Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 119, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1973 Page: 5 of 24
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by John Morehart, Associate Editor .
He recalls that the thought called six times in a single day
the best politics last year was to about the illness of some
attend to the presidency, that Siamese fighting fish.
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ling shat if costing us $229
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hard-nosed attitude. • recent 10 percent devaluat
Erect a new belfry for let's all notify Congress
homeless bats. the President that we.
But enough of this idle people, demand the Gov
daydreaming, kids. The recess ment use this $14 Billio
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, INC.
The largest individual membership of any business organization in the United States.
After Nixon’s return from famous fish fanciers, none a
Iceland, he appeared haggard. more devoted than the late F
But he explains this wasn’t chief J. Edgar Hoover, whe
from worry over Watergate but bulldog visage and stacci
from lack of sleep in Iceland, speech were the terror
He found it difficult to sleep in crooks and Communists. But
the land of the midnight sun was a softie when it came to I
because even the blinds pet goldfish.
couldn't shut out the brightness At the first chill of winter.
generations, we can sit in front page Friday. Actually, we were
of a TV screen in Texas and just “showtag off" a little with
witching Friday morning as watch space travellers land in what we can do with our new’
the American Skylab the ocean thousands of miles press. (Frankly, I was sur-
men returned to earth, I began away. . prlned too. Whe-n 1 lef t the office
SuewasX'alld'weiatcSd later Friday, had a long talk we weregoing to havethecolor
it together in ten days we’ll be with one al the baseball coaches added. So I was as surprised, or
celebrating the 197h birthday in the summer program. We more so, than you.) Today we
of this country of ours. We’ve were thinking about how much have a color ad for Gibson's
oome from a handful of rebels of the “competitive spirit we Discount Center, (if everything
tn w of the most powerful and have taken away from our worked, that is).
advanced nations. And, we’ve children. We were wondering _ .
done it on our own bv -h— how much of it is still there. Dr. Swan Richardson, Jr.,
force of will at times How mud) are we gearing our has come up with a new idea for
We’ve become the country kids 10 be “average” and "patterning” his shotgun. Ill
that can put men on the moon holding them back from • let you know how it works when
nr mit in far to ’ natural urge to be “the best". I hear from him. and if its good,
I haven't seen a loss of I’ll give you his secret
— competitiveness in John Craig, -
opened again. Not next month, mm nr ua Poreod t t "ie oil, a comprehensive survey
not next week, but now! grTec"v sispn to eliminate ahoutaietra” 2d madcn t
i tent and put thespossihutomore.sovern. expected this survey will be
...-- I g-.. trye J l I completed in two weeks,
that any on the road and get down totY: ’ / .......
t, and the something that is really critical This so-called shortage of An old-timer recalls
g far ,, inn, to g when, being in the swing O
method for the industry to raise meant the one suspended don t ye
their prices before the U.S. from a couple chains at- they ev
government and state govern- tached to the front porch the ro
ments increased the additional callint. goosefe
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“And When You Get It Fixed,
I’d Like to See the Wiring Diagram!”'
Friends who ask how they can goldfish to the National
- help with the Watergate Aquarium to be looked after
problem get only an appreci- during the cold. But as soon as
ative shrug from the President the weather warmed, Hoover’s
but no specific suggestions. He personal bodyguard would
will leave it to them, he says, to appear to pick up the golden
decide what statements they dandies. If one of his goldfish
wish to make in his support. appeared ill. Hoover would
The mention of John Mitchell order an aide to call the
or Bob Haldeman causes the Aquarium for a diagnosis.
President merely to shake his The aquarium is beseiged
head, as if he doesn’t know what with calls from bigwigs about
to think of his two former close their fish problems. One may
J advisers. The President insists want a red fish to go with the
he had no advance knowledge of office decor. Others want their
the Watergate break-in or the fish tanks moved from one side
obstruction of justice. “Stu- of the room to another, a
pid,” is the kindest word he has maneuver that requires four
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WASHINGTON - Personal hearts," appropriately kee
friends who have visited Bleeding Heart Tetras ta h
President Nixon lately have office aquarium. However, fl
found him more annoyed efficient Ziegler won’t pens
than. dispirited over the his office routine to I
Watergate revelations. What interrupted by the care re
annoys him is the time feeding of his blushing fish. T
Watergate has taken from his visiting aquarist has stri
preparations for the summit instructions never to tes
meeting with Soviet party Ziegler’s fish tank while fl
leader Leonid Brezhnev. great man is in the office.
The President believes he Perhaps the most manach
established an understanding pet in the federal fishery to
with Brezhnev in Moscow last miniature Black Shortt on lo
year. They now trust one to George Gauzza, the Interi
another enough to proceed with Department's boss of manag
meaningful negotiations, the ment operations.
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You think you got troubles? type by hand and ran the single "winner” again.
