Ripple Effect of 1400 Jobs From New Plants in Amarillo
The Nation’s Business estimates 1400 new industrial positions will boost Amarillo’s economy with $14.5 million in personal income and $6.9 million in retail sales annually. The Board of City Development released the figures to Amarillo Chamber of Commerce members. Also announced is a May 5 statue dedication of Cal Farley at Boys Ranch, with a bronze by Clyde Coney unveiled to honor the man and the 2500 boys who call the ranch home.
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Amarillo
Board of City Development
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
BCD
Earl Herring
Boys Ranch
Cal Farley
Farley Memorial Park
Cal
Clyde Coney
Durango
Colo
New York
Water ideas spark Texas debate amid drought talk
The discussion on Mississippi water to West Texas provokes mixed views with plans for desalinization at Texas A&M and other alternatives. A glare on cattle industry tensions surfaces as public figures and observers weigh river water versus dry farming, while locals joke about bumper stickers and everyday frictions.
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Mississippi
West
Texas
Texas A&m
Mystery surrounds Amarillo plane crash victim and extra passenger
Investigators probe positive identification of the crash victim near Tradewind Airport south of Amarillo. The pilot, Roland Scheid of Albuquerque, faced questions after a Dumas refueling stop where a second passenger’s existence is disputed.
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Amarillo
Dumas
Roland Scheid
Albuquerque
Tradewind Airport
Sam Slagle
Shamrock
Randall County
Navy Crewman Survives as 16 Die in Midair Collision
A Navy P3 Orion and a NASA Convair 990 collided above Sunnyvale Golf Course near Moffett Field. The NASA flying laboratory Galileo and the Navy aircraft crashed in flames. one Navy survivor is AW3 Bruce N. Mallbirt. NASA and Navy institutions launched investigations.
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Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course
Mountain View
Calif
Moffett Field Naval Air Station
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Navy
NASA
San Francisco
U.S
Ron Kimball
Weekend Thunderstorm Chance Forecast
Partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Saturday brings considerable cloudiness and wind with a slight thunderstorm risk and highs in the mid 70s. Tonight's low around the low 40s and southerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
Water Plan Backers Remain Optimistic in West Texas
Water Inc backers press for deeper analysis despite an engineering study showing Mississippi River water importation not currently planned. Norman Flagg notes a $20.6 billion project cost with 0.14 to 1 direct benefit to cost ratio and 0.27 to 1 total benefit to cost, while direct irrigation benefits are cited for the High Plains and Pecos Basin.
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Flagg
Water, Inc
West Texas
J. W
Buck Buchanan
North Plains Water Conservation District
Dumas
High Plains
Bureau of Reclamation
Texas Water Development Board
Flags
Pecos River
New Mexico
Republicans Oppose Price Rollback Plan in Congress
The bill would cap most prices and interest rates at March 16 levels and roll rents back to January 10, with allowances for tax and cost increases. Debate begins Monday as Republicans push for a one year extension of economic controls. If not enacted, controls lapse April 30 ahead of a 10 day Easter recess.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
House Banking Committee
Economic Toll High From Spring Blasts
A chain of spring storms disrupts crops and farming across multiple states. Economists warn of ruined citrus and vegetables, delayed planting, flooded prime land, livestock losses, and billions in property damage. Disaster loan requests rise as officials assess Mississippi Missouri river floods and levee integrity near New Orleans.
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Colorado
Missouri
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington
St. Louis
Ilinois
New Orleans
Four Corners
Ari
Energy options loom as oil crisis sparks debate
Federal official Elmer Bennett warned at a Philadelphia energy symposium that Americans may face choosing strict domestic oil conservation or sending an expeditionary force to the Middle East. He said higher prices will accompany any path, with domestic resource development needing environmental safeguards.
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Middle East
Elmer F. Bennett
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Vietnam
Bennett
Persian Gulf
Franklin Institute
Drexel University
Delaware Valley
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Cliff Longest
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LoRelle
Polly
Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Aviation Administration
el Camino Hospital
Bruce N. Mallibert
Inside News
Silas Ave Ies
Eevevvee
Ener
Oe Sports Cienveses
Eeeenae
Norman Flagg
Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Carl Albert
D.okla
Oil Expeditionary Force
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