Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 140, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1974 Page: 1 of 12
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Brownwood:
Brownwood Bulletin
My choice,
your opportunity
COOLER
Twelve Poges Today
Brownwood, Texas
Volume 74 Na 140
Tuesdey. April 2, |*74
Brother says he avoided contact with Nixon
FOOD, STEEL, HEALTH
3 airlines
threaten to
2
Wholesale trade - auto tires ployes
Ballot to air public
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9
MDthe
Congress has
votes to impeach
President-Mills
Key industries still
subject to controls
vit airport
DALLAS (AP) • Three ma-
jor airlines are threatening to
leave the new 1700 million Dal-
las-Fort Worth Airport and re-
turn to Dallas Love Field be-
cause of what they call "unbea-
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4.
2o
Houston joined the staff as a
teacher at the reception center
Sept. 1 , 1972, having come here
from Tarrant County Junior
College where he was assistant
director of student activities for
three years He holds a masters
degree in counseling and
student services from North
Texas State University
His wife, Loretta, is also
Barger, a 1958 graduate of
Howard Payne College, has
done graduate work in sociology
at North Texas State University
and holds a master of correc-
tions degree from Sam Houston
State University
He was a caseworker at
associated with the school since
1970.
Donald Nixon now a vice
president of Marriott Corp., a
restaurant and hotel chain, said
that Howard Cerny, a Vasco
lawyer he d known for 10 years
called on him at Ns hotel just
prior to the l»72 election
He told me there had been a
$200,000 contribution to my
brother s campaign and that an
SEC investigation was in prog-
ress which would very likely
expose the contribution, and he
Nixon said he told Cerny that
that would be impossible be
cause his policy was never to
take anything directly to Ns
brother
DANN BARGER
...to Crockett
(Seestoryonpagel?)
NEW YORK 1 API-F Don-
ald Nixon told a jury today that
when a lawyer for financier
Robert Vesco asked him to give
a message to his brother. Pres-
ident Nixon, he suggested the-
lawyer contact John Mitchell
instead
“I never talked to my brother
about anything John Mitchell
was the man I was told to talk
to,” Donald Nixon testified
Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday with widely
scattered thunderstorms
Wednesday Cooler Wed-
nesday. Low tonight in the
50s, high Wednesday in the
80s
wanted to get that to the Prem
dent ”
CECIL HOLSTON
... promoted
Delta Theta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sorority Chairman for this year's coffee
drive, Dr .Dale Wheells hands a coffee can to
Mrs. Don Hunter, a member of the sorority.
(BulletiPhoto)
I made it very plain to Cerny
that I did not want to get in-
volved in any way with anything
to do with the Vesco case,"
Nixon said
P
COFFEE DAY SOON-Friday has beta set
aside for local coffee shops to donate proceeds
from the day’s coffee sales to the Easter Seals
campaign. Helping to distribute and collect
this year’s collection cans will be members of
chiefs are acting as middlemen said Edward P. Burtchaell,
in negotiations for the release of project manager for Tenneco
five American and Canadian Ethiopia Inc, who is negotiat-
oilmen held by guerrillas in ing for the release of the men
V
aimed at whopping landing fee boys and one from Early High worst. Besides food, steel and
The S9-year-old brother of the
President appeared as a gov-
eminent witness at the con-
spiracy trial of former Atty
Gen Mitchell and ex-Com-
merce Secretary Maurice
Stans. They are accused of im-
peding a Securities and Ex
change Commission investiga-
tion of Vesco in return for Ves
co s secret 1200,000 cash contri-
bution to the President s re-
election campaign
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from office"0 Rep. Wilbur^ Ho^can^y a”X ™jorK standdn KXd“* dreum Un^Xte, X* t^iJS scnuarenuoasausponam „Mmaasydasopvscdtreepon
MIs 588 . . vote an. impeachment — Where are we under that War," Mills said favor and one against him ... committee will go to the House
The Arkansas Democrat, who comparable to an indictment — circumstance, with a majority The Joint Committee on In- They will, I’m sure, dispute any Judiciary Committee which is
is vice chairman of a committee against a President, who is then in both branches of the Con- ternal Revenue Taxation is findings that the staff may conducting the over-all invest,
investigating Nixon s income tried by the Senate. But in the gress having found the Presi- scheduled to receive from its come up with involving add.
tax returns, said that “there’s Senate a two-thirds vote is dent at fault, and yet he re- staff Wednesday a report on tional tax " 8ation as 10 whether there are
no doubt in my mind That there required to convict and remove mains in office?” Mills asked. Nixon’s income taxes for 1969- CBS News said Monday night 8rounds for impeachment.
