Hospital Tax Cut Possible If Bond Issue Is Approved
Amarillo voters head to a bond referendum on a $20 million Northwest Texas Hospital project. A consulting firm says the maximum tax rate to pay debt would be 3.14 per 100 valuation, potentially lowering the hospital tax from 51 to 49 cents if approved. Hospital District leaders say they will seek a 2 cent cut if the issue passes, to fund bond retirement without gimmicks.
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Globe News
Rauscher Pierce Securities Corp
Dallas
Amarillo Hospitl District Board of Managers
Williams
Hospital District Board of
Dudley
Amarillo Hospital District
Hospital District Board of Managers
City Commission
Northwest Texas Hospital
Transportation Needed For Ailing 3 Year Old
Mrs. P faces losing her car ahead of Christmas as her 3 year old son requires frequent therapy. He has a rare muscle disease and involuntary eye movement, with 178 weekly therapy miles plus speech and hearing programs. The family relies on transport for these essential services and home therapy training.
Reagan Commentary Begins On Kaleidoscope Page
The Amarillo Sunday News Globe launches Ronald Reagan's weekly Keep Right column on the Kaleidoscope page. The former California governor shares conservative views reflecting a broad national segment and will appear opposite Carl T Rowan’s Left Lane. Max Rafferty’s Keep Right column moves to the Globe Times this afternoon.
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Amarillo
News-Globe Today
Ronald Reagan
California
Carl T. Rowan
Reagan
Max Rafferty
Globe Times
Truth About Hospital Issue Featuring Kissinger Chronicle
Globe News weighs Kissinger as architect of U S foreign policy in a profile piece. The issue notes he remains one of the most interesting figures in public life. Weather outlook: cloudy and colder with light snow tonight and Monday. Highs in the upper 30s, lows around 20, Monday highs near 30, northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Probability of snow 40 percent tonight.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Executions Supported In Survey
Ten of thirteen persons interviewed last week support the death penalty with a single voter saying he could not pronounce judgment. A Utah killer’s reprieve from a firing squad was granted by the Supreme Court, as families weigh deterrence and morality in a heated national debate. Local views split. some Amarillo residents favor the switch, citing deterrence, while others would oppose it under any circumstance. The FBI notes crime rate growth over the past decade.
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Globe-News
Gary Mark Gilmore
United States Supreme Court
Utah
Mickey Bolton
Lewis Lane
Huntsville
James Whitmore
Willoughby Webster
Witness recalls 1949 Huntsville double electrocution memories
A former 23-year-old reporter recounts watching W. Fred Jones and General Kerzee die in the chair at Huntsville prison in August 1949. He recalls the weather, the thunder, the gongs, and the tense atmosphere of the death row week amid a high profile defense by E. T. Miller and Col. E. A. Simpson.
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Huntsville
Sparky
State Penitentiary
W. Fred Jones
Floydada
General Kerzee
Southwest
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Col. E. A. Simpson
Jones
They Asked for My Death Why Can't They Accept It PAGE
A newspaper item titled They Asked for My Death Why Can't They Accept It PAGE discusses reactions to a controversial event. It notes public inquiry, editorial stance, and social responses without graphic detail. The piece highlights questions of accountability and community sentiment.
Cost Claims About Northwest Texas Hospital Bond Questioned
A Globe-News inquiry finds opponents overstated per bed costs, misused a Blue Cross Blue Shield figure, and claimed land costs in Dodge City. Ray Rouleau says the 20 acre site was donated, and the 61,000 per bed comparison ignores square footage and services, while BCBS says the $67,000 figure was for renovation, not new construction.
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Dodge City
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Ray Rouleau
Kansas City
Overland Park, Kan
Northwest Texas Hospital
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Globe- News
Amarillo
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
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Blue Shield
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