21 Jan 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1965
Page
1
Amarillo city vehicles totaled more than 3 million miles in the 12 month period ending December 31. They were involved in 94 accidents, 35 of which were preventable.
The piece recalls Public Law 78 ending the bracero guest worker program, noting 1964 saw 200,000 Mexican workers bring home dollars and skills. It argues growers exploited by liberals led to the program's demise, leaving no substitute for low wage harvest labor as automation rises and small growers struggle.
Earl Baskett American Legion district chairman announces this year's oratorical series beginning January 24 at Amarillo High School. Zone contests follow February 4 at Borger and February 5 at Canyon, with more events to come. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists best fishing days for February and March as the 3rd and 4th of each month, notes that skilled anglers still fare best. Inflation is defined as the rise from five dollars to ten dollars for the same purchase.
City managers commissioners and department heads from across the Panhandle gather in Amarillo for the Regional meeting of the Texas Municipal League. The event runs tonight with a 7 p.m. gathering at the school auditorium.
Hubert Horatio Humphrey takes the oath as vice president at 10 57 am while President Johnson looks on. The ceremony includes family, friends, and a Doland high school band as Humphrey reflects on public service and his path from Doland to the national stage.
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, 96, shows weakened circulation and is described as at a very low ebb after a stroke last Friday. Lord Moran and medical staff caution the condition could remain stationary for 24 hours, with no hopeful outlook for a recovery.
Two gunmen robbed Iredell State Bank of 16350 then fled along a farm road. Police chased the car at high speed, a crash occurred, and the suspects fled on foot into a pasture as about 400 dollars flew from the vehicle. Bank president T J Chapman described the hold up and the men waving guns. Fort Worth men Johnny Len Hill and William Dale Phillips were identified as the captured suspects.
Washington notes that more than 15 years of UFO investigations have yielded explanations for many cases, but hundreds remain unexplained. A recent wave of sightings could spur new reports to the Office of Air Phenomena as pilots and the public continue to observe unidentified objects.
The Navy reported radar sighting two high speed unidentified flying objects heading toward the Maryland Patuxent Naval Air Test Center. The Air Force says the blips were not UFOs, attributing them to other electronic signals at the station.
In Selma Alabama on Wednesday about 180 Negroes were jailed after insisting on using the front courthouse entrance for a vote drive and resisting orderly entry. Sheriff Clark ordered dispersal then arrested groups for unlawful assembly and defiance of an officer.
Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath as president in a traditional ceremony at the Capitol promising to lead the nation toward justice liberty and union. He vowed to conquer poverty hunger ignorance and discrimination and urged Americans to reject hatred as he began his time in the White House.
President Johnson’s inauguration featured the most elaborate security in U.S. history. Secret Service precautions recall the Kennedy assassination, with armor plating, bullet resistant tops and glass, and bomb resistant steel beneath the stands as Johnson travels to the Capitol and back in the same car used in Dallas.
Washington AP reports Texas pride swelled as Lyndon B Johnson and Hubert Humphrey took oaths. A Texas led parade moved from the Capitol to the White House with Dale Miller and Col Howard Burris at the front. Johnson and his family rode in limousines as crowds formed along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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