Every once and a while I feel page press, and more than —
that way too, but. just put likely sell the papers on the What brought this up was a
yourself in the shoes of George street. My son could expect to discussion he had had with
A. Warde. He's the guy who live maybe 30 to 40 more years, some boys who had quit
runs American Airlines, and I would be old, compared to baseball because they weren't
this week had to tell his today. winning. Their teams were
stockholders that the company --- always lesers, and they quit
hasn't had a good year. In fact, What light we deed would be My coaching friend was looking
he had to tell them that the from a flame, either pitch or a for an answer to keep the boys
flying birds of American candle. Horses would be the trying. I don't have one.
Airlines had flown to a loss of a most modem form of transpor- —
$36.1 million for the first five tation. And medicine would be You may have been surprised
months of 1973. practiced mostly at the barber to see the red and green color on
That’s a loss of better than shop. And in less than seven the comic page Md editorial
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Jon^’XT1 Lin- until thi supply L
ie was made by percent. At 30 pei
ster French. I percent of the ind
ted May 30, 1922. retailers report they
197 years ago today, we were my oldest, he enjoyed seventh
still under British rule, al- grade football to the “hilt" this
though the "harness was past season. And he enjoyed it
beginning to rub”. My son and I -cause he was part of a winning
would have been sitting in a team. He's looking forward to
home with a dirt floor, fall and football again, certain-
probably, and if I worked for a
newspaper, I would set all the jy because he expects to be a. _ . he left the political tactics to Once, Sen. Claiborne Pen,
Although the gasoline short- forced out of business. off the oil supply!” taxes which they are proposing "the boys •• D-R.I., demanded a salt water 1
age is featured in the news this Projecting this against the An Idaho operator com- at the present time. I also But to all who ask Richard tank, in which he -anfad to 2
summer vacation season, there estimated total of independent- ments: "We have 13 locations believe the oil industry will Nixon makes one thing nerfect- disolav clams lnh«tars and
are bleakly chill prospects far ly operated service stations, a at this time that are closed stand up and tell these ly clear He has no intention of other marine life native to his
the homes and institutions that cut of 30 percent in gasoline because of the lack of gasoline, politicians where to get off at - resigning home state. The fish experts 9
depend on oil heating. supplies would result in the We have 25 percent of the total after all, these fellas have the Fish Tale finally talked him w
This is shown in the first closing of 00,000 retailing gasoline that we had at this investment, so why have For guppy lovers at the Every morning, Aquarist
preliminary report of the outlets. time last year. We have farm government control their meth- highest reaches of government, Floyd Crawford climbs into Ms
special petroleum shortage As the survey shows the accounts that we have had to od of operation.” the taxpayers provide pet fish official government t™* and
survey among independent .average independent operator’s cut back and we are not able to This thinking is also reflected and an aquarist to attend them. begins his rounds O a typical
_ _ _ operators ordered by Wilson investment in a retail gasoline supply the city water depart- by an Ohio independent The aforesaid aquarist day he might drop off some
DAILY REFLECTIONS "Answer; The A dmtaistrs- establishment ment with the necessary wholesaler ofi gasoline,,fueloil known less loftily as a fish-tank good for Indiana Sen. Vance
Concerning the day’s news, a tion says it will go to a tough, National ^Federation of Inde- would wipe out >3^,0W,0M in gasoline that they require.” and kindredproducts who has tender, is Floyd Crawford. His Hartke’s Australian Rainbows,
few observations. new system of mandatory pendent.Business. - “'’“k11*015 plus over A California brand gasoline been supplied by a major oil calling in life is to service some then clean out Hawaii Sen.
1) Henry Kissinger, on wage-price controls. It will be .Date fromthe computer at a half-million jobs. retailer writes: “I feel that our company for the past 45 years, 40 fish tanks that the National Daniel Inouye's fish tank,
returning recently from Paris called Phase Four. According this first early rew^nee to this Less than 55 percent report supplier and any or all oil and who has had his supplies Aquarium has loaned to in answer to an anxious call
after the week when everybody to Treasury Secretary George surveyshows that 63 percent of theyare aware ofthe companies should be made to cut back. He says, "There is senators, representatives and from Ohio Rep. William I
was firing at him for consenting P. Shultz, it could be tougher the fuel oil retailers report they government’s voluntary alloca- justify their rent policy to much publicity about the other pampered poobahs of Mishall’s office, Crawford
to protect the security of Ms than the mandatory wage-price have been cut back on supplies, tion policy, and of those who are dealers. I have just recently independent unbranded petro- government. might examine the congress- ;
office, remarked to a friend system known as Phase Two.” averaging 20 percent. Even aware of the voluntary policy, renewed my lease at or near 400 leum marketer, including coop- Some of the fanciest fish _ man’s red Swordtails and
that the only person in Paris Mr. Nixon’s economic poll- more ominous .is the early 15 percent report their supplier percent over what my previous ertives, not being able to retain Blue Moons, Angel Fish and pronounce them sick with ich.
