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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1967
Page
2
The piece argues that myths of petroleum monopolies are unfounded. It asserts the oil industry is highly competitive in prices, innovation, and profits, citing rising costs, modest returns, and that the top company controls about seven percent of U.S. production.
Mary Carpenter reports on the Andrews Christmas parade with mixed luck and confusion over judging numbers. The piece notes the Mustangs basketball season opening with a home game against Crane, plus community events at the museum and College Night, and honors H M Hub Nixon, a longtime Andrews sports champion and supporter who has passed away.
A National Geographic note describes tiny gold amounts in many plants and minerals. It recounts historic gold finds from Maryland to Georgia, and references Forty Niners hunting placer gold in California and Alaska, with light humor on modern prospectors and baths.
Representative Wilbur D. Mills proposes a new Hoover style commission to audit domestic spending. He warns new presidents create new programs, causing duplication and rising costs, and questions whether state governments or private enterprise should assume some Washington chores.
Ed Doolittle and Zeke Grubb mock the current Congress for poor leadership while Clem Webster cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure of 9000 dollars annual family income for a family of four. They note 400 federal programs across 150 agencies and compare to Jefferson era staffing and a balanced budget claim.
Readers share rural anecdotes and satire from Andrews Texas in a light column. The missive blurs with regional names and local humor about Bug and Josh Clodhopper while the paper notes editorial corrections policy and publishing rights.
The Texas Industrial Commission launches a new feature called prospect simulation or PS. Two or more staff pose as industry reps before a community development committee to test the town’s readiness and highlight weaknesses in the presentation for future industrial site prospects.
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