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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1972
Page
4
The Childress Index publishes Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays in Childress Texas. Subscription rates list prices for mail and carrier delivery including regional and distant counties.
Editor Don Oakley weighs whether the Emmy dominance of All in the Family signals social significance or mere humor. He argues the show's writing advances serious subjects with irony, making Archie a relatable human, not a symbol, and warns that denying bigotry as a form of prejudice may itself be a new type of bias.
Model Products of Mount Clemens Michigan has developed Notox a safe citrus smelling model cement. It replaces toxic toluene with a harmless citrus derivative and is praised by Virginia H Knauer as technology with a conscience.
Japan enjoys a booming export sector with a strong trade surplus led by consumer electronics. U S authorities study subsidies as a possible cause for Japan’s price advantage while Morgan Guaranty suggests Japan could become a key international lender to offset its wealth.
The piece argues gun bans fail against unstable individuals and urges courts to treat killers as they treat society. It notes Maryland’s strict gun laws and critiques editorial cartoons about Dolph Briscoe’s gubernatorial campaign in Childress County, which led the Panhandle with 64 percent.
The $28 million Lake Conroe Dam near Conroe Texas should finish by early September but its full impact may take two to four years. It will serve as a reserve drinking water source and eventually add about 50 million gallons daily for Houston.
HAL BOYLE notes the sun's energy dwarfs human output and jokes the 1973 US bill would require every American to gain 1 023 dollars. He cites baby faces drawing parental instinct and cites a controversial prenatal androgen claim as a speculative note.
The NEA National Observer tally shows George McGovern with 971 delegates, closing in on the 1,509 needed for the nomination. Wallace rises to 396, Muskie fades, and Humphrey lags with little momentum as California looms.
A fragmentary read covers folk remedies for poison oak or ivy, luck charms for new cars with a seven nailed horseshoe, and superstitions to avoid plague. It notes George Bernard Shaw’s wealthy death and explains a comet’s tail driven by solar forces.
On this date events include Germany declaring war on Italy in 1915, the Battle of Saint Albans in 1455, Captain Kidd’s hanging in 1701, South Carolina becoming the eighth state in 1788, and the Argentine Republic constitution taking effect in 1853. The Supreme Court upholding Social Security in 1937 is noted.
In 1960 Israel disclosed Adolf Eichmann had been captured in Argentina and would be tried in Israel as a war criminal. The report notes the historic arrest and impending trial as a major wartime justice event.
A reader criticizes a World Bank appeal to U S Congress for hundreds of millions in soft loans and guarantees warning the move would worsen inflation and raise taxes. The letter targets McNamara era aid programs and urges careful scrutiny.
Three networks plan new Saturday and Sunday morning lineups as they drop or trim shows like CBS You Are There Mr Wizard and Take a Giant Step while continuing Curiosity Shop and Make a Wish. Despite Sesame Street influence sponsors and critics press for uplift and education, Nielsen ratings remain mixed and many new programs fail to win support.
The Deport City Council advertises for sale the 33.66 acre city lake property comprising seven acres of surface water and a four room house. The parcel is unwanted as Deport receives water from Pat Mayse Lake via Paris and no longer needs its own lake.
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