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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
2
A gas leak is suspected after a Friday explosion in a four story Perpignan apartment building. Seven people died and four were injured as the blast destroyed two top floors and blew away four apartments. Among the dead were Patrick Medus, 21, rugby league player, his wife Catherine, 18, and their 3 month old daughter.
Morning and evening editions listed with subscription rates and contact information for Amarillo Globe-News print editions. Includes pricing for daily, Sunday, and combined subscriptions, plus service charges noted.
A Massachusetts General Hospital team reports patients recovering from uncomplicated heart attacks stay in hospital longer than needed. The 188 patient study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds no extra benefit from a three week stay versus two weeks.
Wilbur reports on medical findings from freed POWs in U S hospitals. About one third suffered major fractures and back injuries from ejections. many may not return to active duty. He notes need for corrective surgery and ongoing study of safer emergency ejections. More than 53 percent returned with worms causing malnutrition and anemia, with overall care described as far from adequate.
Passengers and crew remained aboard as hijackers who posed as pro Castro leftists reduced their ransom from $200,000 to $50,000. The jet, hijacked in Colombia, landed on Aruba and refueled in Ecuador and Peru before reaching Lima where more passengers were released.
The article traces last September's 47 cent trigger for subsidies aimed at making US grain competitive with world prices. It notes daily calculations based on the gap between domestic and world wheat prices, with subsidies effective for the next day. Bakers allege speculation shaped prices. others claim traders ensured rises by large orders before the Kansas City close. Prices rose from 1.68 to 2.12 then surpassed 2.50 and peaked near 3.00 per bushel in recent quarters.
Rain gauges overflow as storms strike the northeastern Panhandle with two or more inches across Lipscomb and nearby towns. Claredon and Greenbelt Lake report two inches plus, with hail in some areas. Miami, Panhandle, Groom, Shamrock see lighter showers while Dalhart records a 1.21 inch event before clearing.
U S District Judge Halbert O Woodward heard oral arguments in Amarillo on Community Grain Inc petition seeking reversal of a bankruptcy order for Western Grain and Supply Co The case involves grain released to Roddy and Glenn Allred Wildorado farmers and totaling 850000 pounds under the referee s order Community Grain says creditors should be treated equally and that it rendered warehouse receipts for a million pounds of grain but received only a portion The Western Grain facilities are in Amarillo Vega Wildorado and Haney Switch
Amarillo NWS issued warnings for Donley Collingsworth Hall Childress Wheeler Hemphill Lipscomb Ochiltree Roberts and Gray counties before nightfall. A separate storm grew over the South Plains with Lubbock under a severe weather warning at 8 40 pm followed by Hale and Floyd Counties ten minutes later. Radar showed a heavy shower just north of Lubbock as the event unfolded.
Ford Motor Co faced morale and efficiency drops as guerrilla threats in Argentina pressured ransom payments. The company dispersed 1 million dollars in aid and ambulances while arguing no exec should be endangered. U S officials warned of harmful precedent and stressed a hard line against kidnappings.
Spendertwin engined nova sport craft carried a girl in each of the three boats as they released $100 bills into the water. Eyewitnesses say the dock emptied in seconds with people diving in to retrieve the cash. A bank verified the money as authentic while the man still owed $120 for 300 gallons of gas.
Students at Chapman College will travel for summer study with on campus sessions in Orange California seminars afloat on the Pacific Ocean and classes conducted in Tahiti and the Fiji Islands through a university program.
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