28 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
1
Ector County’s 31 schools around Odessa served 24 500 students and posted an 80 000 profit on the lunch program last year on a gross of 1 127 383 000. Participation rose to 62 percent despite open campus rules, aided by civic underwriting.
Mrs. William R. Ballard Jr. delivers a Senate dining room bean soup recipe told by Sen. B Everett Jordan of North Carolina. The note notes the chef was summoned and the recipe copied on an envelope. Another clipping recalls Heloise discussing the Senate House bean soup recipe.
Curiosity notes a 1844 school geography map found by M G Sooter in Canyon showing blank upper Texas and a legend about buffaloes wild horses and roving Indians north of Palo Duro. The United Transportation Union newsletter mentions Amtrak replacing Railpax to avoid legal issues and a quip about women's parking habits by Olsen Park Pete.
Elkhart Kansas mother says she always believed John Wilmore innocent after he was cleared of first degree murder in the strangling death of 14 year old Suzanne Johnson. Wilmore, 19, was released after 38 days in Morton County Jail as a precautionary motion to dismiss the charges cited insufficient evidence. He remains a student at Liberal Area Vocational Technical School and hopes to graduate in May.
Washington faces a rising East West crisis as Defense Secretary Laird notes larger than 25 megaton missiles under construction, Senator Jackson cites up to 40 new silos, Israeli sources confirm MiG 23 jets and SAMs in the Suez area. Amid protests by veterans and antiwar groups, Congress debates troop withdrawals and budget policy.
Leroy F. Thompson died after four gunshot wounds suffered during a robbery attempt at J's Service Station in Amarillo. Authorities captured two suspects, Earl Mabry Jr. in New Mexico and Sylvester Lorenzo Randolph in Albuquerque, as the manhunt followed the early Tuesday killing.
President Nixon will hold a White House news conference Thursday night at 9 p.m. EDT with live radio and TV coverage. The East Room session precedes a quick departure to California for a Western White House trip to welcome back the First Marine Division, the last unit to return from Vietnam.
Texas Tech School of Medicine at Lubbock and Amarillo Hospital District Board of Managers approved an affiliation agreement on Tuesday night. Dick Brooks stated the interlocking agreements will together comprise a Texas medical education and service partnership.
Expenditures for new programs start at 100000 in year one and reach about 1 million by year four or five. Financial aid from the medical school is limited but research grants may help. Net district costs depend on VA and hospital participation and income from staff and resident services.
The Texas House adopted a Senate joint resolution for a constitutional amendment ensuring equality under the law shall not be denied by sex. Debate covered property law protections and areas where current law favors women, with opponents noting needed safeguards.
The House rejected Price amendments restricting use of estates for the needy and nullifying community property rules. Rep. Parker defended equal rights, while Nugent opposed broader repeal of laws to fit the amendment. The measure passed 119 to 25 with regional supporters and opponents named.
A Nashville insurance office bulletin reads a confrontational note warning staff about wearing hot pants, saying they must remove them at the front door. The odd notice was posted on a public bulletin board in Nashville, Tennessee.
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