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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1967

Page

8

Different Bargaining Agent For Johnson In Vietnam Debate

Sen. Edward Brooke argues a Republican President might negotiate differently with North Vietnam but still backs the Johnson administration’s strategy. He favors direct talks with the Viet Cong while warning against partisan splits that could embolden Hanoi.

Edward W. Brooke Massachusetts Johnson North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Brooke White House Hlanever U.S National Liberation Front Viet Cong Vietnam Congress Senate House Everett M. Dirksen GOP

Worse Than War Insurance Executive Describes Death Toll

F F Ran deau urges reflection on highway fatalities comparing them with a daily jetliner disaster. He notes airline deaths draw attention while highway deaths occur ubiquitously, creating an ongoing toll larger than war. He laments slow progress in tackling the issue.

F. F. Randeau Mindern

Aerosol Curanderos Sell Ghostly Concoction in San Antonio

In San Antonio a shop offers a spray version of the curanderos mixture of goat blood horsehair and cat teeth claiming to aid love gambling and blessings. The owner admits uncertain efficacy noting customers buy it anyway and jokes about rabbit foot scented cans signaling progress.

San Antonio

Tech Marchers Triage Texas Tech Name Change Debate

Texas Tech students marched at Clapp Park pressing a quick name change for Texas Technological College. The special Name Change Committee warned gains would spark bitterness among supporters of rival names and the dispute likely lasts one or two more years. The event remained peaceful with little trouble and no antiwar context, suggesting future protests may proceed without major disorder.

Texas Tech Texas Technological College Texas Tech University Texas State University Tech Clapp Park

Nuclear balance and Nike-X debate shape postwar defense

An analysis argues that a European war would trigger nuclear use and Soviet retaliation, urging a balance of power with Nike-X to deter first strikes. It highlights troop withdrawals, disarmament talks, and the need for mutual inspection to prevent violations.

Seer Union Europe House of Representatives Karl Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff Far Fense McNamara Western Wheeler Moscow Soviet Union America United States Inghal Joint Chiefs Vietnam

France braces for Gaullist decline after De Gaulle

ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK report growing doubts about the stability of the Fifth Republic as De Gaulle nears retirement or death. A Gaullist disintegration and possible left coalition cabinet are predicted, with Giscard d Estaing emerging as a rival organizing conservative Gaullists into a separate party.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Fifth Republic de Gaulle Gaullist France National Assembly Gaullists Valery Giscard d'Estaing Wroan Grindlist Oats Winnetr Qty Fone Giscard Georges Pompidou Pompidou Cacey Francois Mitterrand

Romney seeks Goldwater Wallace support in Dixie for 1968 bid

George Romney tailors strategy to Southern voters by courting Goldwater and Wallace while denying full endorsement. He notes past friction yet signals willingness to back Goldwater in the Senate race and argues for a moderate path in civil rights, amid Gaullist French politics and leftist shifts.

Washington Michigan George Romney Dixie Romney Ned Barry Goldwater George Wallace Little Rock Ark Romnarcy Goldwater Wallace Barry Senate South Heepmnust Tacksigan Romines Eithie Tkimming AL Nel Arkansark Bill Fulbright America North Secard George Romheney Reespd

End of Long Distance Strike Quelled. Tax Revision Debated

New York reports the nationwide strike of 20 000 long distance telephone workers ends at midnight tomorrow while 250 000 others remain on picket lines delaying resume of service. Washington weighs a potential billions tax cut alongside existing $3.8 billion in cuts as Congress reconsiders the tax structure. Austin notes a near reversal of a pre labor vote as labor minded reps push through a ban on secondary strikes boycotts and picketing. A Texas Tech grain sorghum grading school highlights rising use for industrial purposes and seed identification demonstrations.

New York Texas Tech

Byrd urges allied aid to Vietnam and Asia policy push

Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr returning from Vietnam calls for stronger ally support for the war and pressure on West Germany to rescind funding for a steel plant in Communist China. He criticizes allied inaction, cites troop and casualty figures, and urges broader free world effort and field command authority to strike enemy targets in North Vietnam.

Washington Harry F. Byrd Vietnam West Germany China Great Britain North Vietnam Senate Armed Services Committee Harry Jr Senate Johnson Byrd Virginia Old Dominion Richard B. Byrd Virginia House Winchester Evening Star South Vietnam West Virginia Telay United Nations

Half A Speech From Freeman Sparks Reader Curiosity

A guest editorial comments on Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman sending a truncated mailed version of a full speech. The excerpt highlights a missing opening and explains the cost-saving aim as delivering only the core message about New Deal programs boosting farm income in 1966. The piece notes the fragment begins with "But" and compares it to hearing only the punch line of a joke.

Agriculture Orville Freeman Mr. Freeman Washington Federal Land Bank Newra Fresaur Tam Wall Street

Dear Turnrow Tunker critique on allies and snuff sales

The letter questions European allies over U S Asia focus and Vietnam stance while alleging De Gaulle Britain and Germany. It notes 20 million pounds of snuff sold annually in the U S and mocks political loyalties and voter choices amid fragmented wording from a New York News-like page.

de Gaulle France West Germany Great Britain Vietnam Gehoot Gene Nationaite York News

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