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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1971
Page
3
A fragmented 1971 column argues that federal shifts on phosphate detergents echo possible moves on leaded versus unleaded gasoline. It notes environmentalist concern, industry pushback, and consumer hesitation as governments backtrack, hinting the public may fear yet ignore deeper engine and health impacts.
The piece recalls Abbie Hoffman fusing activism with new speaking tours as he urges college students to vote and seek real political office. It notes his Yippie past at Chicago 1968 and his critique of free speech in modern America, signaling a shift from street upheaval to formal politics.
Houston financier Frank Sharp asks the U S District Attorney to approve a twenty dollar per day fee for an expert witness on Sharpstown era banking controversies and related stock scandals in Texas. The piece lampoons long hair trends and youth jury participation while mocking political assassination fantasies.
The four month strike by cemetery workers left 1800 unburied bodies in the San Francisco area. Health hazards rose as families of the dead faced distress while emergency burial measures were urged and legal safeguards proposed to protect public safety and welfare.
A dramatic Senate hearing parodies postwar policy by branding foreign aid workers as culprits who damaged America’s economy. Witnesses including Miro Hardeman William Kotweiler Bartholomew Wainright face questions about postwar advice to Germany Japan and Italy and a list of 5000 State Department and aid staff is handed to the Justice Department amid claims of coercion and conspiracy.
A secret Nixon administration study examines a radical plan to curb profits by pressuring corporations to cut prices when profit margins exceed 1968 peaks. The idea, once rejected, gains traction as a tool to rein in inflation through executive conversation with moguls.
Andrew Tully analyzes a surge of bold male style among politicians businessmen and media figures in Washington. He highlights public figures like Henry Kimelman Jim Pedis Pat Valicenti and Chief Justice Burger as examples of vivid wardrobes signaling a male couture renaissance. He links this to economic policy NEP phase two and potential political messaging around profits and consumer welfare.
Avalanche force breaks Red line in west central Korea as 1 000 allied spearheads push forward against retreating Chinese Reds. House approves 94 billion for preparedness in largest peacetime appropriation bill in history. Defense plan to release most World War II reservists by Christmas. Hershey says draft reclassifications begin next week for about 500 000 men. Panhandle South Plains fair attendance on College Day over 17 000, breaking records.
Henry J. Taylor argues U Thant’s Greece stance ignores many other nations and praises Greece as pro US and NATO. He claims a Greek military coup avoided bloodshed, warns of a Red takeover, and urges continued U S support and elections to counter Soviet influence. He criticizes Congress for cutting Greek aid and urges backing Nixon’s stance.
A collage of trivia and Q A bits explores college team nicknames starting with Princeton Tigers and lists other animal mascots. It also notes wind up cars education grants a joke about a quiet horse and general curiosity questions with playful answers.
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