Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1973 Page: 1 of 16
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Brownwood Bulletin
Sixteen Poges Today
Two Sections
Brownwood,Texas
Friday. January 1. 1973
Vol. 73 No. 70
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Usual youth fair weather
shaping up for weekend
it was referring to flights above
the 20th parallel, where Nixon
Brownwood:
My choice,
your opportunity
HUMBLE GRANT—A $1,000 grant from Humble Companies
Foundation has been presented to Howard Payne College for
unrestricted use. The gift is port of $09,000 being awarded by
the foundation lor the current academie year to ill universities
and colleges in the U.S. Presenting the grant was 1C. Ballow of
December and were up $8.20 or
6.2 per cent over the past year.
Workers lost 3.5 per cent of
their purchasing power to rising
leaving them with a net gain in
pay of 2.7 per cent.
The report said that the na-
tion's total employment rose
over the year by 2.4 million.
here 45, overnight low 37.
Sunset today 5:44, sunrise
Saturday 7:39
total number of Americans at
work rose 280,000 to 82.8 million
last month, while the nation's
unemployment rate remained
unchanged at 5.2 per cent of the
work force, the government
said today
tonight in the 20s or 30s, high
Saturday in the 40s
employment rate for men edged
down from 3.6 per cent to 3.4 per
cent with a total at 1.7 million
The jobless rate for women
edged up from 5 per cent to 5.1
per cent with a total of 1J mil-
lion. The rate for teen-agers
rose from 15.4 per cent to 16 per
cent with a total of 1.1 million
President Nixon’s chief eco-
nomic advisor, Herbert Stein,
said the 5.2 per cent jobless rate
achieved the administration's
goal of reducing unemployment
to "the neighborhood of 5 per
cent” by year end
"1972 has been a year of sub-
stantial progress in reducing
unemployment," Stein said in a
statement, recalling that the
jobless rate was 6 per cent a
year earlier.
He said the rise in December
employment was particularly
encouraging” and that further
gains could be expected in 1973
County Youth Fair queen who will relinquish
her title Saturday when the new queen is
named.
Jobless rate unchanged
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
The editorial in the army
slightly newspaper Nhan Dan indicated
COLD
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PRIZE LAMB — The grand champion fat
lamb of the Brown County Youth Fair was
shown by Mike Vincent of Early. Helping
display his trophies is Kay Wells, 1972 Brown
The number of Jobless Ameri-
cans actually edged down 150,-
INO to 4.1 million, but this is ex-,
pected in December and the
Labor Department figured it as
no change on a seasonally ad-
justed basis.
The report, rounding up em-
ployment developments over
the past year, noted that the
unemployment total was down
600,000 in the past 12 months
The report by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics also said that
average earmings of some 50
million rank-and-file workers
rose 81.12 to $139.50 per week in
Exxon Company, U.S.A., of Midland, left, to Dr Gny D.
Newman, chancelor of HPC. Also on hand were Bill Sikes,
second from right. Brownwood hulk agent, and Gary Pittard,
sales representative from Abilene.
