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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1973
Page
3
Saturday morning issue from Lubbock Texas 1973 featuring staff notes and masthead details. It lists executives editors and managers and notes page 4 section A with National wire sources The Associated Press and United Press International.
Senate Select Committee plans to restart Watergate hearings on September 24 aiming for a six week wrap up. Chairman Sam Ervin defends speeding testimony while critics warn the process has dragged on. The panel will focus on dirty tricks and campaign financing with calls to examine its own investigator.
The article honors Marjorie Merriweather Post at age 86 noting her vast wealth and philanthropy. It recalls her father C W Post founder of Post City and brands like Post cereal Postum and Post Toasties. It also mentions her four marriages and her Washington projects with daughter Dina Merrill.
Washington column argues against Sen. Bob Dole’s plan to close Senate Watergate hearings to the public and press. The piece asserts the public has a right to know and condemns secrecy as undermining democracy. It stresses hearings are part of accountable government and should remain open.
President Nixon hinted at using oil as leverage against Arab states triggering alarm in Saudi Arabia. King Faisal faces pressure from Washington and U.S. oil interests to boost output from 7–8 million barrels daily to 11.3 million by 1976 and 20 million by 1980, a move the kingdom weighs amid Middle East tensions.
Virginia Payette argues President Nixon should have privacy on the road free from press encumbrance. She praises giving him space to govern while suggesting reporters could focus on uncovering real White House actions. She contends oil politics and Arab relations shape US policy and warns against sensational coverage.
A quirky roundup notes plants may respond to speech, aging residents seek old hometowns for comfort, media exposure dulls imagination, and New Orleans adds TV for gorillas who quickly become hooked on television.
In Lubbock, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson said he would favor no basic change in relations between Congress and the White House if Democrats win control next year. Also, Lubbock County Commissioners Court approved a boundary revision reducing precincts from eight to five, effective January 1, 1954.
Fidel Castro dominated the Algiers conference of nonaligned nations, denouncing Brazil and decrying Western influence while African leaders and military juntas rose to power. The gathering highlighted coups, civil wars, and totalitarian rule across Africa and Asia, with Boumediene hosting amid opulent, overpowering diplomacy.
A collage of quick questions and answers covers TV viewing, early horses, newborn bottle feeding rates, Mexico City’s founding, maid of honor ring bearing, birth weight trends, common surnames, free matches, ear size by race, shark deterrence, Kamilaroi language snake terms and coconut vocabulary.
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