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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1973
Page
3
The twenty one gun salute, once a royal homage, became official in the United States on August 16, 1875. It traces origins to France and Britain and was adopted as the presidential salute thereafter.
Dr. Hans Sigrist, a Swiss librarian visiting the United States, was shot in the back outside the Greyhound terminal after being unable to understand demands due to language. He and his wife planned a month-long stay but face two weeks in hospital and eight more weeks recovery, with medical bills exceeding $6,000 and insurance efforts underway to cover expenses.
Dr. Alexander Kusko testifies in Jefferson New York against a Long Island Lighting Co. project stating the common bulb wastes electricity and that fluorescent bulbs use far less power than incandescent lamps.
Fred A. Dix Jr. of Houston says the battle to conquer domestic oil and gas reserves has degenerated into guerrilla warfare. Prudhoe Bay discovery and a Supreme Court fight over a pipeline loom as major fronts while 1971 and 1972 drill counts show a sharp decline since 1957. The article notes peaked exploration staffing and a lean but capable geologic profession ready to attack with proper incentives and acreage.
Herbert Stein of the Council of Economic Advisers said consumer resistance is helping ease wholesale meat prices after record highs. The Cost of Living Council ordered meat packers to pass any cost cuts dollar-for-dollar. Labor data showed February prices rose 9.6 percent annually, with food up 26.4 percent. Banks raised prime lending rates to 6 percent amid shifting dollar values following the March 16 currency accord.
The sea potato or heart urchin burrows into the ocean bed and extends vacuumlike legs to capture food, then retracts them back into the sand.
The height of a horse is measured in hands with one hand equal to four inches. Measurements use the highest point of the withers near the shoulder ridge from ground level to that point.
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