10 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1976
Page
1
Prof Maurice Brearly of Melbourne shows his polyurethane track stair climbing wheelchair designed after a student at Point Cook RAAF Academy became paraplegic. The device lowers tracks by hand crank, preserves mobility on flat surfaces, and remains compact.
House intelligence chair Otis G. Pike said CIA staff logged 200 of 232 missing papers and accused the CIA and State Department of staging a media event to discredit the committee. He noted CIA had no receipts for 95 items and said 17 were letters about delivery, not documents.
In Whitesburg Kentucky an explosion trapped fifteen miners at the Scotia Coal Co mine. Rescue crews worked within two thousand feet as relatives waited and police patrolled the scene. Authorities cited possible causes including machinery friction in coal dust or methane gas and noted the mine employs about three hundred workers.
Pioneer Corp. board announce an agreement-in-principle to buy International Tool & Supply Co. via a tax-free stock exchange. International Tool, based in New York with a Houston plant, supplies drilling and production equipment to oil industry firms and will keep current management, including Robert G. Chadderdon and Earl N. Stone, post acquisition. Details of finances were not disclosed.
The Dow Jones industrial average briefly hits 1,000 for the first time since 1973, finishing at 993.70 up 4.96 on a day of heavy trading. Analysts say the milestone is psychological, not fundamental, amid a rally that began the year.
President Ford captured the Florida presidential primary with about 53 percent as 90 percent of precincts reported. George Wallace and Ronald Reagan trailed, while George C. Wallace and Jackson faced setbacks in a race shaping the GOP and Democratic fields. Carter reclaimed momentum in the Democratic contest after a Florida win for the former.
A cable car plunges 200 feet near Cavalese in the Dolomites killing 42, mostly West Germans, with 1 severely injured survivor. The other car was halted at the top. operator unharmed. Ansa notes most victims from Hamburg group. Local witnesses describe a catastrophic cable snap and wreckage on the frozen ground.
Fort Worth agents say Wheatheart Inc officers from Oklahoma City and Woodward arranged a multi state scheme. A 28 count indictment targets John O Pitts Jr Henry F Shrum and J D Hodges. Victims include banks and investors in limited partnerships. Hot checks exceed 8 million with collateral misdeeds raising losses.
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