09 Jul 1973
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
1
In extreme heat readers note varied cooling methods from long sleeves and wool undershirts to a burnoose. Kenneth Chapman recalls older Kansas farming habits of covering skin to prevent sunburn and glare while evaporative cooling aided by soaked fabric. Arab wear is mentioned as a cooling compare.
A full page map titled All Roads Lead to Amarillo excluded Silverton Texas from the 150 mile circle, though Silverton lies within the area. The town is booming with Silverton Industries Inc. charter granted in Austin and a strong wheat harvest aiding growth. Local boosters urged inclusion and the paper promises to add Silverton on the next map.
Uganda President Idi Amin detains 114 American Peace Corps volunteers on suspicion of mercenary activity en route to Rwanda. The group was held at Entebbe after a refueling stop as tensions rose with the United States, with Amin demanding proof of nonmercenary status and threatening to shoot down their plane if not returned.
This fragment discusses bicycle safety facing traffic and sun exposure estimates for the Panhandle. It includes casual asides on ignorance and humor tied to hunger and sore feet, ending with the signature line WES IZZARD.
Congress weighs a farm bill keeping price supports with a per farm cap of 37,500 while Senate limits drop to 20,000. Nixon push for lower levels stagnates. Senate also tackles Alaska oil movement options and a pipeline right of way bill amid Watergate hearings resuming after July 4 recess.
Harry Arthur Gardner a longtime railroad engineer and car salesman known on Polk Street for six decades died Sunday in Lamesa at age 98. He came to Amarillo in 1904 as a Santa Fe engineer after a varied life that included a check boy job in New York and a 1200 mile paddle trip on the Mississippi. Gardner drove the first train into Plainview in 1908 before moving to maintenance supervision at White Steam Automobiles of Pool Land Co.
Former Amarillo official Hudson Moyer faces trial in Austin for stealing state postage stamps totaling 5040 and paying a bank note. Indicted May 25 1972, he allegedly stole stamps in 1970 and returned about 6000 to House officials during investigation. District Attorney Robert O. Smith plans a two to three day presentation. prior cases against seven officials have convictions.
Western central banks agreed to back the beleaguered U S dollar in world currency markets with no immediate timetable for intervention. The Basel communique said technical arrangements are in place, amid estimates that about 10 billion in foreign currency could shore up the dollar.
Two American physicians praised China s barefoot doctors and their rural medical program. They noted six months of training, basic surgery, acupuncture, and strong preventive care driving high examination rates, and saw potential US lessons from the approach.
Partly cloudy and not as hot through Tuesday with a slight chance of mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Low tonight in the mid 60s. Highs today and Tuesday around the mid 90s. Wind from the south at 10 to 20 mph. Rain probability 20 percent today and tonight.
Panhandle officers probe unsolved murders. A Page II feature examines hiring practices and their impact on investigations while outlining ongoing probes and officer inquiries into cold cases across the region.
Two year old Kendra Diane Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Allen Jones of 625 N Roosevelt died at 9 10 am in Parkland Hospital Dallas after suffering third degree burns over 90 percent of her body from a Cary explosion in front of her home Her parents stayed in Dallas as she received major surgery and treatment in Parkland burn center A relief fund was set up in her name at First National Bank of Amarillo and two Dallas banks.
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