19 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
1
The report notes Reese Tatum known as Goose Tatum collapsed at his El Paso home on Wednesday and died shortly after at a hospital after firefighters administered first aid. Also, Barney Ross a boxing champion of the 1930s died Wednesday at his Lake Shore Chicago home from throat cancer.
Planner C V Wood Jr urges Amarillo to plan for a city of 700000 by 2000 and outlines a trend toward fully planned communities. The article cites McCulloch Properties creating Lake Havasu City and Columbia City Maryland as model clusters with churches schools and libraries blueprinted and managed by corporations. It argues professionals will design cities ready for immediate use and notes Wood s lineage and other planners shaping a new urban era.
In Washington AP report FBI handwriting expert Fred W. Miller testified that Wayne L. Bromley endorsements on six checks were written by Nancy Carole Tyler Baker's secretary who died in 1965. Miller linked three checks from U S Freight Co and three from Harvey Aluminum Co to the alleged scheme as prosecutors near the Baker trial end.
A large search by more than 20 ships and aircraft sought Mr and Mrs Stephen R Currier of New York and The Plains Virginia after their privately piloted plane disappeared on a 70 mile flight from San Juan to St Thomas. The couple, aged 36 and 33, are linked to Ambassador David K E Bruce and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.
A detective said no LSD related cases were reported to the Amarillo police vice squad. He denied any link between student activity and LSD and noted several seed thefts from flower shops were investigated.
Bucking animals arrive in Amarillo in good condition and well fed as they prepare for the rodeo. The article argues rodeo stock is pampered, noting mild flank straps dulled spurs and careful handling by stock contractors.
Jiggs Beutler of Elk City Oklahoma joins the Beutler Brothers outfit in Amarillo after sending stock from the Denver Rodeo. The crew storms through a tough week, eating and sparring lightly as energy builds.
Governor Connally urged the Texas Legislature to pass a bold reform agenda including a constitutional convention to rewrite the state charter and a 1 percent city sales tax proposal while seeking 124.6 million in new revenue and a 50.7 million teacher pay raise. He vowed a plan totaling 971.5 million from general revenue, plus 6.38 million in emergency funds, to address crime, salaries, metropolitan programs, and state-local powers.
Highlights from Gov. Connally show a 125 million increase in spending for 1968-69. He asks for state tax recommendations later and allows cities to levy a one cent local option sales tax. Voters would decide in November on a constitutional convention and a $75 million park development bond financed by $1 car admissions.
Coaches react to NCAA rule changes banning electronic aids and hold positions until the ball is kicked. Texas A and M coach Gene Stallings criticizes the committee citing former figures like Fritz Crisler and Bear Bryant as examples.
Dr. James H. Bedford 73 a Glendale College professor died last Thursday. His body was shipped to a Los Angeles mortuary packed in dry ice and placed in a minus 400 degree capsule for long term cryonic storage. The Cryonics Society of California plans to preserve him until a revival is possible.
President Johnson accepts the resignation of Commerce Secretary John T. Connor after two years in the role and names Alexander B. Trowbridge as acting secretary. No full successor planned while Congress weighs merging Commerce and Labor into a single department.
University of Michigan rules committee chair Stallings questions a fan favored punt coverage rule. He says the rule removes pride in coverage and may harm football. Texas A M Club leader Joe Richardson Jr. notes a key opponent, Jerry Levins, will be hard to cover.
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