Cooler temperatures under probably be in the 20s or 30s by has become almost a tradition
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by the National Weather Ser- should see decreasing 30s all over the area this
vice. cloudiness and even colder morning but measurable
Forecasters were vague temperatures, with afternoon amounts of moisture were
during the morning hours in highs expected to get no higher scarce
projecting low temperatures for than the 40s Brownwood officially had
tonight—saying only they would Cold, damp weather—which only a trace although De Leon Experts WOrk on
did gauge 10 of an inch of rain r
• Solon pressure goal of shellings •
saiconcam-Cummunst taauirevmprapsratan’sanee
forces pressed their new winter- four clashes it termed signifi- Da Nang. The OH6 observation ~ ’ adenture
spring campaign into a third cant Government losses were helicopter was
day today with nearly 100 more four men killed and 23 wounded, damaged
attacks reported across South the command said. North Vietnam accused the
Vietnam. Moat were small- The U.S. Command reported United States of conducting ae- halted the bombing last
scalesshellings.. one American casualty, a heli- rial reconnaissance of -severai .Saturtav * ’*
The South Vietnamese com-
mand reported 97 enemy at-
tacks during the 24-hour period
ypm Congressional chiefs call on
periods there were 116 and 81 —
~~ Nixon for economic talks
hours. WASHINGTON (AP) — Con- economic situation. inauguration passes without an
Many of the attacks were in gressional leaders from both Senate Democratic leaders agreement
the Mekong Delta south of Sai- parties sat down to a breakfast Thursday signaled Nixon that "The time for debate—and
gon, against villages and dis- meeting at the White House an all-out drive to shut off Viet- delay.is past," Fulbright said
trict towns At least five roads today called by President Nixon nam war funds will begin unless "I believe that Congress can
were reported cut to discuss economic matters, the Paris peace talks produce a and should act decisively im-
The stepup in Communist at- particularly wage and price settlement by Jan. 20 mediately after the in-
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President Nixon to end his sup- Treasury Secretary George of a strongly worded prolosa ators headed by Republican
port of President Nguyen Van Shultz, Nixon's top domestic by Sen. Edward M .kenned.D Edw ard W. Brooke and Demo-
Thieu. advisor John Ehrlichman and Mass. to cut off, war funds cratAlan Cranstton and the oth-
The Saigon command report- Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, immediately. pu tied by Democrat George
edanghtimguunvshenonorthemn A sl,de projector and screen. Sen. J. W Fulbright, D-Ark, Mark O. Hatfield, “wehtican
He demilitarized zone in the with a .small speakers podium chairman of the Foreign Rela- troduced in the Senate, which
central highlands and in the was set up at one end 01 the huge tions Committee, promptly reit- twice last year voted to cut off
Mekong Delta It claimed eov dining rOOm forapresentation erated his determination to funds in four months provided
g - by Nixon officials on the move quickly if Nixon’s Jan 20 American prisoners were freed.
Maximum temperature
No trace of bomb aboard jet
ELISWORTH AIR FORCE base after an anonymous phone routed to mile-high Denver but approaching panic.
BASE, S.D. (AP) - Air Force caller in Spain said a bomb excessive head winds cut its _ naseoncore t. at L.
specialists have found no trace would explode if the plane de- fuel supply and the plane was . .
of a bombaboard a Trans World scended to a level of about 3,-100 diverted to Ellsworth. tiShdned reetto’ After a
Airlines jumbo jet forced to feet The altitude here is 3,-200 Willis Baker. a passenger def .
land here by a threat of an feet. from Los Alamitos, Calif., said delay 0 about Si hours’they
altitude bomb A TWA spokes- The caller said he would tell just past Newfoundland the werefownintwonianestonow
man said the Boeing 747 would where the bomb was located if captain told us a man with a vork and Chicago to (Me
be searched again today the airline paid him 15 million Spanish accent had phoned Ma- customs R
The 233 persons aboard the pesetas ( $232,500). drid authorities to say a bomb
Madrid-to-New York flight Crew Capt Melvin Manning, was aboard which would deto- The threat and the airline
Thursday were reported calm », of Hopatcong, N.J., said he nate at a certain altitude. I handling of it, was the latest in a
during the flight here learned of the bomb threat zuess there was some anxiety series of incidents matching the
The airliner was diverted to about one hour out of Madrid among those of us in the pas- plot of a movie Doomsday
this western South Dakota air Manning said the plane was sengerarea, but never anything Flight ”
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"The nation’s employment
situation during 1972 was high-
lighted by strong labor force
and employment gains and a
moderate decline in un-
employment," the report said.
It said the average employ-
ment total of 82.6 million in the
final quarter of the year was an
all-time high and was 3.6 million
above mid-1971.
The December total of 82.8
million also was an all-time
high
In December, the un-
Fair entries parade before judges
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ore-led to take m.. ... will be held at the arena
Peneontopakeumostaofstheaf- a Queen candidates for 1973
zzim-iim. Early entries top lambs aamr-;
Saturday's events will kick <« Mm youngsters captured went to Kickland Ranch Barnes Lonteia tin* won cre. i ter, parvis of.Brownwood and
-n-9even5 "1 KiCK Off highest honors in the fat lamb who showed under th,- L,- Jarvis: ’ Joey Cantweih: j Danny Cox; < Pamela Nabers of Blanket The
at I am with beef cattle division of the Brown ComntD and snowed ndersother.breeds Mevay: ‘ n queen will be selected on the
judging first on the agenda, and Youth Fair this morning unt boys membe^ ttwpht The «e---g ' ana basis of Fair Association
dairy cattle following at llam Mike Vincent oFEarlFuture are thesonse MEard t ET.enTi’Timeda.s nembershipsssold.
