17 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1969
Page
1
The article argues inflation results from wage rises without productivity gains. It cites eggs and coffee as price examples while noting stock market nervousness and pensioners' hardship. It calls for labor management and government to cut spending and hold taxes to curb inflation, labeling current policy as cowardice.
Dallas News columnist Frank Tolbert adds depth to the San Jacinto saga in The Day of San Jacinto. Dr. Joe Frantz hails it as the definitive work, highlighting Hendrick Arnold as Sam Houston’s No 2 spy and Deaf Smith as No 1, with provocative notes on identity and espionage.
Dr. Newton J. Robison of the First Christian Church led a Downtown Kiwanis Club luncheon prayer last Monday. He urged members to pause amid busy days to reflect and thank God for their club, community, and country.
City Manager John Stiff gains approval to contract with the General Services Administration to acquire 732 acres at Amarillo Air Force Base with buildings valued around 4.5 million dollars. The deed is expected before year end, while hangars for Bell Helicopter and 160 acres reserved for parachute training are noted. The commission also approves a 5.6 percent cost of living increase for city employees and adds distemper shots to animal shelter adoption requirements.
SIMONE De Cavalcante nicknamed Sam the Plumber leads 55 defendants indicted in a $20 million-a-year gambling ring in Newark New Jersey. The case marks the second multi billion dollar gambling crackdown in the city this year and includes charges of soliciting information on raids and extortion plans tied to racketeering. De Cavalcante, cuffed for arraignment, faces counts over supervising bet intake and a conspiracy with Brooklyn men to extort gamblers.
Three Black men entered the home of Charles Cross at 1222 West 9th shortly before midnight Tuesday, defeated Cross, and fled with a wrist watch a public safety item with a telescopic sight a camera and an undetermined cash amount. A neighbor saw three men flee through her yard after the strong arm robbery.
Houston area feeder cattle may move north to Panhandle feedlots as reporters touring Panhandle plants express bright prospects. Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White joins the group for lunch in Amarillo and touts growth in regional livestock feeding, with a forecast of Texas becoming a top national producer by next year.
Visitors encounter a mule statue in Muleshoe while Odessa displays a 7 foot jackrab bit a white buffalo Snyder a bull Crystal City Popeye Weatherford Peter Pan figure and a 1600 pound red strawberry at Poteet city hall. Olsen Park Pete notes the most watched sign reads Police on a prowling car.
A brief Amarillo forecast reports generally fair skies with warmer temperatures. High near the mid 40s and light variable winds are expected.
Amarillo public schools faced a $2666.04 net loss from vandalism and burglary from Sept 1 to a week ago. School business manager Oscar Bounds says break-ins shift from cash to property when money is not left in lockers or strongboxes. Trustees reviewed the figures at the Amarillo School Board meeting noting the rise from 1968.
Republican moderates seek a compromise to avert a civil rights clash as Senate opens debate on a $28.8 billion welfare bill. Secretary Robert Finch warns an amendment barring busing or forced pupil assignment could hamper desegregation and place the administration in a difficult position.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said the 1970 draft calls could drop about 25 000 as a result of the Nixon administration withdrawal from Vietnam. The revised quota would be about 225 000 under a new lottery by birthdate system starting next month. Laird also announced a February trip to South Vietnam to assess battlefield conditions amid potential North Vietnamese offensives during Tet.
Coffee costs rise with ground coffee in Amarillo two pound cans at 1.45 to 1.57 as wholesale prices gain 10 cents per pound since October. Industry officials warn 1971 may not bring relief as Brazil’s frost muting output lowers next year’s crop.
The Dow Jones industrial average slid 10.22 points to 773.83, its lowest finish since October 13, 1966, as tax loss selling and a tight money market kept pressure on shares. Analysts cited Vietnam uncertainty and lingering rally fatigue as additional drag.
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