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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1970
Page
18
A brief note shows the Dallas Texas based Associated Press and United Press fielding advertising representation for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. The Evening Fishing Company, Inc. operates from its building as a regional advertising conduit.
Attorney General John Mitchell urged cooling tempers after Kent State and Jackson State shootings. He noted race ties to killings in Augusta and urged patience until investigations finish. He said violent demonstrations and unrestrained reactions are not state law.
The week opens with hints that controls could curb inflation but an official statement says they will not be adopted. The piece argues inflation stems from profit seeking by business and wage demands by labor, concluding that meaningful controls are unlikely soon due to political heat.
Citizens thank National Guard members who assisted after the May 11 tornado in Lubbock. The article notes many served at low pay, some left civil jobs, and urges employers to honor regular salaries during duty. It praises the Guardsmen for preventing chaos and aiding disaster relief.
About 150000 marchers led by construction workers in New York on a Wednesday demonstration backing the U S government’s Southeast Asia policy displayed the Stars and Stripes rather than Viet Cong or Communist banners. The sight reminded many Americans that the flag stands for freedom, not enslavement.
Washington analysis argues that few points of agreement exist in Congress on Vietnam policy. A demand to withdraw all U S troops by 1971 stall talks and signals to North Vietnam that the United States will pull out, risking loss of international prestige and a potential Communist takeover in Asia. The piece notes Nixon’s stance against unilateral surrender and the Cambodia raids as a defense measure and questions whether Congress will sustain American forces after 1971.
A local column quotes lines about a taxpayer as a fellow who can take what you’ve got and notes the need to control temper. The writer jokes about a transfusion for an iron-poor purse and mentions TV movie fillers from the era.
Attorney General John Mitchell condemned a welfare office intrusion by demonstrators as trespass while President Nixon urged rapid removal. The incident intensified Cabinet rifts with Hickel allies pushing for dialogue with dissenters and others backing a tougher line. Police cleared the office after about ten hours of occupation. 21 demonstrators were arrested for disorderly conduct. The White House and Justice Department debated the limits of protest and administration responses while officials warned against permissiveness toward intimidation.
Henry J. Taylor argues a global Soviet backed network uses universities to destabilize Western nations. He cites Prague and London IUS branches, names figures like Ralph Schoenman and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and warns of a planned civil war in the United States if ignored.
A noisy column fragment presents quirky remarks on bath time singing by gender, marketing skew, a 27 year old claim about a press club award, a puzzled quote about founders, and odd celestial questions. It ends with an odd postal address note.
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