Lubbock Newspaper Names Staff in 1913 Issue
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal lists staff including Roberta Norris vice president and general manager Jc Rickman, with David E Knapp Jay Harris and Kenneth May among editors and managers in a Wednesday morning 1913 publication from Lubbock Texas.
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Lubbock
Roberta Norris
Jc. Rickman
David E. Knapp
Jay Harris
Eents
Burle
Peri Kenneth May Carl
N. Kanon Robert
McVay
Texas
Postal Service theories awry and price hike plans
An editorial criticizes Postmaster General E T Klassen for proposed rate increases including a two cent rise to 10 cents for first class and 13 cents for air mail. It argues the Postal Service inflates wages, lags in productivity, loses business to private carriers, and must first modernize and motivate staff before another rate hike.
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U.S. Postal Service
E.T. Klassen
Postal Service
Postal Service Administration
New View Of Yellow Peril Raises Global Tension
The piece discusses a looming East West strategic standoff as Moscow and Beijing boost forces along their border. It notes fears of a quick nuclear strike against Peking, China’s missile buildup, and Moscow’s 4 000 mile border expansion. It also covers U S policy guidance under Kissinger and the aim for a working agreement between the two powers.
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Moscow
Peking
China
Russia
Red Arsenal
Washington
Tokyo
East
U.S
Sec
Henry Kissinger
Main Street
U.S.A
U.S. News and World Report
American Southwest
New York
Kremlin
Failure To 'Think Big' Puts: Cheap Tag On Politicians
A Wall Street Journal report links Vice President Spiro Agnew to free food and liquor from a supermarket and a Maryland banker as Watergate scrutiny grows. The piece contrasts alleged small favors with bigger corruption claims, noting Agnew’s $62,500 salary plus $10,000 expenses amid public outrage.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
Agnew
Maryland
Jim Curley
Boston
Curley
Diogenes
Golden Gates
Heaven
St. Peter
Peter
The
Watergate
Nixon
Journal
Texas
Hospital Tests Joke Opens With Patient Banter
A physician warns a patient he must stay a week for tests. the patient protests asking for hospital stay. The doctor replies to marry your home as preparation. The snippet includes jokes from James Dent Wilfred Beaver and Gene Brown.
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James Dent
Charleston Gazette
Extreme Smokestack Sparks Environmental Debate
Henry J. Taylor argues the El Paso plant smokestack by the American Smelting and Refining Co stands as a remarkable engineering feat despite critics. He cites global environmentalist protests, noting Concorde sonic studies in England and opposition to a proposed London Channel tunnel as examples of perceived environmental alarmism.
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American Smelting & Refining Co
el Paso
Washington Monument
England
Kent
London
Nader
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Robert A. Taft
Joe McCarthy
Einstein
Connally draws fire over presidential immunity and tape stance
Marianne Means reports that John Connally’s claim the president may defy laws and even the Supreme Court drew GOP criticism from Barry Goldwater and Gerald Ford. The piece traces his party switch, vice presidential prospects, Agnew’s scandal, and Connally’s fall from White House confidant to likely campaign figure amid 1976 speculation.
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Washington
Big John Connally
Connally
Supreme Court
Barry Goldwater
House
Gerald Ford
Nixon
Texas
Republican Party
Agnew
Maryland
John Connally
Justice Department
White House
GOP
Congress
Richard Nixon
United States
Supreme Ars
New Look for Tech Band Energizes Texas Fans
Jay Harris notes the Panhandle South Plains Fair’s lively expansion in Lubbock and lights up Tech football as the Raiders plan a sellout crowd in Austin. Polk Robison highlights video payouts and gate receipts that could exceed earlier Texas Tech figures. Dean Killion explains the band’s white pants change and 305 members will travel by bus for the game Friday.
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Red Raiders
Tech
Robison
Polk
Texas ‘Tech
Memorial Stadium
Austin
The
Crimson
Dean Killion
Westlake Austin
Lee Boyd Montgomery
Westlake
New Mexico
Killion
LM Boyd Advice Column Digest
In a lighthearted column LM Boyd notes divorce informs vary by gender with men less reticent than wives who often blame themselves. A playful quiz contrasts limited and unlimited directions and shares curious facts on overweight trends after 40 and body proportions at birth and age 25.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Postal Workers Union
Europe
Asia
Paris
Japan
E Andrew Tully
Wilfred Beaver
Chicago Tribune
Gene Brown
Newses
Industr
Henry J. Taylor
Marianne
Australia
Canada
Norway
Trondheim
America
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
Prudhoe
Fairbanks
Valdez
Wilmington
Ohio
East Lubbock
Dean
Killian
LM. Boyd
Theodor Reik
Lm, Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
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