Drug Indictments in Hereford Highlight Narcotics Probe
Deaf Smith County grand jury returned 16 indictments after a two day session. Among them four target narcotics offenses linked to a long Hereford police investigation and a court inquiry. Indictments include Richard Weber for furnishing marijuana to a minor and Harvey Gomez for marijuana possession. Weber is jailed on possession and paraphernalia charges while Gomez is free on 5 000 bond. Authorities studied drug traffic with 30 to 40 questioned and a two day follow up after misunderstandings from the first session involving about a dozen youths.
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Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Richard Werner Weber
Harvey Gomez
Weber
Gomez
69Th Judicial District Court
Welfare Checks Will Be Higher After Amendment Vote
Austin AP reports state welfare payments will rise Sept 1 after voters approved a constitutional amendment raising the annual welfare ceiling from 60 to 80 million dollars. The Public Welfare Board authorized increases to 75 percent of budgeted family needs for Aid to Families with Dependent Children, plus higher grants in old age, disability, and blind aid effective Sept 1. The average AFDC check will be about 50 percent larger than post May 1 payments.
Propaganda Broadcasts Call China to Prepare for Major War
Provincial radios across China urged readiness for a major war and denounced Russia after border clashes. Wuhan, Changsha and others warned citizens to prepare for conflict and reject peaceful notions while stressing a looming threat from Moscow.
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Hong Kong
China
Denun
Changsha
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Hunan
Kwangsi
Kweichow
Kiangsi
Anhwei
Shensi
Taiwan Strait
Russia
Peking
Heavy Fight Extends Into Third Day Near Saigon
In Saigon area heavy fighting continued for a third day with allied forces seeking to disrupt enemy troop concentrations. U S and South Vietnamese troops fought to keep the enemy off balance and prevent new assaults as casualties mounted. Across South Vietnam about 1,700 enemy troops were killed in three days, with roughly 125 to 150 Americans reported killed or wounded.
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Saigon
Ting
U.S
South Vietnam
Deliberation Near Durbin Jury Braced
A court appointed psychiatrist testified that Clyde Durbin Jr. is sane while a former roommate recalled Durbin teased him about the killer questions. Dr Hamilton Ford, chair of neurology and psychiatry at Texas Medical Branch, examined Durbin and discussed differences in speech across recordings, amid defense objections and courtroom rulings.
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Department of Neurology
Universitat
Texas Medical Branch
Durbin
Galveston
Ford
Busy Area Slate for Senator from the Panhandle
Texas senior senator Ralph Yarborough schedules a Panhandle visit with meetings with ranchers farmers and cattlemen Monday and oil and gas industry reps Thursday. He delivers the West Texas State University convocation address Friday at 8 p.m. in the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum and speaks at the Kidney Foundation of the Texas Panhandle meeting at Amarillo High School at 8 p.m. Tuesday. He tops Region I Farmers Union banquet in Panhandle at 7:30 p.m. Monday with a focus on national health problems.
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Panhandle
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Oil and Gas Industry
Sen. Yarboroush
West Texas State University
Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum
Kidney Foundation of the
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo High School
Region I Farmers Union
Paul Frey
Teckla
Kidney Foundation
Yarborough
Water cutoffs persist after $4 rehook fee in Amarillo
Amarillo sees 75 to 80 percent of delinquent water customers repeat off and on. The city reports about 800 meter shutoffs monthly despite a $4 reconnect fee enacted last October. Utilities SWPSC and Pioneer Natural Gas also charge the fee with mixed results.
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Amarillo
Jim Hess
Cutomer Services
Hess
Belfast Riots Flare Again Amid Troop Deployment
British troops moved into Londonderry to quell Catholic riot violence while Belfast and other towns faced gasoline bombs and gunfire. Police and civilians suffered injuries as street fighting and arson raged across Northern Ireland, with political ripple effects anticipated at Stormont and in Dublin.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Black and Tans
Belfast
Catholic Falls
Armagh
Newry
Portadown
London
Erry
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Six Counties
Home Office
Legislature Faces Tax Block in 30 Day Special Session
AUSTIN AP report says the 30 day special session nears August 26 deadline with tax and spending plans still unsettled. Lt Gov Ben Barnes notes Senate approval of a 359 million dollar tax package could allow a final House Senate committee to finish a compromise over the weekend.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Senate
Senate House
Gus Mutscher
Barnes
Mutscher
R. H. Cory
Victoria
Schwartz
Conference
Santa Fe Expands Bureau in Amarillo
Santa Fe Railway consolidates accounting bureaus creating a centralized Amarillo operation with 99 employees and a $750,000 payroll. The move shifts work from Fort Worth Wichita and parts of Kansas to Amarillo covering Texas New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Centralized bureaus will also exist in Los Angeles and Argentine Kansas for greater efficiency.
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Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo
F. N. Stuppi
Western Lines
Fort Worth
Wichita
Kan
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Stuppi
Los Angeles
Argentine
Amarillo Weather Forecast for 1969
Partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through tonight. High near 90s in Amarillo. Variable winds around 10 mph. Rain chances about 20 percent today and tonight.
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Amarillo
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City Commission
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Pioneer Natural Gas
Santa Fe
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Walone
Cory
Crawford Martin
Sen
Charlies Wilson
Lufkin
Sens
Oscar Maury
Dallas
Mike MecKool
Murray Watson
Mart
Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Bill Patman
Canado
Joe Christie
el Paso
Joe Bernal
San Antonio
Henry Grover
Houston
Jim Bates
Edinburg
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Astro Guidery
Dents
Reale
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