Morning edition front matter from Lubbock paper 1968
Page shows publication details for Lubbock Avalanche Journal and sister papers, listing publishers editors and Associated Press/UPI affiliations. Includes pledge text header and dateline for Lubbock Texas dated Friday Morning November 8 1968.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Ave
J. Lubbock
Texas
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Dress League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Parker F. Prouty
Lubbock, Texas
Transition Delay and Election Impact on Ordinary People
Analysis warns that presidential election outcomes affect more than leadership. Business leaders fear tax changes, rates, and unemployment, while inflation and imports threaten families. Government spending and deficits loom as a potential trigger for broader economic stress.
Nixon Solid As Centrist In Vietnam and Crime Stance
Nixon would act as a strong centrist president with final say on priorities and a target of ending Vietnam by March 20 if possible. He intends to negotiate from strength, curb crime with a tough attorney general and expand law enforcement, while pursuing anti poverty policies and cautious military spending. He backs regional security alignments after peace.
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Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Cambodia
Laos
South
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
United States
Southeast Asia
U. S
Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Defense Department
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican Party
White House
Winging Toward Voting Machines In Lubbock County
The article reports County Commissioners debating moving to voting machines by the next election. Max Arrants and Alton Brazell push for rapid adoption, while Judge Rod Shaw and others urge cautious study. The piece critiques ballot complexity and calls for modernization to end long counts.
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Court House
Firesman
County Commissioners Court
Max Arrants
Slaten
Alton Brazel
Rod Shaw
Arch Lamb
Les Derrick
Hizzoner
Shaw
Lubbock
Laubbock County
Firearms Registration Notice From Laos Officials
Officials announce a December deadline to register machine guns sawed-off shotguns and short-barreled rifles under Laos Firearms Control Act. Forms available at ERS offices mailed to the Tax Division in Washington. The agency cautions not to bring weapons when picking up forms and notes anticipated low registration.
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Internal Revenue Service
Laos
ERS
Tax Division
Washington
TRS
Road hazards spark call for patience on busy highways
A safety group cites slow drivers as a main cause of traffic stress and crashes. It argues speedier drivers share blame with those who block passing lanes, noting the need for clear maximum and minimum limits on major roads.
Electrician Offers for White House Memoir Shadows Diary Interest
An electrician at the White House faces a flood of offers from editors and publishers to tell inside stories. Agents tout six to seven figure sums for memoirs covering Johnson era power use and the Pueblo incident. The man insists on personal limits and questions value of diary rights.
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White House
MLE
Johnson
Life Magazine
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam
Putnam
Jest For Fun In Class Gag Sparks Quiet Quip
A lively humorous exchange features a woman lecturer challenging gender bias and a sharp quip about women suffering in silence. The column weaves in jokes about corn pain from tight shoes and a telecommunication complaint to illustrate everyday social quirks.
Indicted Congressman Thomas Charged With Payroll Conspiracy
Federal grand jury charges Rep J Parnell Thomas with conspiring to pad congressional payrolls by creating fictitious employees. The case adds to postwar corruption probes sweeping Washington and politics at the time.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
Timely Quotes On News Media And The Human Heart
Merrill Panitt editor of TV Guide laments how press scrutiny follows bad news as in ancient Persia where messengers were punished. The piece contrasts public reactions to television coverage of world conflict with viewers who dislike what they see and notes Dr. Philip Bhathere as the world s longest living heart transplant recipient.
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Persia
America
Merrill Panitt
TV Guide
Philip Bhathere
Warranty Cutbacks Spur Growth for Independent Shops
Motor magazine reports that reduced warranty coverage on new cars will boost independent service shops for 1969 and beyond as old warranties expire. Detroit spreads cost across models while standard cars gain from improvements and higher prices. Cadillac details show buyers add about 1280 dollars in extras, with safety groups wary of new V grille designs.
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Automobile Business
Motor
Detroit
Ralph Nader
Nader
Calvin Werner
Cadillac
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Montreal Star
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