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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
1
The Phase 4 food program draws mixed reactions from farmers and industry groups. Beef ceilings remain, while pork and poultry see relief. food prices and supply concerns persist as costs rise and controls shift, sparking alarm from cattlemen and consumer advocates alike.
Former attorney general John N. Mitchell denied approving wiretapping or aiding the cover up. Frederick C. LaRue contradicted that claim, saying he could not confirm Mitchell’s rejection of wiretapping. LaRue and Jeb Magruder testified Mitchell suggested destroying incriminating wiretap files after the 1972 break in.
President Nixon, recovered from viral pneumonia, will go to the White House for staff conferences Friday morning as soon as hospital discharge is received, press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler announced today.
Clayton New Mexico officials faced tension with a group described by state police as a Chicano faction. Sergeant Emilio Maestas, 54, died from a head wound after a midnight chase and shooting near a southeast Clayton residence. Six people, including one woman, were detained for questioning.
Memorial services for H R Bud Jones 48 will be at 4 p m in First Baptist Church Chapel. Rev Joe S Allen and Elder Park Kenner will conduct. Jones owner of an airline transport service in New York City was killed when his plane exploded and crashed near Santa Monica Calif. Bodies not recovered. Born May 25 1925 in Northfield he moved to Childress in 1926 and graduated valedictorian in 1941. Survivors include his father a sister a daughter and three grandchildren.
Severe weather hit West Texas with heavy morning thunderstorms 20 miles north of the Rio Grande between Marathon and Sheffield. Light to moderate thundershowers extended from Amarillo northward into New Mexico and Oklahoma as a weak cool front moved south from Southwest Kansas.
LeRoy Reeves and Charlene Baird Reeves of Victoria have purchased Fairview Floral from Mrs. Leo Ehrle, who will stay on to work with the firm. Reeves, a former Childress High School principal and West Texas State University graduate, returns with his wife to rejoin the Childress community. The business originated with W. R. Hartgrove and was expanded by Ehrle after 1948. Ehrle led until his death in 1963, with Mrs. Ehrle continuing until the sale.
In Charlotte Texas an Atascosa County deputy sheriff Louis Garza and his wife were abducted at gunpoint by an armed man two miles from the town near Texas 97. The wife was found dead and Garza wounded critically after the suspect fled on foot. The patrol used two helicopters to search for the trio as both vehicles were found at the scene.
President Nixon enforces Phase 4 with tight money and a trimmed federal budget alongside stricter wage price controls. The plan seeks to curb inflation and sustain growth while risking a recession, with the Fed tightening rates to historic highs and wage price controls slated for eventual removal.
Former Asst. Atty. Gen. Robert C. Mardian testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he joined the cover up against his conscience and as a lawyer serving clients in confidence. He denied knowledge of wiretapping before the June 17 1972 Democratic headquarters burglary and described learning the story in bits while fearing exposure.
President Nixon lifts the food price freeze under Phase 4, allowing higher prices for most foods while beef remains under ceilings until Sept 12. Non food items stay under the 60 day June 13 freeze until Aug 12, after which Phase 4 rules apply.
The Nixon administration cites affidavits from two former Johnson aides claiming Johnson installed listening and tape devices by 1965 in the Cabinet Room Oval Office and Johnson Texas offices, with a 1968 baseboard microphone near the Oval Office. Former aide Butterfield testified Nixon ordered devices starting in 1970.
In Austin Texas 15 year old Beth and 14 year old Jo Ann testify to distressing conditions at Mary Lee reform school. They describe beatings, locked closets, and punishment while staff disputes. Rep Lane Denton calls for immediate investigations into the 42 acre rural campus and its treatment of residents.
July 25 is the bid deadline for subcontractors on the 50 unit apartment complex in north Childress. Earl Harwell, owner, says plans were distributed but bids were slow. rumor of termination is disproved. Soil tests and elevation work are done. Wallace W. Smith of San Angelo is general contractor on site.
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