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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1967
Page
1
On page 1, anti Mao rebels reportedly seized control of two additional Chinese provinces as the army struggles to quell revolts with orders to use force. The report frames a chaotic national picture amid military indecision and expanding unrest.
John Topper former Wheeler County deputy sheriff will start Feb 1 as brand inspector for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association District 2. Don Copeland will assume duties as deputy sheriff. Page references note other items on pages 3 12 17 25.
In Our Town BULLS AVERAGED 737 and heifers 383 Wednesday at the 51st Annual Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association sale. Pay hikes totaling 212207 annually for Northwest Texas Hospital employees will result from a 2.50 per day raise in room costs approved Tuesday by the board of managers. Even a flying saucer a ma seven states will be represented by some 5000 delegates expected to attend the Feb 4 Southwestern Water Resources Symposium at Eastern New Mexico University. Tax evasion drew an 18 month prison sentence for former Amarillo man Corrie Herschel Lowe of Brownfield in federal court Wednesday. Sgt Rufus Lackey has been named instructor of the-ttt 1S From Atolzzard ECttt te 1k.
A debate echoes through True and U.S. News & World Report on life in 2000. Predictions range from dystopian doom to a golden age of science. Authors warn against surrendering choice to authorities while affirming human resilience and gradual progress.
Snippets quote William Manchester about Jacqueline Kennedy and Mao Tse-Tung. Texaco dealer W J Eddleman cites North Plains Water News on unemployment prosperity. Beekeeping hits 300000 Americans, Sears Roebuck sells 10000 bee packages for about 100. Olsen Park Pete claims he put his foot down at home with it on the coffee table. A yawning remark from Wes Izzard closes the page.
Reported gains for anti Maoist forces include capture of Nanchang in Kiangsi and Huhohaot e in Inner Mongolia. The army faces internal dissension as Mao declares combat alert and moves to crush opponents amid a widening power struggle across Manchuria and other provinces.
Testimony in the Bobby Baker income tax evasion case drew conflicting views on a possible loan from Kerr to Baker. Kerr Jr. said no record of a 35 000 to 40 000 loan existed, while Fred Black Jr. testified that Kerr Sr. spoke of a 50 000 loan from campaign funds. Judge Gasch planned to rule on remaining legal questions and consider jury instructions.
The FBI recovered a $350000 painting stolen from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer Indiana in 1965. Suspect Joseph A. Riso of River Grove was arrested in Chicago carrying the Gio Battista Bellini attributed Virgin and Child with St. Nicholas of Bari and a Donor in a box. Riso faced charges of possession of stolen property transported in interstate commerce. The case tied to a college burglary on November 1 1965 and involved Chicago FBI leadership statements.
Northwest Texas Hospital board approves total salary boosts of 212 207 toward nurses and staff with starting nurse wages rising to 435 from 380 and nurse classifications shown. A 2 50 per day room rate hike takes effect February 1 with wage increases beginning then and additional raises for other staff on March 1.
Randall County in the Texas Panhandle is named the fastest growing in Texas by the Texas Business Review. The January issue shows population rising from 33,913 in 1960 to an estimated 40,922 last April, a 7.9 percent annual growth. Deaf Smith Denton and Montgomery counties each rose over 5 percent, while Loving County near El Paso shrank by more than 11 percent annually since 1960, losing about half its 226 residents.
South Korea backed air action by U S B52s bombed a Communist headquarters 300 miles north of Saigon in the An Lao Valley area, supporting the 1st Air Cavalry. South Korean infantry trapped a Viet Cong force in coastal caves 240 miles north of Saigon, killing 22. The 28th Regiment reportedly seized 25 weapons amid cave fighting that began at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
A Texas Senate session focused on pay raises for state workers. Governor Herring and legislative leaders clashed as efforts to advance a pay hike faced resistance, delaying action and prompting debate over budget priorities and fiscal impact.
About 400 paper aircraft soared and dipped in a Franklin Institute hall with Joseph Mitchell of Runnemede New Jersey presenting a left handed launch saucer. Most designers were children using papers magazines and school notes. Mary Timonty a Springfield Pennsylvania stewardess assisted while Fritz Doerstling of Collingswood New Jersey won with a 15 second glider.
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