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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
1
A Dallas News column notes Congress members owing Capitol Hill meal checks totaling over 85000. Delinquencies span 60 to 180 days with amounts from 119 to 1200 dollars. Rep John Kluczynski threatens to publish names. The piece contrasts lawmaker perks with taxpayer costs for restaurant debt.
A chamber of commerce in Perryton plans an annual banquet featuring charcoal broiled steaks and whole wheat bread to showcase their Wheatheart of the Nation and Heart of the Beef Belt. President Leo Meyers notes there will be entertainment but no speaker.
More than 1,200 sheep are dead and others dying on a remote western Utah range prompt a multi agency investigation. Officials note previous Dugway incidents and say no chemical or biological tests have occurred since 1969. radiation traces are minimal and halogeton is unlikely the cause.
Vietnamese commandos infiltrated Phnom Penh airport, killed guards, wore uniforms of Cambodian troops, and threw satchel charges as explosions and fires raged. The assault damaged two hangars and an ammunition dump while pilots escaped, and civilians fled along Highway 4 toward the city eight miles away.
A $2 million resort development named Lake Meredith Harbor will be built near the Fritch Fortress Recreation Area at The Cove on Lake Meredith. Tecon Enterprises of Dallas, led by Joe D. Evans and Walter Ligon, announced the project at the Borger Chamber of Commerce meeting. The Brinsons of Fritch sold the land to Tecon, which plans five miles of shoreline, 649 acres, a clubhouse, pool, golf course, boat ramp, and housing from $40,000 to mobile homes with zoned construction and cottage options.
Georgia senator and elder statesman of the southern conservative bloc, Richard Brevard Russell, died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at 2 25 p.m. He had been hospitalized since December 8 with a lower respiratory infection and emphysema. Russell voting by proxy on the opening day of the 92nd Congress, and flags across the Capitol were lowered to half staff as he was remembered as a giant among giants.
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes disclosed borrowing from a bank named in a federal securities case to speculate with a Dallas corporation's stock, as he backed a bill forcing state officials to reveal assets debts and income. A pub deposition showed Sharpstown Bank's ex-officer said Speaker Gus Mutscher benefited from lax collateral on a stock loan, while Gov. Smith reconsidered a deposit insurance bill after consulting Allan Shivers before a 1969 veto.
Top seed Wippie Willie Mark TI, driven by Christopher Hudson, aims to win the Brighton Toy Fair worm grand prix. Five entrants race on a glass course with Toy Token Tom backed by a toy company pledging 240 dollars per inch. other contenders include Ig gles Squiggles Creepy Crawler and Yes Man.
In a secret ballot Byrd defeats Kennedy 31 to 24 to become assistant Senate Democratic floor leader. The vote follows Byrd's push amid a tense opening of the 92nd Congress with lingering Nixon goals and party shifts including Buckley joining Republicans and Javits challenge failing.
The forecast for Amarillo in 1971 calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures today with a high in the lower 60s and a low around the lower 20s tonight. Friday night and Saturday bring cooler air with Saturday’s high near 50 as southerly winds shift to 10 to 26 mph.
The RCA Rodeo at Fair Park Coliseum kicks off the 1971 Amarillo Stock Show with 230 professional riders entering from 22 states. Over 23 thousand dollars in cash prizes awaits top ropers and cowboys across six days of nightly performances and Saturday matinees.
In Austin Panhandle lawmakers received key House committee assignments. Ben Bynum of Amarillo joined state affairs and constitutional amendments. Bryan Poff was placed on governmental affairs and public education. Dean Cobb became vice chairman of gas and oil, with multiple other panels assigned.
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