Chas A Guy Editor of Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Chas A Guy served as editor and publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, steering the newspaper through its mid 20th century era with leadership across editorial and business operations.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1970
Page
12
Texas Senators Back Nixon State of the Union
Texas senior Senator Ralph Yarborough and junior Senator John Tower praised President Nixon's first State of the Union address. They supported his emphasis on environmental improvement and tougher anti crime measures. Yarborough backed the anti organized crime provisions despite liberal critics, signaling a balanced show of bipartisan support for Nixon during a tense domestic policy period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Nixon
Sen
John Tower
Yarborough
Tower
Congress
Desegregation Ruling Sparks Debate Over Court Delay
The Supreme Court rejected a Nixon request to pause desegregation, ordering 14 Southern districts to desegregate by February 1 1970. The ruling reversed the Fifth Circuit and highlighted tensions within HEW over timing and scope of desegregation efforts amid ongoing regional disparities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Supreme Court
Nixon
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Robert Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
South
HEW
North
Warren Burger
Potter Stewart
Capital's Crime Excerpt Reflects Political Chorus
The piece mocks Senator Proxmire and Representative Eckhardt for criticizing Nixon on crime rhetoric. It argues liberal governance tolerates crime through weak laws and judges, urging decisive action with tough statutes. It also quips that women talk faster than men, yet still lag behind talkers.
Method Of Choosing Justices Should Be Revised Drastically
The article argues President Nixon chose not the top candidate but the least objectionable to appease groups. It criticizes the Haynsworth defeat by AFL CIO lobbying and calls for reform including jurist ballots from state and federal judges to guide the Supreme Court selection. It urges a broader, more transparent process with broader jurist input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Haynsworth
George Harrold Carswell
America
High Court
United States
Carswell
Georgia
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Florida
Judge Haynsworth
Senate
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Afl-Cio
Congress
Haynswourth
Jude Haynsworth
Labor Organization
Supreme Court of the
Food and Drug Administration
Longwinded column mixes politics and espionage lore
A sprawling, satirical column blends political jabs about city governance with global intrigue. It highlights the Airport Board talks at West Tears Air Terminal, critiques municipal life, and weaves in a defense of broader U S foreign espionage concerns centered on Warsaw and Red China. It closes with a light note about a Texas boy and a stubborn horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tears Air Terminal
Texas
Lubbock
Airport Board
Poland
Walter J. Stoessel Jr
Peking
Ambassador Stoesse
Hague
Liao Ho-shu
Red China
Netherlands
Liao
Gestapo
China
Hong Kong
Irwin No Scarbecko
Warsaw
Aszula Maric Discher
Washington
Berlin
Panama
Mac
Teh Wu
Vote survey blocked by White House political chief
Washington report says White House political director Harry Dent blocked a Civil Rights Commission plan to tally Negro voter registration in the South since the 1965 act. The proposed $790,000 survey would cover 10 Southern states and select California and Texas counties, aiming to expose ongoing disenfranchisement amid political risk for administrations seeking to appear even handed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Hiarry Dent
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
South
Jean Mitchell
Howard Glickstein
Commission On Civil Rights
Glickstein
Dent
Nison
Mitchell
Justice Department
Jo Len Garment
Lance Tarrance Jr
Census Bureau
US Qwik Service Commission
California
Texas
Russians ease blockade on western Berlin truck traffic
In Berlin the Soviet blockade on western truck traffic to and from Berlin was suddenly and without explanation half toward easing. In Washington a CIO union proposes jamming Bell Telephone switchboards to cripple dial systems if a nationwide telephone strike goes ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Berlin
Washington
CIO
General Public
Bell Telephone Company
Valentine sales rise for chains as promos shift
A Midwest chain executive notes Valentine volume has nearly doubled in five years, yet firms de-emphasize outside promotions. In-store efforts grow, with candy in heart boxes leading, followed by greeting cards and perfumes as the main revenue drivers for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
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United States of America
Republic
Supreme Courts
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Bleeding Heart
Bob Eckhardt
State of the Union
Erips
David Lawrence
Hera
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Jim Granberry
James Harlan, Jr
Manoon Avenue
Wei
Main Street
Henry J. Taylor
Pekine
Hai-Wai-Tiao Cha Pi
Dutch Security Police
BVD
Hoge Veluwe
Stoessel
Chao Fu
Mao
Stockholm
Tung Chi Ping
Burundi
Miao Chen-pi
Damascus
Ambassador Stoessel
Bern
Switzerland
Red Chinese
Pekin
Odessa
Moscow
Paul Crume
Dallas
Red River
Marianne
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