Amarillo City Commission declines human relations council
The Amarillo City Commission rejects forming a Human Relations Council, arguing it would encroach on prerogatives of other bodies or be redundant, reflecting citizen concerns on local governance. A separate note mentions ongoing murder probe of S Sgt Robert J Roeske at AAFB and a Texas War on Poverty public meeting with Terrell Blodgett.
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Robert J. Roeske
AAFB
Amarillo
Terrell Blodgett
Texas Office of Economic
Plains area gather to discuss Bailey Turnpike route
On the Plains in New Mexico and across Shamrock Vega Amarillo and several Oklahoma cities gather in Elk City Oklahoma to discuss actions in response to a campaign promoting the Bailey Turnpike and U S 70 as an alternate route to Los Angeles. A Covington Louisiana firm has won a contract to build a new post office in Carrouzett with over 800 square feet and occupancy by January 20 1966.
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Eee
N.M
Shamrock
Vega
Amarillo
Oklahoma Cities
Elk City
Okla
U.S. 70
Los Angeles
Head of Pittsburgh homicide reveals love spurred gunman death
The Pittsburgh homicide chief said a love crazed gunman who triggered a spree that killed three people died by suicide, not at police hands. The Selma civil rights leader charged with embezzling funds was freed from jail to a roar of supporters.
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Pittsburgh
Selma
Alabama
Steven Lawrence Cook
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
Silver City
N.M
Elias Garcia
Harrisburg
Fireworks Still To Come on Hill In Post July 4 Stretch
A Washington Outlook piece notes Congress has already appropriated over a billion for Appalachia and education, half a billion for job training, and 700 million for Vietnam. Medicare bills, housing measures, and a housing cabinet may pass, with Taft Hartley repeal and immigration bills pending. Foreign aid talks continue as new warnings label rules move through committees. The summer session could be busier than winter with White House prompting congressional discipline.
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Appalachia
Viet Nam
U.S
International Monetary Fund
Inter-American Bank
Senate
House
Cabinet Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
White House
Sargent Shriver
Ooe
Teen riots blamed on childish adult mentality in Dear Abby quote from Listen
A compilation quotes Dear Abby on teen rioting describing adolescents as acting like spoiled babies when denied easy terms. It references a Texas Oil Millionaire story about wealth being micro-filmed and includes a verse from Amarillo's city newsletter. Justice Brandeis warns to guard liberty when government acts benevolently. An adult movie note closes with WES IZZARD.
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Abby
Listen Magazine
City of Amarillo
Ford proposes air strikes on North Viet Nam missile sites
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford said on Wednesday that the United States should consider air strikes to knock out missile bases in North Viet Nam. He preferred conventional bombs and suggested bombing fields used by defending planes if Communist aircraft rise to protect the sites. Ford emphasized no plan would be presented to President Johnson directly and left weapon choices to the military.
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Washington
UPS
House
Gerald R
Ford
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Michigan
Johnson
Revenge Motive Tied To Springfield Kidnapping Case
In Springfield Oregon a red haired housewife Shirley Corbin 33 and her 12 year old son Clinton are missing after two ex convicts suspected of bank robbery and deputy sheriff murder fled the area. Suspects Carl Bowles 24 and Wilfred Gray 30 had been released from prison within 10 days. Bowles linked to First National Bank of Oregon hold up. Deputy Charlton Smith shot near Eugene. Search intensified with law officers tracking through Santiam Pass region.
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Springfield
Ore
UPI
Shirley Corbin
Carl Cletus Bowles
Charlton E. Smith
Corbin
Wilfred M. Gray
New York
Marlowe
Bowles
First National Bank of Oregon
Portland
Gray
Salem
Smith
Eugene
Bomb explosion damages Friden plants in Chicago Loop
A powerful black powder blast outside Friden Inc in Chicago Loop damages more than 200000 dollars of delicate electronic computers and office space across the street in the Kemper Building. Police bomb squad investigates motive with no labor trouble or disgruntled employees identified.
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Chicago
Friden, Inc
Loop
Kemper Insurance
John J. Angus
Friden Company
Angus
Singer, Inc
New York City
Eviction Injuries Case Moves Into Second Day In Court
A $340000 damage suit against former Potter County Sheriff Jim Line proceeds into its second day in U S District Court with at least 15 witnesses to be heard. Plaintiffs Mrs D E Milton and Miss Marjorie Milton seek 150000 each in exemplary damages and 20000 each in actual damages for injuries alleged during a May 4 1964 eviction to make way for Interstate 40.
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Potter County
Jim Line
U.S. District Court
D. E. Milton
Marjorie Milton
Line
Taylor
Miss Milton
Maurine
ABC and MSG discuss Ringling Bros Circus buy
New York UPI reports ABC and the Madison Square Garden Corp are negotiating to purchase Ringling Bros Circus for about 10 million dollars. Preliminary talks noted by MSG President Ned Irish. no agreement yet with minority holder led by Mrs. Charles Ringling.
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New York
UPI
American Broadcasting Company
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Ringling Bros. Circus
United Press International
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
ABC
Andnta
North
the Garden
Msg-Abc Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc
Lesvuauuud
American Broadcasting
Para
Mount Theatres, Inc
American Broadcast
Ing Companies, Inc
John Ringling North
Senate votes to let workers claim Social Security at age 60
Washington voters saw the Senate approve a plan to let eligible workers and beneficiaries begin drawing Social Security at age 60, with scaled down benefits. The measure, part of Johnson’s health care bill, also rejected Ribicoff’s bid for unlimited elderly hospital stays, 43 to 39. The bill allows 120 days of hospitalization under the aged medical care program.
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Washington
President Johnson
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
McNamara moves to reward merit over seniority in promotions
Washington AP report says Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara plans to shift the officer promotion system to favor talent over age and tenure. A memo to Army Navy and Air Force secretaries urges closer scrutiny of timely advancement of the best qualified officers to general and flag ranks, signaling a potential clash with the professional officer corps over merit based promotion.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Pentagon
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Air Force
Jail Trusty Drops In on Proceedings
A Woodbury County jail inmate, 49 year old Glen H. Thompson of Sioux City, fell 35 to 40 feet from a courthouse roof skylight into a juvenile hearing, injuring himself as two dozen people watched. Thompson had been serving an indefinite term for intoxication and vagrancy.
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Sioux City
Town
Glen H. Thompson
Woodbury County
Thompson
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