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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1973

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Former Top Aides Ehrlichman Haldeman Meet Watergate Prosecutor

Washington AP report says outgoing White House aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman visited chief Watergate prosecutor Earl Silbert amid resignations. They said they asked to talk to Silbert and may face possible indictment over alleged White House Watergate coverup.

Washington White House H. R. Haldeman John D. Ehrlichman Earl Silbert Haldeman Nixon Ehrlichman Silbert John J. Wilson Senate Watergate Committee Spiro T. Agnew Washington Boeing Star John W. Dean III Dean Charles N. Shaffer

Odessa Temp Fluctuates From 38 To 80 This Week

Overnight low dipped to 38 degrees in Odessa with a record of 37 from 1970. The forecast calls for a warmup into the upper 70s and 80s by Friday. Winds shift from light to south at 8 to 18 mph this afternoon. A cold front moved through the area Tuesday, with similar systems seen in the Pacific Northwest and Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures ranged from 36 in Amarillo and Dalhart to 90 in Brownsville, with scattered showers and mostly fair skies elsewhere.

Odessa Gulf of Mexico Pacific Northwest Permian Basin Texas Panhandle Texas Amarillo Dalhart Brownsville

Wholesale prices rise despite April food dip

Wholesale prices fell for processed foods and farm products in April led by a 29 percent meat drop tied to a nationwide boycott and Nixon meat price ceilings, yet industrial prices jumped the most in 22 years. The Labor Department notes broad industrial costs climbed 0.8 percent seasonally, with a 17.3 percent six month rate, the sharpest since 1951.

Washington Nixon Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS

Bombing Funds Survive Test

The House Appropriations Committee rejected a bid to block $150 million in Cambodia bombing and Indochina operations by a 31 to 14 vote. It also rejected a voice vote measure prohibiting use of committee funds for American combat operations over Cambodia in a supplemental bill.

Washington Cambodia Indochina House Appropriations Committee

Connally Focuses White House Attention Today

Former Texas governor John B. Connally is the focal point as the White House attention sharpens. The Odessa American notes a legislative scene where a House sponsor behind Texas school financing reform voices cautious optimism after a late night compromise with Gov. Dolph Briscoe.

Connally White House John B. Connally Texas House Dolph Briscoe

Lebanon chaos as army shells clash with Palestinian guerrillas

Beiru t Lebanon AP Lebanese army tanks fought Palestinian guerrillas amid shelling and air attacks near the international airport and across Beirut. Jets buzzed the city as helicopters directed bombing runs while refugees and ambulances crossed fire torn streets. Reports say five guerrillas were killed and cease fire efforts faltered as battles spread to the southern coast and a nearby refugee camp.

Beirut Lebanon Palestinan Iis Todax Suleiman Franich Mme

Nixon tightens wage price controls with 15 percent rule

President Nixon ordered large companies to notify the Cost of Living Council 30 days before raising average prices by more than 15 percent above January levels. The move, a procedural step, aims to curb inflation while avoiding a full wage price freeze. The government will expand enforcement staff and requires top firms to report price increases since Phase 3 began.

Washington Nixon Cost of Living Council Treasury George P. Shultz Internal Revenue Service White House Congress Cost of Living Council

Money Bill Cleared By House Panel

The House Appropriations Committee approved a $285 billion supplemental measure for action by the full House. The fiscal year ends June 34. The bill totals $307 million less than President Nixon requested, boosting about $175 billion in new funds for the expiring year. Large allotments include $899 million for increased pay costs, $614 million for state grants for public assistance, $370 million for flood and disaster relief, and $345 million for prisoner of war claims and other programs.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Noxon Congress

You Must Be Joe King in The Quipster 1S

The Quipster notes a comical misidentification as an agent reads the name badge. After examining the deductions a speaker insists the person is not who they claim, asserting a different identity with a humorous twist.

Joe King Altrad Jones

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