Childress Index announces publication details and rates
The Childress Index, published in Childress Texas, operates Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morris Higley, publisher, offers mail subscription rates for local and adjoining counties and carrier options. The paper emphasizes impartial news and corrections on request.
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Ox Bow Printing, Inc
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Mao Sends Us His Acupuncture Best
Editorial notes a China U.S. rapprochement with liaison offices, acupuncture kits, and cultural exchanges. It contrasts Maoist thought with Confucian heritage, observing shifts toward orthodoxy and struggle while noting peaceful engagement and the spread of traditional medicine.
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Mao
Today in History March 6 1973 highlights and births
Key events on this date include the 1836 fall of the Alamo with Davy Crockett among the defenders killed, Michelangelo’s 1475 birth, and the 1953 Soviet premier change to Malenkov. Also notes Ghana’s independence in 1957 and Kennedy’s 1961 civil rights order. Birthdays include Julius Rudel and Lefty Grove.
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Davy Crockett
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Caprese
Italy
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Dred Scott
Kennedy
Cuba
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnam
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Julius Rudel
Robert “Lefty
Grove
Heart Fund Drive Completes Record Showing in Childress
Morris Higley reports the Heart Fund Drive in Childress raised about 1500 dollars, roughly three to four times the drive’s local total. Lyndell Rogers seeks to establish a Childress Heart Association chapter to keep funds for local education and heart clinics, but local interest appears limited. If residents join, over half the money could stay locally.
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Childress
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Lyndell Rogers
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First National
Boyle's Column: humorous list of undesirable jobs
New York writer Hal Boyle muses that opportunity knocks but may be ignored, listing odd dream jobs he would not want to hold such as quality taster at a library paste factory and a stand in in a wax museum, among others.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Aquarium
Passport Office profits cited in letters to editor
A reader highlights the Passport Office under Frances G. Knight posting a $14.57 million profit for 1972 with 2,605,321 passports issued and nearly $26 million in fees. The letter applauds efficiency while noting red tape burdens and rising passport fraud aiding drug traffic.
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Frances G. Knight
Miss Knight
State Department
Nixon ignores Congress as budget clash deepens
Nixon presses a hard line on spending with a budget ceiling and cuts, arguing anti tax mood supports him. He questions congressional efficacy and sidelines liaison, while governors and lawmakers feel disrespected by White House conduct and demand clearer cooperation.
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Nixon
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White House
Dwight Eisenhower
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Hill
Henry Kissinger
John Ehrlichman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Inflation Psychology Fuels Buy Now Boom Says Analyst
AP analyst John Cunniff argues inflationary psychology from regulation since 1971 fuels current buying sprees. Higher farm and wholesale prices lift retail costs, while stockpiling steel anticipates steelworker strikes and wage hikes.
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John Cunniff
New York
McGraw-Hill Economics Department
Bergman Film Cries and Whispers Finds Small U.S. Distributor
Sweden's Ingmar Bergman releases Cries and Whispers in the United States through New World Pictures after major distributors refuse it. The piece highlights a shift toward smaller distributors reshaping the industry as filmmakers complain about limited access and hidden costs.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
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Sweden
Ingmar Bergman
United States
New World Pictures
MGM
Paramouth
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Cinema V
Marjoe
Cannon
Joe
Crown
Corman'S Sunset Strip Gamble Pays Off For Distributor
Roger Corman explains leaving major studios to control editing and casting. He recalls producing Cries and Whispers with Bergman and notes major companies rejected it before a surprise New York run. He predicts a brighter future for small distributors as majors abandon many mid budget films while blockbuster risks remain out of reach.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Sunset Strip
Corman
Bergman
U.S
New York
Suwannee River Origin and Florida State Song Reference
The Suwannee River begins in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and flows south through Florida before emptying into the Gulf. The river is the subject of Stephen Foster's song Old Folks at Home also known as Swanee River, Florida’s state song.
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Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Stephen Foster
President eyes price controls echo 1971 freeze mood
The article notes a possible White House move to curb price increases through intervention, reflecting a mood similar to the days before the 1971 price freeze and suggesting administration willingness to act on inflation.
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