From A to Izzard to Saigon Loot and Local Notes
A column surveys the looted American goods left in Vietnam after Saigon’s fall and notes the vast, uncertain value of cars, motorcycles, appliances, food, clothing, and fuel. It also adds local items about Bass Rees’ big day, Caprock moisture, and optimistic US economic signs while closing with light anecdotes and memories.
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Saigon
Vietnam
O. R. Stark
Quitaque
Smith Rees
Mt Pleasant
Will
Rees
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Titus County
Arkansas
High Plains
Texas
Ford vetoes farm price supports bill defends budget deficit risk
President Ford vetoed legislation to raise farm price supports saying it would expand the federal budget deficit and distort markets. He argued the bill’s aims were laudable but costly to consumers taxpayers and farmers in the long run and that it would not be in the public interest.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
House
Congress
Weather Outlook and Farm Policy Mentioned in Ford Speech
NAEP reports a partly cloudy weekend with mild highs in the upper 70s and a 20 percent chance of precipitation today and tonight. In Washington, President Ford warns against a farm bill that could push the 1976 deficit toward 100 billion dollars, arguing it would jeopardize market oriented policy and add up to 1.8 billion in new red ink.
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Congress
Jury Finds Stuart Guilty of Aggravated Rape
A 27 year old Roy Alan Stuart was found guilty by a seven woman five man jury of aggravated rape for the Feb 24 attack on a 29 year old hitchhiker north of Amarillo in Riviera Park off US 287. Punishment hearing set for 9 a.m. with potential 5 to 99 years or life in prison.
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Roy Alan Stuart
Potter County
Stuart
Amarillo
Riviera Park
US 287
161St
George E. Dowlen
Tom Curtis
Washington, N.C
UPI
Joan Little
Audge
North Carolina
Raleigh
Superior Court
Henry A. McKinnon
Miss Little
Clarence Alligood
Beaufort County
Texas House Action: Health Care Plan and School Bill Passed
The Texas House passed to the Senate by 105 to 34 a tax appraisal reform bill and a school finance reform measure. The package requires county appraisal offices to assess property and follow state guidelines, with the comptroller verifying appraisals if a separate Tax Board bill fails. Other actions included adding two citizen members to the state funds board and replacing the treasurer with the comptroller, while a banking board reform bill was defeated 23 to 110.
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Austin, Tex
House
Senate
Texas
Frank Hartung
Houston
State Banking Board
Banking Board
Don Henderson
Rhouston
Harris Resigns From Bank and Chamber Posts
Richard O. Harris resigns as president CEO of American National Bank since May 1, 1972 and as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce leader. He will become president of American National Bank of Austin on June 1. Frank A. Paul Jr. says a successor will be named soon and Harris will begin Chamber deliberations today.
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American National Bank
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Richard O
Harris
The
American National
American National Bank of Austin
Frank A. Paul Jr
American Hero
Paul
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Officials See Little Early HMO Impact
Amarillo hospital administrators expect the Texas House bill authorizing health maintenance organizations will have minimal near term effect in the area. They anticipate changes only in larger cities and note Amarillo's private practice environment may hinder HMO formation.
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Amarillo
Texas House
HMO
Texas
Hmo’s
Lloyd Cannedy
Dallas
Houston
Dr. Cannedy
Cannedy
Emmett Johnson
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Education Panel Backs TSTA Plan For $10000 Starting Pay
The House Public Education Committee narrowly rejected Briscoe's school finance bill and approved the Texas State Teachers Association plan setting a $10,000 starting salary for beginning teachers. The vote was 7-5 against tabling the TSTA bill with Rep Dan Kubiak introducing the substitute.
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Austin, Tex
House Public Education Committee
Dolph Briscoe
Texas State Teachers Association
Dan Kubiak
Drockdale
Briscoe
Tom Massey
D-Rockdale
TSTA
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Izzard
Stark
Caprock
Ford Administration
Department of Labor
Olsen Park Pete
Naep
Inside News
Coee Earm
Eenenes
Wirepheote
Fort Chaffee. Ark
John Wheir
Curtis
Swart
Paso
Dick Harris
Soo
Kubiak
Bill Clayton
Clayton
PSTA
Amtrak
Board of
Chicago
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