21 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
1
The State of the Union speech highlights federal school financing debates and the push to keep local control in the hands of school boards. Nixon opposes busing for racial balance, vetoes a child care bill, and stresses home and neighborhood preservation amid looming federalization pressure.
A three judge federal court in Dallas ruled Texas filing fee laws unconstitutional, signaling a possible emergency legislative session to resolve the 1972 primary financing issue. The decision bars parties from charging candidates to file for the primaries, potentially forcing state financed elections. judges ordered party committees to set necessary primary rules by May 6.
Gov. Preston Smith and Sec. of State Bob Bullock asked courts to stay the new filing fee order until after the 1972 primaries. Dallas attorney Linda Coffee argued against any filing fee, while three federal judges signaled continued jurisdiction and anticipated guidance for parties. Filing deadline remains Feb. 7 as appeals and potential redis-tricting cases loom.
A bushy haired skyjacker with a fake bomb freed 67 passengers and two attendants on a Hughes Airwest DC9 after a Las Vegas takeoff to Reno. He parachuted into Colorado wheatfields breaking a leg and surrendered near Akron, carrying a $50,000 ransom. Air Force fighters pursued, two state patrolmen captured him.
Jimmie Joe Inman 40, of Borger, was found dead Thursday morning at an oil well he was treating with acid about 16 miles northwest of Stinnett. An autopsy is ordered. Inman worked for Road Runners Inc. and was found by Ivan Nance. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, his mother, and a sister. Services pending with Simpson Funeral Home of Borger.
New flu admissions persist in areas of the Panhandle though the surge from earlier outbreaks eases. Perryton sees 18 admissions Tuesday drop to four Thursday while Amarillo remains largely unaffected. At Ochiltree General Hospital the family plan drives cases with ages six months to 94 years. Dalhart's Coon Memorial reports about 85 percent of flu or pneumonia cases, and Floydada schools close through today.
President Nixon vowed a federal substitute for the property tax funding of public schools while keeping local boards in charge. He urged Congress to pass his 90 plus proposals and proposed a value added tax as the likely alternative, aiming to curb unemployment via science and federal aid.
An exchange with a National Weather Service spokesman explains wind chill as convective cooling driven by airflow past the body. The 1941 Little America study by Sipley and Passel is cited, with a chart based on a formula using wind speed and temperature, excluding humidity, radiation, and clothing effects.
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