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Childress Index
Main Street
Texas
Chilcress Otdes Business Institution
Cress Texas
Childress Index. Inc
Childress
Ox Bow Printing Inc
Cress
Lancers
Chicress
Fema
Morris Higtey
Omer
Four villains blamed for rising food prices
Editorial argues four factors drive inflation in farm goods. Rising consumer incomes, farmer specialization, shrinking price reserves, and world demand outpacing production spark price swings. Expert L H Simmer notes weather and crop shortages amplify effects, with no single villain to blame.
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L. H. Simmer
Cooperative Extension
University of Illinois’ Ee of Agriculture
Russia
China
India
Africa
United States
U.S
Simerl
Woes of a Cub Scout in a Naughty World
New York AP column recounts Hal Boyle's humorous anecdotes about Freddy a young Cub Scout facing irony and challenges as he tries to do good deeds in a world full of mischief. The piece showcases misfit lessons from a playful office and scouting scenes highlighting youth, discipline, and growing up.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Freddy
Hawk Patrol
Disappearing Dimes Sharpen Pacific Coast Coin Exchange Finds
In Long Beach California the AP reports that eight years after silver pre-1965 coins were demonetized most are out of circulation. Pacific Coast Coin Exchange says private investors hold over $500 million in these coins. A 55 pound bag with $1000 face value is valued at over $1800.
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Long Beach
Calif
United States
Pacific Coast Coin Exchange
Trygve Lie First UN Secretary General
Trygve Lie served as the first secretary general of the United Nations, guiding the new organization in its early postwar years. His tenure established the UN's leadership model and set precedents for subsequent secretaries general.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic Tickets At Leach Drug
Local note invites readers to attend the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic and to support the event by purchasing tickets at Leach Drug and the Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers are sought to provide food for Friday night’s picnic via Buddy Wilcoxson or Lois Stiner.
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Childress
Leach Drug
Chamber of Commerce
Buddy Wilcoxson
Lois Stiner
Skunk Defense Is Its Only Weapon Under Threat
A skunk prefers peace and uses its spray only in defense. It can discharge through twin nozzles a yellowish acrid liquid in a flash. Its strength of fearlessness makes it vulnerable on the road as it ambles unaware of approaching cars.
Carnival Today in History Highlights Milestones
On August 9, 1973 the history page notes events from 1945 Nagasaki destruction to 1788 explorations. It lists dates for legislative writs, Bronx settlement, a steam locomotive line, Webster Ashburton treaty, Edward VII, Gandhi’s internment, Khrushchev meeting, Tito’s visit, and Agnes toll. It also cites birthdays for Gordon Dunn and Charles Farrell and Schopenhauer’s thought.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Nagasaki
England
Holland
Jonas Bronck
Bronx
New York
Albany
Schenectady
N.Y
Canada
Webster - Ashburton
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Mohandas Gandhi
USS
Dean Rusk
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Tito
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Agnes
Gordon Dunn
Charles Farrell
Arthur Schopenhauer
Farmland values rise sharply as land prices surge nationwide
The Agriculture Department shows farm real estate up 13 percent in the year, with six year gains around 50 percent. Nevada leads six year gains and New England shows near doubling. Higher commodity prices and housing demand push values, affecting farmers and shoppers alike. The report notes regional contrasts and forecasts continued rises. The banjo remark closes the piece as a cultural aside.
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John Cunniff
New York
Department of Agriculture
Nevada
Alabama
Mississippi Delta
Illinois
New England
Delta
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Georgia
California
Watergate fallout swamps Washington observers
Bruce Biossat reviews the Watergate crisis as it unsettles the capital. Nightly Ervin hearings and shifting polls shape the narrative from Phase Two toward an uncertain future for President Nixon and his aides. The piece notes legal and political maneuvering, public sentiment, and insider reactions.
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Watergate
Ervin Senate
Presidentixon
Garry Wills
Washington
Nixon
White House
John Dean
National Observer
Congress
Ervin
John Wilson
John Ehrlichman
H.R
Bob) Haldeman
John Mitchell
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Foreign funds urged to buy US stocks
Carl A. Gerstacker proposes using excess foreign dollars to buy common stocks of large U.S. companies as a short-range fix for the currency crisis. Speaking at Notre Dame, the Dow Chemical chairman notes the 7 billion dollar U.S. trade deficit last year and argues foreign purchases could buy time to address long-term trade issues.
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South Bend
Ind
U.S
Carl A.gerstacker
National Export Expansion Council
Dow Chemical Company
NYSE
Notre Dame University
Solar energy eyed as new business for tech firms
Dr. Van W. Bearinger of Honeywell says converting sunshine to electricity could unlock opportunities for advanced technology companies. He notes solar energy systems and equipment offer attractive commercial prospects as the company explores solar heat and related technologies.
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Golden Sun Washington
van W. Bearinger
Honeywell Industries
Bearinger
Honeywell and Univ of Minnesota Tackle Solar Energy Collector
Honeywell teams with the University of Minnesota to develop a trough shaped solar collector for capturing the sun's energy to provide electricity. The project is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and aims to enable building heating and cooling within the current decade.
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Honeywell
University of Minnesota
National Science Foundation
Estimate of Negro population in colonial times and gold in seawater
Britannica cites 20 percent of colonial America population being Negro, falling to about 10 percent by 1930 and projected to 12 percent by 1980. The text adds seawater contains gold, averaging about one grain per ton of water, worth five cents.
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U.S
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Agnew News Conference Highlights Amid Grand Jury Probe
Vice President Spiro Agnew acknowledged a Baltimore grand jury investigation into possible bribery tax fraud extortion and conspiracy after receiving a Aug 2 letter from U S attorney George Beall He dismissed kickback claims as lies and defended his duties while saying he had not considered resignation He logged discussions with Haig and Nixon and indicated he would comply with grand jury requests as needed.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore
Agnew
U.S
George Beall
Maryland
Alexander Haig
White House
Nixon
United States
Grand Jury
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