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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1973
Page
3
A garbled pasted credit block lists staff roles and departments for the Texas Daily Areas League and United Press International. It names Robert R. Norris as vice president and general manager Rickman Jay Harris as business manager, with Carl N. Cannon David E An appended advertising director, Robert C. McVay and Wilgames McIntosh as circulation managers.
The Indiana extension controversy moves from stalemate to discussion as City Council representatives meet with the Texas Tech Board of Regents. Mayor Turner signals hope for a six lane Indiana Avenue and University widenings, with possible design changes and a August board vote.
Argentina swore in Hector Campora as president amid vast crowds shouting Peron and Viva Peron. Observers warned that Peron’s return and Peronist backing could fuel unrest, economic strain, and weak governance amid guerrilla violence and nationalization fears.
An American tourist in London and a sheik discuss the dollar’s shock value amid Watergate turmoil. Traders push currencies as John Dean and Nixon figures spark jitters while a Swiss gnome and a treasurer race to buy pounds and marks before a devaluation.
Henry J. Taylor notes how oceans drive weather as planes view the Atlantic. The Pacific spans vast areas and typhoons rage with 80 foot waves. Solar radiation heats seas, lifting sea levels globally as waves spread heat downward.
The piece critiques FDA delays on removing unsafe drugs and slow action on harmful cosmetics and explosives rules. It mocks agency pace in protecting welfare while noting past disclosures of contamination and labeling gaps. It weaves in weather science and ocean currents as broad context.
A coronation eve crowd of thousands gathered around Westminster Abbey to watch a secret dress rehearsal for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation revealing dazzling stage-door glimpses of beauty and knighthood.
A columnist muses on the power and risk of slogans used by cities to attract attention. He cites examples from New York to Fort Worth and Abilene, praises Lubbock’s national exposure from sports broadcasts, and proposes new taglines highlighting local pride and growth.
A desk sign quotes Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way from the Orlando Sentinel, while Griff Niblack notes in the Indianapolis News that some winter breaks are spent on the job and others in Florida.
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