Amarillo Charter Study Committee Recommends No Charter Change
After four months the Amarillo Charter Study Committee recommends to the City Commission that the charter remain as is. The group rejects single-member districting and raising the tax ceiling, but allows optional minority reports and continues discussion on nonmajor changes.
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Amarillo
Mittee
Susan Harris
City Hall
Harris
D. Barry Stone
Stone
City Commission
Charter Committee
F. W. Wallace
Wallace
Nat Neal
Hope Shackleford Teaches Newspaper as Learning Tool
A Wichita State educator, Hope Shackleford, leads a Living Textbook seminar with the newspaper and WTSU, urging teachers to use current papers in the classroom. Her summer courses draw praise as essential for modern teaching.
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Hope Shackleford
Shackleford
Wichita State
WTSU
Dick Tracy
Mars
Dr. Spock
Henry Wallace
Abundance of crops on the High Plains over a decade
The High Plains irrigated area produced a diverse agri business with crops from corn and cotton to peppers and lettuce. Jim Mangan notes AP coverage limits, while a Russia resident claims 170 years of age and has not seen an automobile.
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Midwest
High Plains
Jim Mangan
Texas
Associated Press
Russia
Wes Izzard
Randall County Creates Assistant to Commissioners Court
The Randall County commissioners named Carroll Wilson 29 assistant to the court in open session with a $13200 annual salary effective August 1. The post was created at the same meeting and details on candidates were not fully disclosed. Officials described duties including tracking state legislation and pursuing grants while coordinating county purchases and interdepartmental liaison.
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Carroll Wilson
Randall County
Wilson
Texas
Globe- News
Dee Griffin
Jim Fletcher
Fulgenzi
Commissioners Court
Fletcher
Viking Lander Mission Ready To Try Mars Touchdown
Pasadena AP reports the unmanned Viking lander declared ready to detach from its orbiter and attempt America s first Mars touchdown. Mission director Young cautions unknowns linger about landing probability as countdown proceeds toward 4 52 am PDT Tuesday with a 19 minute data gap after touchdown.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
America
Red Planet
Thomas Young
Viking
Ex-Cons Tied To Bus Kidnap Case in Chowchilla
Authorities probed whether three revenge seeking ex-convicts planned last week's kidnapping of 26 school children and their bus driver in Chowchilla California. A report suggested a disgruntled former inmate from Madera County sought to “get even.”
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Ed Volpe
Alameda County
Chowchilla
Calif
Madera
Three men sought after Chowchilla kidnap case widens
Sheriff Ed Bates says investigators are rounding up witnesses in Madera and San Leandro to identify kidnapper suspects. A Tuolumne informant claims three or four men discussed plans to use a group of children as hostages in an escape plot. An all points bulletin targets three men from Chowchilla area based on the informant’s statement.
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Ed Bates
Madera
Chowchilla
Jack Litteral
Tuolumne
San Joachin
Gene Saper
San Leandro
San Jose
San Quentin
Ford defends Nixon pardon as national interest
President Ford defended his Nixon pardon saying he would do it again in the national interest despite Democratic criticism. He cited economic and Southeast Asia war pressures and said the pardon aimed to restore government integrity while Congress considers related reforms. Ford noted his campaign plans and sought support for his party’s nomination and a possible VP pick while pledging action on tax and energy bills.
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Washington
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Walter F. Mondale
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Jimmy Carter
United States
Southeast Asia
Congress
Mondale
Minnesota
Carter
Plains
Ronald Reagan
Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
John Sears
Kansas City
Federal Election Commission
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Carter- Mondale
Democratic Party
Senate
Executive Branch
Justice Department
Edward Levi
Democratic Congress
Delates
White House
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Izzard
Randall
Naberly Way
Gene White
Globe News
John Naber
Menlo Park
Montreal
Naber
Viking Lander
Livermore
Eees Ee
Nixon
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