13 Apr 1966
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1966
Page
1
Randall County commissioners probing canyon sewer pollution find fish appear to be harming the sewage plant. A page note connects local environmental concerns with broader geopolitical commentary on colonialism, war, and foreign policy in Vietnam, reflecting period opinions amid resource and political tensions.
The number of striking soft coal miners rose Tuesday as workers defied union orders to end the walkout, fueling a broader contract dispute. Concurrently, overcrowded Maryland jail inmates rioted twice, injuring four prisoners, two state troopers, and four guards, prompting state response.
A Tulsa World column notes the move to expand the Coliseum and quips that larger spaces slow advance ticket sales. It recalls Butler Field football tickets selling well when bought early and mocks changing costs and public remarks from the buffet and other snippets. The piece ends with a Wes Izard observation about three classes of men.
SAN FRANCISCO AP The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 has recorded its 300th death leap. A shocked father identified the body of his son John Michael Decata 20 recovered by the Coast Guard after jumping Monday. The father Charles said his son a San Francisco bank clerk left no notes and had shown no despondency.
American casualties and base raid details are noted as the Amarillo Air Force Base opens applications for civilian instructors to teach general aircraft maintenance and engine courses. The civilian personnel officer Richard F. DeVoe says 100 instructors will be hired, with about 20 returning from Chanute and Sheppard, and 40 more openings available. He hopes retired Air Force personnel and degree holders will apply.
Viet Cong mortars and recoilless rifles struck Tan Son Nhut Airbase near Saigon early Wednesday, killing seven and wounding 155, most Americans. The attack damaged or destroyed aircraft and a fuel dump, prompting a red alert as guards sealed gates and ambulances ferried casualties.
In El Paso, Hilbert Kreeger Jr. defends his testimony in the 1963 Estes fraud case, insisting he told the truth amid Estes bid for a new trial. The proceedings also noted the introduction of voiceprint evidence in another case, while Estes continues his defense and asserts no illegal acts.
Red China accuses the United States of air strikes on Chinese fishing boats and says an A3B attack plane was shot down on Suichow Peninsula in Kwangtung Province. The Pentagon reports a KA3B tanker from the Philippines is overdue en route to the South Viet Nam theater.
A Selective Service spokesman disclosed that actor George Hamilton, an escort of Lynda Bird Johnson, has had a dependency deferment since 1961 awaiting possible hardship reasons. Registered in New York City’s Local Board No. 8, Hamilton was classified 1-A in 1957, then 3-A in 1961 with renewals. current status remains undecided as the local board may review upon further guidance. Born 1939, he is over 26, complicating potential reclassification.
A violent North Atlantic storm struck the Italian luxury liner Michelangelo as it neared New York. Two American passengers died, 11 were injured, and the dead were identified as J. Steinbach, 58, of Chicago, and Werner Berndt. The Italian line reported the casualties.
Amarillo couple Charles A. Green and his wife were aboard the ill fated Michelangelo. The Greens of 1400 Monroe were returning home after a six week Mediterranean tour. Green serves as vice president of the Amarillo chamber and heads Downtown Merchants United and Green Real Estate.
A radio report from Captain Giuseppe Saletti said conditions aboard the gleaming liner had returned to almost normal as the ship neared the storm area. Four passengers and seven crewmen were injured, while Berndt, identified only as an American, died from head injuries. First Officer Claudio Cosulich, second in command, was among the injured.
President Johnson will fly to Mexico City for a one day informal visit, returning Friday. The trip follows a cordial suggestion from President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. The occasion is the unveiling of a statue of Abraham Lincoln, a gift from the United States.
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