06 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1967
Page
1
Negotiations between the Teamsters Union and trucking interests gained a fresh pause as federal mediators extended postponement while warning of a restive rank and file that could threaten a nationwide shutdown.
In Our Town raged in Hansford County about 10 miles south of Grover Wednesday and destroyed more than 3,000 acres of grassland. It was the second major fire there in as many months. A 57 year old Elk City man allegedly robbed Farmers National Bank in Elk City Wednesday afternoon of about $10,000 and was arrested shortly after while drinking a soft drink next door at the drug store. Construction began on a new 100000 coffee shop restaurant operated by Denny's in Southwest Amarillo, with about four months of work. IRA OTT recalls fighting in France 50 years ago as a pilot with the 103rd Aero Squadron. Runoff election candidates for Amarillo City Commission places Wednesday expressed gratitude to voters. Nursing careers Day in Amarillo set for Saturday with registration at 8:30 a.m. at Northwest Texas Hospital pavilion.
In Amarillo Fort Worth and other Texas cities voters reject spending zeal while signals of wider political revolt rise. Ernest Stroud wins mayoral race promising prudent budgeting while legacy of F W Wallace and civic center plans frame local change.
A letter from Mrs. Percy Blackburn urged a western style terminal with wagon wheel lights and concession stands while an anonymous postmarked note praised a hitching rack. The text, signed in unreadable script, prompted speculative sleuthing about its origin.
Federal Mediations chief William E. Simkin reports talks on a nationwide Teamster contract paused after a late night session. A strike threat lingers as union leaders struggle to keep 500000 members on the job with a Taft Hartley government response warned. Negotiations resume today.
In Peoria Illinois Corazon Amaroa pointed to Richard Speck and said this is the man who led eight nurses to their deaths while she hid under a bed. The assault occurred as eight nurses were slain during a crime spree.
West Berlin police report eleven extremists detained over a bomb plot against Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey during his European tour. The planned attack, using bombs with unknown chemicals, targeted Humphrey as he visited Bonn then Berlin.
U S Air Force B52 jets conducted three strikes along the South Vietnam Laos border targeting suspected infiltration routes near a contested area northwest of a US Special Forces camp overrun last year. Viet Cong troops use crossbows rifles and Claymore mines to counter air attacks and thousands more defected to allied side in March setting a war month record.
Fifteen striking AFTRA members push for higher wages and greater network control. Local 644 vows not to cross picket lines, threatening live programming across CBS NBC and ABC stations. Independent outlets report a 3 percent rise in primetime audiences as reruns fill the schedule.
Hollywood AP reports the 39th Academy Awards will take place Monday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium regardless of the actors strike. Arthur Freed says the show must air on schedule with Emcee Bob Hope rehearsing. no waiver will delay broadcast.
A Cornell University dormitory fire in Ithaca, New York killed a faculty adviser and eight students. Eleven others were injured, including four male students and seven women, with many victims tied to an experimental program. The incident prompted memorials and a campus investigation.
President Johnson urges higher postage and a return to six day parcel post in major cities while raising pay for 700 000 postal workers. He says rate increases would help finance a projected 1 billion dollar civilian and military pay rise and offset costs starting July 1.
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