25 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
1
Danny Evans aged 11 of 3115 Woodland was pronounced dead on arrival at Northwest Texas Hospital after a head wound from a 38 caliber revolver. Officials withhold ruling on cause of death pending further investigation of the shooting.
The Plainview city council term of the late George L. Taylor was filled Tuesday in a special election as Austin Ragland, Plainview businessman, gathered 656 votes. An expanded Page rest includes diverse brief items from Stinnett to Nevada events and Liberal Kansas civic changes.
A column notes unusual weather is part of natural cycles. It cites snow on Slumgullion Pass and storms from Chile to New England, then quotes the Weather Bureau saying patterns vary year to year. The piece concludes by urging patience as climate shifts persist.
A Washington correspondent mocks the idea of Eagle Scout “square” virtue and lampoons public figures from Grady to Dirksen. The piece notes political chatter on health, Medicare enablers, and a Rotary-era scandal sheet, with a closing quip from Wes Izzard.
A White Paper by House Republicans argues the Vietnam crisis began after Eisenhower left office and that Johnson's policies extended an Eisenhower plan. It asserts there was no crisis in South Vietnam at the end of Eisenhower's term and rejects Johnson's explanations of U S involvement.
L Gordon Cooper Jr became the space endurance record holder after Gemini 5 swept toward South Africa with Charles Conrad Jr on the fourth day in orbit. A minor computer issue proved unfounded as flight director Kraft confirmed the craft remained on track.
Hazel Wofford 44 owner of Hazel's Beauty Shop was found dead in her home hallway in Lockney. Authorities ruled death by strangulation after an autopsy. police and Texas Ranger joined the investigation with several suspects questioned and one given a polygraph.
Dr Earl Green curator of collections at West Texas Museum on the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock said Tuesday a skeleton found Sunday near the community is definitely that of an Indian based on tooth formation. He noted Indian teeth are more shovel shaped than those of white or Latin people. Age not estimated.
The California Arizona Growers Association has secured over the required bond via letters of credit to import 8,000 Mexican workers for California cannery tomato harvests, meeting the $100000 bond condition.
An 11 year old Amarillo boy died after a handgun discharged while he and a 13 year old friend played in a back bedroom. Police questioned the older boy and conducted hand parfin tests as investigators awaited the coroner to rule on the death.
Amarillo City Commission okayed a 1965 68 budget totaling about 20.6 million dollars with the tax rate kept at 1.30 per 100 valuation. The Amarillo Hospital District and Northwest Texas Hospital budgets were also approved with unchanged district tax and combined expenditures near 1.07 million and 3.77 million respectively. Public hearings yielded no changes, and the city outlined its new fiscal year funding across funds totaling more than 20 million dollars with a year-end balance of over 9.2 million. The plan includes funds from bonds, general, interest, water, sewer and airport programs.
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas two shrimp boat captains will share 3500 dollars from salvage of the sunken Vida Lee III valued at 80000 dollars plus a 285 dollar towing fee. Parkview General Hospital administrator Cliff Crowell said Crouch skipper of the Scotsman will receive 285 dollars for towing and the captains are expected to split the 3500 dollars. The hospital holds title to the yacht and about 20000 dollars in jewelry and gear were aboard. The vessel sunk after damage in the Gulf of Mexico with ten people rescued.
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