Panhandle-South Plains Fair Set With Roy Clark Hosts
The 52nd Panhandle-South Plains Fair runs September 22 to 27 in Lubbock with a packed schedule. Headliners Roy Clark, Jeannie C. Riley, Charley Pride, and Buck Owens & the Buckaroos entertain for two days each alongside livestock shows, an Open Horse Show, fiddlers contest, and a 16th Annual West Texas Twirling Festival. Officials expect attendance near 290 000 as residents and neighboring communities flock to Fair Park.
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Lubbock
Roy Clark
Jeannie C. Riley
Harper Valley
PTA
Charley Pride
Buck Owens
The
Buckaroos
Paige
Fair Park
Jersey
West Texas
John B. Vickers
Autumn Time For Reflection
An essay contrasts Spring and Autumn, noting Autumn as a season of contemplation and decline, but also a time of harvest and renewal. It reflects on the inevitable rhythm of the year, the beauty and subtle sadness of Autumn, and the desire to find calm amid a changing world. The author cites poetry and stars a timeless view of seasons.
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Tennyson
West
Tito
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Nasser
Albania
Ivan Benediktov
Italy
Greece
Spectator Suggests US Unite With Red China to Contain Soviets
The Weekly Spectator asks if the United States should ally with Red China to stop a world communization plan by the Soviet Union, likening the idea to a person with smallpox moving in with a leper for safety.
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Weekly Spectator
Red China
Soviet Union
Junk Mail Threats Spark Consumer Backlash
An excerpt reports growing alarm over unsolicited credit cards and fake home offers. It cites banks and companies pressuring households with imagined ownership notices, urging readers to resist intrusive mail and protect credit and privacy.
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Washington
Readers Press for Texas Maritime Center Funds
A set of letters to the Avalanche Journal editor discuss Gov. Preston Smith’s funding decisions for Texas higher education. Elaine Hardy of Lockney argues Texas medical facilities are scarce and urges lawmakers to support a regional medical center, while others praise the Texas Tech Medical School’s establishment and note its citywide impact. Readers from Lubbock Midland Abernathy Petersburg and beyond weigh in on politics religion and public works.
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Avalanche Journal
Aaron Schwartz
Galveston
Preston Smith
Texas Maritime Academy
Texas Tech Medical School
Texas
Denver City
Lubbock
Dallas
Houston
Elaine Hardy
Lockney
The
Texas Tech
Tech
H. J.doc Blanchard
Delwin Jones
Elmer Tarbox
R. B. McAlister
Bill Parsley
Reed Quilliam
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
BCD
O. Brandon Hull
Grover Murray
Barnie Rushing
John Logan
W. D. Rogers, Jr
Morris W. Turner
66Th Drive
Avalanche-Journal
Garry Kelly
Dan Smoot
U. S. Senate
Uncle Ho
Ralph Abernathy
Kennedy
Clean Gene
Mr. Kelly
Smoot
Goldwater
Joe H. Boyd
Box 55
Petersburg
Aln
Meeabinven Jr
Rt. 1
Abernathy
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Avalanch¢-Journal
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Fulbright
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Opostavia
Marshal Tito
Europe
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Thave
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Adriatic Sea
Russia
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
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U.S
Far East
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Defense Department
Suez Gulf
Harold Sloan
Northern Ireland
Amy
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