The livestock judging contest Farmers 01 American showed Harvey Barnes of Early om-v.mcmwcili,. „Thefairisbeing.sppnsordby
and rabbit -"“n. the champion fat lamb of the Other results in the fat lamb 1R ene 1 “ brown county Fair Assn
sddedurabbttgnnundging,ane show. H“ entry Was under division include TXX’^0'-’ ‘ * con “J .year's president is
Saturday, beginning 1 P-m other breeds and crosses, o....."a ana eroage Arnold Herdman. Fair com-
7' heavyweight Far lames / reavygeiont 1 Mibe >«•.t cnay mittee members are Delton
in the homemaking division, Vincent is the son of Mr. and plaoPlomin"n"mcOOLn Suadt L, ‘ V e ‘ Sweatman and Melvin Storm.
foods and crafts will be judged Mrs Wayne Vincent of Early "arenadomnnomsN’caryearioree soumaownana sounaown , Tommy Knowles is secretary-
beginning at 10a.m. Saturday in Reserve champion honors sama*’"* bu T 289 me22 aPnia KX’ treasurer..
"merapoon i Jarene Diaerson & Roger walcon Other fair officials include
Howard Davis, beef: Sweat-
man, sheep: Gayion Rodgers,
swine; Chester Damron, dairy:
and Bill Streckert, rabbits.
Mrs. May Alice Reagan is
homemaking division chairman
and other chairmen here in-
clude Mrs. Troy Stewart, senior
foods; Mrs. Robert Hallum,
junior foods; Mrs. Pat Burk,
senior crafts, Mrs. Eugene
Pallette, junior crafts; Mrs. Bo
Allen, junior and senior canning
and LaVerne and Lynda Jones,
clothing.
living costs over the year.
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BROWNWOOD AREA-
Cloudy and cooler tonight,
decreasing cloudiness and
cooler Saturday. Low
n
Ten CentsDaily Twenty Cents Sunday
Extended forecasts for the CeQSefire DQCt
m m area predict continued cold r
Henr creneru eiwee weather through Sunday with a PARIS (AP) - U.S. and
■ -vM- • TUI Uwa Y S lw 6> warmup probable for Monday North Vietnamese experts wor-
w and Tuesday. king on annexes to a proposed
L..laL z.A ~r -___81- |J The rains hit hard at Gold- cease-fire agreement met today
nediTn TO X-oflOfl 8 81-010 thwaite with reports of between for the fourth straight day
"" VIW 1.5 and 2.25 inches recorded William Sullivan, deputy as-
LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) - dom live more than a year. Light rain or drizzle froze as it sistant secretary of State for
Unusual heart surgery at the The solution - open heart fell from the PanhandlePlains Southeast Asian affairs. and
age of two months has given sector southward past Nguyen 1 0 Tach, a deputy for-
new health to little Jefferey surgery had apparently nev- Jacksboro and Abilene today - eign minister. headed the two
Cox. His rare heart defect was er been performed on a child as and there was even a little snow delegations for the meeting at
spotted at a traveling mountain young as Jefferey. A University around Dallas suburban St. Nom la Breteche.
clinic of Kentucky doctor said the It stayed warm enough so the
youngest child known to have widespread mist over the rest of
Jefferey was born with a con- undergone such surgery was the state, often mixed with fog. Grand jury meets
dition called anaorto-pulmona- four months old didn't freeze in other areas Twenty cases are slated to be
ry window There was a hole Clouds covered the entire state heard by a Brown County 35th
between the two main arteries The doctor, who asked not to The fog, restricting visibility District Court grand jury
leading from his heart be identified, said Jefferey’s sharply, was rather general Monday beginning at 9 a.m.
mmnw.1. « condition was diagnosed in time over Northwest, Southwest and District Attorney Gary Price
heart dren.withcthis.kind.of because of his mother and; a South Central Texas and will represent the state and 35th
heartdefectewhichcauseshigh clinic the university operates in cloaked some localities near the District Judge William u.
blood pressure in the lungs, sel- rural communities coast. -Breedlove will hear the cases.
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1973, newspaper, January 5, 1973; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1575147/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.