Rancher Profits Soar In Northwest Ongoing Beef Boom
USDA economists report record cattle prices boost western ranch profits. Northern plains ranches averaged 43 614 per ranch in 1972 up from 30 504 in 1971, while northern Rocky Mountain farms averaged 45 272, up from 30 801 in 1971 and 13 090 a decade ago. The survey notes rising output and strong calf prices, with calves averaging 50 40 per hundredweight last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Northwest
USDA
Plann
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Rocky Mountain
Idaho
Department
Economic Research Service
Northern Plains
Northwest Fires Bite Deep as Weather Breaks
Firefighters battle more than 38 thousand acres across Oregon Idaho Montana and nearby areas with 19 major blazes. More than 7 thousand firefighters including 400 civilians flown in, evacuations plus National Guard support amid tinderbox conditions and improving forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
National Control Center For
California
Washington
Yellowstone National Park
John Halfterson
Air Force
National Guard
la Grande
Gas Prices May Be Rolled Back
Washington AP reports Phase 4 gasoline price ceilings may require retailers to roll back 1 3 cents per gallon on Sept 1. The ceilings vary by dealer and use Aug 1 average cost plus last Jan 10 markup. Walker says caps based on Jan 10 markup curb price hikes from the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council
William N. Walker
Federal court upholds beef price freeze ruling
The appellate court affirmed the Cost of Living Council may continue the price freeze, dismissing meat industry claims of arbitrariness and overreach. Separately Phillips Petroleum and Minnesota Mining admit illegal campaign contributions to Nixon. others had disclosed similar gifts. Contributions reportedly returned by the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President. President Nixon preps for Florida weekend, aims ahead to Veterans of Foreign Wars speech in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cost of Living Council
Associated Press
Nixon
Phillips Petroleum Co
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co
Finance Committee
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida
New Orleans
Federal auditors examine LBJ ranch and Nixon home costs
Darrell K. Glenn of GSA says federal auditors arrived to review expenses for LBJ ranch improvements and for Nixon’s Key Biscayne home. GAO auditors from Washington join the review as part of broader probes into presidential properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Darrell K. Glenn
General Services Administration
LBJ
Johnson
Glenn
Federal
Nixon
Key Biscayne
General Accounting Office
GAO
Washington
Florida
California
White House
Secret Service
Fort Worth
United States
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Kennedy
Boston
GSA
Austin
Memorial rites for William C Berry held at Childress Cemetery
Graveside services for 87 year old William Clayton Berry were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in Childress Cemetery with Rev. H Paul Henderson officiating. The retired YMCA organizer died Thursday evening at Childress General Hospital after residing at the Childress Retirement Club. He was born April 14, 1886 in Midlothian Texas and moved to Childress in 1906. Survivors include sister Mrs Abbie Andrews of Los Angeles and two nephews Jack Andrews of Palo Alto California and Billy Joe Andrews of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clayton Berry
Childress Cemetery
H. Paul Henderson
First Presbyterian Church
Newberry’s
Berry
YMCA
Childress General Hospital
Childress Retirement Club
Midlothian
Texas
Childress
Abbie Andrews
Los Angeles
Jack Andrews
Palo Altom
Calif
Billy Joe Andrews
Two Men Trapped In Copper Mine In Arizona
Intense heat and smoke from a mine fire hampered rescue efforts for two men believed trapped 1200 feet underground after a tunnel collapse at a central Arizona copper mine. Six five-man teams with oxygen tanks and heat resistant gear rotated to reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Journey
Associated Press
Casa Grande, Ariz
Arizona
Miners Trapped as Mine Fire Halts Rescue Efforts
Two workers remain trapped after a tunnel collapse and ensuing blaze at Hecla Mining Co. mine on the Papago Indian Reservation south of town. Rescue teams faced extreme heat and smoke while awaiting oxygen and heat resistant gear from Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hecla Mining Co
Papago
Dick Glover
Phoenix
Sinatra unretires with Gene Kelly in NBC special
Frank Sinatra, aged 57, returns to the stage with Gene Kelly for an NBC one hour special airing November 18. He quips retirement isn’t what he expected while recalling his earlier retirement concert in the city that crowned him the biggest entertainer of them all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Price
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Frank Sinatra
Gene Kelly
Sinatra
Kelly
NBC
Mao Says China Does By PETER T.SUM TOKYO
Chairman Mao Tse-tung declares children are future masters of China and must be educated accordingly. The party directs summer activities for students emphasizing service to the people, revolutionary songs, peasant aid, workers’ stories, hero tales, and military drills for wartime readiness. Schools remain open for political classes on Marx Engels Lenin Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter T.sum
