05 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
1
The piece notes 536 to 1,659 U S prisoners in Hanoi's hands, with 1,123 missing. It cites three released POWs and links the act to a political aim by antiwar groups led by Dave Dellinger to influence the U S election, questioning why only three were freed and urging broader action.
Amarillo notes reflect on school starts before Labor Day, Tri State Fair scheduling, and a push to move the carnival. Texas goats totaling 1800 are set for sale and shipment to Russia, recalling a 1936 sale. Amarillo Skydivers debut a Twin Beech for the Plainview Kiwanis air show. Other items include a joke about shaving and a remark on grand opera defined by a stabbing back but sung.
At Farnborough 1972 the Lockheed TriStar impressed as a whispering jet with British engines. It drew six orders from British European Airways and two from Court Lines, signaling potential up to 45 more jets worth about a billion dollars for Lockheed.
New York AP report says 72 year old Joseph Ricord sought bail of 1.5 million dollars after indictment for conspiring to smuggle heroin into the United States hidden in small planes. Ricord, a former Nazi collaborator with French and Argentine citizenship, arrived from Paraguay for a Manhattan court appearance. He allegedly heads a multimillion dollar operation shipping about 1,000 pounds a year, and claims ownership of five restaurants.
Jerry Lewis annual telethon at the Americana Hotel in New York raised pledges exceeding 9.2 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Outside the venue demonstrators in wheelchairs accused the group of exploitation and of excluding the disabled from boards and hiring.
Clifford Anderson watched the deadly collision unfold in his rear view as six people died and four were injured near Mount Sterling Illinois. Theresa McCoy 16 and sisters Pammie 13 Ramona 15 were en route to a Labor Day reunion when the crash occurred.
Washington officials report President Nixon pressures Congress to finish four months of work in four weeks or risk being labeled inept. Key areas include revenue sharing, health and welfare, government reorganization, and a new Department of Community Development. The Senate works on revenue sharing while House faces product safety and welfare questions.
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a slight chance of late day and night thunder showers today and Wednesday. Highs in the mid 80s, lows around 60s. Winds variable near 10 mph. Precipitation chance about 20 percent today and Wednesday.
Washington AP reports a measure to grow bakery sales through a national wheat research and advertising program. The plan creates a Wheat Industry Council to oversee promotion and assessments, including a starting one cent per 100 pounds levy rising to two and a half cents.
A year old Clovis boy died after being trapped between an electric oven door and the oven body at his home 221 Redwood in Clovis. Authorities will autopsy Steven Ellis to determine cause and time of death as local police investigate how the appliance toppled with the child inside.
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