Home Solicitation Act Gives Buyers Three Day Refund Window
A new state law signed June 13 by the governor gives consumers the right to back out of at home sales of 25 dollars or more within three days. The act exempts farm equipment insurance real estate governed by brokers or attorneys and preexisting retail accounts. The seller must provide a fully completed receipt in English or Spanish at the doorstep.
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Austin
Dallas
Bill Braecklein
Chris Semos
Public Forum Thanks Cheerleaders for Car Wash Support
The Varsity Cheerleaders thank the public for joining the June 18 car wash at Kwik Car Wash. Sherrill Creamer and Bud Davis are thanked for use of facilities and volunteers are praised for their help.
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Sherrill Creamer
Bud Davis
Adult swordfish have no scales anywhere on their bodies
Classifieds note that adult swordfish lack scales across their bodies in a concise read, highlighting an unusual trait discussed in the section.
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Swordfish
Senate amended farm bill alarms farmers say in weekly report
Bob Price notes the Senate version of the farm legislation drastically changes the bill. He describes sub committee work, target prices for cotton and grains, loan rates, set asides, and changes like replacing the wheat certificate program with direct payments. He expresses hope the House Agriculture Committee can craft a favorable bill with input from farmers.
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Senate
House Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Cotton and Livestock and Grains
Secretary of Agriculture
Mildred Jones, Bessie Watson Mourn Ancil Mote Death
Sincere sympathy extended to Mrs Mildred Jones Mrs Bessie Watson and Hoot Jones on the death of the brother and uncle Ancil Mote. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Baptist Church in Wellington. Mote a former Union Flat resident. Mrs Jones and the Ralph Watsons were in Wellington Friday and Saturday.
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F. E. Biddy
Mildred Jones
Bessie Watson
Congressman Price denounces acid rock concerts at D.C. Stadium
In letters to the House Public Works Committee and D. C. officials, Congressman Bob Price condemns two acid rock concerts at D.C. Stadium. He criticizes police leniency and the Armory Board’s approval, urging a tougher stance on drug offenses and reconsideration of stadium use to prevent degradation of Washington, D.C.
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House Public Works Committee
D. C. Stadium
D. C. Armory Board
Jerry Wilson
Bob Price
D.C. Stadium
Washington
Price
D. C
Brando Slugged Photographer. Nine Stitches, Jaw Brace
Brando, 49, spent four days in hospital after a Chinatown clash with photographer Ron Galella. Galella required a jaw brace and nine stitches after Brando allegedly punched him following a sunglasses demand.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Marlon Brando
Brando
Ron Galella
Chinatown
Galella
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Three Plead Guilty in County Court DWI Case
Three defendants were arraigned in County Court and pled guilty to driving while intoxicated charges. Dallas man J B Mills said the county fined each defendant 147 dollars, including court costs. Wiggins of Memphis and Kit chens of Dallas received 15 days in jail and six months probation in addition to costs.
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J. B. Mills
Dallas
George Wiggins Jr
Memphis
Joe Baird Kitchens
Civil War Carrier G W Parke Custis Used Balloon Scout
America's first aircraft carrier served in the Civil War when a remodeled coal barge named the G W Parke Custis carried an observation balloon to spy on Confederate positions near the Potomac. High Point Home Demonstration Club members at the June council included Mmes. Jack Webb Grady Parr Bill Kelley and Elbert Kelley.
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America
G. W. Parke Custis
Potomac
High Point
Court House
Mmes
Jack Webb
Grady Parr
Bill Kelley
Elbert Kelley
Ray Kelley
Midland
Allan Neighbors
Lawton
Oklo
Denver
Colo
Westminster
Walter Free
Marcus Siler
J. E. Kelley
Mary Hightower
Regional Blood Program Meeting Set for July 9
The 56th annual Wichita County Chapter Red Cross and Red River Regional Blood Program meeting will be July 9 1973 at the First United Methodist Church Wichita Falls starting 7 p.m. United States Senator John Tower of Wichita Falls will speak. Entertainment and Red Cross awards follow co chairs Tim Eyssen and Jerry Page.
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Wichita County
Red River
American National Red Cross
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
United States
John Tower
Red Cross
Tim Eyssen
Jerry Page
Watergate At A Glance
John W. Dean III is expected to swear that President Nixon knew of the Watergate cover up. Senate investigation sources say Dean will testify as hearings continue with new disclosures shaping the probe.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Christian Democrat Party
Fanfani
Italy
Washington
Dean
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Senate
Cottage Cheese and Calcium Advice from Dr. Lamb
In this Dr. Lamb column readers learn that high calcium intake from cottage cheese and other sources helps prevent spine decalcification in women, with caution against overemphasis on arthritis. Also addressed is hiatal hernia and slant board exercises, advising upright positions and avoiding head-lower-than-feet routines.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Senate Watergate hearings holdover amid Brezhnev visit
The case before the Senate Watergate committee is postponed a week during Leonid Brezhnev’s U.S. visit. Dean faces questions over $4000 Nixon campaign funds used for his honeymoon, while Archibald Cox weighs presidential subpoena power. White House drops executive privilege claims. SBA loans to minority firms fall sharply per Black Enterprise, down to 32 percent of all loans from 41 percent in 1970.
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Senate Watergate Committee
United States
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Anderson
Jack Anderson
Dean
Nixon
U. Cox
Archibald Cox
Associated Press
Gerald L. Warren
White House
Small Business Administration
Black Enterprise Magazine
SBA
Wood fiber materials dominate urban waste share in US
Wood fiber materials account for about 60 percent of urban waste produced in the United States, highlighting the major role of fiber products in municipal disposal streams.
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United States
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