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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1973
Page
1
A Pepsi sponsored poll of about 1500 editors ranked the biggest headlines. Moon walks led with 106 votes, Hiroshima atomic bomb 6, Pearl Harbor 62, Russian revolution 2, and Wright brothers flight 50. other top stories followed.
Troy Maxwell of Dimmitt says he has about 10 pairs of birds nesting in a 14-apartment house in his yard for three years. He notes they are not purple but shiny black with fly catching mouths and eat mainly mosquitoes. Neighbor Goose Ramey helps watch them. typical purple martins are rare in Amarillo area this spring.
The Texas Outlook item notes the chilling idea that parents shape both heredity and environment. It questions who should control these factors and hints at shifting topics like Cheerleader clinics as a follow-up. The piece closes with a quip attributed to Winston Churchill and a light local message from Olsen Park Pete.
Two Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad and Joseph Kerwin cut away jagged debris to free a stuck solar power wing and restore electricity. They emerged 272 miles above Earth, with follow up tasks back at the airlock and observatory.
In Austin Texans face gasoline limits at self serve stations with measures to curb electric use. Exxon clerks report 10 gallon caps per customer and diners circling blocks to bypass limits. City hotline accepts anonymous reports on wasting electricity while Coastal States cuts gas supply by 40 percent. Council urges 30 percent cut in usage and thermostats at 78 with lighter dress.
H R Haldeman testified that President Nixon did not seek a formal Watergate report this year and received information second hand. Haldeman described relaying questions to John Ehrlichman and John Dean for responses. Dean was fired on the same day Haldeman testified in a civil suit linking to the Watergate break-in.
Clarence M. Kelley, named by President Nixon to be FBI director, built a reputation as a tough innovative Kansas City police chief since 1961. He expanded the force, introduced helicopter patrols and computer systems, and secured funding from a rural-leaning legislature, while facing scrutiny over race relations during the 1968 King assassination riots.
The Senate voted 80 to 14 against an amendment by Sen. James L. Buckley to end all direct subsidies to cotton, wheat, and feed grain producers over three years. The measure failed as the chamber signaled support for federal subsidies as a price support cushion, while the ongoing bill would set annual target prices with payments if prices fell below them starting in 1974.
General Motors refused to bow to a threat from apparent ERP members demanding 1000 rehired workers. The call claimed ERP affiliation, but GM disputed the claim. The vow echoed a similar Ford pressure with a $1 million aid demand for ambulances and supplies.
The forecast calls for fair and warm conditions through Saturday. Expect high temperatures near 90 today and Saturday, with low around 60 tonight. Light and variable winds.
In Centralia Illinois a 70 year old couple the Wooldridges cite rising inflation as they plan for retirement. They expect about 12000 this year and fear a continued rate could cut savings by about 1000 by December. They curb travel and meals and call for price wage controls while doubting government action amid Watergate concerns.
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