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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1973
Page
1
Braniff announces five daily schedules in each direction with four non stop between Dallas and Amarillo, plus a commuter service named Amarillo Skyway. President Ed Acker touts new printing ticketing, improved reliability scores, and other innovations including instant printed tickets.
The White House said President Nixon will soon unveil a new Cabinet level Department of Energy and Natural Resources to conserve dwindling fuel and power. The plan would fold parts of Interior and other agencies into the new department and move some functions from Defense and Transportation.
The storm-battered region faced at least four deaths and widespread damage as torrential rains deluged Texas. Houston evacuees numbered 500 to 600 as three dozen inches fell across cities, with drownings near Harris and Austin counties and a fatal wreck on a rainswept Fort Worth street. Severe storms surfaced in Brooks Kennedy counties and near Sam Rayburn Reservoir as readings exceeded earlier reports.
The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against Texaco Inc and Coastal States Gas Producing Co alleging an agreement to restrain gasoline and fuel oil sales to independents. The suit seeks dissolution of the agreement and an injunction preventing Texaco from giving preference to its refined products.
A woman Linda Smith 31 and her three children Karen 7 Christopher 11 and Timothy 9 were slain at their Wilton Manors Florida home. Police tied killers to steak knives found at the scene and say the family died between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday. A teen, William Smith 14, found the bodies. A neighbor recalled hearing what sounded like firecrackers before 8 p.m. and spotting a man leave in a brown Maverick. The ex husband is in the Navy in California.
A Wichita federal district court judge upheld Interior Department contracts to purchase about 50 billion cubic feet of helium at 11 to 14 dollars per thousand cubic feet for storage at Cliffside Field near Amarillo. The ruling found Interior violated NEPA in canceling the 1961 Helium Conservation Act programs. The contracts involve National Helium Corp Phillips Petroleum Co and Cities Service Helix Inc.
PORTER BRIGGS JR said catfish demand as a table fare has far outstripped supply due to consumer price concerns and market growth. The Catfish Farmers of America executive secretary noted inquiries from a Buffalo broker and a Ruskin source, with demand about double the supply and processors often unable to help.
President Nixon plans a new economic move as Phase III fails to curb inflation the White House said. Treasury Secretary Shultz and other advisers attended the meeting while Brezhnev’s summit looms and Congress presses for action to slow price rises.
An eight alarm blaze at a chemical plant in Philadelphia raged out of control with multiple explosions. At least 18 firefighters were injured as flames spread toward nearby homes and the situation worsened through the night.
Partly cloudy and warm with a 40 percent chance of rain today and 30 percent tonight. The article notes diplomats' murder case proceeding to trial as part of ongoing coverage.
Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Authority signs a 6 million dollar 27 year revenue bond package to renovate the Katy line in western Oklahoma and help move this year’s bumper wheat crop. Renovation begins immediately with portions ready to haul grain and save farmers up to 14 cents per bushel.
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