Morning Edition and the South Plains Start Date
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Monday Morning edition dated September 16, 1973 lists staff roles and newspaper details. The issue presents the standard masthead with editor names and management titles for the Southwestern Newspapers Corporation operation in Lubbock, Texas.
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Box
Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Fl St
Ave J Lubbock
Texas National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press League
Dallas
Associated Press
United Press International
Robert R. Norris
J. C. Rickman
David BE. Knapp Jay Harris
Burle Pettit
Kenneth May
Carl N. Cannon
Robert C. McVay
Eethieniasinihtneninties
Inenenaue Aniivisiit
Death Penalty Moves Forward Across States
The piece notes that since 1972 Supreme Court action, 19 states including Texas have reinstated capital punishment with laws detailing qualifying crimes. It cites public support, lists states without death penalties, and references Burger's guidelines, mass slayings in Houston, and notable fate of Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Alaska
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
NICW
Supreme Courts
Cnet
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Houston
High Court
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F Kennedy
Charles Manson
Magruder McCord case sparks fairness debate over speeches
In District of Columbia matter chief judge Sirica delays sentencing of Watergate conspirators Magruder and McCord as they earn fees from lectures while questions linger about constitutional rights and whether they should profit from wrongdoing. The piece notes financial strain and broader remarks on government workers and political timing.
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John J. Sinica
Distriet of
Columbbia
Deb Stuart Magruder
James W. McCord Jr
Senate Select Committee
Sirica
Ethnic pride fades as old American diversity changes
Andrew Tully laments a loss of ethnic character in the United States as generations of Irish Italian and Polish Americans adopt new social norms. He contrasts past working class loyalties with present upper crust assimilation and suggests a homogenized national identity may erase distinct communities.
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Exeter
Groton
Princeton
IBM
Micks
Polacks
Republic
Smith
New Math Debate Marks Watershed Reader Letter
In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal column titled The New Math readers discuss percentages and minority versus majority claims. The piece cites a 35/36 ratio equaling 97.22 percent and 1/36th 2.78 percent as a disputed allocation.
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Watergate
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: the New
Vice Presidency reform debated amid Watergate crisis
The piece traces how the Nixon era and Watergate propelled calls to reform vice presidential selection. It cites the Democratic Study Commission hearings in Massachusetts and New Hampshire with broader plans in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and notes divisions over independence for the VP and potential constitutional change. It also records editor letters defending Nixon and criticizing press bias.
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Washington
Eagleton
Spiro Agnew
American Bar Association
American Political Science Association
Democratic Study Commission
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Democratic Commission
Hubert Humphrey
Sen. Humphrey
House
Endicott Peabody
Veep
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Commission
Thomas Eagleton
Path Ahead Bumpy In Lubbock Civic Notes
A city survey shows residents want street repairs and higher taxes to fund them. The piece urges taxpayers to ensure value for money and highlights delays in the civic center plans and Indiana extension. It also notes road safety as football season begins and warns drivers to stay cautious.
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Lubbock
Canyon Lakes
City Hall
Civic Center
Indiana
South Plains
West Texas
Can You Find Out If a Man Is Guilty by Hypnosis
The column notes mentalists doubt hypnotism reveals guilt and that a suspect might confess to please the hypnotist. It cites a 35 percent wing weight for female mosquitoes and compares elderly living arrangements across Sweden Denmark the United States and Great Britain. It recalls delivery lag for magazines and Wyatt Earp’s gun restraint law as core items.
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Nixon
Watergate
John Dean
You
Senate Watergate Committee
Abc-Tv
Nbc-Tv
Cbs-Tv
Washington Post
New York Times
Jack Anderson
Sen. Eagleton
Archibald Cox
United States of America
Alger Hiss
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Richard M. Nixon
USA
Watergate Committee
United States
Allen Burke, Sr
Sweden
Denmark
Great Britain
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Magruder-McCord Order Fair
Dudge Sirica
Congress
McCord and Magruder
Andrew Tully
New England
Irrishman
American Civil Liberties Union
Charlie Cozzens
Optical Company
John O'Shaughnessy
Filene DiGregorio
Koprowskis
Mayflower
Newman Hotel
Billy Cahill
Irving Wilson
Billy Earls
Jack Delehanty
O'Shaughnessy
Brown
Holy Cross
Country Club
St. Pat
Pilsudski Hall
Kosakowskis
Slotas
Shirley Temple
Sons of
Italy
Fileno
Tito Federico
Onorato Michell
Boston
Cape
Kho
Marianne
V.P
Jay Harris
Tech Indiana Extension
Rotary Club
Sam Wahl
Ernst Kiesling
Tech
University
Kiesling
Freeway
Bob Orben
Bob
Dillinger
Hawaii
L. M. Boyd
Wyatt Earp
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