Curtain Closes on Congress to Mixed Reviews
The 92nd Congress ends amid mixed reviews as the Senate adjourns after paying respect to McCormack. Senator Mansfield notes foreign policy power reaffirmed and major domestic actions on crime drugs and pornography achieved. The Transportation Department appropriations bill including 210 million for the SST passes by voice vote, signaling final adjournment.
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McCormack
House
Scott
Nixon
Zachary Taylor
Ford
Mansfield
Transportation Department
SST
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Four Inch Snow Forecast Across Tri State Area
Snow and icy conditions spread from New Mexico into the northern two thirds of the region as a weather system intensified. Forecasters warned of five or more inches with 39 to 45 mph winds from Tucumcari to Tulsa to Shamrock, with blowing and drifting snow likely and travel advisories issued.
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New Mexico
National Weather Service
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N.M
Tulsa
Shamrock
Amarillo
Weather Service
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Dumas
Main Street
Stratford
Denver
Arizona
Panhandle
North Texas
Dalhart Flight Service
Oklahoma Panhandle
Lubbock
Pecos
el Paso
Colorado
Grenade Kills 2 Children in Gaza Car Attack
Two Jewish children, Mark Aroyo aged 10 and Avigail aged 8, were killed when a hand grenade was thrown into their car in Gaza. Their father Rob ert Aroyo was slightly wounded but drove to Gaza City before collapsing. The incident marks the first civilian fatalities for Israel in the new year. Military reports note 1,000 Israelis killed or wounded in 1970 and 44 Arab civilians killed with 734 wounded in West Bank and Gaza Strip attacks.
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Robert Aroyo
Gaza City
Mark Aroyo
Avigail
Israel
Tel Aviv
Middle East
West Bank
Jordan
Egypt
Barrier Collapse Kills 66 After Scottish Soccer Rift
In Glasgow 66 fans die when a steel barrier in stairway No 13 collapses as Rangers and Celtic fans exit a 1 1 draw. Dozens are gravely injured as a crowd crush traps men and boys aged teen to early twenties amid postmatch fights and urgent ambulance response.
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Scotland
Britain
Celtics
Rangers
Ibrox Stadium
Donald Liddle
Ous
Ranger
Weather Outlook for Amarillo Sees Freezing Drizzle and Snow
Forecast warns of hazardous driving today in Amarillo due to freezing drizzle and snow. High near 30, low around 20 with decreasing clouds and a warmer trend Monday in the 30s. Winds east at 8 to 18 mph. Snow probability 70 percent today and 48 percent tonight. The sun hes $
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Amarillo
Perot urged to relocate Electronics Data Systems to Amarillo Panhandle
State Rep. Tom Christian invites H. Ross Perot to move Electronics Data Systems from Dallas to Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. Perot had clashed with Dallas officials over rezoning and signaled a relocation, noting markets on coasts. Electronics Data Systems employs about 3,000 in Dallas since 1962. Amarillo’s mid continent position makes it a growing option.
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Claude
H. Ross Perot
Electronics Data Systems, Inc
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Christian
Perot
Dallas
United Press Interna
Perot Plans Dallas HQ Hit Rezoning Hurdle
Rep Christian highlighted West Texas education as a source for a Perot business led workforce. On December 23 Perot said Dallas land for a new headquarters on his northern property could not be rezoned without council approval. The council denied the rezoning request.
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Southwest
Christian
West Texas State University
Amarillo College
Texas State Technical Institute
Perot
Dallas
Kress Man Killed in I-27 Vehicle Turnover
A 53-year-old Kress man, Buster Lee Lowrey, died in a two rollover on a rain slick stretch of Interstate 27 one mile south of Tulsa. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Al Wilkins. Lowrey was thrown from the pickup, the sole occupant. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia.
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Spe
Kress
Tulsa
Buster Lee Lowrey
Swisher County
Justice of the Peace
al Wilkins
Lowrey
Wallace Funeral Home
Tulla
Texas Leads Bar Care Deaths
Texas recorded the nation’s highest highway death toll during the New Year holiday period with at least 27 fatalities by United Press International’s count. The DPS warned of more losses as multi vehicle crashes raised the total beyond earlier forecasts.
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Department of Public Safety
United Press International
DPS
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