24 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1964
Page
1
City commissioners select architects to design seven buildings while a Dallas planner teams with architects on the city hall and auditorium coliseum projects. Construction valued at 4 354 000 dollars at Amarillo Air Force Base. appropriations not expected to lag.
Three people died in a Thursday head on collision near Guthrie. Among the victims were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Dewbre, a former Matador couple. The report appears on page 35 with additional district updates.
A column reflects on famous American extremists linked to Medal of Honor winners like Alvin York and Billy Mitchell. It notes York’s WWI exploits, Mitchell’s push for air power, and their lasting impact on American history and military thought.
Officials reject French President Charles de Gaulle's bid for four power talks on Southeast Asia. They demand clear military gains before a diplomatic settlement can be considered, signaling a hard line on negotiations.
Arizona Senator and Republican nominee Barry Goldwater, a Smoki member, may attend the Aug 1 Smoki ceremonials in Prescott. The event features snake dancers and rites to honor Southwest Indian traditions with Goldwater having participated in the past, including the 1947 snake dance.
City commissioners in a called session select architects to design seven major buildings including a new coliseum for Amarillo. The total capital projects top $13 million with individual components such as a $1,406,000 city hall and a central services complex costing $383,400. A Dallas planner will coordinate with architects on the city hall and auditorium coliseum projects.
President Johnson agrees to a face-to-face meeting with Senator Barry Goldwater in Washington to discuss preventing civil rights from becoming a campaign issue. White House aides confirmed the request as Goldwater, fresh from a Senate reception, urged GOP unity while party dissidents vote on anti-poverty legislation and a crucial amendment is at stake.
In New York City, 200 CORE pickets outside police headquarters faced egg throwing by about 300 white hecklers as leaders rejected Mayor Wagner’s peace plan. One CORE official condemned police violence amid 1 death, 140 injured, 478 arrests, and 673 property damaged.
Moby Doll the two ton killer whale at Vancouver Aquarium sits in a floating dry dock awaiting a tides window for transfer to a new pen. Dr. Murray Newman says the whale has been treated with penicillin totaling about fifteen million units, enough for two horses, with an expected double dosage for a horse.
Newark Chief Magistrate Nicholas Castellano had to summon city mechanics to open a jammed cell block door after prisoners awaiting trial failed to supply a lock picking answer. The mechanics were forced to smash the lock to continue hearings.
Officials said a De Gaulle proposal on Vietnam is not seriously considered until a new South Viet Nam military balance is established. His Paris news conference attacking U.S. policy in Europe widened the gap between the two powers on Western policy.
The Senate passed Johnson's 947.5 million war on poverty act 62 to 33 amid pre campaign rhetoric. Goldwater opposed calling the measure a welfare hodgepodge aimed at winning votes. House action awaited Rules Committee approval before a House vote next.
Five masked men robbed Clerc's Monaco jewelry store near the Monte Carlo Casino, fleeing with about 2 million dollars in jewels. A police officer was wounded in the leg during the escape, and roughly 400,000 dollars in jewels were recovered later from an abandoned pickup.
A 23 year old Amarillo man John Wayne Wood was hospitalized with possible internal injuries after a cement truck rear ended his car at a traffic circle on Bell Road near U S 66. The truck driver William R Keehn swerved to avoid a car cutting in and struck Wood as he stood beside his vehicle.
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