Auto-Train Surges Ahead Beside Amtrak Rivalry
The Auto-Train passenger service proves profitable and popular carrying about 250 000 riders in 19 months from the Northeast and Washington to Disney World area Florida. The two train operation includes coaches sleepers and auto carriers and plans four routes next year with talks with Rock Island Union Pacific and Santa Fe.
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Amtrak
East Coast
Northeast
Washington, D.C
Disney World
Florida
Barrows
Dow Jones Financial Weekly
Margaret D. Pacey
Besi
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Barron
Pacey
The Bug as He Knew It in The Oklahoma Strip
This column notes G. O. Helm on Fannin recalling a habit of listening in on rural party lines before Watergate. A farmer in the Oklahoma Strip predicts wheat yields around a Cadillac per section. A golfer attributes a hole in one to fate versus personal skill.
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G. 0
Helm
Fannin
Oklahoma Strip
Senate approves bill to require federal fuel plan
The Senate passed 55 to 10 a measure forcing Nixon to draft a nationwide oil and gas distribution plan. It aims to prevent regional shortages and give independents equal access, with provisions to gather company data on reserves and distribution.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Shortages Dot Map By United Press International
Shortages threaten fuel at major ports as Phillips Petroleum warns little gasoline remains and Gulf stevedores fear a halt to operations within days. Denver moves to cut speed limits to save fuel while Texas farmers seek emergency help for itinerant harvest crews amid limited distributor supplies. The Mass Transit Administration serves 78,000 daily in Baltimore.
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United Press International
Phillips Petroleum Co
Houston
Marhine
O.J. Kniesler
The
Gulf Stevedore Corp
Steve
Waco, Tex
Texas Farm Bureau
J.T. “Red
Woodson
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Baltimore
Mass Transit Administration
Dollar crisis heightens as gold hits new records
The dollar sinks to new lows for a fifth straight day while gold climbs to record highs. Watergate fears drive investors to gold amid strain on the floating exchange system, drew concern from the Financial Times and central bankers.
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London
Europe
Times of London
US Treasury
Amarillo College Regents Back Paramedical Center Plan
Amarillo College Regents approve shifting 446000 from campus funds to build a paramedical training center by summer's end. The project total exceeds 696000 and will house dental hygiene radiologic and medical lab tech and inhalation therapy programs for about 450 students. Initial plans show a westside facility along West 9th near the School of Vocational Arts and VA Hospital.
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Amarillo College
College Union
Westside
Hucker & Paige
Amarillo
Amarillo High
A. B. Martin
Ial
Martin
Texas Education Agency At
Austin
Regents
West 9Th
AC School of Vocational Arts
Veterans Administration Hospital
AC School of Biomedical Arts
Medical Center
Fancher Upshaw Jr
AC Board of Regents
Watergate Testimony Ties Mitchell to Case
The article notes testimony linking Mitchell to the case as reported on page 29. Weather mentions include partly cloudy conditions and a warming trend through Thursday with highs in the mid 80s and low 50s at night. Wind shifts to northwesterly 5 to 15 MPH today.
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Mitchell
Nixon Seeks Informal Talk Format With Reporters
Washington sources say President Nixon aims to avoid a full news conference and is weighing informal formats to discuss the Watergate scandal. White House aides note he plans to meet reporters soon, with no date yet set as pressure from parties grows.
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Washington
UPT
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate
Ehrlichman Testimony Clouds Mitchell Involvement In Wiretaps
Former White House aide Ehrlichman says Mitchell approved illegal wiretaps in March 1972 at Democratic offices in Miami Beach and Washington. He claims Magruder told him of Mitchell’s involvement and cites Strachan about Haldeman receiving synopses.
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Washington
UPI
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Democratic
Miami Beach
Ehrlichman
Democrats
Committee For
Nixon
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Mitchell
Justice Department
Gordon Strachan
H.R. Haldeman
Strachan
Haldeman
Paul N. O'Brien
Reelection Committee
Magruder
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