11 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
1
The ACA plans 7:30 p.m. meetings in nine junior high cafeterias to discuss mayor city commissioner election on April 6 and gather candidate ideas while inviting public input. Wales Madden Jr chairs the effort as the organization seeks broad citizen participation since 1966.
Floyd Rice, 70, a Parkview Convalescent Home patient in Grants Pass, received new eyeglasses and a hearing aid three weeks ago. A sale delay threatened repossession until nurses organized a donation drive, raising funds to cover his remaining costs. By Saturday morning he had $32, securing his devices and renewed social life at the home.
Coco Chanel, renowned French haute couture queen, died at 9 p.m. Sunday in her Paris Ritz suite at age 87. Chanel’s health had been strong as she prepared Spring collections, with her life and work influencing fashion through suits, No 5 perfume, and iconic styles.
Civil Air Patrol teams from Amarillo and Pampa joined a multi state search for an F 111 jet missing from Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth since Friday. The hunt covered parts of Texas Oklahoma and nearby areas with Lt Col Bruce Stocks and Maj Billy Gentry named as crew.
An earthquake, strong enough to cause damage, was reported near the western New Guinea area. The quake occurred at 3:17 p.m. local time, about 150 miles southwest of Hollandia, now Sukarnapura, in West Irian. No tsunami was produced and there were no reports from West Irian at the time.
Rep. F Edward Hebert incoming House Armed Services chairman told Metromedia Radio News there will be no communications gap with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird though he warned there will be a communications gap due to extensive talking.
An Arab terrorist threw a hand grenade onto a bus carrying Arab school children from East Jerusalem to Nazareth in Nablus. The device failed to explode and the assailant fled, according to Israeli military officials.
Hallway behind the senate chamber in Austin and access to offices such as the lieutenant governor and secretary of the senate are cluttered with furniture and trash as workers hurry to ready the Texas Legislature for its opening Tuesday.
In Montevideo a massive security sweep targets the Geoffrey Jackson kidnapping. Police and military units questioned hundreds of suspected leftists at the central station while two other hostages Claude Fly and Aloysio Gomide remained in Tupamaro captivity.
About 100 Okinawan demonstrators armed with rocks and bamboo poles rushed the gates of the U S Army 267th chemical company at 5 a m. They smashed 14 windows in barracks and offices and damaged one car. One U S soldier was hurt. The attack targeted the Chibana Ammunition Depot area housing poison gas staff. No gas shells were stored there.
UC Berkeley and collaborators report two new nearby galaxies, Maffei 1 and Maffei 2, hidden by Milky Way dust. Located about 3 million light years away, they may rival Andromeda in size, prompting revision of the Local Group composition.
Canyon schools implement a three year pilot for 6 to 12 year olds with language perception and coordination issues. About 100 children are tested to identify specific disabilities and placed in self contained rooms with two teachers for targeted instruction. The program aims to raise performance to match potential and reduce perceived laziness.
TWA stewardess Linda Barnard talked down a would be hijacker aboard a Boeing 767 near New York en route to Denver. The man Patrick Miranda, 25, of Bound Brook New Jersey was arrested after the gun was placed on the seat and later surrendered. He faced federal charges for carrying a pistol on board and was jailed in Denver.
Financial columnist Sylvia Porter launches a five part series with a Bargain Calendar offering tips to cut costs on food clothing medical bills and more. She promises 5 to 50 percent savings on purchases if readers follow her guidelines as inflation weighs on households.
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