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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1972
Page
6
The Childress Index is published Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays as an independent newspaper in Childress Texas. It lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery and notes corrections when erroneous reflections arise.
The piece argues Peron’s return to Argentina and call for free elections expose the military’s failure to govern democratically since 1966. It notes his possible run or succession plan, and suggests stability requires confronting the Peron myth and restoring constitutional rule under Gen. Lanusse’s oversight.
The Air Transport Association reports 64 percent of the domestic fleet will have smokeless engines by 1973 end, with 13 percent of jets represented by new low noise wide bodies and 52 percent retrofitted engines. Wide bodies like the B 747 DC 10 and L 1011 boost capacity without increasing flights.
A reader in Rhode Island laments 800 000 illegal immigrants and 5 173 000 unemployed Americans as of July 1972. He urges complaints to the President and Congress and denounces the immigration policy. The item also notes Rhode Island celebrates Independence Day on May 4 and July 4, citing May 4, 1776 as the state’s early independence declaration.
Analysts say liquidity in stocks depends on more individual buyers and foreign money. Institutions have traded mainly among themselves, drying up broad participation. Brokers like J. D. Winer Co. note small investors pulled out for homes and savings, reducing price smoothness. Efforts target German and Japanese funds to revive demand.
The column reviews events on this date including Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Austria Hungary in 1917, Madrid’s surrender in 1808, Illinois statehood in 1818, Jefferson Davis treason trial in 1868, Stevenson’s death in 1894, Saar River crossing in 1944, US jets near Hanoi in 1966, and London fogs. Also notes birthdays Maria Callas and Andy Williams, plus a thought on happiness. A market-leaning paragraph discusses freight, inflation, and investor sentiment.
Morris Higley voices frustration with federal programs and tax policy noting revenue sharing delays and local autonomy. He supports Nixon positions on court appointments and questions Washington oversight of local funds while recounting Hill-Burton funds and local hospital district concerns.
British actor Edward Woodward rehearses in his back yard with bow and arrows ahead of a Christmas through April production. He says his fingers are raw and he must harden his skin while aiming to hit the bull’s eye four times daily.
The Florida Legislature approved a measure to reinstate the death penalty sending it to Gov. Reubin Askew who was expected to sign. The bill requires a jury to determine guilt and then weigh extenuating circumstances before sentencing either life or death, with a trial judge able to veto either sentence. A780
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