Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1973 Page: 1 of 7
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Nixon Freezes Beef, Lamb and
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in a prime-time broadcast address to the network of Internal Revenue Service
Excitement ’73 Sets
nation declaring:
officers who worked on Nixon’s Phase 1
Alfalfa Weevil Infestations
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Yantis Doing
Stephenville, Hico FFA
Qualify For State Contest
Stephenville and Hico FFA chapters
at Tarleton State College.
Jonesboro and Henrietta were the first
held today on the TSC campus.
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and pasture team of Newt Farar, Randall
Haynes, Charles Roberts and Gary Reed
Maj. John A. Dr am e si, 40, of Blackwood,
N.J., told a news conference he thinks Maj.
TAKING SHAPE - The new building for the Loving Care
Nursing Center in Stephenville is taking shape, even if it is a
little unusual for this area. R.W. MeDonnel Construction
Company of Abilene is expected to finish construction before
May 1. The 118 bed nursing home will be operated by Jerry
McGuffey and C.L. Cooper. Each owns 50 percent of the stock in
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Dramesi said he was beaten
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the home. In the center of the building, a round area will bouse
the nursing station. The seven "wings” leading out from the
center fan out like the spokes of a wheel. Texas Power and Light
Company loaned its sky-bucket to the Empire Tribune Thursday
to enable this picture to be taken from a higher angle.
Stephenville won a berth in the state scored 630 points. The Hico land team of
contest by placing fourth in the pasture David Ogle, Wayne Hyles, George Bales
and range judging at the bi-area contest and Roy Lesley scored 639 points.
think some of the prisoners died at the
hands of the North Vietnamese."
Risner, who was one of the senior
officers in the POW camps, emphasized
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qualified teams to compete in the State
Land, Pasture and Range Contest April 18 Evans scored 597 points. The Hico range
WASHINGTON AP - An Air Force pilot
who twice escaped from North Vietnamese
prisons said Thursday he believes a fellow
escapee was tortured to death after they
were recaptured.
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place winners in the Pasture and Range
Hico won its place in the state finals by Division. Breckenridge and Burleson were
placing second in the pasture and range first in the respective divisions in the Land
and third in the land. The first five teams Contests.
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unity in the search for world peace.
He also sought public support for his
budget, contending'that spending in-
creases sought by Congress would mean a
15-percent tax hike or major price
increases.
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz
also disclosed that Nixon will seek
immediate congressional action on
legislation giving him authority to suspend
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SAIGON AP - The total Vietnam war
casualties as reported by the allied
commands:
American - 45,943 killed in action,
300,640 wounded in action.
South Vietnamese - 166,439 killed in
action, 453,039 wounded in action.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong -
937,562 killed.
Civilians - The U.S. Senate subcom-
mittee on Refugees estimates civilian
casualties in South Vietnam at 415,000
killed and 935,000 wounded from 1965 to
1972. Since the cease-fire went into effect
Jan. 28, the Saigon command has
reported a total of 480 civilians killed and
1,343 wounded.
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From Beatings and Torture
Pictures of contestants for the “Our
Little Miss" Pageant will be taken
Sunday afternoon, in the Rainbow Room
of the Stephenville Savings and Loan
Assn. Pictures of contestants are not
required, but will be used for publicity
purposes. The cost of each photo is
approximately 60 cents.
The American Association of University employes over there that they can pay one I
Women is sending out a final call for books $20,000 a year to come over and monkey
to be donated for the annual sale. The sale with the legislature’s business, they've got
will be held in the Rainbow Room of the too many employes.
Stephenville Savings and Loan Company, Rep. Neil Caldwell, D-Angleton, the J
Aprils, 6 and 7 committee chairman, agreed with Parker.
Safeway, College Store, Cawyer Drug, legislation unless asked, particularly when
Piggly Wiggly, High School, Gibsons, the comment is that a pollution abatement
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Elma Ruth Whez Hico at the petty-I hope it’s not-but this has
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k WASHINGTON AP - President Nixon import tariffs on products in short supply, briefing immediately before the speech.
• Thursday night clamped a ceiling on retail Officials said these could include meat as But Shultz said the preferred word is
। and wholesale prices of beef, pork well as lumber and other products “ceiling” because the administration
and lamb-in effect freezing them near undergoing rapid price increases. expects and hopes that as increased
current levels-in a move to soothe ‘ Under Nixon’s orders, all retailers must, supplies of meat cnme on the market later
consumer unhappiness over soaring food by April 9, post their meat counters this year prices will drop below their
■ costs. ceiling-price information. The ceiling ceiling levels.
He announced the major economic move prices will be enforped by the nationwide
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WELCOME TO ERATH
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home of Betty Patterson, happened before and some members
The AAUW has expressed thanks to the resent it. We want to make the policy
businesses that are mistakes, and if we are wrong let the folks
“The ceiling will remain in effect as long freeze from August through November
| as is necessary to do the job. Meat prices 1971. Snecial Performande
I must not go higher. With the help of the Nixon told the nation that meat prices •P
housewife and farmer, they can and should are "the major weak spot in our fight A special performance will be held of
I go down.” against inflation.” He said the over-all Excitement '73 on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
I Under orders Nixon gave his Cost of U.S. inflation rate is the lowest of any The concert will feature selections of the
I Living Council, meat prices, for an major industrial nation, but that these Jazz Ensemble from the program that has
E indefinite period, cannot exceed an index statistics “are no comfort at all to the toured high schools and junior colleges in
I based on prices for the past 30 days. housewife who sees meat prices soaring the area.
| This means, economic experts said, that every time she goes to the market ” Appearing in concert with the Jazz
f prices in effect are frozen at about their Actions already taken by the admini- Ensemble will be the Troubadours under
N present level. stration on imports and production will the direction of Dr. Herbert Teat and the
The President’s order does not apply to increase meat supplies and help bring folk singing group, “Three’s A Crowd.”
