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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1971
Page
5
An AP analysis argues Powell and Rehnquist, if confirmed, would push the Supreme Court toward a tougher criminal law stance. The piece notes their conservative leanings, proximity to Goldwater and Byrd, and support for wiretaps, signaling a potential Nixon era shift.
Washington AP reports a Phoenix lawyer turned Justice Department official, Lewis F. Powell Jr. nominated to the Supreme Court, with William Rehnquist poised for a pivotal Senate decision. Rehnquist, long an adviser on wiretaps, stresses limits on court inquiries while defending presidential surveillance. He is a former clerk to Justice Jackson and a critic of some defendant rights rulings. He holds Stanford and Harvard degrees and lives in McLean Virginia with Natalie Cornell and their three children.
The Farmers Livestock Exchange lists prices for hogs veal lambs and cattle by weight and class. Highlights include heavy butcher hogs 240-270 Ibs at 19.00 to 20.50 and steers 29.00 to 31.00 for Choice in slaughter cattle with multiple weight bands and feeder cattle prices.
President Nixon sent six potential nominees to the ABA for Supreme Court consideration. The list did not include William Rehnquist or Lewis Powell Jr. who were later singled out. Mitchell and ABA actions sparked questions about preannouncement strategy and the “trick or treat” season.
Richmond lawyer Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. says his only regret about a Senate confirmation is leaving active lawyering. He frames himself as a lawyer who trusts the constitutional system, notes a large corporate practice, and supported desegregation cases while remaining open to Senate scrutiny as a Southern nominee.
Virginia Maryland and DC officials seal an interim plan to reduce Potomac overflow from the Blue Plains plant in Washington. The plant serves Fairfax Loudoun Prince George Montgomery counties and now operates 30 million gallons per day over capacity. The accord spends 5 million yearly on temporary overflow treatment until a 399 million gallon daily expansion by late 1974. DC pays 1.95 million, WSSC 2.88 million, and Fairfax County 170 thousand.
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