This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1971
Page
3
Rebuilt advertisement appears in the issue with references to a Texas rebuilding effort. CHAR A. GUY is listed as editor and publisher. The fragmentary text mentions a morning edition and a section header without full context of the article.
The piece reports on a controversial seminar titled an FBI inquiry to be held at the Woodrow Wilson School Princeton led by critics of the FBI and its director. Participants include Leonard Bernstein Marlon Brando Shirley MacLaine Paul Newman Warren Beatty and Ramsey Clark.
The article notes Veterans Day differs from Armistice Day with a shift to the fourth Monday in October. It honors all veterans across wars, recalling battles Verdun Belleau Wood and Normandy, plus Vietnam sacrifices. Local schools, groups, and flag ceremonies mark the tribute to 28.5 million living veterans and those who perished in earlier wars.
Senator Robert Dole criticizes Senators Edward Kennedy and Abraham Richicoff for proposing a resolution urging British withdrawal and Irish reunification. He states that no branch of the U S government should interfere in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Clerk of Courts Robert Pierce Jr. aims to continue in office while pushing a cleanup plan for an unfttered landscape. He posted 500 with the county sheriff promising forfeiture if campaign posters remain by November 15 and 300 covers costs for a crew to remove them.
A dialogue about a Phase 2 sticker urging public support for the U S economic program. A husband and wife debate spending, productivity, profits and personal sacrifice to curb inflation while considering implications for wages, stockholders and the economy.
Readers defend baseball integrity after a controversial World Series editorial. Letters discuss sportsmanship Roberto Clemente statements and praise for the 1971 Orioles, plus concerns over public mental health resources for children and debates about labeling social groups in a separate letter.
In the only fall Congressional contest, Heinz and Connelly challenge for the seat left by Robert Corbett. The Pittsburgh district, GOP favored, favors moderates wary of Nixon and Agnew with labor support shifting toward Heinz who avoids White House aid. Polls show Heinz ahead though many undecided as turnout looms.
A letter from Charles W. Stewart recalls being in the delivery room for his first son’s birth at a Lubbock hospital on December 14 1950. He questions whether a Tech Professor was the first father allowed in a hospital delivery room and asks if others have shared that experience.
The Avalanche Journal lauds Jim Gintonio for an Oct 16 game piece on the Dunbar Panthers versus Estacado Matadors. The article is hailed as unbiased and boldly frank, a departure from prior criticisms of Dunbar’s performances.
Henry J. Taylor recountsthe 1878 incorporation of the Edison Electric Light Company by 13 men backing Thomas A. Edison. The piece traces his early filament search in cotton and the first practical incandescent lamp, highlights his patent legacy, Paris Exposition prestige, and his belief in individual effort over mass power. It notes Edison’s friendship with John Burroughs and a childhood accident that began his lifelong deafness.
A collage of wry observations and trivia by L. M. Boyd. It riffs on ostrich chicks, mailmen, police, attire, bursitis, a herring gum claim, Pasteur on wine, and urban crime rankings. It closes with a Q and A about sunshine in Arizona, New Mexico, and Alaska.
London voters choose between Attlee's Labour and Churchill's Conservatives as Britain heads to a pivotal election. In Washington the government forecasts higher meat price controls and a near ten percent rise in beet prices next year. In Muleshoe residents recall the 85 year old Joshua Blecher known as the Old Devil of Bailey County who died after a fortune was unearthed from beneath his bed. A Lubbock warrant charges a man with intimidating a cafe operator beaten by four men on 50th Street.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.