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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
3
A fragmented OCR item lists staff roles and names including Burle Pettit Managing Editor Carl N Cannon and David E Knape as part of the masthead with many unreadable words surrounding them.
The piece critiques the Agnew affair as a public trial by innuendo and argues for a formal, court-based handling. It notes claims of White House pressure, calls for grand jury conduct, and urges accountability across parties while condemning sensationalism.
Designers of imported Nixon three dollar coffee mugs faced confiscation and destruction by treasury agents in San Rafael California. The gag mocks a misconception that three dollar bills exist though the only real seven dollar bill idea is speculative and unsupported by law.
The Senate narrowly approved a Mansfield proposal to slash U S military manpower by a large margin but reversed after Nixon Administration lobbying. Advocates seek safer troop reductions through US Soviet defense spending talks amid calls to keep national defense top priority.
A New York civil liberties coalition denounces Gov Rockefeller’s new mandatory minimums for crimes including rape and burglary, arguing such sentences are practical failures. The piece cites Ira Glasser of the Civil Liberties Union and notes public vigilante mood on the Lower East Side amid rising concern over repeat offenders and due process.
A six member bipartisan biracial group seeking a middle ground on antibusing legislation has fractured. Civil rights leaders rejected the compromise, leaving the House likely to pass a tougher antibusing amendment to the school aid bill next month.
A millionaire businessman known as Businessman Brown pleads guilty to conspiracy over a massive stock fraud. Prosecutors seek stiff punishment, while the piece questions whether wealth and status shield white collar criminals from harsher penalties. The column also notes ongoing debates over school busing and civil rights compromises in Congress, highlighting tensions between moderates and activists.
Lubbock hosted George Bush and Ralph Nader drawing attentive crowds. Bush teased a possible run for Texas governor amid Watergate era scrutiny while Nader sparked debate over consumer policy and vehicle bumper costs. Local traffic talks on Indiana Avenue and Tech Freeway reflect campus city relation.
L M Boyd notes jokes and quips on arthritis myths seagoing tankers and aphrodisiacs. A vet comments a sick horse won t kick. A survey of 600 couples finds bed preferences shift with age with double beds favored by the young and public beds by middle ages. Address given in Fort Worth.
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