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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
8
The page shows CHAS A GUY as editor and publisher, with a pledge citation to the flag and nation, and notes Lubbock Texas publication on Wednesday morning January 21 1970.
The article discusses Judge G Harrold Carswell as Nixon's Supreme Court nominee. It notes expected Senate Judiciary Committee hearings starting January something and stores concerns from labor and civil rights groups. It calls him a moderate conservative and strict constructionist while urging a clean record for confirmation.
A warm Monday dinner honored Sen. Hf. J. Doc Blanchard and Reps. Delwin Jones Elmer Tarbox and BR McAlister with their wives. Clerks and governors sent telegrams while Speaker Gus Mutscher attended. The event praised the delegation for their work benefiting Texas installations notably Texas Tech University. The crowd exceeded 100 people and enjoyed the evening.
The Reese Roundup at Reese Air Force Base is named best newspaper in its class in the Air Training Command for the second consecutive year and advances to the full Air Force competition. Editor Jim Comeaux leads a staff including Sgt. Owen W. McWhorter Jr and S/Sgt. Dennis G. Vintland with support from Mrs. Bobbi Lord and Capt. William J. Hubbard among others.
A 5 to 3 ruling by Justice Douglas limits Selective Service moves to speed induction of draft resisters and rejects prosecutorial leniency for draft card protests. The decision pressures Congress to rewrite draft laws to address delinquency without self created policy.
A longtime Atlanta teacher appeals to President Nixon about the midyear transfer chaos caused by desegregation orders. She warns that relocating roughly 1,700 teachers disrupts class climate, learning differences, and student relations, fueling resentment and uneven effects across regions.
A lighthearted piece notes a preference for bills with Presidents’ portraits. It mentions movie ratings, a joking “I” for idiots, and cites polls showing Spiro Agnew as highly admired among men. The column comments on Congress resuming work after Christmas and political maneuvering in a divided government.
Washington commentary notes Murray Chotiner reemerges as a political adviser in the Nixon White House, aiming to help House candidates while stirring unease among GOP moderates. The piece contrasts this with historic cooperation between Eisenhower and Johnson, and touches on public funding scrutiny and other opinions from the era.
Vishinsky accuses Acheson of lying and of backing a predatory line in the Far East while Moscow signals recall of Soviet UN staff. In New York Lake Success reports say the Soviet Union may compel UN staff removal to pressure recognition of Mao’s Red regime. In Austin two Houston trains end service today as suits seek to stop unprofitable passenger lines. Curtis Sterling resigns as Texan Tech Student Council president to join Brownfield News.
Washington taps a final NSC plan seeking a big South Vietnamese push to destroy Viet Cong within South Vietnam while holding frontiers against a North Vietnamese push. The plan hinges on Saigon's readiness by next year and on U.S. warnings to keep faith or risk UN handover.
The Town and Country Hotel in San Diego offers a nightly New Year’s Eve celebration since 1961 with a cocktail lounge party starting around 10:20 p.m. Nickels for sandwiches, $1.05 drinks, and a midnight burst of horns and confetti draw about 200 attendees, mostly locals and guests.
A guest editorial from Charlotte, N C notes that longer hair reduces barber trips but raises cutting costs. Barbers report higher charges for longer styles while customers weigh whether shaving or maintaining longer hair saves money amid rising haircut prices.
The Atlanta Constitution notes a breakthrough where silent majorities seem to form rapidly through telegrams of 10,000 signatures or immediate reads of public sentiment. It calls this an American technological milestone, the instant majority, reshaping political perception without formal polls.
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