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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
5
The Childress Index editorial notes Apollo 15’s success prompts reflection on spaceflight’s impact on society. It cites children's calm reaction, hints at Moon colonization ideas, and weighs costs and obstacles while affirming a long term future of exploration.
An AP columnist notes critics doubt government action can improve the final quarter. The piece argues that economists, businesses, and voters must imagine and act on the near future now, as expectations hinge on present decisions rather than tomorrow.
Pollsters seek six month projections to aid business planning. Government and private surveys show consumers gloomy then slightly improving. National Chamber of Commerce reports businessmen more optimistic for the year ahead and far more confident about the decade ahead, with a notable split in outlook.
Morris Higley urges Childress residents to welcome visiting youths for Greenbelt Bowl events. A Queen's Beauty Contest Friday night beside the First National Bank and a Friday picnic precede the Saturday Fair Park Stadium football game. Financial aid via attendance is requested for the All Star Classic's 22 year history.
The piece argues Nixon planned two years to seize control of the executive branch and then extended targets to 1,200 positions. It describes a cautious, step by step approach to domestic and foreign policy, citing China talks SALT welfare reform and Middle East diplomacy as patient maneuvering rather than rapid action. It notes delays before moves in Peking and Moscow negotiations reflecting testing signals and waiting for certainty.
The article argues federal involvement in coal power plants from the Four Corners to Mohave, highlighting TVA and Western Energy projects. It notes emissions from fly ash and sulfur oxides, regulatory actions, and efforts like electrostatic precipitators and scrubbers, plus concerns over land and water impacts from strip mining on Indian lands.
A hurricane off the Florida Keys on July 15, 1733 wrecked 17 ships of a Spanish fleet carrying an estimated 68 million dollars in gold and silver to Madrid. The text discusses how short term surveys influence business optimism and policy, noting the economy may become a major issue in the 1972 campaign.
Offshore Supply Corporation projects nine additional vessels built across British Dutch German and Singapore yards raising the global fleet to 56 by March 1973. The ships support oil drilling operations off Nova Scotia and beyond by surveying rig towing and crew and equipment transport to offshore stations. In New York murders rise sharply with 1,117 last year vs 390 in 1960.
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle offers humorous reflections on left handed husbands gardening attire and the appeal of breaded veal cutlets. He toys with ideas like dedicated elderly TV networks and the odd charm of old barn scents.
A reader thanks donors for Red Cross blood in Childress and urges participation at Fair Park Auditorium. TVA faces a federal lawsuit and a congressional bill seeking to end strip mining, with TVA Chairman Wagner warning of drastic power losses if stopped.
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