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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
1
The piece compares Texas to California, noting West Texas irrigation fears and a yes vote on the water amendment while urban counties voted no. It predicts a mixed statewide regional approach, with another vote likely in 1971, and emphasizes adaptive planning to keep water flowing.
President's adviser on urban affairs Daniel Moynihan argues poverty requires income redistribution and guaranteed income or employment. He edited a study for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences urging a shift from services to income maintenance, with Congress final word on any proposal.
Rev. Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr argues Nixon Sunday services in the East Room erode church state separation and create a tame religion. He criticizes Nixon and Billy Graham for enabling a sanctified White House space through semiofficial invitations, suggesting the practice undermines the Bill of Rights.
A retired Union Seminary professor calls out how modern religion appears overly deferential to official policy, contrasting it with fears once voiced by the founders. The remark ends noting the impact of a White House invitation as a notable moment.
President Nixon won Senate approval to begin Safeguard ABM deployment after a 50 to 50 tie blocked complete defeat. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's amendment would stop new work while allowing research on a different ABM, within a $20 billion defense bill containing $759.1 million to stall Safeguard at bases in North Dakota and Montana. The measure’s fate hinges on final passage after August recess.
Austin Texas AP Sheriff T O Lang testified Wednesday he was told Clyde Durbin Jr admitted killing John Albert White and Miss Keitha Morris on January 8 The testimony came as the trial paused over the admissibility of a seven page handwritten Durbin statement Judge Tom Blackwell recessed the trial and listened to hours of interrogation tapes before ruling on suppression.
A revenue study committee urged a 1 percent city sales tax and a 10 cent cut in ad valorem tax to address Amarillo’s anticipated shortfall. The group, led by J Harold Dunn, proposed asking voters in September and estimated the sales tax could raise about $1.8 million while the ad valorem cut would reduce income by roughly $500,000, netting about $1.3 million.
The U S Army opened a secret inquiry into eight elite Special Forces experts including Col Robert B Rheault former Vietnam commander. They face possible court martial for murder and conspiracy in a Vietnamese shooting. Charges carry death or life with each detail subject to review.
Richard Welch of San Antonio Texas was sentenced to die in the gas chamber for the hitchhiking killing of Randy Jenkins 17 of Salt Lake City. Welch shown no emotion as Judge P R Borton denied motions for a new trial or reduced sentence. Diane Bradford 18 of San Jose testified she was shot in the Mojave Desert road incident.
President Nixon plans a federal revenue sharing proposal presenting a modest start. Officials estimate about 0.5 billion dollars, roughly 10 million per state, diverted from Treasury tax income to aid strained state and local governments. The plan faces a tax-cut mood in Congress and aims to begin small, with three forthcoming messages to Congress on relief, job training, and revenue sharing.
PHOENIX Ariz AP Andrew Julian Manuel Jr 6 foot 1 burly 250 pound suspect in the Michigan coeds killings was arrested in Phoenix and charged with interstate flight to avoid prosecution on a larceny charge. He was moved to the Florence federal detention center in lieu of 10000 bond. A preliminary hearing was set for Aug 13 before U S Commissioner George L Van Doren. FBI agents arrested him at his sister in law s apartment.
Texas lawmakers push a 328.4 million tax measure to fund state government for 1970-71 with Speaker Gus Mutscher guiding the bill. Debates start at 9 30 a m and could stretch into the night as Lt Gov Ben Barnes warns of Senate amendments and balanced concerns.
Mrs Sherri Gwen Dodson 24 of 209 Maryland died at St Anthony's Hospital after a July 31 two car crash at West Amarillo Boulevard and Carolina becoming the year's traffic fatality. Her stillborn twins Chantelle and Michelle were buried with her. Her children Scott Dell 6 and Becky 2 escaped injury. The other driver was Mandred Edwars Davis 46 of 630 N Banks.
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