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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1965
Page
1
Two Amarillo Police Department members have submitted resignation letters. The news notes include details on the resignations from a policewoman and a sergeant in the patrol division.
American war planes shot down over Laos on Wednesday. One aircraft was piloted by an officer from Clovis New Mexico. The incident follows disclosure that the United States has begun bombing targets in the area.
The piece outlines the National Origins system, quotas set from 1920 demographics, the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act, and current limits of 156 387 quota immigrants annually with 70 percent to Britain Ireland and Germany. It describes Kennedy Johnson proposals to scrap the National Origins basis, and debates in Congress and The American Legion Magazine advocating broader intake based on skills and relationships.
George Grader notes the El Capitan high level coach train runs week long ski parties from Chicago to Raton as city officials comment that speeds of product innovation outpace a decade ago. W M McCarty cites rapid market changes while urging caution and self license safety.
President Johnson urged Congress to reform the 41 year old national origins quota system. He called for priority consideration of skilled immigrants and relatives of citizens, arguing the current system harms American traditions and separates families. The plan mirrors Kennedy era proposals.
Poland declares Col George F. Carey Jr. persona non grata and orders him to leave Warsaw within two weeks after accusing him of photographing an air base. U.S. and Polish officials weigh potential retaliation as Cabot reports lack of detailed charges.
Full color up-to-date map to be published in Fridays issue shows Indonesia Malaysia and Philippines along with Southeast Asian peninsula nations and their relation to China. One half page size ideal for clipping with extra copies available by calling circulation before 5 pm.
Yugoslav teenager 18, identified as Yugoslav Vukicevic, tells a Desert Hot Springs court why he will remain in the United States despite his mother's wishes. The judge allowed stay in the country as the family settled a wrongful death suit from a 1961 traffic accident. He cites anti God teaching in Yugoslavia and a desire to avoid communism, as his mother questions the move.
Dist. Judge J. H. Starley denied a defense motion for a continuance in the $4 million suit against Billie Sol Estes. Defense lawyers sought a pause or recess as Russell Ramsland, a handwriting expert, testified after returning to the stand about Estes transactions and alleged concealment of papers.
Two US Air Force fighters were downed by ground fire in Central Laos while striking a road used by Communist guerrillas serving South Vietnam and Central Laos. Capt. Albert C. Vollmer was rescued from the F105. Capt. Charles L. Ferguson of Clovis, assigned to Cannon AFB, was listed missing.
In Santa Monica California Jacob Brash 80 testified his wife Helen 73 sought a sweetheart not a friend and Brash won an annulment Wednesday after 14 months of marriage. He described affectionate behavior followed by her chasing him away and even hitting him in the mouth.
The Legislative Budget Board trims state college budgets in a Senate bill amid Gov. Connallys plan. West Texas State University faces 6.11 million over two years, Amarillo Junior College less than the governor proposed. Salary hikes and museum funding are debated as hearings loom in the Senate.
Washington reports Turkey has pulled out of the proposed NATO nuclear surface fleet while France may veto the project further. British officials cite French resistance and De Gaulle at odds with Britain and West Germany over the plan as London weighs a potential shift toward Common Market talks.
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