23 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1967
Page
1
A British Travel Association Keele University survey finds Britons prefer television, reading, and sleep to active pursuits. Asked what they would rather do, sailing golf riding swimming and winter sports top the list while cycling athletics and team games decline.
The weatherman's role shrinks under computers data systems and satellites. Citizens struggle to name today’s forecaster as automation spreads across stations including government outlets where Charles Crouch provides an interview forthcoming in this paper.
A Family Economics Bureau survey shows six workers, one chooses not to take paid vacation citing love of work and money and inability to relax. The piece also notes Romanian Foreign Minister Manescu as a U.N. General Assembly president candidate backed by the United States and a quippy Will Rogers quote about foreign dealings.
H Rap Brown, noted Black Power advocate, was freed on $15,000 bail after a tempestuous hearing in which a federal judge lowered the bail from $25,000. The hearing drew attention from supporters and observers alike.
Two youths were arrested in northern California in connection with a 17 year old boy's murder and his girlfriend's attempted homicide. Rescue workers hunted for a missing 20 year old and his horse after a Florida sinkhole collapse.
In Our Town a local woman warned city commissioners that her family would relocate to the country and live in a tent if NE 16th from Mirror Street to Echo Street is paved. The note appears amid a larger reporting sweep on city issues.
City Commission abandoned plans for a 200-man police unit with civilian volunteers after a week of support. The five members reversed last week's vote and unanimously voted not to complete the ordinance.
Black Power advocate H. Rap Brown was freed on $15,000 bail after a hearing lowering the prior $25,000 amount. Brown left the Federal House of Detention shouting Black Power, with SNCC raising funds and supporters cheering outside. He is due in federal court Friday.
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith confirmed he will run for Texas governor in 1968 whether or not Gov. Connally seeks re election. He did not issue a formal announcement until Connally returns, noting respect for Connally office and their long standing friendship despite differences.
Britains Foreign Office condemned the attack on the British Embassy in Peking by rioting Red Chinese youths. London imposed exit visa requirements for Chinese officials and placed travel restrictions on the Chinese mission. Diplomatic radio operations were suspended pending Hong Kong policy changes.
A North Vietnamese regiment ambushed a Marine convoy near Camp Carroll and Khe Sanh, killing five and wounding 34. Marine planes and artillery hit 109 enemy troops. In the Mekong Delta, U S infantry and Navy river boats killed 78 Viet Cong. U S losses included six jets and eight pilots in one air day. Red China accused the United States of grave provocation for downing planes near the Chinese border.
Fire crews battled multiple wildfires across four northwestern states and British Columbia. The Shuswap Lake blaze, blamed on a smoker, burned 30,000 acres and prompted a southern B C closure from the Alberta border to central Vancouver Island. A 7,000 acre Portage Mountain fire near Dawson Creek and a 6,000 acre Sproat Lake fire near Vancouver prompted additional firefighting resources. Oregon reported over 25,000 acres burning with 14,000 on Bureau of Land Management land near Burns.
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