are enough votes really ... for from office. “Now, how can he exercise 1*72, which sources said will that Nixon is considering a fight ”It would be up to the House
the articles of impeachment in Mills spoke in an interview leadership under that circum- conclude the President owes against paying any back taxes Judiciary Committee to decide
the House, broadcast over public television stance?” substantially more tax. It said the President’s lawyers whether or not this would be in-
Buthe saidhesworriessthat a Monday . .. „ "The impeachment proceed- Mills, who had suggestd Nix- say Nixon may be guilty only of eluded as one of the articles for
majority of the Senate, but not Mills renewed his offer to ings, if they are drawn out over on voluntarily file amended re- a technical violation of the law impeachment,’ he said
northern Ethiopia. . . . "Last week we sent a runner
The Eritrean Liberation on foot carrying a message with
Front captured the men, four of the radio frequency that we
whom are employes of the Ten- were listening to. He covered ,
necooll ICo., last Tuesday when distance of 25 to 30 miles and we
theirhelicopter went down in finally established contact.
rugged canyon country during a
storm. "We also sent a delegation at
Barger named to
Crockett position
Dann Barger of Brownwood students at the Brownwood
has been named superintendent facility. They have two
of Crockett State Home ef- children, Michael and Harrel
fective April 1, according to The family will join Barger in
Mart Hoffmann, superintendent Crockett the latter part of May
of the Brownwood State Home Hoffman also announced the
and School promotion of Cecil Houston,
He has been serving as who assumed the duties of
assistant superintendent of the casework supervisor on April 1.
Brownwood facility since He has been a caseworker since
September, 1*73, having been August 1, 1973.
Mountain View School for Boys employed at the school They
in Gatesville, and later chief ar* the parents of two
probation officer at Amarillo daughters, Rhonda and
before coming to the Brown- Ramona Houston is the son of
wood campus Mr and Mrs Bennie Houston
His wife, Melba, is dean of Sr of Brownwood.
rably high” landing fees. WASHINGTON (AP) — The advance of the April 30 deadline of hand and tubes, furniture and home
Attorneys for Delta, Con- Cost of Living Council is leaving for ending most If not all con- About 24 per cent of all con- furnishings, lumber and con-
tinental and American airlines until last the lifting of wage and trols. sumer prices and 27 per cent of struction materials, sporting
warned Monday they will be price controls from industries it Industries included in the 1st- the labor force remained sub- goods, toys, apparel, chemicals
forced to reschedule flights at considers to be the most in- est decontrol action were banks ject to price and wage control and beer
the old near-downtown Love flation-prone in the economy, and other financial institutions, after Monday’s action Financial institutions —
Field unless all scheduled air including food, steel and health the apparel industry, hotels. Industries decontrolled Mon- banking, credit agencies, life
carriers are forced to suspend However, the council lifted motion pictures and furniture day, by category, included: insurance and real estate
operations at Love Field and controls Monday from 165 other and home furnishings Manufacturing — apparel, agencies
operate exclusively at the new Industries in its biggest action Council director John T. Dun- leather goods, tools, motor ve- Services — hotels and room-
facility, some 15 miles sway, yet to decontrol the economy in top said these industries did not hides and passenger car bodies ing houses, auto repair and
thereby sharing the costs have serious inflation problems, not covered in the Dec. 10 ex- parking garages, motion pte-
In briefs filed in federal court but it nevertheless was likely emption for the auto industry, tures and other amusements,
here, the airlines cited "com- J l ntt^nCl there would be some price in- photographic equipment and legal services and educational
petitive reasons” for their con- 1 ’ ‘ creases, clocks and watches services except for public «m-
sideration to return to Love n c, , Dunlop said the industries re- - ■ ■ -
Field. DOVS 01016 maining subject to controls
in related action, the Dallas ' were those where inflationary
City Council voted to begin talks Ten Brownwood High School pressures were considered the
This is the toughest
I i school in America.
Ten Cent Daly Twenty Cents Sundoy
BROWNWOOD AREA-
• I | • increases at Love Field which are to represent the county at health, industries still subject to
AWiIAwA A •e Ale AmamaIMM would offset any loss in landing the 1974 session of Texas controls include copper, retail
V I C. VV 3 C J | ■ () I I I | I I ■ I fee revenues at the Dallas-Fort American Legion Boys State, auto sales, machinery, con-
T " " " " " "7 ■ " 3 ■ ■ ■ " Worth Airport because of according to Jack Knott, struction and wages of state and
A straw vote through The here the council present or future returns to commander of Isham Smith- local government employes,
"aaEg-assndnasn.esang
locomotive in Riverside Park than April «. Simmons St from Westcoin fees Love Field might Jump sponsors are Bobby Joe Agnew, grants a lastminute reprieve to
was requested by the Brown- State parks official. ex- “tolCs“ from a nickle p*r 1,000 pounds 2104 Ninth St, Lion. Club; the administration’s controls,
wood city council this morning, pressed an interest some weeks request of Brownwood to 65 cents per ’W0 pounds. Rodney Roby, 4309 Ninth St. all controls will end April M
A mail ballot for the straw ago in purchasing and refur- Mdleturin. 5a In I The controversy brings back Brownwood Rotary Club; The administration has asked
vote appears on page 2 of bishlng the old engine-which is dinance annexing property memories of the nearly-desert- Scotty* R.tliff, 105 Bonnie authority to continue controls in
today’s edition, over 70 years old—for use in a needed for the et8siPn J : ed Greater Southwest Airport Place, Brownwood Kiwanis some specific areas, such as
Th* City of Brownwood has new state park in East Texas nndddkorthe “n Brady located between Dallas and Oub; Ross McClellan, 1608 10th health and construction, but
received a tentative offer of Suggestion for the straw vote Ave and U s 377 5en Y Fort Worth, a forerunner of the St., Brownwood Optimist Club; Congress so far has indicated it
825,000 for the old locomotive— wasmadenthrst"morning"t ATwrndp.ss377 on first new Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, PeteF. Hicks. 1006 Av* I. prefers, to l*t the entire pro
which is currently in Harry Taylor, who appeared reading an ordinance closing built in the early 1950s. Breakfast Club, „ gramdie April 30..
