Water Quality Crusade Recalls 1923 Kiwanis Resolution
Amarillo Kiwanis member Bravais Coe sparked a look back at a 1923 Texas-Oklahoma district convention stance on coastal and inland water pollution. The Minera Wells pledge urged legislation to curb oil waste and protect public health, echoed by Senator Wadsworth and local efforts to push Congress. The Canyon museum houses a Linotype from 1900s press days, hinting at a future restored newspaper composing room.
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Bravais Coe
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Mineral Wells
Wadsworth
Congress
United States
War Department
Texas Conservatism and Public Morality Noted
The piece argues last week’s shift reflects Texas grassroots conservatism with Puritan ethic and frontier thrift. It cites Nixon’s Washington return for a checkup and notes a bicycle theft in town with part recovered by police.
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Texas
Laird Warns War Costs Soar If Hanoi Offensive Prolonged
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warned Congress that sustaining U S bombing and mining in North Vietnam could raise costs by three to five billion dollars through September. He said the Hanoi offensive might push total war expenses to five billion, with additional funds planned to cover increased operations. He tied funding for new weapons to U S leverage in arms talks and clashed with Senator Proxmire over the Mc Govern defense cut during the testimony.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Hanoi
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U.S
North Vietnam
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William Proxmire
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Proxmire
Laird criticizes McGovern defense cuts amid arms talks
Defense Secretary Laird testifies against Senator McGovern's 54 billion plan to bar new weapons contracts for years. He warns such unilateral disarmament would amount to surrender before U S Soviet talks on arms limits and troop reductions. See LAIRD on Page 8.
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South Dakota
McGovern
Laird
Amarillo Man Killed In Borger Sheriff Deputy Scuffle
Michael LeRaye Truelove 28 of Amarillo died after a scuffle with Hutchinson County deputy sheriff Calvin Carpenter in Borger. The incident began when officers responded to a reported break in and indecent exposure at Southland Village Apartments. Witnesses said Truelove attacked the deputy as handcuffs were being applied and a gun discharged during the struggle. The grand jury will review the death. services are pending at Simpson's Funeral Home.
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North Plains Hospital
Hutchinson County
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Amherst
Southland Village
Police Department
Calvin Carpenter
Carpenter
Truelove
Hugh Anderson
Anderson
Simpson
Hutchinson County Grand Jury
la Junta
Colo
Leonard Truelove
Tulsa
Okla
California Delegates Up for Grabs in Presidential Primary
Senator George McGovern campaigned across California and beyond hoping to build delegates. He planned a New Mexico stop and a Houston meeting with Democratic governors while Senator Hubert Humphrey defended his California lead and pressed for a final TV debate. An election law case cited eight $6,000 contributions under various names. Mayor Sam Yorty endorsed Humphrey to block McGovern.
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George McGovern
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New Mexico
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McGovern
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San Diego
Humphrey
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Democratic Party
North Vietnam acknowledges toll from air strikes in two months
North Vietnam admitted the toll of more than two months of U S air strikes as American raids continued. U S Command said eight F4 Phantoms destroyed the Tai Hui and Dong Khai bridges near the Chinese border, part of a two formation attack using 2 000 pound laser guided bombs. The Nhan Dan party newspaper cited economic hardship while vowing resilience against the U S campaign.
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China
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Tai Hui
Dong Khai
Hijack Ransom Linked to Chinese Bank in Latin Causes
FBI agent testified the $303,000 ransom from Eastern Air Lines Flight 175 was routed through a Chinese Communist bank for Latin American causes. Hahneman claimed to be anti-Communist. he surrendered in Honduras after parachuting from the hijacked plane on May 6. Magistrate Osman urged transfer to Virginia to face charges. death-penalty considerations discussed.
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UPI
FBI
Eastern Air Lines
Norman Bliss
U.S
Frederick William Hahneman
Bliss
Hahneman
Honduras
United States
Michael J. Osman
Alexandria
Brian P. Gettings
Eastern Virginia
William Stiles
Eastern
Allentown
Washington
Dulles
New Orleans
Central America
Ten Horses Die In Collision On U S 287
Two Texas Highway Department workers were injured when their truck collided with a cattle truck carrying horses near Lelia Lake on U S 287. Ten of the 40 horses died. Moore and Stone were hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Texas Highway Department
U. S. 287
Russell Moore
Childress
Jay Stone
Hall County Hospital
Memphis
Paul Morris
Lufkin
Warm continued pleasant with mid 80s today
Forecast calls for sunny conditions with a high in the mid 80s and a low around the upper 50s. Winds shift southerly at 10 to 20 mph throughout the day.
Connally to Lead 15 Nation World Trip from Florida
President Nixon sends outgoing Treasury Secretary John B. Connally on a 15 nation, month long tour beginning today to discuss international economic issues and topics raised by hosts. He will visit Venezuela Colombia Brazil Argentina Bolivia Peru with potential stops in India Pakistan and possibly others.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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