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irony that the firmest support sound like Art Buchwald, which a cutback in supply averaging tion does not seem to register new rent of $3,200 per month, ment forcing major oil compa- Agnew s domain. It’s not McDade’s office and dip out a
Richard Nixon has recently is an improvement. Meanwhile, 37 percent. heavily with the indepen- Although these oil companies niesito supply these accounts. Agnew who is infatuated with dead Angel Fish for a
gotten has been from Leonid as we approach the second And perhaps an even more dent retailers as an answer to have not pressed to increase "There may be some equity Kissing Gouramis, we have squeamish secretary.
Brezhnev. anniversary of total govern- ominous fact of this early the question, "should an retail prices, they are backing in the last statement if the been informed, but his aides. Then he might drive down-
The papers reported the other ment intervention in wages and retrnetromtheeatasurvox muehenadtoatiro PIlina their hdsalnoscintoeasctrnrise mpioringtheomndenindenerr White House press secretary town to inspect the aquarium of
Republican gala in New York tion has triumphantly trans- national average, with the fuel suppliers?” 71 percent reply in their prices, thus no reflection cooperative in the past; Bis liberal critics as eferdin0 munications director, Robert
City the previous nigH the formed the per cent infioffrw oil situation sampling only the affirmative. • on the oil companies When our however, there is one thing to ..... --
orators proceeded as though rate into a nine per cent drawn from 23 states. The other Comments accompanying the allocation policy was handed consider. Don’t You Wish You
Richard Nivmi did no* eviet By inflation rate. states either do not depend surveys indicate that in many out, we were told not to raise “These independent market-
contrast,-Brezhnev expressed 3) Mr. Jeb Shift Magruder significantly on oil for heating, areas the situation is more our prices, not to shorten our ers had been buying on the Had ume ror-
in an interview with newsmen* reported to the committee or 001 sufficient time has critical than in others. A 20 year retail hours, or be faced with surplus market for years at a BY HAL BOYLE
"great respect" for Richard investigating Watergate that he elapsed for returns to come to veteran gasoline retailer and possible termination notice. price of two to four cents per NEW YORK AP - Life is so tion that need tending. I
Nixon. Mr. Brezhnev met with had been much influenced by the Federation computer. fuel oil jobber in Kentucky “My service station is far gallon less than the branded confining. One never gets to do There's one fish story the
the press for three hours and his old ethics teacher, the The biggest cutback at this sends the Federation a copy of a above average. We pump over Jobber or wholesaler. They a tenth of the oddball things folks at the National Aquarium
twenty minutes, during which Reverend William Sloane Cof- time appears in New Mexico letter he sent to his Senators threes million gallons of gas have stolen our. accounts on that occur to his mind, would rather not-tlkabout,
he permitted three questions fin Jr., "whom I respect where fuel oil dealers report a and Congressman saying: "The yearly'and are being bled by price o by offering expensive Walking the treadmill of the They supplied a government
to be asked, which averages out greatly.” The highekiideal of 50!percentcutbackin supplies, time is now! After being in the this oil company. I can equipment. Now that thereisno daily glory keeps us so busy bigshot, whose name they don’t ' l
to one hour and seven minutes ending the Vietnam -war; followed by Washington and oil and gasoline business, as a document price discrimination suplus, their supply is gone and that the years and our lives slip or won’t recall, with a tank full
per question, Magruder respects Coffin, from Georgia .with 40 percent small jobber, for the past 30 and numerous other pricing they want the government to away, and before we are ready of African Rift Lake Cichlids. -
— Mr. Brezhnev was as reveal- whom he learned ethics; cutbacks registered in both years, I find this morning that I gimmicks by this and other oil g»ve them our part of the major for it we face the Great The official bred some little
tag as Soviet leaders generally therefore Magruder feels free statesaoy, 74 Aemcauht sgueeze companies." °lcompaniesnproduct. The Confrontation that stills our ones and then had the audacity
are. Asked to comment on how to violate the taw in pursuit of a - between big business and big Another branded gasoline This not right. ..The dreams and footsteps forever, to ask the Aquarium to
V the. Politburo arrives at its Ligher idei. A cutepoint. fuel oil dealersreport they have government. Im about to see dealer in rural Kansas writes: branded jobbers havepaid‘the . Even if we lived to be thrice a purchase them from him.
decisions when there is disa- Atr thanthat a netoint had the prices they pay for all these years of struggleand "Why can a jobber supply a self price for years for continued hundred years old, most of us Footnote: A spokesman
greement, he raid airily that Never minathat Mngtuder"is supplies *7°^ . „ frustration, building my busi- service station-unbranded-one supply and the independents do would never find time to _ claimed that the fish tank
they agreed .per cent of the technicailly o" irXof Among independent gasoline neapgodown thedrain.., half block from your location,, not deserve our part of the Play leapfrog with a kang- program is being phased out.
