14 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1973
Page
1
A New Mexico gas shortage story notes stations along Route 1 40 locking pumps in protest of price controls and government regulation. The piece contrasts Alaska pipeline delays and ecology influence with offshore drilling limits, suggesting a rare path to relief through policy change.
Congress leaders from both parties react coolly to Melvin Laird's disclosure that President Nixon is weighing a refundable 10 percent income tax increase. Mills Ullman Schneebeli Patman Kennedy Proxmire urge caution or oppose. Long and Proxmire favor spending cuts over tax hikes. Burleson criticizes the plan as discussed.
Slippery Rock prepares for the season opener versus Mansfield in a non conference contest. The Rockets won last year’s Pennsylvania Conference title and this year schedule includes a trip to Puget Sound. Contact Tom Hilburn for more info.
A Nashville Banner note reports a Texas Cowboy Artists Association slogan claiming the American cowboy is the single national cultural denominator. A station wagon carried a man, a woman, and a teenage girl with luggage, while a sign on the rear window proclaimed We Are Just Taking ONE Girl to Duke University.
Four sealed indictments were returned by the Potter County grand jury probing the Amarillo Air Force Base Credit Union collapse. Names are withheld until arrest. Losses estimated up to 1.25 million.
The Amarillo Daily News announces a High Plains Football Special this Saturday with full scores and game reports from across the Golden Spread. Extra writers are on deadline to deliver the most complete roundup yet.
A federal appeals court suggested that President Nixon allow special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox to listen to White House tape recordings to avert a judicial executive branch clash. Cox agreed to follow the proposed compromise, while the White House and Nixon offered no immediate comment.
John Y. Brown Jr plans a five hour Democratic telethon on NBC to fund political campaigns from public contributions. Brown, 39, built Kentucky Fried Chicken into a global brand and now bets on a reform model funded by the public to finance campaigns with hopes of surpassing last year’s $2 million. He argues public funding keeps government ownership with the people and reduces negative views. The telethon targets prime time Saturday to support campaign finance reform.
Virgil Patterson, chairman of the First National Bank board and Boys Ranch president, urges broad city cooperation to assure a successful United Way drive. He notes Amarillo’s ready participation from leaders across the community to back worthy causes.
The forecast suggests fair to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening through Saturday. Temperatures hold near 90 today and around the 80s by Saturday, with southerly winds 8 to 18 MPH and precipitation probability around 20 percent today and tonight.
The fragment from Inside News Chile notes a fake page titled Pee Water with unclear authorship. It reports a hoax element described as a page break and appears to reference misinformation tactics without confirming individuals or events.
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