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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1968
Page
4
The piece discusses Congress considering five federal aid cuts tied to campus disruptions. It notes enforcement gaps and conflicts over who administers rules, with objections about academic freedom and student rights, urging distinctions between peaceful dissent and violent acts.
The American Association of School Administrators and the National Education Association warn that a federal program to assess and evaluate public schools will intrude on curriculum and teaching. The plan, funded for one year then uncertain, risks standardizing courses and expanding Washington control. The writer faults educators for seeking federal money without insisting on safeguards.
The Houston Post published a Hale piece titled For the Benefit of Houston Schoolchildren after Texas teachers noted Hale’s omission from 1962 Houston school history books. The article argues U.S. history texts bias against patriots and urges careful textbook review.
The piece discusses Taibbock and new mast arm traffic signals at five intersections. It notes drivers oppose separate left turn signal heights as inconsistent with older systems. It suggests warnings from police may aid enforcement, acknowledges growing pains in a city of Lubbock’s size without expressways, and calls for adjusting to changes to keep traffic moving.
Outcry rises after NBC pre empted the Jets Raiders showdown cutting the finish to air Heidi as fans bombard calls and NBC apologizes amid chaos. Friends of Heidi pressure NBC to shorten games and replay the Heidi program while critics urge pre empting the Super Bowl for future children's programming.
Washington battles a major urban strike as over one million public school students lose 39 days of instruction. Officials announce a makeup plan that includes rescheduled holidays and several early term dates. Paris?
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson proved effective through January actions on foreign investment controls and highlights his leadership during post Dallas reforms. It also discusses New York City school strikes, racial tensions, mediation needs, and questions federal response during the education crisis.
Paris reports Russia attacked the Benadette plan seen as a move to keep Arabs in Palestine and Trans-Jordan under British and American oil influence. In Washington the House Committee on American Activities accuses Communists of infiltrating U S churches as a step toward world domination. Goodland Kansas livestockmen say last week’s northern weather killed 25 percent of sheep and five percent of cattle. Lubbock planners discuss traffic and parking improvements after a joint city and planning commission meeting.
Marianne Means outlines how Humphrey might have won if the Johnson bombing pause in North Vietnam had arrived earlier. The piece cites Nixon aides arguing the pause was too late, while Bundy Rusk and Hanoi talks fed a complex campaign dynamic.
Anniston Alabama Star notes the Boy Scouts of America executive council votes to admit girls to the Explorer program for older youths. The editorial says Scouting is late but ready to change with times and regrets not happening decades earlier.
The Bristol Herald Courier reports Knoxville welcomes the world's first nine hole carpet golf course with outdoor carpet greens and tees. The resident pro claims the carpet mimics bent grass for bounce and roll and putts well. Hazards include serpents and vacuum cleaner themed risks amid carpet tax jokes.
Robert G. Perry, the lawyer for former West Virginia Governor W. W. Barron, is acquitted of conspiring to commit bribery. The verdict shifts responsibility away from the governor’s circle amid ongoing ethics scrutiny.
Griffith Rexall Drugs of Council Bluffs Iowa turns a camping trailer into Santa’s House with a Masonite facade. Customers spend $1 to receive a free color photo with Santa, then pick up finished images next week. The plan boosted foot traffic and receipts, with days reaching 300 to 500 photos and some days $1,200 above prior December.
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