Beef prices and consumer costs dominate Abilene meeting
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association held a quarterly meeting in Abilene where President T. L. Roach Jr. outlined cattle and beef price dynamics. He noted producer costs rising, beef remains a bargain for shoppers, and rising marketing and labor costs impact the industry.
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T. L. Roach, Jr
Amarillo
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Army May Go To Court To End Bell Strike
Bell Helicopter confirms the Army may seek Taft Hartley court action to halt the UAW strike that began at midnight. The move could trigger a 90 day cooling off period with workers required to return to work or face another strike. Rep. Jim Wright says the Army is weighing timing and seeks a voluntary settlement if possible.
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Fort Worth
Bell Helicopter Co
Bell
Jim Wright
Wright
Washington
United Auto Workers
Justice Department
Nixon says Vietnam peace door opened after Midway turn
President Nixon returns from Midway Island talks and tells a White House crowd that the United States has opened wide the door to peace. He urges Hanoi to join, notes the war is not over but marks a turning point and says American troops can begin to come home.
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Vietnam
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White House
Midway
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Andrews
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Amarillo votes to seek grant and lease for golf course
The Amarillo City Commission voted 3-1 to apply for funds through the governor's office for Potter-Randall Citizens Committee studies and to authorize City Manager John Stiff to negotiate a one-year lease with the Army Corps of Engineers for the Amarillo Air Force Base 18 hole golf course. Mayor Stroud dissented in both votes.
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Stroud
PRCC
R. G. Mills
Stiff
Randall County Atty
George Dowlen
Peach King Faces Off With Panhandle Harvest Boom
Local grower known as the Peach King launches the harvest of 60 peach varieties in the Panhandle. Officials say this year’s crop shows one of the best yields in years as picking begins.
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Peach Harvest Looms Over Panhandle With Record Crop
The Hedley area and eastern Panhandle expect one of the decade’s largest peach harvests as 600 plus acres ripen across Donley County to Western Oklahoma. Warm weather and favorable conditions could bring a strong season with roadside fruit stands popping up along area highways. W. J. Red Doherty of Doherty champions Hedley peach farming and the regional bounty.
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W. J. “Red” Doherty
Doherty
Hedley
Orchard owner hopes hail spared his peaches
Doherty said he is crossing his fingers as he directs pickers through 100 acres of orchards. He notes they have escaped significant hail damage so far, praising the peaches’ resilience.
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Doherty
Harvest Starts Early for Panhandle Peaches in Donley County
Doherty's 100 acres of peaches in Donley County lead the Panhandle in production with over 26 000 bushels as the region aims at a harvest peak late July. Early varieties push the season ahead contests with Wheeler and Collingsworth counties in this economically significant crop worth more than 150 000 dollars.
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Donley County
Doherty
Panhandle
Wheeler
Collingsworth
Fesmire Receives 60 Day Stay of Execution
Oklahoma Governor Dewey Bartlett signed a 60 day stay for Felix Buddy Fesmire who was found guilty on November 17 of murdering his father, brother, and a friend. The stay follows a Wayne State Court of Criminal Appeals denial and allows further federal appeals.
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Buddy” Fesmire
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Wayne State Court of Criminal Appeals
Fesmire
State Criminal Appeals ‘Court
Scare at Stapleton Airport Over Electric Toothbrush
At Stapleton airport a vibrating suitcase triggered a bomb scare after a baggage handler heard ticking. Kirk Schlesinger checked a Continental flight to Los Angeles and the device was moved to an open field where a bomb expert responded. The activation was caused by the toothbrush switch.
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Stapleton
Kirk Schlesinger
Continental Air Lines
Los Angeles
Jostling
Hearing Set In Amarillo Liquor License Case
Judge Gene Jordan will hear a request for a temporary injunction to suspend the Texas Liquor Control Board decision canceling Guys and Dolls Lounge beer and wine license. Virginia McNelis appeals the action following two May incidents involving an employee performance and a clash with a police officer. Foster says the appeal will proceed regardless of today’s hearing and could take two to three weeks.
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47Th District Court
Texas Liquor Control Board
Virginia McNelis
Guys and Dolls Lounge
Amarillo
Liquor Control Board
LCB
MecNelis
David D. Foster
McNelis
Foster
Eye transplant claim leads to Houston society expulsion
Conrad I. Moore, who touted the world first total eye transplant, is expelled from the Houston Ophthalmological Society amid controversy. John Madden of Conroe defends his physician, noting the operation achieved partial transfer and functional vision in his left eye. The case prompts investigations by Methodist Hospital Baylor College of Medicine and other medical bodies.
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Houston Ophthalmological Society
John Madden
Conroe
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Moore
Baylor College of Medicine
Methodist Hospital
Institute of Ophthamology
Harris County Medical Society
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