21 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1965
Page
1
In Our Town elementary and junior high pupils living under two miles from the River Road Independent School District will walk to school this year after state refused to subsidize a fifth bus route asked by the school board.
On The Plains Duaneith Carthel, 4, of Muleshoe, was killed Friday when he fell from a tractor pulling a shredder. His father, Ed ward M. Carthel, 57, died of a heart attack upon hearing the news. Barbecue, speeches, rodeo planned, with other ceremonies in Groom for a new American Legion building and Cape Kennedy guards embarrassed by slips of tourists past barriers.
Des Moines reports say Gov Harold Hughes mobilized about 500 National Guardsmen plus state county and Des Moines police to reinforce a 250-member fair police unit after rumors of civil demonstrations and race related trouble. Police said rumors cited could involve outsiders with Illinois and Nebraska plates. Attendance on Chil dren's Day reached 19,545, with the fair scene continuing as planned.
A James Bond Aston Martin used for the Military Tattoo opening in Edinburgh crashed into a barrier during a test run. Three people were injured and taken to hospital. Driver Peter Robinson, 22, said the brakes seemed to lock.
Gemini 5 astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad received approval to launch at 8 am CST Saturday for a record eight day voyage around Earth. The spacecraft and booster were in good condition with very good weather outlook at the spaceport.
Los Angeles riots raise death toll to 36 as a blue ribbon governors commission and 72 judges study causes. A youth killed by police and a body found in a burnt building push the toll higher, while about 2,900 of 4,217 arrests face preliminary hearings. President Johnson, MLK Jr, and local leaders debate remedies and accountability in this crisis.
Heavy rainfall swept the Texas Panhandle for a third day with Pampa reporting 1.41 inches in an hour followed by 62 inches overnight totaling 1.81 inches. Clarendon vicinity logged 1.30 inches and 1.10 in nearby showers while McLean saw 0.60 inches in an hour. Lake Meredith rose about 0.99 feet in two days reaching 1.83 feet total, with the lake surface area expanding to 6,486.72 acres as officials note ongoing rainfall across the region.
In Sparks Nevada three new slot machines take $1 bills instead of silver coins. The devices are rebuilt coin fed units with added features. A bill is inserted correctly and the machine digests it. a red light signals play and the reels spin with fruit symbols and payout indicators.
Wayne County Alabama authorities say a deputy sheriff with a shotgun killed one white oil worker and wounded another on a gravel lane outside a country store called Cash Grocery. John Daniel from Keene New Hampshire died. Rev Richard Morrisree of Chicago was wounded in the abdomen and hospitalized.
Spies and tourists slipped past barriers at Cape Kennedy prompting Air Force officials to threaten stricter patrols. Six people were detained on Thursday after entering a restricted area near the Titan bunker. Theodore Ballenger and Gary Young pleaded guilty to trespassing and each fined 100 dollars and placed on six months probation. Ballenger and Young described how they walked onto the beach and continued despite warnings, coming within 2000 to 4000 feet of the rocket before being halted.
Washington AP President Johnson granted a full pardon to T Lamar Caudle, a Truman era figure imprisoned for conspiring to defraud the government. Caudle, 61, a lawyer from Wadesboro North Carolina, served six months of a two year term after a Tallahassee prison sentence. The pardon allows him to practice before federal courts and removes a 2500 dollar fine. Caudle and Matthew J Connelly were convicted of taking oil royalties to block prosecutions for a shoe wholesaler tax case. Caudle led the Justice Department tax division and had veto power over prosecutions of tax evaders nationwide. He was fired by Truman earlier amid committee scrutiny, and Eisenhower aides later pursued the case with Connelly. Page 2 references follow.
About 80 youths clashed for 45 minutes in the Camp Breckinridge Job Corps Center mess hall leaving at least 11 injured. State police were authorized to enter if needed as authorities investigated, with several OE0 officials traveling to Mor ganfield.
The Stil Itano family awaits under heavy guard as five members have fallen on the 22nd of each month in a blood oath spanning five years. Martino Seva returns from five years in a hospital after a pistol duel to plead clemency for Antonio Stillitano, who shot him in a hill country feud.
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