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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
4
Texas A&M researchers estimate visitors to Paseo del Rio spend about 2 dollars for a two hour visit while merchants report river walk related business rising to 22 million annually. About 920000 people visited the river walk from mid 1971 to mid 1972, spending near 2 million there.
FAA records show 573 arrests for interference with air traffic in early 1973 along with 504 guns and 2,430 knives seized at airports. Captain John J. O'Donnell of the Air Line Pilots Association urges continued security checks as a small price for safer skies.
A look at how the symbol 30 came to mean end of copy in old telegraph and newsroom practice. The piece surveys theories from Elmo Scott Watson and others, tracing origins from telegraph codes to handwritten marks and end-of-story conventions.
The proposed sale of Phantom jets to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait draws U S officials say it helps balance payments and serves vital oil interests. Critics warn it could heighten regional risk though officials claim Israel’s fears are exaggerated.
In a column tone the El Paso Times notes broad errors in choosing friends and business, asks when the maxim don't kick a man when he is down was repealed, and ponders political judgment surrounding Mr. Nixon.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, in talks with several editors, portrays himself as Nixon’s steadfast ally in the Watergate crisis while signaling potential political costs. He cites conscience over ambition and says final presidential plans depend on future evidence and election results.
At Dartmouth College in Hanover the Committee for Intellectual Alternatives broadened talks beyond liberal stalwarts. D. Keith Mann discussed faith and order, followed by Rep. Philip Crane, Kevin Phillips, Ernest van den Haag, and Milton Friedman, provoking surprise and debate about canal policy, voting patterns, censorship, and socialism.
A returned traveler complains that discriminatory signs aid deer crossing while turtles receive no protections. The piece highlights uneven wildlife signage and safety concerns for non deer species.
Senator Charles Percy of Chicago chastises political chicanery amid Watergate fallout. He argues both parties and the media misread attempts to contextualize Watergate and laments the scarcity of incorruptible figures to lead investigations.
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