Associated Press
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Chinese Communist Party
Communist Youth League
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Stalin
Thorough Check For Spiro Agnew
Federal investigators seek years of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's personal financial records in a Maryland probe of extortion and kickbacks among politicians and contractors. Copies were picked up in Washington by U.S. Atty. Beall's team. Agnew plans an interview after records are examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore, Md
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Washington
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Beall
Justice Department
Elliot L. Richardson
Justice
Skylab 2 Crews Photograph Tropical Low Southwest of Cuba
Space Center Houston report: three astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma of Skylab 2 were awakened early from a day off to photograph a tropical low pressure system about 100 miles southwest of Cuba heading into the Gulf. Mission Control relayed the sighting and ordered still photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Cuba
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Mission Control
Musgrave
Gulf
Gulf.” Musgrave
Bean
Insanity Plea May Not Be Used In Henley Case
Houston AP reports defense attorney for Elmer Wayne Henley says the insanity defense may not be used. Henley, 17, is charged in the Houston mass murders tied to a homosexual procurement ring that claimed 27 lives. A possible interview with Henley is planned after a quiet meeting with his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
Charles Melcher
Melcher
Pasadena
Dean Arnold Corll
Corll
David Owen Brooks
Harris County
Jack Heard
Galveston County
J. B. Kline
High Island
Kline
Frances Evalene Atkinson rites held in Childress
Funeral services for Frances Evalene Atkinson 69 were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S. Allen officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. She died after a heart attack at her home 711 Ave B Northwest and is survived by Buck Atkinson her husband two sons Billy Joe and Gary of Childress two daughters Mrs Jimmy Turner and Mrs Jerry Jeffries her mother Mrs Etta Williams three brothers Willard Bryan and A T Chick Williams one sister Mrs Desmond Bridges nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Evalene Atkinson
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Eddie Leary
Gordon Gravley
Homer Compton
Ray Wyatt
Gene Keys
Doy Skinner
Ave. B
Northwest
Stephenville
Tex
Buck Atkinson
Childress
Billy Joe
Gary
Jimmy Turner
Jerry Jeffries
Bonham
Amarillo
Etta Williams
Willard, Bryan
A. T
Chick) Williams
Desmond Bridges
Chilean transport strike threatens general shutdown
In Santiago Chile the 25 day old transport walkout risks widening into a general strike against President Salvador Allende. Rafael Cumsille head of the Confederation of Shop and Store Owners warned the government must change its policies or face a broader strike action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Rafael Cumsille
The
Confederation of Shop and Store Owners
Women’s Bowling League Meeting Announced
A meeting of the Women’s Bowling League is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the bowling alley with members urged to attend and discuss league affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Bowling League
Bobcat Boosters Set to Elect Officers at Meeting
The Bobcat Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the West Texas Utilities Hospitality Room to elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobcat Boosters
West Texas Utilities Hospitality Room
Singing Sunday Public event in Veterans Building
A public singing is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Veterans Building. Singers from area towns are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Building
Nortex Planning Commission Meets in Vernon
The Nortex Regional Planning Commission will hold its next meeting in Vernon following a Thursday night decision. Childress hosted the group with a dinner at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nortex Regional Planning Commission
Vernon
Childress
Thad Murphy Bumpus Convicted of DWI in County Court
Thad Murphy Bumpus was found guilty by a jury of driving while intoxicated in County Court. He was fined $150 plus court costs totaling $204. The sentence included 15 days in jail and six months probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Murphy Bumpus
Representative to visit Childress Courthouse for social security apps
Richard Lawhorn from the Vernon Social Security office will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday to accept applications for social security benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lawhorn
Vernon Social Security Office
Childress
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Forest Service
Mt. Hood National Forest
J. E
Jack) Martin
Bill Underwood
Bob Crooks
Phil Barefield
Bob Hart
STE
Defense Department
Federal Aviation Administration
DOD
Department of Defense
Congressional
Jack Brooks
D—Tex
Truman
Spiro Agnew
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!