08 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
1
The first of a five part series examines loopholes hidden in the tax bill fine print. Foundations banks and utilities gain through targeted exceptions while broad groups see little relief. Lobbyists press for favorable provisions as Congress debates final reform before a possible Nixon signature.
New York reports Arlene Dahl and Western Video Industries chairman Roonsevelle W. Schaum married Sunday at Marble Collegiate Church in a private ceremony. It is Dahl’s fifth marriage and Schaum’s second.
The Associated Press reports a major snowstorm sweeping the Midwest bringing snow and rain from the Mississippi Valley to the Southeast. Minnesota, northern Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and northern Missouri endured 3 to 12 inches of snow as Mason City, Iowa, saw about 12 inches buried.
About 1,500 spectators braved drizzle to watch the Ann Arbor Police Department overwhelm the Washtenaw County sheriff s deputies 19 to 0 in the first Pig Bowl football game held in Ypsilanti Michigan on Sunday AP report notes.
Simeon Baldwin 56 and Mrs. Bessie Hope Donald were released after 12 months as prisoners of the Communist Chinese. They described poor treatment at one commune and noted signs of war preparations by PLA militia and troops in their detention environment.
About 250 Egyptian troops crossed into Israeli held territory along the east bank of the Suez Canal and maintained a foothold for 24 hours before withdrawing. Egyptian spokesmen claimed the raiders destroyed fortified positions and equipment and returned safely despite Israeli air strikes.
Washington AP reports Nixon appears set for a televised press conference as the Vietnam war draws focus at the White House. Troop withdrawal questions loom after his June 19 statement that the United States would reduce forces by more than 100,000 by year end, with outlook described as dim for rapid gains.
A two day rock festival near Tracy ends with four deaths and massive litter. Police estimate about 300 000 attendees. a fatal stabbing on stage and a body recovered from the Calif ornia Aqueduct are reported. Rolling Stones performed, with cleanup noted as bags and sleeping gear among the debris.
Patrolman Douglas H. Thompson, 26, was struck by a hit-and-run driver on U.S. 80 near Weatherford after stopping a violator with partner J N Beggs. Thompson died en route to a Weatherford hospital. the unidentified driver fled, roadblocks were set, and the suspect was not found. Thompson joined DPS in 1965 and moved to Highway Patrol in 1967. He was married with a 4 year old son.
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