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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1970
Page
13
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal morning edition May 16 1970 published by Lubbock Publishing Company. Chas A Guy editor and publisher. Front page includes pledge to the flag of the United States with national motto. Associated Press and United Press content represented. Texas national advertising and parkers advertisements noted.
In Parmer County a group of 24 residents wrote to President Nixon expressing full support for his Cambodia and Vietnam policies. They criticized Senate foes and urged others to voice their views to influence public opinion in free government.
Bill Pierson, San Diego State College football star and Arlington Navy veteran, faced 150 demonstrators on campus after returning the U.S. flag to the pole. He stood his ground for three hours, earning praise from Lubbock and the Avalanche-Journal. Pierson is set to play in the Coaches All American game in Lubbock on June 27.
The city earned national notice from Barbara Specht's pageant title, a Life Magazine feature on Johnny Carson, and hosting the Coaches All American football game in Jones Stadium. A tornado damaged the stadium lights, but Tech Athletics plans to proceed, signaling recovery and renewed city pride.
An Associated Press report notes Sirhan Sirhan the assassin of Senator Robert F Kennedy is unhappy with isolation on Death Row at San Quentin. The piece reads like a long column and suggests readers may ponder the issue around the year 2050.
Opinion column argues the true foes are Communist powers Red China and the Soviet Union. It cites student protests and antiwar rhetoric as influenced by Communist elements and warns pullout could aid Hanoi and threaten U S credibility, Israel, and allied safety.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak argue the Mekong Delta holds the key to halting Communist expansion in South Vietnam. They claim Viet Cong guerrilla losses have eroded the insurgency for over a year and may be finished by 1970, stressing strategic significance over daily combat counts.
The article notes Justice William Douglas dissented from the 7 to 1 ruling that church property tax exemptions do not violate the First Amendment. Chief Justice Warren Burger guides the majority arguing neutrality and economic practicality, while Douglas warns exemptions aid believers at unbelievers’ expense. The piece places the decision in a broader context of church-state relations and American religious tolerance.
The Greenwich based College Poll reports that 17 and under make up about 40 percent of Americans, with many high school graduates going to college. It notes a blend of engaged undergraduates and a minority influenced by radical groups while stressing a hopeful, principled youth.
Charles K. Poidswan of the Klein Institute outlines five salesman types needed to grow profits. He cites a knoweman who understands product margins, a house-men who grasp merchandising arithmetic, a go-tos executive who reaches final decision makers, a sales-manager-in-his-territories spotting new uses and outlets, and a creator who secures orders and reorders. Rudman notes every company has such men and stresses selecting new hires with similar traits.
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