Railroads say passenger service dying as demand fades
Rail executives claim passenger travel is a dying business with few riders beyond commuters and enthusiasts. They blame shabby equipment and poor stations, yet see revival possible with faster, modern service and competition, possibly by government if needed. The column also notes LSD seizures, postal notes, and local quips from Wes Izzard.
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Izzard
New York Times
The
Santa Fe, Oo
Nixon Seeks Faster Vietnam Withdrawal Timetable
President Nixon expressed hope to meet Clark Clifford's proposed timetable to withdraw 100000 troops from Vietnam by year end and all ground combat units by 1970. He also predicted talks with the Soviet Union on strategic arms between late July and mid August and urged swift action on inflation and national affairs.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Clark M. Clifford
Defense
Johnson
Foreign Affairs Quarterly
Clifford
Russia
Vienna
Geneva
Senate
Youth Jailed After Drug Raid In Potter County Case
Dwight Erin Mason 19 faced felony charges for possession of narcotics paraphernalia and misdemeanor for dangerous drugs after a raid at 1208 W 18th. Gary Wayne Walker 18 pled guilty to possession of a dangerous drug and received probation. Three other men had vagrancy charges dismissed and three juveniles were released to parents. Police found LSD pills and related paraphernalia. Mason fled but was caught, a bag containing 1000 pills recovered. Walker had two pills in his pocket.
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Dwight Erin Mason
Potter County
Gary Wayne Walker
S. Taylor
E. H. Foster
Walker
Mason
Justice of the Peace
Cliff Roberts
Foster
Asst
County
Richard Dambold
Amarillo
Fatal crash on Farm 1061 leaves Vega station operator dead
A 53-year-old Vega service station operator died on arrival at Northwest Texas Hospital after his car overturned 18 miles north of Amarillo on Boys Ranch Road. Six others, including his wife Nellie Marie and five relatives, were hospitalized with injuries.
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Vega
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Boys Ranch Road
Farm
Cleo Gullett
Nellie Marie
Gerald Dee Gullett
Loretta Gullett
Gilbert Eldon Gullett
Rosalie Carol Gullett
Sharon Essmas
Amarillo Narcotics Raid Confiscates 1000 LSD Tablets
Amarillo Police Chief Wil ey Alexander says the Wednesday night operation seized 1 000 LSD tablets showing drug traffic is rising in five years but not yet a major problem. He emphasizes prevention, federal and state cooperation, and ongoing pressure on users and sellers.
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The
Daily News
Ed Foreman
Harrison Street
Amarillo
New Mexico
Olsen Park Pete
Wiley Alexander
Telligence Unit
Potter
Randall County
Alexander
Pittsburgh Bridge Sniper Seizes 75 Minute Stand
A young man on a downtown Pittsburgh bridge fired a pistol at cops and bystanders for 75 minutes, wounding one officer before shooting himself. Police, using armor and a sniper, avoided returning fire as the man, Robert Michniak, reloaded from a pocket and finally ended the siege by leaping to end his life.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Michniak
Allegheny River
Michniak
Dan Butler
Special Service
Good Morning Cent Today End Early 1 Cent to 15 mph
Fragmentary weather note mentions early end to cent today and wind speeds between 1 and 15 mph. No clear location other than Amarillo implied.
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Amarillo
Governor vetoes 38 bills and 12 resolutions in Texas push
Gov. Preston Smith vetoed 38 bills and 12 concurrent resolutions, saying they arrived seven days after adjournment. Attorney General Crawford Martin had ruled some bills signed in the presence of both houses could become law without the governor's signature. One vetoed measure would create 27 new state district courts, including the proposed 181st District Court for Potter and Randall Counties. A.I. Schwartz of Galveston authored 13 vetoed bills and had often criticized Smith.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Atty
Crawford Martin
House
Senate
Sen
A.R. Schwarts
Galveston
Schwartz
Smith
181St
Potter
Randall Counties
Smith To Tell Budget Decision On TV Tonight
Gov. Preston Smith plans a statewide TV address at 7 30 p m to announce whether he will veto Texas 2 8 billion one year state budget. He has hinted at a veto and must decide by Sunday.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
Smith
Severe thunderstorm watch and hail report across Panhandle area
Thunderstorm activity diminished but continued Thursday the next to last day of spring in the Panhandle. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect from 4 30 to 10 30 p m for Armstrong Briscoe Carson Childress Collingsworth Cottle Donley Foard Gray Hall Hardeman Motley and Wheeler counties. Golf ball size hail was reported in Matador and Panhandle with light damage. No tornadoes were reported.
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The
Panhandle
Armstrong
Briscoe
Carson
Childress
Collingsworth
Cottle
Donley
Foard
Gray, Hall
Hardeman
Motley
Wheeler
Matador
Lake Meredith Reaches New Record Level
Lake Meredith swelled by inflow from Ute Dam spillways with Canadian River Municipal Water Authority noting rapid filling. On Thursday the level reached 83.32 feet, surpassing the 82.90 foot mark set June 10, 1968.
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Borger
Lake Meredith
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Ute Dam
New Mexico
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