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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1973
Page
3
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated Friday September 21 1973 lists staff roles including executive editor associate editor and circulation manager along with names Robert Norris J C Rickman David Knapp Burle Petut Carli Nagannon Harris Kenneth May and Robert C McVay.
The Panhandle South Plains Fair starts Saturday for an eight day run the first in 56 years at the fairgrounds in East Lubbock. It features a star studded Shower of Stars lineup with Mac Davis Donna Fargo Vincente Fernandez Tony Orlando Lynn Anderson Lobo Ralna Hovis and Guy plus children's barnyard fiddlers contest horse shows and band contests drawing large crowds and over $40 000 in livestock premiums. Area students will join the parade and merchants exhibits Midway and notable acts promise a record turnout and entertaining week.
The Chamber of Commerce backs a direct four-lane divided highway to Dallas Fort Worth as Lubbock’s main highway priority. The plan would shorten travel by 30 to 35 miles, improve freight, and connect the South Plains to eastern markets, while pushing I 27 extension and Port to Plains routes. The effort follows the Highway Commission’s Austin meeting on Oct 3 and aims to place Lubbock on a new federal priority system.
Washington column notes letters from readers across many states urging stricter prison security and harsher sentences after Robert Martin, a Quaker jailed over a protest, reports of brutal assaults in Cell Block 2. The piece argues politicians ignore victims and highlights a national call for stronger crime punishment and capital punishment support.
In a southern California middle-class suburb Nixon shows little political recovery from Watergate depths and remains in desperate trouble, in a community long loyal to him.
Nixon signals a 1976 bid while polls show public fatigue with Watergate and a desire for broad political participation. In California's San Fernando Valley interviews, most voters oppose impeachment and want tapes released, yet reject full restoration of Nixon support.
Dr Luther Jerstad Everest climber spoke to the Lubbock Knife and Fork Club recounting a 200 mile trek to start the ascent of Everest in 1963. He urged that courage and will reveal the potential in man even on 29 028 summit night winds. The event highlighted Lubbock's habit of hosting VIPs and the area’s Texas Tech connection.
The column notes expectant mothers gain about 22 pounds during pregnancy and lose 13.5 pounds after delivery, with further loss totaling 17.75 pounds by six weeks. It mentions small whales, timberland in Arizona, and that a third of New York licensed detectives are women. Address L. M. Boyd at P O Box 17076 Fort Worth Texas 76102.
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