21 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1965
Page
1
Eugene A Curry 26 of 2721 Apache is jailed in Potter County on $1000 bond after admitting to taking nearly $900 from the Burger Chef Drive In at 2303 Western over seven months.
Rep George Mahon of Lubbock files protest with the Department of Agriculture over projected income losses for grain sorghum growers under the 1966 Feed Grain Program. Randall County approves paving contract on 58th Avenue near Amarillo. Additional staff added to Amarillo Texas Employment Office youth counseling service.
Bob Mills of Amarillo Chamber sports committee says the city aims to land a football bowl game soon. Duke Clark held top AP basketball poll ranking this week as Bradley leaped from ninth to higher spot.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced a powerful international oil embargo is forming against rebel Rhodesia and Britain will act quickly to stop any leakage through bootleggers. The report notes actions and related pages.
Amarillo police chaplain Raymond Bowlin of Avondale Baptist Church writes that officers form the first and last lines of defense between citizens and criminals. He notes public cooperation and a generally good relationship with police, urging continued support. A federal judge sentenced Ku Klux Klansman Collie LeRoy Wilkins to one year in prison for probation violations related to the slaying of civil rights volunteer Viola Liuzzo.
Warren Hasse runs Radio KPDN in Pampa with a daily Guy Lombardo program. Life magazine notes Lombardo's Royal Canadians closed year in New York on Dec 31 1999 and New Year pricing at Roosevelt Grill. The act tours Florida and the Southwest, while fans praise its enduring appeal despite critics calling it corny.
A Yonkers Jewish community center fire on Chanukah killed nine children aged 8 to 11 and three adults, with at least nine others injured. Firefighters rescued panicked youngsters from a ledge as flames trapped classes on the building’s top and lower floors during renovations.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced an indefinite postponement of 620 million dollars in military construction including the entire family housing program for the current fiscal year. The action aims to save funds not directly tied to the Viet Nam war while keeping core military needs intact.
In Middlesex New Jersey a 17 foot plastic imitation cow was found floating in a family pool. Police confirmed the 175 pound cow was stolen from a nearby dairy display.
In CUBA New Mexico AP reports the body of Robert Forte age 48 of Garland Texas was found Monday near the Dec 11 airplane wreck on 9470 foot San Miguel mountain in Northwest New Mexico. Forte lay 450 feet from the main wreckage while Charles A McEntire 24 of Garland was recovered Saturday from the same crash site.
Senate leader Mike Mansfield said it may be unnecessary to raise taxes to finance the Vietnam War as the economy remains strong and revenue could exceed budget estimates. He expects more troops and warns domestic spending should stay near current limits.
In Saigon and its outskirts on Monday communist forces struck U S troops and a government post. Four American civilians are feared captured at a construction site near Saigon. Air strikes resumed with B 52s targeting Viet Cong areas as curfews and small attacks continue.
SM Sgt. Jose M. Galdiano of the 3320th Retraining Group earns Amarillo Technical Training Center honor as Outstanding Airman of the Year He will represent Amarillo in Air Training Command competition and is praised for improving instruction administration and developing a new curriculum He is a 22 year veteran with WWII combat missions and a longtime Air Training Command instructor
In Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican turmoil sparked gunfire at U S troops. A military spokesman said no U S personnel were hit as snipers fired from buildings and civilians tried to incite demonstrations. Brazilian and American peacekeepers faced sporadic attacks while downtown business activity halted.
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