03 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1967
Page
1
Evidence shows outside agitators may have been involved in recent violence but no national conspiracy. Racial flare ups were reported in Milwaukee Providence and other cities while coast to coast scenes were quieter Wednesday.
The 1967 Republican convention is likely in Miami with Florida Governor Claude Kirk seen as a leading candidate. Willard Edwards cites Dirksen praising Kirk as a strong speaker and potential standard bearer, while Kirk urges a new, viable GOP approach and decries welfare as a national disease.
A fragmentary column notes a Pittsburg Texas weekly paper and its ancestor proving ads pay, recalls a cat-swarming quip from a vanished era, cites South Africa’s agitation over U S racial violence, and reports that 1967 faced costly strikes with 10 million man-days lost in five months. It also mentions a radio poll on listening and laments the Supreme Court’s one man one vote rule versus unelectable power, ending with a quip about coasting uphill.
A White House antiriot commission spokesman said outsiders participated in recent riots while H. Rap Brown was cited as a sole reason for Cambridge violence. Congress discussed amending the anti crime bill to increase state control over police and grant funds amid ongoing inquiries.
Sporadic sniper fire kept Milwaukee and Providence tense as riots spread across Long Island and Washington agencies sought causes of midsummer violence. In Milwaukee a three hour sniper showdown at a guardsmen post ended with fire bombs and damaged homes. In Wyandanch teenagers set classrooms ablaze and a youth cited outsiders drawing the unrest. Governor Chafee cut a Maine trip to deal with Providence violence as rumors fueled nerves.
A congressional report under wraps blames a militant civil rights group for instigating Chicago's West Side riot in 1965 and links a member of ACT with a 1966 Chicago riot. Investigators cite outbreaks in Chicago and Atlanta, outlining alleged group involvement.
Fort Worth AP reports Sen. Ralph Yarborough signals possible gubernatorial run as he addresses AFL-CIO delegates. FBI findings show no national conspiracy behind racial violence this summer, while Chicago ACT leaders are linked to planned activities and training youth gangs in weapons and rioting tactics.
NASA confirms five finalists for a new scientist astronaut group include Dr. Philip K. Chapman born in South Wales Australia and Dr. Karl G Henize an Northwestern University astronomer. The group also features Dr. Donald Holmquest an intern in Houston and Dr. John A. Liewellyn a Florida State University professor.
In a handwritten June will dated 18 days before the death crash, lawyer Samuel S. Brody disinherited his wife Beverly and two children, bequeathing all to Jayne Mansfield. The $185,000 estate is probated in Los Angeles as Matt Cimber, Jayne's agent, seeks administrator status amid competing petitions from Mickey Hargitay and others.
Rockets and mortars hit a major American oil dump and Navy base near Saigon, triggering huge explosions and fires. The raid wounded 29 Americans and was seen as retaliation for air strikes against North Vietnam petroleum depots.
The Cameron County sheriff Henry Mazarra was vacationing in Mexico City when an elevator at the Fine Arts Palace a thief took his wallet containing 96 dollars and his police credentials.
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