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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
3
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal notes CHAS A GUY as holster and publisher. A morning issue from Lubbock Texas dated Monday December 2 1968 presents the pledge and headline style reflecting the era.
Four nations Poland Italy Mexico and Spain filed formal complaints with the State Department over attacks on their personnel along Embassy Row Washington. Other embassies seek increased protection as crime spikes and local police staffing is strained.
Courts uphold Taylor Law penalties on New York City Sanitation Union for February strike. Judge Fuld notes public employment lacks guaranteed rights to strike and stresses government safety. Federal judge Travia limits Brooklyn school district to advisory status amid tensions with racial militants. Officials urged to enforce law and demand respect for regulations.
The article notes inauguration festivities planned in Washington and Austin. It reports Nixon taking the oath on January 20 and Preston Smith's gubernatorial inauguration the next day with a parade, grand ball, march, and multiple dances as celebrations amid austerity tensions.
City Commissioners of Hallandale Florida direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance banning hippie hangouts during the winter season. The attorney defines public nuisance and permits no clear hippie definition other than a threat to health welfare and safety. A shop owner argues hippies are free thinkers seeking a better place beyond Hallandale.
Washington notes say 9,000 positions will be filled by a new Administration, leaving 2,000 experienced officials to depart. The piece argues for protecting civil service, limiting advisers, and strengthening the system to sustain efficiency during transitions.
Chicago banker David Kennedy, 63, chief executive of Continental Illinois National Bank, moves to the top of Nixon administration’s Treasury list. Kennedy is seen as moderate with an interest in low-cost housing and black capitalism and has quiet support from Capitol Hill and financial circles. Some Republicans push for George Champion or Maurice Stans instead, both known for orthodox budget-balancing stances.
Washington sources say Bryce Harlow, Ike era liaison and trusted Republican, is Nixon’s preferred top aide for legislative affairs. His skill as a listener and negotiator could smooth Hill relations, signaling a continuity with the Eisenhower era while serving a new administration.
In Berlin five hundred Communist protesters armed with clubs clashed with police trying to break up an anti-communist rally. In Paris Western powers say they will not bow to Soviet measures and may take counter steps. In Austin oil field operators win early round against railroad commission over shutdown orders.
President elect Nixon asked Hubert Humphrey to be United Nations ambassador, hoping to build a cross party coalition. Humphrey declined with focus on strengthening Minnesota politics, while Nixon ear‑marked Nelson Rockefeller as a second choice and pressed via talks and emissaries.
Guest editorial from Oak Ridger in Oak Ridge Tenn argues that progress on highways hinges on who can build the brightest gasoline sign. The piece critiques air carriers and readers’ attention, suggesting the sign race drives global attention as much as the road itself.
Bob Cain of Cash Hardware in Sedalia Missouri turned to a lumberyard for ready to sell lumber pieces. The lumberman cut pine pieces and cut his profit in half to allow about a 55 percent markup on each piece, boosting paint tools and hardware sales by 18 percent 12 percent and 60 percent respectively.
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