Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Front Matter May 31 1976
The May 31 1976 front section of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal lists staff roles and contact details for the Morning Edition. It notes the paper's independence, wires from AP and UP, and publishing structure with Southwestern Newspapers Corporation.
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P.O. Box
Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Ath Stand Ave J
National
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
Sullivan blurb accused in Lubbock sheriff race ads
The Avalanche-Journal condemns a Sullivan campaign ad that linked the paper to unproven claims about Sheriff Choc Blanchard. The editors say the audio piece misrepresented facts, lacked the paper’s stance, and damaged credibility. They note ads were withdrawn quickly but call the act irresponsible.
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Avalanche Journal
White House
Lubbock
Jackie Sullivan
Choc” Blanchard
Avalanche-Journal
Sullivan
Chive Blanchard
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Briscoe Unveils Defensible Cost Of Living Pay Plan
Gov Briscoe proposes tying state employee raises to cost of living for the next biennium, including teachers. The plan would shift the entire raise burden to the state, avoiding local tax hikes, with estimated costs around 450 million dollars. Some support merit-based raises for higher education and selective pay boosts for lower earners.
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Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Ken Clapp
Clapp
Army Wants Only Best Meat Yet Public Loses
Senate subcommittee probes reveal the Army paid 3.85 per pound for top sirloin while inspectors testify to bribes from meat firms. Witnesses claim 50 percent of steaks were cheap knuckle meat, with insiders from G&G Packing and Blue Ribbon Frozen Food cited for corruption and gifts.
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Army
Nipmuck House
Maryland
Kekerman
Senate
Sen
Lawton Chiles
DeBa
Eckerman
Maxim's
Paris
Molly
America
G&g Packing Co
Roxbury, Mass
Edward Kiehl
Charles Reidinger
Manuel Pacheco
G&g
Blue Ribbon
Hamden
Conn
Reidinger
Pacheco
Rockwell International
Chiles
Carter Struggles to Define Campaign with Issues
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Carter faces repeated declines in primary form, failing to shift from faith and love to issue driven speeches. He defends beliefs amid Calley controversy as Oregon Nevada and California tours reveal voter resistance and an unsettled path to the nomination.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Michigan
Maryland
Isco
Calley
Oregon
Nevada
Califorma
Fitfal
Wisconsin
Carter High Command
Detroit
Patrick Anderson
Washington
Robert Shrum
Anderson
Shrum
Portland
Eugene
Las Vegas
U.S
State Senate
Edmund G. Brown
Pat Anderson
Brown
Los Angeles
Georgia
Beverly Hills
Iowa
Nixon’s Shadow Suppresses Campaign Focus Across Parties
The piece argues the 1976 campaign stalls on core issues as Nixon’s legacy looms. Ford, Reagan, Carter fumble toward issue talk while Nixon’s tapes, pardons, and Watergate reverberate, shaping strategy and credibility across candidates. Carter's Oregon speech tweaks fail to broaden appeal.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Bud
Texas
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
White House
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Robert Redford
Lubbock’s growth and prairie dogs spark countywide chatter
Columns note Lubbock's rising population toward two hundred thousand and booming residential pockets. They compare car registrations to a record, discuss dining crowds, and reflect on traffic, parking, and expansion north and west. A Cleveland Plain Dealer science clipping on prairie dogs links to local curiosity about population impact.
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Tech
Lubbock County
Russell Hardin
Lubbock
James A. Phillips
Lakewood
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Herbert K. Naito
Cleveland Clinic
Natta
Plains States
Naito
Phillips
Sinner drink, yawns, and parlor games in a Zodiac column
The excerpt presents Q and A on a mixed drink called a Sinner milk with Triple Sec, why people yawn due to carbon dioxide, and that Backgammon is often cited as the oldest parlor game. It notes Libra favoring Friday blue and numbers three and nine. It ends with a Hungarian hangover remedy involving salami and vodka.
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Lubbock
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