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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1973
Page
3
The article argues the two party system has grown blurred and coalitions often serve individual members rather than the public. It warns of third party threats and compares potential future governance to France. It calls for a sharper party structure and voters to focus on the person who reflects shared values.
ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK report that Nixon’s promise to grant Russia trading equality is faltering as Soviet dissidents press for emigrant rights. The debate is framed by Solzhenitsyn and other intellectuals, with Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Jewish groups pushing for free emigration to Israel.
Marianne Means notes a sharp fight between George Shultz and Mel Laird over a proposed income tax change and argues the intra government debate signals a return of activity in the Nixon White House. The piece contrasts public openness with presidential secrecy and warns of broader political and detente implications amid a tense tax battle and Moscow trade issues.
Idalou resident Mrs Gary Fallis argues that true freedom is the freedom to do what one ought not the freedom to do as one pleases She cites ads and posters in theaters stores and restaurants as infringements on public virtue urging responsibility toward others and toward God.
The article argues that Communists and others exploit Salvador Allende’s death to inflame anti American sentiment in Latin America. It claims Allende’s overthrow provides a martyr for foes of the United States and leaves Chile deeply divided and prone to chaos.
Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois projects a 1976 presidential run and rejects a vice presidential role. He argues defeating Republican rivals like Agnew Reagan and Rockefeller would be harder than winning the presidency, signaling a top-spot bid. The piece links Latin American turmoil to U.S. policy tensions and Allende's Chilean legacy.
President Nixon embraces a broader tax base shift while workers face an 1974 Social Security maximum of 737.10, up from 631.80, as the base earnings for deductions rise to 12,600. The article notes the tax funds current retirees and warns future workers will bear bigger costs, with Social Security expanding its role in American budgets.
Marie Ragan of Route 1 O'Donnell argues that wars were sometimes necessary, cites Pearl Harbor and Hitler, praises a Democrat president for leadership, notes Lincoln and the Civil War, references Watergate, and asserts the need for accountability and equal laws for all, including the President.
Opinion draft argues for a rational, local framework to regulate offensive film and printed material in Lubbock. It urges a mayoral commission to limit public displays, strict age enforcement, and equal protection under law, while warning against selective policing of theatres versus shops. It stresses preserving private differences within the community.
I hesitate to get into the fray about movie censorship, but it strikes me that the whole bit is overdone. After all, movies are censored before they're produced. Why all the fuss, children. What I mean is there must be more adult forms of entertainment than movies Ace Lambert Lubbock Rt 8.
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