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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1966
Page
5
A vintage picture shows a girl clinging to a cross shaped rock buffeted by waves in a storm, a symbol of the Rock of Ages. The piece argues the Rock of Faith remains impregnable amid modern storms and the rise of secularism and materialism.
The article notes Margaret Sanger's lifelong advocacy for birth control, her jailings and public scrutiny, and her 1964 remark that jail publicity aided her movement. It recalls her 1912 start of planned parenthood and her view that birth control is a government concern up to her death at 82.
The Texas Supreme Court rejected AFL-CIO efforts to remove the poll tax amendment from the November 8 ballot. It ruled the ballot description omission about annual voter registration is a minor issue and not enough to disrupt the constitutional amendment process or trigger challenges to other measures.
Pvt Dennis Mora urged troops to vote on following orders, proposing majority rule before emergency actions. Court-martial sentenced him to three years at hard labor, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay. He was a member of the W E B Dubois Clubs. Mora urged studying other theories including Patton. The article ends with a remark on foreign stone throwing at the dollar and the modern underprivileged family owning one car and no boat.
Art Buchwald reports on Judicare a poverty era legal aid program in Wisconsin pilot counties. A surprising 84 percent sought divorce advice revealing poor couples face real housing and alimony needs as they consider divorce while poverty shapes their options and social pressures.
Letters to the Avalanche Journal defend and criticize federal policy on law enforcement, street violence, cotton markets, and bureaucratic overreach. Hubert H. Humphrey refutes editorial framing, while Bob Boone from Olton criticizes cotton and school integration guidance amid political posturing.
Letter from Sue Stevens of Denver City criticizes W H Crook regional director of the War on Poverty for alleged poverty conditions seen in Mexican border towns. She argues against federal mobilization and Metropolitan Government, defending local autonomy and accusing liberals of welfare abuse and high salaries.
A Lubbock couple, Kenneth W. Kinard and wife, urge Christians to oppose Sunday store hours and propose shopping only on other days to keep shops closed. They cite rest, holy observance, and avoiding forcing workers to labor on Sundays.
Letters to The Avalanche Journal debate Vietnam war ethics and Christian duty. A Seagraves reader questions wartime scripture, while Jim Kinsley argues for Senator Tower over Waggoner Carr, praising Tower’s experience and urging support for him in 1970.
Mrs John N Mueller Jr expresses pride after reading Peter Arnett article on the 4th Division in Viet Nam. She notes it gave details on base camp location weather and adjustments for soldiers including her brother Pfc Marvin Lynn Jones of Plainview in the 2nd Brigade. She expects his letters will now include more updates.
Fort Worth pioneer Albert B Barnes perished at Dove Creek in January 1865 during a five hour clash as Kickapoo forces fled toward Mexico. The unmarked graves, snowbound terrain, and disputed battlefield lay off the beaten trail, with locals urging access to the site and reflection on lost causes.
Guest editorial highlights Texas DPS booklet showing 14 of 22 county fatalities in city limits across Wichita County with 25 deaths last year. argues urban crashes at 20 to 40 mph rival highway tolls and cites Amarillo cutting fatal crashes by 51 percent as example.
Poet J. C. Metcalfe reflects on recurring Sunday morning dreams where devils with tails and horns appear charming and playful. He muses whether these devils are really prankish angels in disguise within his sleeping vision.
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