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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1973
Page
3
The fragment shows the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal masthead with staff roles and publication note. It lists editors, managers, and advertising staff for the Saturday Morning edition dated October 1973. The text reflects a standard newspaper masthead from the era.
The Texas Highway Commission heard a case for a four lane divided highway linking Lubbock with Dallas Fort Worth, with officials from Dallas County and Lubbock stressing access and economic value. The panel took no action but acknowledged merit. San Angelo urged I 27 extension via Lamesa Big Spring to I 10 to connect Gulf ports and Panhandle agriculture.
The Corpus Christi Caller Times mourns Robert M. Jackson, 66, longtime editor and influential figure in Texas journalism. His career began in 1928 at San Angelo Standard-Times, included service in Washington, and spanned 32 years at Harte-Hanks Corpus Christi papers, with later roles as editorial director of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and a columnist.
Everett Alvarez, Vietnam War prisoner held longest, and fiancée Tammy Tiyas, appear in a wedding photo from a Nixon dinner for former POWs in Washington. The piece highlights Alvarez’s resilience, optimism, and continued loyalty to his country amid a tense era.
A critical column rails at Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen for planned postage hikes. It argues raises across first, second, third, and fourth class mail will raise costs for every consumer, inflating prices on goods and bills while promising limited overnight delivery targets.
House Speaker Carl Albert did not inform Rep. Gerald Ford of his decision about Spiro Agnew last week, a move viewed as a deliberate signal of a new partisan approach by the majority Democrats amid constitutional crises and tensions with the Republicans.
Yale professor Alexander Bickel argues the Vice President cannot be indicted before impeachment due to fixed succession status, a view contrasted by others who say practical concerns allow earlier indictment. House leadership meetings reveal deep partisan tensions as Watergate shadows linger over Agnew's probe and future succession plans.
An economist notes machines displacing workers, with commentary on political machines. A psychologist claims women feel inferior to men. A TV executive suggests selling sanity as a product, framed as new and improved. The remarks reflect gender norms, consumer culture, and labor shifts.
A Chase Manhattan led U.S. bank consortium funds a 110 million international trade center in Moscow with an 86 million direct term loan to the Soviet Bank for Foreign Trade. The package backs U.S. equipment exports for the Kama River truck plant, part of a broader wheat and trade mix amid Cold War tensions. Brezhnev, Honecker, Jaroszewicz, and Ceausescu are cited as signaling strategic Soviet aims and tactical rapprochement with Washington.
L.M. Boyd surveys quirky truths from the professions and ages. He notes a fireman’s reliability in marriage, hints at retirement temptations, and jokes about nurses and auditors while referencing historical figures and science fiction visions.
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