Congress Discusses Car Sticker Fund for National Parks
In Washington the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act would sell $7 car stickers to admit holders to national parks and playgrounds. Proceeds could total $2 billion over 10 years to acquire land for more parks, with debate over use of funds and local land purchases. Rep. Walter Rogers opposed citing concerns about Interior Department land grabs near cities. Also featured is the wilderness preservation push, H R 9162 the Dingell Bill, tied to lake shore issues in Michigan and a Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 4 from Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mexico.
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Senate
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Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
De Gaulle May Move Toward China Risks Straining Paris
The United States warned Nationalist China against a rapid break with France as Charles de Gaulle planned to recognize the Chinese Communist regime next week. Secretary Rusk told Ambassador Tingfu F. Tsiang to avoid hasty actions while Paris weighs a dual relations approach, which could complicate Far Eastern diplomacy and U.S.-French ties.
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United States
China
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Dean Rusk
Japan
Tingfu F. Tsiang
Rusk
Tokyo
Korea
Johnson
Red China
Paris
U.S
Wheat Sale Sparks Blasts Over Russia Food Aid
Rep. Paul Findley accuses President Johnson of granting unconscionable advantages in the wheat sale to Russia and satellites. Admin approves a 1.8876 million dollar subsidized wheat export to Communist East Germany, increasing total farm exports to Russia and allies since last Oct. 23. Findley says a Department policy blocks certain U.S. vessels from bidding on other government work, raising shipping costs by about 333 thousand dollars monthly.
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Russia
East Germany
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Washington headlines mirror a changing budget scene
A Washington article notes shifting headlines from poverty to wealth and welfare to economy budget. It cites cab drivers avoiding night work due to fear of holdups and mentions White House timing of Lynda Johnson and Warrie Lynn Smith room arrangements. It also lists Amarillo youths John Masterman and Tom Cole on congressional staffs.
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Caroline
White House
Lynda Bird
Lucy Baines Johnson
Lynda
Texas
Warrie Lynn Smith
Amarillo
John Masterman
Walter Rogers
Tom Cole
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Honest or dishonest poll quip from D E Scott
A Crossroads Report letter to the editor questions a psychiatrist’s 25 percent honest 25 percent dishonest 50 percent cheat statistic. The writer notes poll gimmicks and doubts the scientific basis of such percentages. Wellington reader D E Scott signs the letter.
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D. E. Scott Wellington
First Human Heart Transplant Attempt Near Miss in Mississippi
Surgeons at the University of Mississippi Medical Center attempted what appeared to be the first human heart transplant. A donor heart was implanted into a man dying of heart failure but after an hour it failed and the patient died. The donor heart proved too small for the recipient and future operations were to minimize such disparity.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Tolleson Fire Alarm Pranks Prompt Citations
Tolleson residents chased fire trucks down a dead end street after a staged alarm. Police chief Wayne Watson and his team issued 19 citations for following fire trucks and impeding firefighters. The ruse aimed to show how spectators hinder emergency crews.
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Wayne Watson
Grain Pact Discussion In Amarillo Involves Traders Officials
Grain traders and government officials met in Amarillo to discuss the Grain Sorghum Futures contract established Oct 17 on the Chicago Board of Trade. They noted ideal trading conditions and price swings but little actual trading, citing four problems: news service coverage, bonding rules for warehouses, delivery price quotations based on Gulf freight, and lack of understanding of delivery points.
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Gulf
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U S Panamanian Talks Set Over Canal Zone Clash
The United States and Panama agreed to a Saturday session at 9 a.m. est at the Organization of American States to pursue negotiations ending the long running Canal Zone dispute. The Inter-American Peace Committee led by Enrique Tejera Paris of Venezuela announced the meeting amid violence that killed over 20 people two weeks ago.
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Panama Canal
Inter - American Peace Committee
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Peace Committee
State Department
Department of State
Robert J. McCloskey
Jera Paris
Venezuela
Baker ties to lav ish town house amid Johnson era graft probes
The Senate Rules Committee probes Bobby Baker in Washington as testimony points to a four bedroom townhouse paid via FHA backed loan. Baker says the home was for his secretary though he listed her as a cousin and began with 238 dollars monthly rent. The probe also centers on a second government agency and Baker’s rapid rise from aide to financier with a net worth over two million dollars.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate
Johnson
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
C. William Taylor
Cooperative Corporation
Carole Tyler
Weather Summary Amarillo And Vicinity
Weather bulletin reports continued fair conditions through tonight with warmer afternoon temperatures. Highs expected in upper 40s to mid 50s across regions including Northwest Texas and Northern New Mexico with gradually rising temperatures later today and through Sunday. The report provides hour by hour readings for yesterday and notes sunrise at 7 51 a.m. and sunset at 6 08 p.m.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mission in Congo Aids Ameri can missionaries rescued
A U N airlift evacuated seven American missionaries and two children from Kandale in Kwilu Province after guerrilla raids. Nigerian troops guarded them at Leopoldville awaiting transport to Luluabourg. Three Roman Catholic nuns accompanied the group as they were moved 550 miles east to safety.
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Congo
U.N
Kwilu Province
Luluabourg
Kandale
Randale
Tshikapa
Kilembe
Pierre Mulele
Antoine Gizenga
TV medicitis spreads as viewers seek TV treatment
Dr A M Bibinder of New York City warns in JAMA that a new fever called TV medicitis is circulating. Some TV viewers watching medical dramas believe they have the illness and visit doctors seeking the treatments seen on screen.
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Chicago
UPI
A. M. Bibinder
New York City
Journal of the American Medical Association
Grain sorghum traders study Ama rillo market mechanics
Experts in grain sorghum gathered in Amarillo to analyze slow trading under the new grain sorghum futures contract. A Canadian contract hauler was fined $200 after pleading guilty to eight federal ICC regulation violations.
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Amarillo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Teen Driver Killed in Boise City Area Car Crash
A teenage driver died when a car rolled on a country road near Boise City. Two teen passengers were injured in the crash. The incident occurred on a rural stretch as emergency crews responded. The report notes the fatality as the teenager behind the wheel.
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