State Bar of Texas to contest Belli license request
Clint C Small Jr president of the State Bar of Texas announced in Amarillo on Thursday that the Bar will challenge any application by Melvin Belli to practice law in the state. An expected servicemen influx next month prompts partitioning and equipment installation in three hangars at Amarillo Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint C, Small Jr
Austin
State Bar of Texas
Amarillo
Melvin Belli
Amarillo Air Force Base
Washington Elm battle saves Loveland tree from wrecking ball
In Loveland Colorado a 90 foot Washington Elm descendant faced removal for a supermarket footprint. Citizens led by Mrs. Roy Castle Mrs. Wilbur Stites and local groups collected thousands of signatures and successfully persuaded the chain to move the store 14 feet and designate the area the Washington Elm Center. The fight drew coverage from the Rocky Mountain News and vows to protect historic links to the past despite progress.
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DAR
Loveland
Roy Castle
Wilbur Stites
Eva Aikin
Namaqua
Tom True
Wheat Ridge
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Washington Elm Center
Water pumped into regulating reservoir near NE 24th
A regu lating reservoir at NE 24th and Fritch Highway received water from Lake Mere dith Thursday after noon as about 200 people observed the event.
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Versity of
Texas Law School
Lake Meredith
24Th and
Fritch Highway
Amarillo
NE 24Th
Friteh Highway
Lake water flows into Amarillo reservoir with mermaids
Water from Lake Meredith entered Amarillo’s city reservoir amid astonished spectators. Riding a rubber raft, Gloria and Judy Williams, daughters of Eldred Williams of 5113 Susan, rode the crest as two mermaids were carried toward the crowd.
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Lake Meredith
Amarillo
Gloria
Judy Williams
Eldred Williams
Susan
Water arrives as Panhandle aqueduct flows at 37,000 gpm
A large Panhandle ceremony marks the first leg of an $83.8 million aqueduct project as water moves through 37 miles of canal, with Bureaus, officials, and dignitaries praising progress. A. Ben Clark drinks from the flowing water, while Rep. Walter Rogers lauds the teamwork behind the effort and mentions A. A. Meredith.
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NE 24Th
Fritch Highway
Bureau of Reclamation
Field
Clark
Insurance Company
Westlawn
C. O
Spike) Crane
U.S
Walter Rogers
A. A. Meredith
Pathandle
Rogers
National daylight time law ends seasonal clock confusion
President Johnson signed a law to standardize daylight saving time across the United States. Clocks go ahead at 2 a.m. local time on April 24 and shift on the last Sundays in April and October. Starting next year the nation will observe daylight time for six months unless a state votes to stay on standard time. inaction means daylight time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
UPL
Johnson
Tax Auto Deadlines Tonight Hit Amarillo Residents Hard
Amarillo residents face two midnight deadlines tax filings and state auto inspections. Dean Caldwell notes 2000 to 2500 tax mailings daily with expected surge. garages see long lines, inspectors warn of late penalties. Law enforcement will issue citations after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Dean Caldwell
Caldwell
Post Office
Delinquency trial opens in Keeter death case
Nine witnesses testified on the opening day of the delinquency trial of 15 year old Michael James Rood of Albuquerque regarding the March 13 bludgeoning death of James W. Keeter a 37 year old Amarillo salesman. Potter County Court of Domestic Relations presides with an eight woman four man jury.
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Michael James Rood
Albuquerque
James W. Keeter
Amarillo
Potter County
Keeter
F. K. Ferguson
W. 10Th
Ferguson
Headquarters
U.S. Plans to Invite Chinese Scientists to Visit U.S. Universities
The State Department announced that qualified mainland Chinese scientists and scholars may visit American universities for study. Peking offered no public response while several U.S. universities have inquired about invitations. The policy shift follows prior steps allowing travel by U.S. journalists, health experts, and scientists to Communist China.
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Washington
U.S
China
State Department
Peking
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Strike Threat Persists at Pantex as Talks Pause
Negotiations between Pantex management and the Metal Trades Council of Amarillo paused shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday. Council President A J Bolt said a 24 hour strike notice would be given to plant manager John C Drummond before any walkout. No notice timing was announced. Bolt said union officials appealed to the Atomic Energy Labor Management Relations Panel and he expected a ruling by afternoon.
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Pantex
Metal Trades Council of
Amarillo
A. J. Bolt
John C. Drummond
Bolt
Atomic Energy Labor Management Relations Panel
Drum
Fire Cuts Gas Flow To Towns Near Groom
A natural gas booster station north of Groom erupted in 50 foot flames around 3 p.m. Thursday, cutting gas to Groom, Claude, Goodnight and nearby areas for hours. Operated by Producers Utility Corp, the blaze burned over two hours, threatening nearby Farm-to-Market 295 traffic. J. L. Case of Groom shut the valve as flames subsided, revealing $20,000 damage to the compressor and motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groom
Claude
Goodnight
Producers Utility Corp
J. L. Case
Case
Explosive Surprises Hit Cons Workers in Vietnam War Bombs
Washington reports describe B52 raids against North Vietnam using half ton bombs with delayed action triggers aimed at Mu Gia Pass. Officials say many bombs buried themselves and may detonate days later, risking labor camps and road clearing operations.
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Washington
South Viet
Ma Gia
Nam
Viet Nam
Mu Gia Pass
North Sens
Gia
Laos
Guam
Scouts Break Subways Record on One Token
Nine scouts from Whitestone Queens Unit 290 led by Edward M Levine traveled the New York City subway system 237 miles in 23 hours 28 minutes setting a new record. MIT students using a computer could not beat their time.
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New York
UPI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Whitestone
Queens
Edward M. Levine
Levine
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Metropolitan Opera House
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Cambridge
Mass
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Continental Army
Loveland Park Department
General Accounting Office
U.S. Naval Academy At
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Navy
Bob Wright
Elbert Reevs
Lions Club
Matador
Wes Izzard
By M. Bichel
City
Dorothy Nordyke
Panhandle
Bureau
Canadian River
A. Ben Clark
A. A. Meredith of
Borger
Ralph R. Erdman
Peking Cool
Anna C. Thomason
Scouts
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