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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
3
Bruce Biossat reports on political dynamics as Kennedy faces challenges in the Deep South. The piece analyzes regional support trends, voter mood, and potential implications for upcoming campaigns and party strategy.
A column titled The Woman Liberationist discusses public reaction as a woman advocate faces mixed acclaim. The piece weighs social pushback against progress and notes both support and hostility from readers.
Ralph Novak argues for scrupulous fairness in the Watergate hearings. He notes the Senate panel shows drama and partisan risk, urging impartial scrutiny of all involved while preserving due process and avoiding showmanship or bias.
Gov Dolph Briscoe said he cannot attend the Old Settlers Celebration next week and will schedule a trip through the state in August. State Senator Jack Hightower will also be unable to attend due to other commitments in Waco. The City Council met in executive mode, ending in a noisy, largely silent session with murmuring council members.
July 12 1973 marks events from 100 B C Julius Caesar birth to 1960 Khrushchev remarks and France independence moves. Notable items include Hamilton’s duel death 1804 Thoreau birth 1817 and McGovern nomination in 1972. Also birthdays Hatfield and Berle, plus a reflective thought.
New York stockholders census shows individual investors drop from 32.5 million in 1972 to 31.7 million this year. NYSE and Sindlinger studies link reduced trading to shaken confidence, fear of paper work problems, and broker collapses. Investors face SIPC protection and possible transfer of accounts as firms face liquidation or merger.
The Purple Heart’s founding is attributed to George Ashington in 1782 for bravery, with only three initially awarded. It was revived in 1932 to honor servicemen wounded or killed in action.
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes Megalopolis near the modern town shares name, founded in 389 B.C., with a circumference of about 5 miles and protected by high walls.
The once vast Lake Bonneville covered areas that are now Nevada Utah Oregon and California, shaping the region's ancient geography and landscape.
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