Grover enters GOP governor bid in Texas race
CAPES Austin AP Senator Henry C. Grover of Houston filed to run in the Republican primary for governor and plans a formal January announcement. Dowdy trial decision looms as doctors weigh taking the stand in Baltimore. Nixon accepts Packard resignation with regret. DeBakey cited in Yugoslavia. Indian advances on Dacca with 1,800 Pakistanis reportedly captured and calls for surrender persist.
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Austin, Tex
Henry C. Grover
Houston
Grover
Baltimore
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Dowdy
Jerry Yost
UN asked to aid war end and repatriation of troops in India Pakistan conflict
A military adviser to the East Pakistani governor asked the United Nations to help end the war and arrange for repatriation of Pakistani soldiers to West Pakistan. A government spokesman told U Thant that elections in 14 of India's 18 states were postponed at Indira Gandhi's request due to the war.
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United Nations
West Pakistan
U. N
U Thant
India
Indira Gandhi
History Book Certificates Available For Christmas Gifts
Gift certificates for The Childress County Story are available free at The Childress Index with a free envelope. Publisher Morris Higley and editor Michael Ehrle explain the project is delayed but aims for a quality 400 page book with a family history index and Library of Congress catalog details.
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Childress County
Morris Higley
Michael Ehrle
Library of Congress
Bomb kills four in Belfast amid sectarian violence
A midday explosion on Shankill Road Belfast destroyed the Balmoral Furnishing Co store killing four people including two children and injuring at least 19. Police fear IRA revenge, as earlier violence in Ardoyne follows a fatal dance hall incident.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Shankill Road
Balmoral
Army
Ardoyne
Nixon repeal of 7 percent car tax boosts buyers
About three million Americans who bought new cars since Aug 15 may receive Christmas rebates averaging around 200 dollars, totaling roughly 600 million. Ford will begin issuing refunds immediately, handling 40 000 to 50 000 daily, as paperwork and a postal rush could delay some until the New Year. Commodities distribution proceeds 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at 217 Ave A Northeast. written authorization required for recipients collecting for others.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Santa Claus
Nixon
Ford Motor Co
Ave. A
Ford and AMC begin refunds under congress tax repeal
Ford reports 200000 refund checks ready. hand delivered a 232.10 refund in Detroit. AMC fast rebates on 1971 models total about 7.1 million dollars for 45000 vehicles. GM and Chrysler require application verification. imports likely use same process.
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Ford
Richard Dean
Detroit
American Motors Corp
Congress
AMC
Jeep
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Volkswagen
Datsun
Fort Worth Railway President to Visit Childress Event
Paul Cruikshank of Fort Worth president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company will visit Childress on December 16 to attend an informal social gathering of railway employees and retired employees at 7 30 p m in Fair Park Auditorium.
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Paul Cruikshank
Fort Worth
Fort Worth and Denver
Childress
Congress Could Quit Next Week
Congress plans a temporary foreign aid extension and Senate approval of William H. Rehnquist to the Supreme Court clear the way for adjournment early next week. After a month off, the House returns Jan 18 to pass a stop-gap aid bill totaling $385 million in credit sales with uncertain final terms.
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Carl P. Learsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Congress
House
George H Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Christmas Food Taken from Blind New York
Asbury Smith a 55 year old blind man left a Brooklyn supermarket with a young man whose voice sounded in his twenties and offered to help carry the packages. Smith agreed and the pair headed to his fourth floor apartment. The incident followed another event noted on Christmas Page 8.
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NEW York (Ap
Asburry Smith
Brooklyn
Smith
Rehnquist Okay Is Nixon Victory in Supreme Court Drive
The Senate confirmed William Rehnquist 68 to 26, advancing Nixon’s plan to shift the Supreme Court rightward. Nixon called Rehnquist to congratulate him and praised the confirmations of Rehnquist and Powell Jr as enhancing the court’s integrity and intellect.
Denounced Nixon Veto Fails to Overturn in Senate
Senate Democrats denounced President Nixon veto of the antipoverty bill as hysterical but fell short by seven votes in a bid to override. The 41 to 36 result kept the $6 billion measure dead for the session, leaving child development and day care provisions unrevised.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Rehnquist Confirmed as Conservative Supreme Court Justice
President Nixon won Senate confirmation of William H. Rehnquist as an associate justice. The pick, expected to shape the court’s conservative tilt, joins three other Nixon conservatives and signals potential leadership in constitutional philosophy amid a bloc led by Chief Justice Warren Burger.
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Associated Press
Washington
William H. Rehnquist
Senate
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Nixon
Bloc
Af Chet
Warren the Barger
Blacknaum
Tewis Ff
Mia Alic- Athen
Atas
Eis
Thes
Control Powers Granted To Nixon
President Nixon wins extended economic control powers as House and Senate move toward final conference on Phase 2. Bills extend authority to April 30, 1973 and set wage rise rules, with retroactive pay disputes to be resolved by committee next week. Federal civilian and military pay dates align with original schedule in Senate version.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Tax Cut Will Favor Everyone
President Nixon signed a bill cutting individual, business and consumer taxes by 15.8 billion over three years. It repeals the 7 percent automobile excise tax retroactive to Aug 16 and makes about three million new car buyers eligible for refunds averaging 200 dollars. The change is part of Nixon’s effort to boost the economy, while a campaign finance provision faced political delay and possible future repeal.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Bandit Trio Rob Bank in Amarillo With 43000 Stolen
Authorities search for three masked men who robbed the Western National Bank of Amarillo shortly after opening on Friday. The robbers fled with forty three thousand dollars in cash as officials review security footage and canvass the area.
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Amarillo, Tex
Western National Bank
Grand Jury Called To Meet Monday in District Court
The grand jury has been called for 10 a.m. Monday in the district courtroom. Those summoned for jury duty include Mitchell Rule, Billy J. Atkinson, Helen Rothwell, Jim Heath, Jess A. Key, George Foard, Pete Nipper, Mrs. P N Bouchelle, Edwin Wyatt, Bill Sager, Mrs. Geraldine Seal, Troy Boykin, Joe C Crain, Jerry Dugan, W G Moran and Thomas Garcia.
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Mitchell Rule
Billy J. Atkinson
Helen Rothwell
Jim Heath
Jess A. Key
George Foard
Pete Nipper
P.N. Bouchelle
Edwin Wyatt
Bill Sager
Geraldine Seal
Troy Boykin
Joe C. Crain
Jerry Dugan
W.G. Moran
Thomas Garcia
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