of immigrants and that the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act relaxes quotas. It highlights increased entries of Filipinos Greeks Chinese Indians Africans and others and cites President Johnson criticizing the prior Northern European bias as incompatible with American tradition.
The article quotes Rear Adm. McClendon on how sinking Haiphong could have altered the Vietnam War, notes delays in Cambodian operations, and discusses immigration policy shifts under Rep. Emanuel Celler. It warns that high immigration and unemployment threaten U.S. resources and questions the nation’s role as world policeman.
Old-timers recall orange crates used as furniture and toys. Manufacturers now offer reproduction crates as assembly kits with colorful labels. Market growth is strong and progress celebrated.
A presidential commission to mark the UN's 25th anniversary recommends admitting both the People's Republic of China and Nationalist China to the U.N. The report argues two separate seats reflect distinct governments and populations. It stresses membership as a duty, not privilege, and seeks early accommodation for Red China.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that the Democratic Party faced a brazen left wing push after an April 21 fundraiser at the Washington Hilton. An attempted earmark of 1.1 million was brought to the DNC treasury, quickly suppressed by Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien and Treasurer Robert Strauss.
John McClellan of Arkansas, long-time Senate investigator and Democratic power, faces a 1970 re election challenge from Rep. David Pryor as the old Southern order clashes with a rising New South coalition. Pryor mobilizes youth labor and moderates while McClellan touts seniority and potential chairmanship.
Henry J. Taylor recalls the Lusitania sinking in May 1915 and his meetings with Woodrow Wilson. He argues Wilson did sincerely try to keep the United States out of World War I, despite mounting Allied and German pressures and the Lusitania outrage.
Gov. Shivers signed a law increasing driving license fees for Texas motorists effective three months after adjournment. A Kerr and Middleton bid of 39 thousand 452 dollars and 92 cents won a contract to repair about 12 miles of Lubbock streets at a city commission meeting.
Q and A style notes cover topics from funeral attire to beekeeping lore and etiquette. Read about pant suits at funerals, Chinese food prejudice, training in household arts, and haircuts every three weeks. Includes a humorous note on The Wretched Mess News in Oakland and reader letters to L M Boyd.
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