Sizzle and slogans echo in time from Elmer Wheeler to Izzard
A reflective column recalls Elmer Wheeler’s “sell the sizzle” salesmanship and the beef marketing push, noting how promotional rhetoric shaped public perception. It weaves in local memory of Olsen Park Pete, Azusa’s boastful origin tale, offshore drilling contrasts, and a historical glimpse of Neely’s early 1900s home building, ending with a quip on motherhood and controversy from Wes Izzard.
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Elmer Wheeler
Jeff Neely, Sr
Neely
12Th and
Harrison
Stuck Over A Sticker Leads To Odd Auto Trouble
Arlington teen Keith Heindl 18 faced a police ticket for an expired inspection sticker after driving a used car to test its engine. Police later arrested him at his UT Arlington dorm on a warrant, but he was released on $40 bond when a delinquent notice finally arrived.
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Arlington
Tex
Keith Heindl
Heindl
Rose
University of Texas- Arlington
Heind
Terrorists Held Hostages As Tel Aviv Hotel Siege Ends
Israeli troops stormed the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv, killing three and wounding seven as they overran the building after hours of siege. Dozens of foreign tourists, including British, French and German nationals, were held hostage and a ransom demand for exit to an Arab country was reported.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Radio Israel
Associated Press
Max Nash
Savoy Hotel
Sea Front
Ford seeks 2 billion for six month public service jobs
President Ford announced plans to ask Congress for an extra 2 billion dollars to extend the public service jobs program for six months and fund more summer work for youths, part of a 59 billion dollar appropriation bill aimed at cutting unemployment.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Public Service
House
Carl Albert
George Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
White House
Ron Nessen
Capitol
Treasury
William E. Simon
Credit Union Theft Case Yields Jail Term and Probation
A Potter County jury found James F. Wardell 26 guilty of stealing stock from Amarillo Air Force Base credit union and sentenced him to seven and a half years in the penitentiary. Arward L. Smith 55 received seven years probation. The trial traced collateral swaps in 1972 and 1973 that led to losses totaling about 1.25 million as the union collapsed. Wardell and Smith had opposed the verdicts, and witnesses testified about prior records and Wardell’s family and employment.
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Potter County
James F. Wardell
Amarillo Air Force Base
Arward L. Smith
108Th District Court
Wardell and Smith
W.J. Oxford
Stephenville
Smith
Wardell
Amarillo
The
Globe News
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Tr3 International
Bartlesville, Okla
California
Tom Curtis
Curtis
Amarex
International Airlines
Corp
Fort Smith, Ark
Eileen
EPA delays auto emission rules over health risk
EPA chief Russell Train argues catalytic converters release sulfuric acid mist that could harm asthmatics and others with respiratory issues. The plan keeps carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon limits unchanged through 1979 and delays tougher standards for a year, with Congress to decide on broader changes.
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Washington
API
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Russell FE
Train
Congress
Ford
California
Weather outlook for Ay EL Ay EL city
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Friday. Highs near 80 on Friday, lows in the mid 40s, southwest winds 12 to 22 mph.
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National Meat Board
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Olsen Park Pete
Azusa
Cal
Boosters
Ato Z
USA
North Sea
Amoco
Great Yarmouth
Harry Vaughn
Trutman
Wes Izzard
IN Co
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Ker
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Simon
Senate Finance Committee
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Palcy
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