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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1969
Page
4
A writer argues that Democratic and Republican Senators face voter backlash for antiwar positions. He singles out Fulbright Church McGovern and Maisfield, plus Rockefeller and Goodell, noting primaries in Montana and Minnesota, and calls for ending U S involvement without harming credibility.
Dr. John BR. Silber of the University of Texas advocates an active administration role in confrontations with SDS linked unrest. He urges court orders if needed, calm civil disobedience dialogue with students, and unarmed officers to persuasive enforcement as disorders escalate.
The federal government forms a 12 member nonindustry collective bargaining commission to curb rapid wage rises in construction. Nixon aims for voluntary tripartite wage discussions with unions and employers to ease inflation while noting high pay and fringe benefits in plumbing raise costs. Officials cite hiring gaps for Negro workers and the need for better training as housing starts risk slipping below one million this year.
In a private White House meeting Kissinger urged Rep. Donald Riegle and Rep. Pete McCloskey not to pursue their plan to repeal the Tonkin Gulf resolution by December 31 1970 a deadline set to end U S involvement. The young Republicans aim to accelerate Vietnamization and troop withdrawal.
Washington column attacks a $200,000 fund reportedly raised by the Episcopal Church to back Black Economic Development Conference and antiwar groups. It labels church leaders as hypocritical and calls for spending from members’ pockets. Reagan-era tone.
Marianne Means surveys Democratic incumbents as panic shifts to cautious optimism after Nixon's reshaped politics. Vietnam, tax proposals, and early party activity influence hopes of reelection, while Republicans tee up to seize seven Senate seats amid funding gaps and Kennedy backlash.
Mexico's foreign office said complaints of discrimination may delay bracerog shipments to Texas but there is no blacklist. In Lubbock Gov Mabry of New Mexico is due between 4 and 5 p.m. to join the Rotary Club Inter-City Relations meeting at Jones Stadium and the Tech gym. In Austin Gov Shivers announced James Galerie of Amarillo to the State Board of Water Engineers.
In Saugatuck Michigan a youth run soda shop operates under a unique pilot program. Four businessmen sponsored the venture with the town bank providing equipment and community donors contributing funds. Legally the shop is owned by the school district and students control management.
Two major soap companies will pay grocers 50 percent more for handling consumer coupons, rising from two to three cents per coupon. The Guest Editorial observes this as evidence that inflation is accelerating, noting it now costs more to give money away.
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