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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1973
Page
3
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal announces a Friday edition from Lubbock, Texas dated October 5, 1973. The paper lists staff including Robert R. Norris as Vice President General Manager and C Rickman as Business Manager with editors and associates named. The notice confirms wire services from AP and UPI and a Southwestern Newspapers Corporation edition.
On the eve of the World Series, legends like Willie Mays Henry Aaron Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are recalled in ceremonies in New York Atlanta and Lubbock. Aaron nears Ruth's 714 home runs while Owens speaks at a United Fund luncheon, illustrating sport's inspirational role and the value of athletic achievement.
A weekend event at Texas Tech marks the dedication of the Matador Office Building moved to the Ranch Headquarters on campus. Chas A Guy and Douglas Meador will speak while the project aims for 1976 completion to align with the Bicentennial. The complex charts 200 years of ranch history attracting visitors.
The Times-Union notes a Canadian burglar alarm and jail cell maker donating profits to charity with prizes for inmates in penitentiaries. Attorney Jack Carrouth comments, while the piece questions the fit between philanthropy and profits and hints at silent disapproval.
The Civil Service Commission orders Air Force to reinstate Ernest Fitzgerald and pay back wages over 100000, deeming his dismissal improper. The case centers on a 2 billion dollar cost overrun in the C 4A program and reflects partisan tension and loyalty politics around the Nixon era.
Henry A. Kissinger confronts a demoralized State Department mired in indecision and heavy paper shuffling, as the secretary grapples with slow governance and stalled policy workflows.
Virginia Payette critiques Viva and Playgirl, calling them dull and overhyped with outdated clichés. She contrasts them with Good Housekeeping and analyzes Henry Kissinger era State Department inefficiencies and bureaucratic overreach.
Baying fields of cotton turn white and grain sorghum reddens under autumn light as the fall harvest surges. The piece notes drive safe reminders and a light, upbeat tone about rural life with local figures and community scenes threaded through.
The column notes Goethe as a ladies man and cites Luigi Barzini on Goethe. It adds a study on weight and marriage patterns. It explains the Graham cracker’s naming after Sylvester Graham and his temperance advocacy including his austere lifestyle. Mail address is given.
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