deteriorating condition—from before the council to object to McCulley St. from Romines to The GSW airport was devel- And Sam Harrell, 105 There is some disagreement
the Texas Parks and Wildlife the proposed sale. Mayor the city service center atthe oped as a regional airport, too, Broadmoor Circle, Fellowship within the administration on
Dept. Truman Harlow told him the requestofUnderwoote.stthe but an exodus of major airlines of Christian Athletes; Vincent how.serlous the price bulge
If the sale were made, the council has made no judgment THREE Adontd the hiohos back to Love Field caused the Ornelas, 1201 Campa Dr., might be in some areas when
funds could be used by the’ city on theproposas jTTnte ofthreEbndadoptedtheshghst financial collapse of GSW Citizens National Bank; Dwight controls are lfted
as matching funds for another opinions from as many Benbow for tax property at 704 Weeds are now growing through 3 Fleet, 2100 17th St., First Top administration officials,
federal grant to finance ad- residents as will respond. Bonita subject to approval by its runways. National Bank; Scott A. including Treasury Secretary
ditional park improvements In other matters this morning other local taxing bodies The current squabble began Moretock Box 658, Southwest GeorgeP. Shultz, and Chair-
FOUR—Adota rStinne in 1968 when major airline com- State Bank, Jeff Lemmons, 302 man Herbert Stein of the Coun-
desienatindoptedtoresowtions panies agreed that upon com- Corrigan St., Southern Savings cil of Economic Advisers have
e • ... _ desisnatjngrPintors." ft pletion of the Dallas-Fort Wth and Loan. indicated they feel the ending of
Kenior Aormnz!anryns.eewofor Airport they would move\n The Early student is Mike D. all controls would have little
sJCJI HCfl I AprprandYouthAr Month masse from Love Field. Hester, Early Lons Club. effect on most prices, although
. . I ForApr inBn ownwood. they give at least luke-warm
to compete here azen 7 5 oilmen held --rmmtm
The senior citizens fair, represented — men, women, before the state’s calling for A F a . that Moim Pt. . T5
sponsored by the auxiliary of and over 80. Eight categories bids on construction of a portion A±ricon runners act sharpiy with^Tsome dontise
the Brown, Mills and San Saba will be included in the divisions, of Washington St. and the ex- IWIIIIWIW sipPiVntwothounsomencontin-
County Medical Society, wffl be These are needlework, painting, tension of 14th and 15th Sts. pc w2-.II.A, IM a.ILe clals are known to be concerned
held at the Brownwood drawing, creative crafts, hobby between Ave. K and the Brady OS mniddiemnen in TOIKS that prices in steel food and
Coliseum Wednesday. The fair display, knitting, crochet and highway. ASMARA rhioni. up, ..n.. n e . " , tomtPrss nast clin 00. and
nnerr"obic‘hete, me’’ are . ASMARA, Ethiopia, (AP) — "All travel is on foot and only constr action also could get out
opens for the public between 2 quilts. SIX-.Agreed .to meet at 5 African runners and tribal the locals have free access”
and 5 p.m. Awards will be given in all p.m. Thursday to canvass votes •
Anyone who is 65 years of age categories and cash prizes for in today’s city election.
or over and a resident of Brown, the Ehree top exhibits, one for
Mills or San Saba County may each division p.ll, ctnu .
enter an exhibit at the fair. Perishable items, such as Pols Stay Open
That* who wish to enter their foods and flowers will not be until 7 toniaht
exhibits have only to bring them accepted. -II 7 v-"9"1
to the coliseum between 9 and 11 Polls will remain open at five
a.m. Wednesday. A table will be on display locations until 7 p.m. today for
Judging will begin as soon as bearing award winning exhibits voting in the Brownwood city
the items are in their places, from other years election City voters are
All exhibits must be brought Items entered in the over 80 balloting on a mayor, a police
to the coliseum between 9 and 11 division must have been started chief and two city councl There are no roads in the tribal chiefs and elders to sp-
am and judging will begin as after the exhibitor reached 80 members area which is controlled by the peal for their release We sent Maximum temperature
soon as the items are in their By mid-morning today, voting guerrillas who for 10 years have them two days ago and we here Monday 85. overnight
places. Mrs. Gardner Thomas is at the five polling places was Been warring against th* haven't heard from them yet, low 47. Sunset today 7:57.
Three divisions will be chairman of this year s event, labeled as moderate to good. Ethiopian government but it’s a long way to walk ” sunrise Wednesday 7 23
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