27 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1969
Page
1
Tulsa Tribune editor Jenkin Lloyd Jones urges blame on deficit spending labor unions and government boards for rising inflation. He cites 112 percent rise in federal spending and debt growth, warns that 25 years hence a dollar would be worth 27 cents.
A verse on Ochiltree County Texas new history Wheatheart of the Plains by Spencer Whippo highlights the 653 page volume from the Ochiltree County Historical Survey Committee. The book features portraits churches schools local groups and photos including baseball teams and a mule race.
Chicano and black student groups held a contentious news conference urging the NSA to adopt a resolution banning table grapes on campus to aid the California grape strike and to back a Coors boycott for alleged hiring discrimination. Garcia said Chicanos seek control of their issues while not opposing Anglo help. Monday’s UT El Paso gym disruption saw militants seize the PA system. Garcia’s 40 representatives join but prefer independent coalition. The Tuesday session split into discussion groups as the dispute continued.
A wandering rain pattern drenched parts of Wheeler County and Shamrock Tuesday. Totals near Twitty reached 3.10 inches in under 1% hours after 4 pm, while Wheeler County north of there logged 1.06 inches. Shamrock, nine miles away, measured about 3 inches in the same system.
The Texas Tourist Council board of directors holds a quarterly session at Villa Inn Amarillo to review plans and tour area's attractions. TTC, based in Austin, unites business and industry stakeholders to attract visitors to Texas. This marks the board’s first Amarillo stop on its tour.
American Marines pressed to join U S infantry in the Que Son Valley amid heavy close combat with North Vietnamese forces. Reports indicate Marine casualties could exceed 100 in two days of fighting as cooks and clerks were pressed into rifleman duties.
AUSTIN AP The first special session of the 61st Legislature ended with no 1970-71 spending bill or new taxes as the fiscal year closes in five days. Gov. Preston Smith called another special session on taxing and spending for 11 a.m. today. The Senate adjourned at 11:30 p.m. and the House soon after. A late bid to resolve tax deadlock failed as Lt. Gov. Barnes and senators left Speaker Mutscher’s office undecided on beer and whisky taxes. The Senate then rejected a House skeleton spending bill 29-1, 126-22 in the House, slashing prior appropriations by 21 percent to cover state operations next two years.
Tricia Nixon, President Nixon’s eldest daughter, was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital after abdominal pains and was reported feeling about 50 percent better a few hours after evacuation by ambulance. Initial tests showed no abnormal condition despite lingering tenderness.
In heavy rain near Wortham Texas a Continental Trailways bus and a car collided, leaving 13 injured. The southbound auto skidded on the wet road and was struck broadside by the northbound bus. Three victims were kept overnight at Mexia hospital. the rest were treated and released. The bus operated between Houston and Dallas. driver is named William A.
The forecast for Amarillo calls for cloudy to overcast conditions through tonight with mild temperatures and a high near 80. Winds will be variable around 12 mph. Rain chances remain at 20 percent today and tonight.
Israeli forces found 13 unfired missiles on a remote ridge near Bethlehem four miles east of Jerusalem after a predawn rocket attack on the Holy City. The missiles included 130mm Egyptian Katyushas and 80mm Czech oslovaks. No injuries or damage were reported.
Hereford rancher Joe Easley piloted a Piper Pawnee to seed 120 pounds of wheat per acre over a 40 acre irrigated plot through corn in a test near Hereford. The method aims to cut cultivation and save irrigation water while using a lightweight dispersal device on a crop-spraying plane.
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