Amarillo approves Civic Center rate hike with school breaks
City Commission 4-1 increases general rental rates at the Civic Center while offering West Texas State University and other basketball programs a 30 percent hike cap. The 10 percent of gate proposal replaces earlier maximums, setting a $325 minimum for schools with basketball programs. The panel notes expenses rising 84 percent since 1968 and frames the move as supporting city development rather than turning a profit.
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Amarillo
Civic Center
West Texas State University
Keith Taylor
West Texas
Clay Briggs
WTSU
Briggs
Kathrine Wilson
Taylor
Panhandle
Jack Bulloch
David DeWald
Glen Parkey
Commission
From A to Izzard Column Goes On Vacation
The columnist announces a break from daily publication through the April convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The column will return sporadically with minor style changes after the trip.
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Izzard
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Russians Agree To N Site Checks
Washington AP report says Soviet and American negotiators in Moscow reached basic agreement on on site inspection of each country s nuclear test sites allowing reciprocal checks to verify treaty compliance. Technical details remain unresolved and the deadline for a 150 kiloton pact may slip while broader offensive arms talks lag.
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Washington
Moscow
High Administration
United States
U.S
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Callaway Quits Ford Campaign After Probe
Howard H. Bo Callaway resigns as Ford campaign manager amid government probe into his Colorado ski resort land use. Rogers C B Morton named to replace him. Ford defends Callaway and insists campaign will win despite the shakeup and lingering controversy.
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Washington
Howard H
Bo” Callaway
Ford
Rogers C. B. Morton
Callaway
Colorado
Justice Department
Bo Callaway
Richard B. Cheney
White House
Ronald Reagan
Georgia
Brinks Bandits Hijack Montreal Brinks Truck in Heist
A gang using an antiaircraft gun hijacked a Brinks armored car in Montreal downtown, fleeing with between 2 and 3 million dollars. Police found the empty truck and driver unharmed near Nun's Island. three to five suspects are sought.
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Montreal
UPI
Brinks
Brinks Canada Ltd
Nun’s Island
St. Lawrence River
J.T. Walsh
Brinks Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
St. James Street
Warmer Weather Forecast With Clearing Skies
Decreasing cloudiness brings warmer conditions today and tonight with highs in the middle 60s and a low in the middle 30s. Sunny and windy Thursday with highs in the 70s and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tornado Toll Rises as Storms Rage Across Michigan Tex Latitudes
Severe multi state outbreak leaves Michigan and Texas with fatalities and injuries. Ogemaw County reports two deaths and twelve serious injuries from twisters and high winds. Garfield Center Point and Calvert suffer destruction and a train derailment. Nebraska and Kansas face emergency declarations and mixed rain and snow.
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Lower
Michigan
Ogeman
Texas
Garfield
Center Point
Calvert
Tex
Louisiana
Hornbeck
Deep South
Upper Midwest
Ogewaw
Eugene Rolph
Nebraska
J. J. Exon
Kansas
Dodge City
West Branch
Mich
Ogemaw County
Josco County
Tornado Ravages Cabot and Surrounding Towns in Arkansas
A deadly tornado blitzes Cabot Arkansas injuring over 150 and killing five local residents. Gov. Pryor orders National Guardsmen to assist as wreckage ruins downtown Cabot and nearby Dresco. Property losses exceed 6 million with 50 businesses and 54 mobile homes damaged or destroyed. several residents describe the sudden, chaotic destruction.
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West Branch
Jack Lowman Jr
Cabot
Ark
Glendon Smith
Canton
Miss
Smith
Jackson
Arkansas
David Pryor
Pryor
Air Force
Little Rock
Dresco
Arkansas Office of Emergency Services
CES
Clara Clark
Virginia Irvin
J. M. Park
Miss Clark
Lebanese Civil War Fears Rise as Fighting Intensifies
In Beirut leftist Moslem and Palestinian guerrillas push toward Christian Phalange positions amid house to house combat. 19 dead 24 wounded as lines of communication break down and fear grows of Syrian troop intervention. U N alert to Security Council and U S Sixth Fleet moves for possible civilian evacuation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
U.S
Sixth Fleet
Pentagon
Phalange
International Communications Exchange
Egypt
Middle East
Tripoli
Hafez Assad
United States
France
Vatican
Israel
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Globe News
Houston Deford
Don Hileman
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Jerry Ticer
Howard
Woodrow Bean
el Paso
Railroad Commission
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Bean
State Board of Education
Brinks Bandits
Drasko
Mississippi
Bank
Miss Irvin
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