Nixon era is judged by Lyons on Communism and policy
Richard Nixon faces a tough balance with the Red world, says Eugene Lyons. Lyons, a former United Press Moscow correspondent turned Reader's Digest editor, argues Communism is utterly evil and must be fought. He notes Nixon's limited maneuvering margin and the risk of liberal pressure from the left.
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Time To Write by Erdman Promises Writer’s Experience
In the Dodd, Mead spring catalog Laula Grace Erdman, Writer in Residence at West Texas State University, unveils A Time To Write an account of her experiences as a writer to be released in April. A Galveston city school district backs Governor’s Committee school overhaul plan amid consolidation talks. A San Francisco arrest reports a man drunk driving a power mower.
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Berlin Blockade Marks East Berlin Pressure On West German President Vote
Soviet units halted traffic on the main West Berlin autobahn for two hours as 40 000 troops were alerted during heightened tensions ahead of West Germanys presidential election. Demonstrators in Kurfuerstendamm joined the Red campaign while barriers briefly closed Helmstedt and the highway. The Bonn Federal Assembly meets to choose a successor to President He rnich Luebke amid Warsaw Pact maneuvers cited by East German authorities. A U S spokesman said the matter would be raised with the appropriate authorities.
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Amarillo Air Terminal Bond Sale Advances Project
The Amarillo Air Terminal moved closer to a new terminal after selling an 8.4 million revenue bond issue. Smith, Barney & Co. led a New York financial group with a low bid of 5.9418 percent following a closed session.
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City approves bond sale for air terminal project
The Amarillo city commission unanimously passed an ordinance to sell bonds at 5.9 to 6.0 percent after three bids from Lehman Brothers New York and First Southwest Investment Dallas. Construction contracts set for March 28 with 20 year retirement from 1971 to 1990. Bond interest is tax free and funded by airport revenues, not taxes. Mayor Stroud highlighted the airport terminal as a local boon.
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F111A crashes on training near Las Vegas. pilots eject
An Air Force F111A fighter-bomber crashed 85 miles north of Las Vegas during a training mission. Both pilots ejected safely in the incident, the 14th swept-wing crash in 21 months and the fourth near Nellis Air Force Base.
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House Okays Water Funds
A Texas House vote of 131 to 15 backed a bill by Rep. Bill Clayton to provide up to 3.5 billion dollars for the Texas Water Plan. The measure, endorsed by the Panhandle Plains delegation, now moves to the Senate where Clayton sees little opposition.
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Oil Man J. W. Collins Dies at 53 in Amarillo
J W Collins 53 of 3305 Ong Amarillo independent oil operator and long time civic leader died about 815 p m Tuesday in High Plains Baptist Hospital after a lengthy illness Funeral services are pending Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors Collins born in Amarillo attended Amarillo High School and Amarillo College entered oil business in 1935 with Phillips Petroleum Land Department and later worked in Wichita St Joseph Oklahoma City He also spent two years with Superior Oil of Los Angeles before becoming an independent oil operator in Amarillo in 1947 He was a longtime civic figure with ties across the oil industry
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Nixon Says Soviets Seek to Cool Berlin Tension
President Nixon told a White House news conference that he believes the Soviet Union wants to prevent West Berlin tensions from rising to protect ongoing U S Soviet negotiations. He and Secretary Rogers warned that communist harassment in West Berlin could jeopardize progress with the United States as he described allied talks and an forthcoming East West summit.
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Sleet and Snow Press Plains as Storm Looms in New Mexico
A gritty sleet and growing snowstorm affected eastern New Mexico with two to three inches in Raton and up to 14 inches in Las Vegas New Mexico. Forecasters warned of blizzard conditions as the system drifted from the mountains toward the Panhandle with 3 to 5 inches potential. The weather disrupted travel while political notes from Paris and a presidential trip marked the day.
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South Viet Premier Huong Survives Assassination Attempt
South Vietnamese Premier Tran Van Huong narrowly escaped death when an assassination squad fired on his car as it left the office. Police guards and Vietnam officials said the attack occurred around 1 p.m. as the vehicle was driven home.
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Hoover cites FBI concerns about Communist influence in U S academia and religious leaders on Page 4. Dr A G W Cameron links Uranus discovery in 1781 to Neptune later, in an illustrated Page 3 feature. Robert Betts analyzes campus unrest and alleged Communist subversion on Page 9.
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