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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1976
Page
4
Childress principals Bill Underwood and Bobby Hart returned from the Texas Secondary School Principals Summer Work Conference at the University of Texas Austin. Speakers included Alton Jones and DH Lee, with sessions on curriculum, bargaining, records, and high school courses. The conference took place in June.
The Justice Department and House committee face pressure to open an inquiry into sex allegations involving Rep Wayne Hays and staffer Mrs Gardner. President Cox and Atty Gen Throwtargh cautioned no formal probe had started, while Gardner's attorney Sol Rosen described alleged coercive pay for services.
Henry Kissinger held talks with Mexican President Luis Echeverria on prisoner exchanges and consular access. Officials said intensive discussions would begin soon to ease conditions for Americans and Mexicans jailed abroad amid broader international cooperation efforts.
The dispatch notes Kissinger’s talks with Chilean and Caribbean leaders. It cites U S arms withdrawal from Cuba and possible intervention links in Jamaica and other regions. The report mentions a plan to proclaim a constitutional deal in Chile and a trip to Cancun before Washington.
The Vaughan Bo Nowlin Cotten Co is tied to a Chapter 11 filing listing about 25 million in secured and unsecured debts and assets around 2 million. Plaintiffs claim many checks were drawn on an account with no funds, while cotton warehouse receipts remained with the bank as a perfected security interest. The case cites a booming cotton business once valued at 40 to 50 million and notes farmers in Cattle County earlier sued in March.
The Texas highway department faces layoffs and stalled projects as inflation shrinks revenue and work slows. Officials warn could require retirements or transfers if construction demand grows, with districts like Childress aiming to avoid force reductions for now.
Ford stated he had discussed a Carter Stevenson ticket with Carter One, the promoter behind the plan, during a league meeting while Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley remained a key figure in the scene.
A tremor near the Ionian Sea measured 6.4 on the Richter scale with epicenter in the Ioniana region. The Seismological Institute of Uppsala confirms the quake and notes a magnitude around 4 on their scale. Elizabeth Ray delays a tell all for a year citing a relationship with Rep Wayne Hays. Newsday cites Corpus Christi developments. Republican Dean Holford campaigns against Rep John Young.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a broad tax package extending last year’s cuts and adding a higher education tax credit up to 250 dollars a year. It includes estate tax relief, but keeps withholding rates through June 1977 and proposes thresholds to protect low income filers.
The Ford administration plans import quotas on stainless steel and rubber on imports while Canada cuts exports. Affects steel prices, Canadian natural gas and oil shipments, with a 60,000 barrel per day oil cut expected to hit Midwestern refiners. Commerce Department notes debt trends amid rising borrowing. Indiana gas history and Colfax link noted.
Reported accord between Syria and Lebanon sides seeks a two stage withdrawal and demilitarized zones around Beirut. Libyan Premier Jalloud says troops aiding separation of Syrian and Palestinian forces as Arab League moves to end fighting. Beiruts leadership reaction mixed while observers plan tripartite monitoring.
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