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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1973
Page
3
The notice lists roles at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal including vice president managers and advertising staff. It notes circulation and editorial positions with names such as Robert R. Norris J.C. Rickman Jay Harris Carl Cannon David Knapp Robert McVay and William McIntosh.
The United States rejects ransom for diplomats as a deterrent to terrorism. The Khartoum killings by Arab Black September are cited as a special case. Freeing Terrance Leonhardy in Guadalajara followed Mexico’s decision to release 30 guerrilla prisoners, with the family incurring $80 000 in debt.
Clark Equipment Companys Hancock Division in Lubbock near the Loop on the Plainview highway anchors a global heavy equipment plant. W E Schirmer chairman praised rebuilding after the May 11 1970 tornado and noted the plant employs 591 with potential to reach 650 while Clark aims to top 1 billion in sales this year.
Walter Elliott, a 40 year veteran, donated 100000 feet of 35 mm magnetic tapes to the University of Texas School of Communication. The collection includes iron roars tiger snarls and the voice of King Kong with various rain sounds. The piece notes the Senate and House as louder sources and adds a genealogist’s claim about Irish blood in Americans.
A columnist portra ys U S efforts to pressure UN diplomats over unpaid bills and parking tickets. William Schaufele Jr. warns of exposing debtors, while Sergei Smirnov defends diplomats amid rising New York City parking violations.
In a rare display, Barry Goldwater told a colleague he would quit the Senate to become Nixon's White House staff chief if asked. The 1964 Republican nominee, normally unemotional, said he would "gladly" step down to serve the president.
A 1971 survey finds accidents stories top readers' interest at 39 percent with editorials, crime and general news close behind. It notes 92 percent skim pages, 77 percent in upper socioeconomic groups read daily, and that local politics divide readers, while Goldwater urges Nixon to reshuffle staff and seek a bipartisan Watergate prosecutor.
In Athens journalist Henry J. Taylor discusses Greece's democracy and anarchy dating to ancient times. He notes Karamanlis in exile, Greece's universities totaling ten with 75 000 students, and a February 12 1973 gov ernment move ending student deferments for agitators, linking modern turmoil to ancient unrest.
Analysts note investors remain unsettled by the prospect of peace, while parents face renewed strain during a second wave of adolescence among their children, more intense than the first experience.
San Angelo reports eight dead and over seventy injured as a violent tornado devastates blocks. In Waco, two tornadoes strike late afternoon causing at least forty two deaths and more than four hundred injuries with downtown areas turned to rubble.
A late 20th century style miscellany recalls odd questions and quips. L M Boyd riffs on Beard laws in Brainerd Minnesota and San Francisco nicknames. It also includes Q A exchanges about snuff senators and famous pairs. A playful note ends with a soda water bath tip.
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