C.W. Jick Myers aka Clarence Wallace Myers was the appointed energy czar of the state of Arizona during the Arab oil embargo of the early 1970s and was discussed among Republican party officials as a possible replacement candidate for Jack Williams. Myers was a temporary television news celebrity during the oil embargo. He served in the quartermaster during the waning years of World War II and then travelled to Phoenix Arizona after the war. He became acquainted with future governor Jack Williams and future senator Barry Goldwater while working at radio station KOY. This is also where he met his wife Laura Belle (Harris) Myers.
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