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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1973
Page
3
A garbled pledge paragraph appears in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal with corrupted words and typos. The text mimics the United States pledge but includes errors such as Fing for flag and lndivicible for indivisible.
Lubbock Texas Wednesday Morning September 12 1973 lists staff including Robert R Norris vice president general manager J C Rickman business manager David E Knapp Jay Harris Burle Pettit Kenneth May managing editor associate editor Carl N Cannon Robert C McVay advertising director circulation manager and Nations advertising representatives of the Southwestern Newspapers Corporation.
The Frankfurt cases show a continuing stream of Nazi war crime trials well after World War II with delays stretching to a decade. Judges address mass exterminations and accounts of orders, questioning whether prolonged proceedings truly serve justice.
The column honors Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves for approaching Babe Ruths 714 home run record while noting both admiration and debate over race and public sentiment. It argues records are made to be broken and praises past legends who inspired others to strive higher.
A reader rebuts Rep. Murphy’s proposal for a fully empowered federal security force at airports. He notes increased weapon seizures since January and June FAA reports showing many passengers denied boarding and arrested, arguing rent-a-cops work and a federal bureau would waste money. He mocks privacy concerns and favors existing screening.
A reader cites calm, graceful animal feats and warns against hasty trapping after an Aug 27 item on the animal shelter setting traps. He argues squirrels generally avoid aggression and urges editor to drop the story, defending the creature and local wildlife.
President Nixon has not pushed the six year single Presidential term idea since proposing it as Watergate reform. He urged Congress to study the plan but has offered little beyond that. Critics say a longer term could protect a President from politics yet leave him a lame duck, raising civil liberty and democracy concerns.
R L Isom Jr complains that the city budget process excludes council input and public accountability. He cites a closed defense center briefing, absence of opposed voices at the August 23 adoption, and a media-dominated explanation, urging greater transparency.
The Lubbock Morning Avalanche reports that a Red newsman admitted Capt. Harold Fisher and other fliers remain in Communist hands as UN forces demand accounting for 44 Americans. Washington lists four missing South Plains soldiers among war missing believed captured. House committee reveals 600 clergy as Communist party members and 3,000 to 4,000 fellow travelers.
A Dallas area column reports on Project Sanguine, a Navy underground radio system proposed for Llano County hills to reach nuclear submarines. Critics warn of environmental and practical risks, while supporters argue low power signals are vulnerable to jamming and slow to transmit. The piece notes costs, measures, and other oddities, including a jab at a Frisbee experiment and a snowy observatory report in Texas.
L M Boyd answers readers queries about the extinction of passenger pigeons by hunters using night knocks from poles, lamp blinding, smoke from sulphur fires, and nest-tree destruction. He notes the birds once numbered in millions. The column also touches on bravest birds and a rancher who claims mice elimination via recorded rattles.
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.