20 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1973
Page
1
A Roswell memo questions how many bases have closed and how many more can shut without surrender. It recalls 1964 cuts and notes the new Aegis system tested off California coast, produced by RCA and partners, promising instant kill capability and high mobility for U S fleets.
West winds of 70 mph gusting to 100 mph blasted the Panhandle causing widespread damage. In Amarillo the storm injured 10 people, flipped mobile homes and toppled signs as highways and businesses suffered, with damages estimated near a million dollars.
Hurricane force winds ripped through Amarillo causing widespread damage including toppled signs broken windows and uprooted shrubs. A fatality occurred on U S 385 when a semi collided with a pup trailer on a bridge south of Boys Ranch. Roads across Panhandle counties closed as dust storms and debris forced emergency responses and fieldwork began to mitigate further harm.
A bust of fragmented local text recounts a wind snatching a necktie, a Borger reader clipping grocery ads from 1969, a San Francisco cab ride remark about Holsteins as patrol cars, and quotes a local figure named Wes Izzard on prosperity.
Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst withdraws from the Watergate investigation citing conflicts of interest with friends and associates. The case centers on alleged planning by John N. Mitchell and John W. Dean III, with Jeb Stuart Magruder named in court papers as an organizer. Indictments against several Nixon officials are anticipated as the Justice Department prosecutes perjury and related charges.
Spring issue preview announces a Saturday Home and Garden section in the Daily News. The VIP pages will cover gardening innovations home improvement and local green thumb stories with city activity features.
The Studio Band of the United States Army Field Band performs Jazz a Great American Heritage at 8 p.m. May 7 in the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Free tickets available at Globe-News Van Buren Street, and the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce office. The program blends 1930s to 1950s big band themes and a Thad Jones tribute with a gospel grace, highlighting arrangers of the Studio Band formed in 1969.
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a little warmer today and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High today in the upper 60s, low tonight in the mid 30s. High Saturday in the 60s. West to southwest winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty today. Chance of precipitation 20 percent today.
Statistics indicate rising prices and employment shifts as analysts note inflation pressures. Government data shows consumer costs climbing while energy and housing sectors drive early-year economic volatility.
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