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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
5
The Childress Index, established 1888, is published in Childress Texas by The Childress Index Inc and printed by Ox Bow Printing Inc. It is issued Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays with second class postage paid at Childress. Subscription rates list yearly mail and carrier options.
A collection of light items and quotes including albino buffalo sacred by plains tribes, survey data on women's dating boldness, steel wire ductility facts, polar bear travel, quotable lines, and name curiosities. Mentions Mona Lisa value and hypertension awareness with witty asides from Finley Peter Dunne.
The South Vietnamese government lashes out at American journalists for un-Vietnamese activities. Donald Davis and Ron Nessen are expelled, with threats against LA Times NYT and AFP correspondents. The piece critiques Saigon's hostility to press scrutiny and its impact on U.S. credibility and support.
A collection of witticisms on topics from international affairs to love and work. The musings lampoon tense politics, bossy moods, and the Easter bunny’s incongruous presence in the fray.
Morris Higley reports on a postponed Austin area meeting with State Representative Phil Cates urging readers to active political involvement. He notes local tax shifts, including a new booze tax and sales tax, and criticizes expense waste. Also mentions IRS designation form No. 4875 and a Purple Heart profile.
Collecting has become an avocation and now many blue chips are repurchasing shares. Gulf Oil United Aircraft Bethlehem Steel Sperry & Hutchinson announce large buybacks with total plans well over 1 billion dollars this year. Investors remain cautious as price earnings ratios hit decade lows while corporate treasurers spot bargains.
On this date in 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. 1602 the Dutch East India Company formed. 1727 Isaac Newton died. 1828 Henrik Ibsen born. 1941 Plymouth bombed. 1942 MacArthur said I shall return. 1967 Nixon visited Moscow. 1973 note date. Birthdays include Frank Stanton and Michael Redgrave.
The Texas Highway Department began distributing one million copies of the 1973 Official Texas Highway Travel Map in February. The free map aids route planning with distance charts between major areas and locates 69 state parks. It highlights camping and scenic sites for vacation travelers.
Gene Roddenberry, famed creator of Star Trek, returns to television after a 24 year absence with Genesis II, a 90 minute pilot set in 2133 focusing on a war torn Earth. He cites fatigue from Trek and a desire to reach 50 million viewers as reasons for resuming TV work.
The National Geographic Society founded in 1888 is the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution. It publishes National Geographic magazine, books, maps, globes, and atlas programs. Roadrunners, about 22 inches long with long tails, belong to the cuckoo family and spend much of their time on the ground seeking food.
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