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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1970
Page
6
A boy and his mother Mrs. Raymond York faced the crowd as the boy defied a court order and spent a day in the marshal's office before being escorted away. The scene started when they approached the school amid chants asking what he was charged with.
President Nixon aims to submit a budget to Congress by late January with talks of possible delays. In Oklahoma City, a school boundary dispute pits Ray York against authorities over busing and custody, as the York family protests Taft and Harding district assignments amid integration changes.
A November 1950 to November 1951 period shows living costs up 6.9 percent before Korean War controls. Food prices rise sharply with bread and milk, transportation costs climb as car prices and gasoline increase, and wholesale food and industrial materials advance 4.8 percent, marking the year’s steepest rise in two decades.
Police investigated two school break-ins including Martin Elementary on East Broadway and Guava Avenue where about 144 dollars of merchandise was stolen. Items taken included a magnifying glass compass flashlight silverware and soft drinks. Burglars pried two vending machines and damaged doors at Chris Harwell Elementary. Some papers were burned in classrooms and a Continental 64 Co soft drink machine was reported broken into.
Amarillo woman Lee Waldrop twenty three died after four months in hospital following a rock hit in a moving car during a church outing return trip. Several others were struck but not injured. Police say the rock covered with aluminum foil made a dark throw easier to see. Rewards offered by local merchants seek information on the assailant. no suspect found.
Police detained an 18 year old suspect at a Broadway Avenue service station late Monday night. He is being questioned in connection with an armed robbery at Ince Service Station No. 8 on Amarillo Road early Saturday, about 325 dollars stolen. Clyde Turnbow, the station's night attendant, said the gunman fled with the cash. John F. Kennedy was the only President of the United States of Irish ancestry.
Senate Republicans pressed ahead with the Carswell nomination after probing his record. Ziegler said Nixon discussed Carswell with Chief Justice Burger and noted no ABA clearance. Carswell defended his stance on civil rights and desegregation while facing scrutiny over his past rulings on race and civil rights claims.
Four Lubbock lawmakers were feted at a dinner where Gov. and Mrs. Barnes praised their service to Texas. Each honoree received a portable color TV as wives got store gift certificates. Speakers credited these representatives with backing the state's 1969 progressive program and the Texas Tech School of Medicine funding.
The district sworn in three new directors Ray Kitten S H Shoenrock and Chester Mitchell following a canvass of votes. Kitten succeeds Bean as director Precinct 1 with Bean moving from president role Goodwin was named vice president Pittman secretary treasurer. Debts were reduced and payroll noted despite retained duties by Rayner.
A longtime friend of George Harrold Carswell, Nixon’s Supreme Court nominee, says his federal rulings show a dissenting streak with Florida’s white majority. The piece notes Carswell’s party switch, key 1958 1959 cases, and colleagues’ views of his character and courtroom style. It mentions his family, Florida ties, and social life in Tallahassee.
Commissioners approved a $4200 radio survey funded by Texas and Lubbock County to guide a public education program on juvenile study implementation. Local officials urged upgrading radio facilities, with talks of placing an antenna on a city water tower for better range and potential city county cooperation to reduce costs. The panel also reviewed a tort claims matter under a new state law ending governmental immunity for negligence, seeking Purdom’s guidance before insuring potential claims amid per capita premium estimates.
Radio Moscow aired Christmas messages from American POWs in North Vietnam to relatives in the United States. Relatives expressed disappointment that the broadcasts offered no new details and appeared to repeat earlier messages. One voice identified as Lt. Michael Kerr, missing since 1967, and another message was for Lt. Hugh Allen Stafford’s wife in Cambridge Maryland.
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