Lubbock Avalanche-Journal October 22 1973 Front Page
Lubbock Morning edition details executive names and staff roles including Robert Norris Burle Pettit Carl Cannon Jay Harris Kenneth May and Robert C McVay with standard newspaper masthead in Lubbock Texas dated Monday October 22 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burle Pettit
Eastor
Carl N. Cannon
Jay Harris Ear
Kenneth May
Ballon
Robert C.mcvay
Lubbock
Texas
Courts Redistricting a Mistake in Texas Plan
The piece attacks federal courts for strict mathematical redistricting, arguing it deprives Lynn and Dawson counties of meaningful votes. It contends the Dallas ruling splits communities of interest, reduces representation, and urges a strong appeal to overturn the plan as a threat to equal representation and one man one vote.
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Texas
Dallas
Lynn County
Lubbock
U.S
George Mahon
Dawson County
Lynn
Omar Burleson
Dallas-Fort Worth
Cooke
Montague
Mahon
Odessa
Tohoka
Lamesa
Congress
Abilene
Hospital Shell Expansion Rejected by Lubbock Board
The Lubbock County Hospital District board rejected a plan to add a three story shell atop the county teaching hospital, costing about 2 million in taxpayer funding. Supporters say the shell would have added 248 beds to the 252 planned, but critics warn costs could rise with future building needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County Hospital
Political Prisoner claim stirs Northern Ireland debate
A Protestant convicting rapes in Northern Ireland seeks political prisoner status claiming his victims were Roman Catholic. The move appears unlikely to succeed, while critics warn it could exploit the system. In related news, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra debuted a new acoustical shell funded by the Women’s Guild, enhancing sound for performances led by William Harrod and featuring Mary Costa, with praise for those who financed the upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
William A. Harrod
The
Symphony
Women's Guild
Symphony Guild
Jack Wirtz
Mary Costa
Solution for Maryland home troubles by Art Buchwald
Column proposes a satirical plan placing Spiro Agnew and his wife in the Maryland governor's mansion with Gov. Mandel and Mrs Mandel. It suggests shared expenses, political nostalgia, and potential moral complications, noting the idea is discussed with Maryland leaders but not vetted with the involved parties.
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Washington
Nixon
Maryland
Spiro Agnew
Marvin Mandel
Secret Service
Mrs. Agnew
Governor's Mansion
Mrs. Mandel
Gov. Mandel
Agnews
Agnew
Hilton Hotel
Israel Faces Shifts as Mapam Drifts on Sinai Policy
In Tel Aviv the leftist Mapam faction in Prime Minister Golda Meir's cabinet appears to depart from its traditional demilitarized Sinai stance amid the Syrian Egyptian attack on Yom Kippur, signaling a broader anti Arab political impact.
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Tel Aviv
Mapam
Golda Meir
Sinai Peninsula
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Sinai
Golan
Hussein
Jordan River
Holiday House catalog dreams and the Sinai policy shift
A nostalgic riff on a mail order dream book for millionaires contrasts with a serious analysis of Israel’s postwar Sinai policy. The piece links opulent real estate fantasies to real political shifts, noting Mapam's possible move to defend Sinai and a broader, lasting change in Israeli public mood impacting U.S. diplomacy. It highlights the Bellwether nature of the Yom Kippur War in shaping policy and attitudes toward retention of territories and future security strategy.
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Holiday House International
Israel
Mapam
Sinai
Sabras
Richard Nixon
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Yom Kippur
Spaghetti invention joke and witty computer quip
A light hearted note cites a joke about spaghetti being invented by an Italian who used his noodle. The piece also shares a quip about a new computer so advanced it requests a martini when faced with a tough problem.
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Leo Aikman
Atlanta Constitution
Bill Kirk
Bill Copeland
Sarasota
Sounds And Sights on Noise and Modern Life
A writer riffs on noisy music and the era's media culture. He riffs on ear splitting amplification at the Municipal Coliseum and laments wasteful mailing practices, plus satirical notes about Sen. Sam Ervin and winter weddings. He critiques junk mail and foreign correspondence clutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Fleming
A-J'S Fine Arts
Municipal Coliseum
Leon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
North
Red Hair Kiss on First Date and Mead Quote
The item cites Ed Darling advocating a 30 second kiss for red haired women on first dates and mentions Margaret Mead on women's ferocity and warfare norms. It notes actor Michael Dunn, 38, 3 ft 10 in, with IQ 178, and provides mail address for L M Boyd in Fort Worth.
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Ed Darling
Margaret Mead
Michael Dunn
Mr. Dunnis
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