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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1973
Page
2
National Weather Service data summarized by the Associated Press reports a 24 hour precipitation of .68 inches ending at 6 p.m. Tuesday. It lists year to date totals and monthly figures, with notes on normals and variations for Amarillo area.
George Brad dock Ogle pleaded innocent to extortion in a Richardson banker's son kidnapping case. The charge says he abducted 12 year old Phillip Ross Terry on February 20 to extort $56,880 from the father.
Lee Delay 61 of Rolla Oklahoma died of a small caliber gunshot in an Elkhart Kansas oil field. Texas County Sheriff Bauer identified two hitchhikers seen with Delay and issued warrants for their arrest. Delay carried over 200 dollars of his 3380 pay and autopsy places death between 11 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday. The suspects’ car and the weapon remain missing.
Announcement from Southwestern Newspapers Corp listing subscription rates and delivery options. Mentions James L. Whyte as Vice President and General Manager and indicates pricing for home delivery and weekend editions with proportional adjustments for partial periods. Includes terms for monthly and single copies.
Storms spread from Lake Charles and the Gulf toward Deep South Texas with tornadoes near Del Rio Houston and Corpus Christi. A Del Rio twister caused about 5000 dollars in damage. mobile homes and a boat storage roof were wrecked. Flooding closed streets in San Antonio and rescuers pulled people from vehicles near Mansfield Dam. Severe rains flooded Baytown, Pasadena, and La Porte while Galveston Bay fields saw hail and a waterspout offshore. Several deaths and injuries were reported across the state as storms rolled northeastward.
Karen and her son were found dead in separate bedrooms. Police indicated some victims may have tried to flee the killer, with no sign of forced entry. William was placed with juvenile authorities pending relatives’ care.
Briggs notes rising catfish demand across the Midwest and East Coast driven by pay lakes in the Midwest. He cites haulers buying at about 50 cents and pay-lake operators paying around 80 cents per pound. Prices average near 1.29 to 1.49, with main production in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas and growing in several other states. Farmers produce about 100 to 125 million pounds annually.
House Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged a broad Phase II price and wage freeze to restore economy stability. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott asked for a delay on an across the board 90 day freeze proposed by Senator William Proxmire as administration officials note Nixon avoids a second August 15 1971 style freeze.
West Texas State University School of Business adds a Master of Professional Accounting program approved by the Coordinating Board. The program offers thesis and nonthesis paths with 18 credit hours in accounting plus research exposure. Nonthesis requires a research project and 33 credit hours. thesis requires a thesis and 24 credit hours. Dr. James B. Davis Jr. notes graduates typically hold an accounting major and related business areas.
Suit alleges Texaco would gain control of Coastal States Corpus Christi refinery and a refined product supply pact. It claims the agreement blocks independent market access and eliminates competition in No 2 fuel oil. Coastal States plans to sell crude oil to Texaco with rising daily volumes through 1976 and grants exchange options between the firms.
Amarillo man Eddie Dean Riley Jr. pleaded guilty to malicious injury to private property over $50 value and received a four year probated sentence in 181st District Court. He and another Amarillo man were linked to a November 1972 incident when a vehicle struck Clyde Borum’s car parked on Seminole Street. Riley must make restitution through the probation office.
The Department of Interior moves to end contracts due to waning demand from the space program but faces a last minute injunction. Hugo field helium from Hugoton spans Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and Texas. Plants lie at Rushton Liberal Ulysses Guymon Dumas and a March 27, 1971 deadline was set. The court granted a temporary injunction to keep contracts alive.
Police investigate a Tuesday morning burglary at Chalet Dairy Store No 1 4018 Olsen discovered by a worker at 7 am. Entry via a rear window. over 212 dollars stolen from an American National Bank bag kept in the safe. Safe damage about 100 dollars.
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