Lubbock Avalanche Journal May 8 1973 Tuesday Morning
Lubbock Avalanche Journal morning edition from Lubbock Texas dated Tuesday May 8 1973 with staff titles including Vice President General Manager Advertising Director and managing editor. The notice lists ownership by Southwestern Newspapers Corporation and Associated Press and United Press International wire services.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Texas
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Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
C. Rick
Watergate fallout grows as Nixon weighs prosecutor choice
The piece notes escalating Watergate tensions with Nixon furious over a Senate call for a special prosecutor. It cites cabinet reactions, Percy’s sponsorship, and Nixon’s push to leave the decision to Elliott Richardson while urging patience until the grand jury and courts unfold.
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Congress
Republican Party
Nixon
Senate
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
President Faces Trust Crisis Amid Staff Doubts
A political column argues the President must judge allies by integrity, not loyalty, after recent revelations about White House staff. The piece questions the danger of personal ties compromising governance and urges accountability over friendship.
More Than One Way to Face a Burglar in Texas
An Antonio woman in a wheelchair pepper sprayed a burglar peering through her kitchen window. The author notes a harsher lesson about human fallibility and suggests: perhaps a computer system to detect and dismiss aides who fail.
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Antonio
Sing
Better Maoism in Vatican praise sparks debate
A Vatican bulletin praises Maoism for moral rehabilitation and social ideals despite atheism and anti Christian bias. It likens Maoist China to Pope John and Pope Paul VI and calls it a "moral socialism" with disinterested work, justice, simple living, and rural revival, challenging common views.
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Bulletin of the Sacred Congregation For the Evangelization of the Peoples
China
John Axii
Paul VI
Watergate Arrests Prep Sparks Stadium Use and Detentions
A Justice Department official outlines contingency plans for mass Watergate arrests including use of the RIK Stadium and the Coliseum for overflow detentions. The interview notes readiness to handle up to 15,000 suspects but predicts about 5,000 will be detained, with lawyers and transport systems lined up in multiple cities to protect rights.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Maryland
Virginia
Boston
New York
Chicago
American Bar Association
CSA
RIK Stadio
PEO
White House
Inflation 'Smoothed' Standoff Foils Nixon Backers
Washington reports that Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz won a total victory over Nixon's aides pressuring for a new price freeze. A planned April 27 anti inflation huddle was canceled after Nixon, told by an intimate that Shultz had decided not to change his mind, chose not to meet.
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Washington
Treasury
George Shultz
Nixon
George
Shultz
White House
Mills
Plan to cut federal payroll sparks debate on government size
The column argues Nixon should reduce or declare inoperative many federal jobs amid Watergate fallout. It questions the need for 50 top posts and 400 lower vacancies, contending a leaner government could cut salaries and improve efficiency while challenging entrenched featherbedding and diplomacy staffing.
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White House
Watergate
Mr. Nixon
Washington
Nixon
Crete's Rich Past and Waves of Greek History
Henry J. Taylor roams Crete's long arc from ancient Minoan kings to Byzantine and Venetian eras. He notes Knossos Palace excavations by Sir Arthur Evans, El Greco’s birth, and the island’s enduring emphasis on family and land security over central Athens politics.
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Crete
Jupiter
Aegean
Poseidon
Athens
Sicily
B.C
University of Athens
Italy
Monte Papa Lucie
Hades
Pallas Athena
Greece
Domenicos Theotokopoulos
el Greco
Arthur Evans
Palace of Mines
Knossos
London
British Museum
Parthenon
Lord Elgin
England
Sir Arthur
Europe
World
Arthur
Eisenhower urges fair peace for Korea and POWs
In New York Ike calls for a peace that is fair to the Korean people and the UN prisoners of war. Allies in Munsan and Washington weigh a surprising Communist armistice plan amid truce talks and warnings of a broader Southeast Asian offensive. Former President Truman hopes for peace in Korea while warning of deceptive Soviet gestures. A globalist note questions the dollar’s value as a financial standard.
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New York
Eisenhower
Korea
United Nations
Munsan
Washington
Kansas City
INS
Truman
Asia
Notable quotes and curious trivia from a lively column
A collage of remarks on everyday life and history. It notes an average first grader with cavities, a remark about Leonardo da Vinci, and generic politicians in restaurants. It cites Lowell Thomas’s city rankings, Robin Hood lore debates, and a playful note about a giraffe’s tongue and glassblowing punty.
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