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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1973

Page

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Vesco Extradition Bid Might Be Urgent on Reopen

Figueres rejected any direct talks on Vesco extradition calling it a court matter. Vesco, 37, from Boonton New Jersey, invested over 2 million last year in Figueres ventures and is favored by that president. No extradition wording details released. Vesco believed to be in Costa Rica with private planes and possible escape routes via the Bahamas if the court delays proceedings.

Figueres Vesco Vesco 37 Boonton N.J Costa Rica Santamaria San Jose Bahamas

Skylab Photos Probe Oakley Reservoir Area and Cities

Astronauts used Skylab cameras to image the Oakley Reservoir site in central Illinois to aid Army Engineers monitoring environmental changes from construction. They also photographed Cedar Rapids Peoria and Asheville to test urban growth monitoring and surveyed Great Plains Indiana and South Dakota for geological and safety clues.

Paul Kerwin Midwest Weitz Skylab Oakley Tinois Army Corps of Engineers Decatur Sie Cedar Rapids Peoria Asheville Great Plains Indiana South Dakota

Danish Hospitals Ban Home Pajamas Inpatient Attire

Copenhagen reports state run hospitals ban patients from wearing nightsowns or home pajamas. Patients must wear long hemmed white open backed outfits provided by the hospital for the duration of their stay.

Copenhagen

Southwestern Newspapers Corp. Profit Figures and Fees Shown

The clipping lists financial figures and service charges for various periods and services. It includes amounts like 20.05 and 39.89 with references to groceries or subscription options, and mentions a no sun policy and a one year exception with a service charge.

Sony

Boxcars Needed For Harvest In Childress County

Harvest in Childress County lags due to shortage of boxcars and combines. Kirkland eight miles southwest of Childress faces storage fear if cars do not arrive by Sunday. Wheat crop covers 42 000 acres, about double last year, with yields around 25 bushels per acre. Elevators at Kirkland handle about 80 percent of county business. Gasoline shortage noted, diesel supply described as tight.

Childress Spc Childress County Kirkland

ILWU Reaches Interim Wage Deal For West Coast Docks

An interim agreement reached before formal negotiations raises the base wage by 25 cents an hour for 13 000 dock workers and ship clerks starting June 1. The pact protects against layoffs and guarantees 36 hours weekly pay.

Federal Pay Board ILWU Harry Bridges Bridges West Coast San Francisco Hawaii Avait Islands

Tokyo Creates Car-Free Zone

Tokyo bans cars on a 3.4 mile central stretch each Sunday and holiday from noon to six to form a pedestrian paradise for walkers. The move aims to improve conditions for pedestrians in the city core.

Tokyo

World's largest limestone quarries near Bedford Indiana

The American Automobile Association notes that the world's largest limestone quarries are located near Bedford in Indiana. The quarries draw interest from industry and travelers alike as a notable geological and economic feature of the region.

Bedford, Ind The American Automobile Association

Neighbors recall O’Leary as troubled figure in murder case

Neighbors described James O’Leary as a difficult man who feared losing his family and once vowed to kill them. A note in his kitchen hinted at planned painting. officers say all victims were found in two small bedrooms or the master bedroom, some covered by bedclothes.

Michael O'Leary David Thelma George Frank Whalen Boston

Congress Pressures Kissinger Over Indochina War Funding

Congress moves to cut or restrict U S funding for Cambodia Laos and Vietnam as the Senate assesses the Church Case amendment and House leaders push for a softer Cambodia cutoff while overseeing wage price controls debt limits and a major farm bill.

Washington Henry A. Kissinger Paris Congress Senate U.S Cambodia Laos Indochina House Appropriations George H. Mahon Mahon Kissinger Hanoi le Due Tho Church Case Vietnam Frank Church Idaho Clifford J. Case R-N.j State Department House Nixon Office of Economic Opportunity

Thieu blocks Paris truce pact over garrison clause

In Saigon the South Vietnamese president refused to sign a Paris truce agreement after reading a section on zones of control. He objected to a 30 man garrison for government control versus six for the Viet Cong, saying the disparity would aid guerrillas. The fighting continued near Saigon with two communists killed and government losses on the Central Coast.

Saigon UPI Nguyen van Thieu Paris Henry Kissinger le Duc Thieu Mo Duc

Aging population grows faster than overall growth

A government report shows the elderly population rose 21 percent from 1960 to 1970, aided by higher birth rates in earlier decades and prewar immigration. Life expectancy reached 70.4 in 1969 from 47.3 in 1900, and by the 1990s about 11 percent of Americans would be aged 65 plus.

United States New York California Pennsylvania Illinois

Hijack Case Highlights India Pakistan Spy Charge

A Pakistani government source reports hijack convictions including a man accused of Indian spying. A prior subcontinent hijack saw a Lufthansa jet with 186 aboard released after a $5 million ransom. Nepalese and Indian agencies dispute ransom totals around 400000 dollars in Nepalese rupees.

Subcontinent Lufthansa

Car thefts drop in Australia report

A police spokesman notes about 50 000 cars are stolen annually in Australia with Victoria and New South Wales accounting for about 30 000 of the thefts.

Sydney UPI Australia Victoria New South Wales

Tulia Council Allocates Funds and Mulls Airport Land Sale

The Tulia City Council approved revenue sharing grants including 3000 dollars to Tulia Day Nursery and allocated 1500 dollars for the public library in 1974 and 3500 dollars for 1975. W K Hulsey offered to sell airport land for 25000 dollars, with federal improvements funds contingent on public ownership. The city seeks a more efficient garbage method, noting two workers moving oil drums and residents in the MacKenzie Addition using large plastic bags. residents are urged to place trash in containers for easier collection.

TULIA Spc Tulia Day Nursery W. K. Hulsey MacKenzie Jerry McGuire

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