time, which makes the Polit- observing the law. The threat of retailersso far the Federation g"Nosasoline- n0 dieselfuel which has been there for less . « aroo. The National Aquarium will not
burn a faithful extension of MeENNNLn"U. survey show.»percent handle for the next ten days and no than a year, and my station "Last week thet cooperative Rattle rattlesnake service tanks that chance
soviet democracy." . Mumtryernsttkinstaverette a branded gasoline, with promise that next monthwin be Which has been there tor 15 received additional fuel from walk down the steps of the hendsSheiulSi
Asked to name specific threat to America as the threat approximately 30 P^rcoat own- naydifferent. years and has bought gas from someone because their farm Washington Monument back- no new ones
product, the Soviet Union thraNsritthetrt ing the station. Almost 50 "Help must come from you him for eight years, then refuse accounts were running out of ward. _________________________
would offer to mH to the United oer South Vietnam Like I operate under a leasing people. Not next month, not to supply you and cause you to fuel. The first thing that Ride around on the arms of a 1 44,, 4,
States, Brezhnev avoided the pt Stte, ystnacunteKc. arrangement, and with the next week but now! Today! If I lock the doors, without any happened was that the coopera- windmim. Letter 10
opportunity to recommend the ture tends to breS a exception of less than two cloM my doors in the morning, source of supply And-the self tive reopened their gas island in Own a duck farm. ..
superior efficiency of Soviet counter-counter-culture ” percent who report operating where do my customers go for service station remains open- town, selling to anybody but Have a dentist pull out -his the Fd itor
listening devices, and did not 4 Thev had a relatively under a franchise, the balance their products? No farm with more business-and my farmers (farmers have their false choppers to show you how ........ I
list slave labor for export, or neace01-,commencement at rent. More titan 70 percent pay gasoline for the farmers-Now! gas allotment." own gas supply at home) at a nice yours are going to look. Dear Editor:
afatratepergouonc-, Nodiesgifusiforthefarmers- few. cents aboveumvdealers Dunk • doughnut with The federal Government has J
n what the new president of Since the first.of the year, 52 Now No diesel.fuel for the Yet another brand gasoline cost. This doesn tseem rightfor Margaret Mead "lifted and spent extravagant- l
- Harvard Mid’ He Mid maybe percent report they have been truckers-Now!Nogasolinefor retailer in Wisconsin, who has the Ohio. State Farm. Bureau Find out just how numb a ly $40,4 Billion from the Social
t’Harvaraiadmadeaomistake cut back on their supply for “ thefructa^-Now’Nohoattag^n in business for 1» years Cooperative to plead hardship numoskum i. Security sacred trust funds. Jt I
I abolishing the Reserve Officers average of 18 . oil for homes,’churches and who has had his supply cut forn the farmers and sell their Steal the hoop from a girl to a replaced these funds with 8
d Training Corpsto 198. Mr . This has rented in thore cut and the county school - Now! 20 percent thinks the current productttothe non-farmer."., hoopskirt," L " IOU’." cgovernment bonds),
■ Bok,WKen‘named Dpresident of backbeing forced toreleanean Nozgasolineforaresellerscfive conditionahealthy one, saying: TheNatiqnp1 Federation of "wind Big Ben. anayouandrarepayingannuni j
- Harvard, was thought by some averagsoftwosemployees.On stationscilabed downal these “I is my opinion that the idependentsBusinejshas for Buy a talking horse. g*1*"***-? to 1
h m being altogether too trendy sEheentinesample,employment peopiesltidiorpiNowtWhat prerent gas situation is healthy kensno P 0Sitioal ing.for ’ Actually put the eight-bal ta pay!the interest on these fancy I
11 for the job. Maybe the trendiest byga olinenretailersisshowno happenstomysSBAlenwhen for the industry. (don’t know of Specticactiononthepetro deum the side pocket. "IOU debt certificates. •
0 people wiH give us back our havebeen slashed by 20 cant make my payment. - any industry which gives away shortage “ yet Johnson, the Play backgammon on Raquel The Treasury will receive I
k ROTC’ percent. Seventy-five percent of Now. re many services for nothing in organization’s president, has Welch’s midriff. 31.1 Billion bonus on the us, |
• oihe retallersrepor, y addition to the constant pice te ken theppsitionthatuinvigw Meet a sortshel crab with a gola holdings by virtue *
t WORLD ALMANAC cutdown on hours at operation. andbissovernmenthastobend wars throughout the country. I O complex, structure o the
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J The World Almanac notes Federhtion survey at how much -Mot month---—---m
that the Lincoln Memorial, of a supply cutback they can wuge
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