I prices at the farm level-only to meat down prices later this year, he said. The concert will be held in the Tarleton
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books The commit tee nearing the end of its Easas
kememter that the proeens trom this work . took up the last major sei Hon of the misdeiisddi
book sle go to support the many bil, education, Thursday.
worthwhile things that the AAUW does, its decisions such as the one on Yantis, QUEEN NOMINEES - Qpe of the five Tarleton State College-Coeds win be eronna
such as schlarships, and honoring the could be reversed by the House when the Paremt’s Day QueenSunday.’The nominees seated from left, KerryOKeeteanANANN
seniors in high school and colleges. bil reaches the floor. Watson Standing trom left, Judy Funderburk, Brenda Spencer‘and Saly Mack."
Producers of alfalfa should check fields small holes in the younger leaflets. This
carefully at this time for damaging damage is caused by alfalfa weevil larvae
populations of the alfalfa weevil. Fields and only the occurance of this type of
checked by Richard Gary, Erath County damage should be considered when
Extension Agent, indicated a recent determining the percentage of terminals
increase in this pest. damaged, Gary said.
Producers should begin to inspect field Insecticides which might be used for
processors, meat wholesalers and meat “But what we need is action that will Center on March 31 at 7:00p.m. and will be
retailers. By avoiding controls at the farm stop the rise in meat prices now,” the chief followed by a semi-formal ball.
level, officials said, they hope to spur executive continued. “That is why I have Dennis Guillaume, director of the Jazz
increases in production to help bring down today ordered the Cost of Living Council to Ensemble, invites all Stephenville people
prices. impose a ceiling on prices of beef, pork and 1 to attend. Table reservations for the
Nixon announced his action in an lamb.” concert and-or ball may be made by
address which hailed also the end of While Nixon did not use the word phoning 965-5058. Admission will be 82.50
America’s involvement in the long and “freeze” in his 20-minute address, his per person and proceeds will be used to
costly Vietnam war and sounded a call for chief economic spokesman did in a news send the Jazz Ensemble to the Longhorn
told the same news conference that “I
in Area 4 and Area 8 qualified to compete The State Contest will be held April 18 on
in the State Tests. the TSC campus.
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Edwin L. Atterberry of Dallas, was fatally tortured for 30 days after his recapture
beaten and tortured in May 1969 after they and then harassed for an additional six
had broken out of a prison called the “Zoo months.
Col. Robinson Risner of Oklahoma City,
ecological activities.
“Yantis about half does his job. I thought
about half his salary would be
appropriate,” Parker said.
He added that the vote on Yantis’ salary ,
was “an expression of a sentiment of
disapproval of the way he is running the J
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Urban legislators have criticized Yantis
• and the board for not doing enough, in their
eyes, to curb water pollution.
Parker said he was "not trying to get. okh
Long per se, but if they’ve got enough Tammm
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every three or four days. When an average control of the alfalfa weevil are
of 25 to 30 percent of the terminals show azinphosmethyl, carbaryl, diazinon, mala-
feeding damage, chemical controls should ‘hion, methoxychlor, methyl parathion,
AUSTIN Tex AP - Rep Carl Parker be applied to prevent excessive loss of parathion and carbofuran. Further
D-Port Arthur, said Thursday he made the foliage and a corresponding yield information on the alfalfa weevil and
that he was talking about neglect as well - successful committee motion to halve the reduction in the first hay cutting. control measures is available at the
as outright brutality, saying, “there were salary of Texas Water Quality Board Two to four chemical applications will County Extension Agent’s office.
times when medicine was denied” to director Hugh Yantis because “Yantis probably be required to prevent excessive
The Stephenville team of David Irick, prisoners as a way of coercing them into about half does the job.” damage from the alfalfa weevil. After the
David Huey, Rickey Tackett, and Hal making propaganda statements. The House Appropriations Committee first application control measures should
voted Wednesday to cut the salary be based on damage to the new growth,
recommended by the Legislative Budget Gary said.
Board for Yantis from $26,250 for the year Two types of leaf damage is evident in
starting Sept. 1. fields at this time. Larger single holes cut
Yantis' proposed salary for the following in the end of the older leaflet were
year was reduced foom $27,500 to $13,750. probably caused by adult alfalfa weevils’
He now makes $25,500.. feeding activity. The second type is
Parker also won committee approval of characterized by the presence of several
a motion to completely wipe out the salary
item for Emory Long, the board’s director w- y
of administrative operations.
'Long recently testified for Yantis So
against Parker’s bill setting up a special A
state agency to weigh environmental A
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Ellis, Darwin. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 62, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1973, newspaper, March 30, 1973; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1500044/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.