Miss America Leads the Race in Amarillo
The story contrasts Madalyn Murray O Haire seeking injunctions to bar mentions of God in space with Miss America 1967 Jayne Anne Jayroe in Amarillo urging youth to live close to God daily. Jayroe, from Oklahoma, tells her generation God is alive and will help. The piece notes broad American support for her message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Austin
God
Jayne Anne Jayroe
Amarillo
Jayroe
Laverne, Okla
Madalyn O’hair
Jayne
Youth Activity Issue highlights Large scale program and distant travels
Roy Davis catalogs the Quarter Horse Journal’s Youth Activities issue, praising a decade long expansion that includes thousands of youths and families. The piece notes editorial praise for family life, references farm cost comparisons, and mentions Amarlillo connected staff at Garland involved in the Mariner project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Davis
Quarter Horse Journal
Garford Wilkinson
Durbin Trial Details Fight and Night Ride Slayings
Clyde Durbin Jr. testifies to a court reading his handwritten statement about a fight with John Albert White and a night ride with Keitha Morris. The statement, read by Dist. Atty. Bob Smith, was given at 2 10 a.m. Jan. 17 and ties Durbin to the slayings of White on Jan. 8 and Morris in Burnet. Durbin, 22, UT dropout from Dallas, faces charges in both cases.
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Keitha Morris
Durbin
Dist
Atty
Bob
University of Texas
Dallas
White
Corpus Christi
Burnet
Miss Morris
Bull Creek
Austin
Travis County Dist
Bob Smith
Bob Huttash
Fatal Crash Leads To Murder Charge Against Driver
Potter County grand jury charged Mandred Edward Davis, 46, of Pampa with murder without malice in the July 31 traffic death of Sherri Gwen Dodson, 24. Davis, held on $5,000 bond, allegedly drove drunk after a two-car collision on West Amarillo Boulevard. Dodson’s unborn twins died in the emergency room. Dodson and another child survived. Davis had two artificial legs and a broken arm from a prior crash and was treated at St. Anthony’s Hospital before being remanded to jail.
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Mandred Edward Davis
N. Banks
Pampa
Potter County
Grand Jury
Sherri Gwen Dodson
Maryland
Davis
West Amarillo Boulevard
Carolina
Veterans Administration Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dodson
Scott
Becky
Terrorist Attacks Hit School in Saigon
Explosions outside an American operated school for South Vietnamese servicemen killed and wounded scores in Saigon. At least nine South Vietnamese were reported killed and 62 injured, including 23 U.S. Air Force men, in the area of the school run by the U.S. government.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Underground Manhole Dweller Found in Toronto
Svetomir Kusmanovich, 54, has lived in a 6 by 10 foot manhole near a downtown Toronto parking lot for three years. Police were called when he threatened officers with a five foot iron bar but later gained his confidence. A vagrancy charge was withdrawn as the Army agreed to take him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Svetomir Kusmanovich
Kusmanovich
State Money Bill Advances to Senate in High Tax Clash
The Texas House approved a broad tax bill by 87 to 58, sending it to a hostile Senate. Speaker Gus Mutscher led a seven hour debate hoping for passage, with projections of about $341 million in two years. Opponents warned of corporate lobbying and new business taxes.
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Austin
House
Senate
Gus Mutscher
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Senate State Affairs Committee
Bill Moore
Bryan
Mutscher
Tax Proposals At a Glance
Washington AP highlights the House tax bill with a 5 percent rate cut for incomes under 100000 by 1972. Standard deduction rises to 15 percent with a $2000 top. Breaks for widows widowers and those over 35. Oil depletion allowance drops from 27.5 to 20 percent and other industry benefits trimmed. Minimum tax on preferential filers. Foundations taxed and many capital gains and depreciation provisions trimmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Six Die As Texarkana Crash Claims Soldiers Family
Six persons were killed and one man injured when a crash three miles south of Killeen Texas on Farm Road 440 claimed the lives of a Austin man Don W Brayles his wife and two children and three Ft Hood soldiers. Army officials withheld the soldiers names hours after the accident.
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Killeen
Tex
Texas
Don W. Brayles
Austin
Ft. Hood
Four Agencies in Amarillo Area Approve Regional Planning Start
Four government bodies in the Amarillo metro area agreed to begin forming a regional planning commission after a one hour joint session. Potter County Judge E H Foster chaired the meeting, with only commissioners speaking and Amarillo Mayor J Ernest Stroud opposing.
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Amarillo
Potter
S and
Randall County
Canyon City Council
Potter County
E. H. Foster
J. Ernest Stroud
Senate Battle Looms
Washington AP The House passed a sweeping tax code revision aiming at 27 categories of preferences with a guaranteed minimum tax and a 5 percent cut for most taxpayers. The bill, approved 394 to 30, moves to the Senate amid anticipated delays from major provisions and partisan battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Amarille Weather and News Snapshot May Be Missing Context
Local notes describe a sunny morning in Amarille with partial forecasts. Mentions cooler conditions later and references unclear names and dates, suggesting a brief weather update from a historical paper segment.
FDA panel finds weak consumer protection systems
A confidential report by seven senior FDA officials to commissioner Ley concludes federal policing of drugs, foods and household products is inadequate. It cites shortages in money, manpower and authority to oversee 60,000 firms producing 130 billion dollars of goods annually with a 72 million dollar budget and 4,252 FDA staff. The findings flag import control as the weakest area and call for public release to a House subcommittee.
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Washington
UPI
FDA
Herbert L
Ley
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
House
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Miss America
Orville Howard
Ann Hutchinson
General Dynamics
Garland
Mariner
Inez Huntchins
Lester Dill
Meramec Caverns
U.S. 66
Missouri
Louie Hendricks
CBS
Continental Trailways
Pic Larmour
Rotary
Graham
Wes Izzard
Miss Mor
Tom Curtis
Chantelle
Mrs
Astro Guide
Ann Landers
Capitol
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Sylvia Porter
Hal Marsh
Bill Butler
Stroud
Mayor Lindsay
Amarille
United States
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