15 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1975
Page
1
The piece contrasts American and Russian views on space heroes and jokes about a cosmonaut smuggling a Bible aboard. It ponders how a spacefarer would respond to religious reassurance if Marx or Lenin fails to fit the moment, hinting at cultural satire.
A reflective column questions the shift from professor led policy to municipal leadership. It cites Dr James Coleman who helped shape busing policy but now criticizes it as producing white flight. The piece notes downtown reopenings in Atlanta Kansas City and Dallas with the Adolphus Century Room highlighted as a sign of urban revival.
Frank Shaller recalls Will Durant on liberty and order while Ruth Fowler notes a rural Texas mail carrier with a Mercedes. The column wryly contrasts wealth, parking, and psychology with a series of aphorisms, ending with Wes izzard.
International space mission launches between the United States and the Soviet Union mark a historic detente. Valeri Kubasov and Thomas Stafford lead crews toward a planned rendezvous over West Germany, with a planned docking and handshakes between Stafford and Alexei Leonov. Weather looks favorable for Cape Canaveral liftoff as both sides prepare.
Luther Rodgers of the Amarillo Letter Carriers echoes National Association head James Rademacher that a nationwide mail strike could begin July 21 if terms aren’t extended. Rodgers says no mail movement unless contract is extended. Postmaster C. T. Davis calls negotiations closely guarded.
Rep. Edward Derwinski and Rep. David Henderson announced a plan to raise first class postage to up to 13 cents as a one time measure to cover the Postal Service deficit. They aim to avoid a $2.5 billion subsidy by allowing a temporary rate increase possibly effective Oct or Nov. Postmaster Bailor said pay talks may allow a negotiated contract without a national strike.
AP reports a nationwide mail strike possible on July 21 if contract terms with the Postal Service fail. Letter Carriers President James H. Rademacher warns of no mail deliveries next Monday unless an agreement is reached within a week as federal mediators push for settlement with four unions. Parallel talks note a rail strike threat for July 21, with WJ Usery Jr. flagging congressional action if negotiators fail by Wednesday.
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Wednesday with upward temperature trend. Today reaches the upper eighties with lows in the mid sixties and a southerly wind at 12 to 22 mph. Wednesday highs near 90 also feature a southerly breeze.
James Ruppert, convicted of killing 11 relatives in the largest U.S. family murder case, was sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms. He asked about appeal deadlines, and was told 30 days.
In Lisbon Portugal the moderate Popular Democratic party withdraws from the government citing lack of democratic guarantees and aligns with the Socialists in opposition. An official warns of potential military rule within 48 hours as ministers resign and a military cabinet is anticipated.
Heavy fighting between rival liberation groups forced thousands of refugees into Luanda city center as intensified gunfire and mortar explosions escalated the conflict in Angola on the eve of independence.
Amarillo builders report a tight inventory with about 41 finished homes on the market and 265 houses under construction. About 92 homes are due for completion in 30 days, with roughly half of finished and under-construction homes eligible for a five percent income tax credit up to $2000. The credit applies to qualifying new homes under the Ford tax law enacted in March.
President Ford proposed phasing out price controls on U S oil over 20 years and predicted gasoline will rise seven cents by end of 1977. The plan eliminates the two tier system and would set a uniform ceiling of about 13 50 per barrel by 1977 end, with Congress able to veto.
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