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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
1
Rep Walter Rogers of Pampa demands the Secretary of Agriculture resign or be fired if he does not administer the new farm bill as Congress intends. The report notes Allen County and surrounding areas, plus political tension across the plains, with statewide impacts on budgets and farm policy.
Rest of World reports Felix Buddy Fesmire Jr. is slated for January 25 as the trial date for the 17 year old accused of killing Amarillo policeman William Stanley Meadows on June 8, 1964. Page 12 notes other items on city judge resignation and labor strife.
The article notes rapid linguistic change and lists words such as Medicare escalate 14 B sandwich coins teach in Astrodome peacenik whitey V C discotheque go go space OMG. It suggests many more will emerge and invites readers to create a list.
C T Crowe writes to publishers criticizing the axing of Major Hoople and Willets in a letter to the editor. He cites rating surveys as the cause for Hoople and notes The Willets returned after Christmas with printers told to keep their hands off.
A. G. Richardson recalls 1911 prophecy on Amarillo’s growth. Weyerized by Vera Featherston in McLean, the note cites wage demands by Mike Quill and inflation impacts on steel items. Mention of Havana’s nine day Tricontinental Conference and broad Red rally raises cross border parallels.
New Yorkers faced a dire workday as transit unions shut subways and buses. An estimated 25 to 50 percent of 3.4 million workers stayed home while merchants faced a $40 million daily loss. Some stores closed early and Broadway reservations fell away as theaters stayed open.
U S Representative Walter Rogers of Pampa demanded Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman resign or be fired over new farm rule changes he says misinterpret and contradict the Farm Bill. Rogers cites micr onaire grading and skip row regulations as penalties to farmers and windfalls for textile mills.
Chile reforms work hours with a straight eight hour shift. Public employees in Santiago totaling about 100,000 start at 8:30 or 9:00 am under the decree while private offices open between 8:15 and 8:45 am. Reactions vary as eateries adjust to the noon ban and new lunch schedule.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Abraham Geller jailed Michael J. Quill and TWU leaders for civil contempt over a bus and subway strike. The jail order was stayed to 1 p.m. CST today. Eight union officers were punished for disobeying court orders and hurting metropolitan life.
Washington, UPI The Selective Service may draft college students and paper reserve units if Vietnam manpower pinch worsens, draft director Hershey said. He urged students to study to delay draft and noted a review of 1-Y high school graduates. No decision yet. demand runs about 40,000 men monthly.
Washington AP Marguerite Higgins 45, famed war correspondent who covered the fall of Hitler's regime at 23 and won a Pulitzer for Korea frontline reporting, died at Walter Reed Army Hospital from complications linked to a tropical parasite after a Viet Nam return. Her husband retired Gen William E Hall noted she had not felt well since the trip.
Cecil Morgan Pierce, 49, was arrested an hour after robbing Westmont National Bank of 19490 in Houston. He also faced a December 21 Albuquerque robbery charge, where he fled in a car with an IRS agent driver unharmed. The Houston heist mirrored the Albuquerque pattern with a tense retreat and evasive getaway.
In Havana on the Revolution anniversary, Fidel Castro denounced China's decision to end rice sales and sugar purchases, complain ing Beijing would not extend credits. He spoke as 500 delegates from 100 nations gathered for a solidarity conference on imperialism and nonalignment, amid signs of Moscow Beijing tensions.
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