30 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1964
Page
1
A charge of rape was reduced to assault with intent to rape against Richard Ance Miller, 22, who plans to enter a guilty plea in 47th District Court. The report notes court actions and related proceedings across Amarillo, with other briefs on local events such as a missing child, military assignments, labor disputes, and civic actions.
Ranger 7 remains on a direct path to the Moon with an 80 percent success estimate for returning the first close up images of the lunar surface. The insect shaped craft travels 5800 mph toward the Sea of Clouds for a Friday 7 25 a m CST impact, aiming to deliver over 4000 photographs in the final minutes before destruction.
The indictment charges Mrs. Root and George A. Ford with pressuring clients to alter defense testimony and conspiring to influence witnesses obstruct justice and commit perjury. Co conspirators Amsler and Keenan were convicted on kidnapping counts, Irwin acquitted of participation but convicted as an accomplice. Warrants issued. arraignment planned with U S Commissioner Albert Lee Stevens.
A 10 foot tall red yellow and green chicken statue once disappeared from in front of Myers Drumstick at 2700 Georgia has been found hidden in bushes about 200 yards south of Tascosa High School. Joe Rakes found it Wednesday night with city police assisting.
Houston AP reports the Gemini Project plans a hazardous space exposure with minimal protection. A crewman may merely open the hatch and stand in his seat as the first manned mission targets late 1965 lasting up to four days or 64 orbits.
Amarillo fisherman Jimmy C. Richardson 38 of 1007 N. Alabama, Amarillo, drowned while trotting a line on Buffalo Lake near the dam. His body was recovered at 10:30 p.m. after about four hours of searching by five boats. Richardson fell from a boat around 6 p.m. two companions reported. J M Davis of 1608 S Harrison was with him.
Six national civil rights leaders urged a broad curtailment if not a total moratorium on mass marches and demonstrations until after the November election. They criticized Goldwater and urged Negro voter registration while rejecting any pro Johnson interpretation, saying racism has been injected into the campaign. The statement notes the GOP platform as a states rights stance and attributes authorship to the Goldwater forces. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP warned against implying support for Johnson. Expenditures totaling $1,997 and a five percent raise for most Potter County employees are noted in a separate budget item.
The 1965 Potter County budget includes a 5 percent pay raise and projects for Sanford Dam access roads and potential voting machines. Estimated 1965 income is 2 237 276 with 273 537 left in the treasury. current tax rate remains 82 cents per $100. Public hearing set for Aug 10 at 10 a.m. at the Potter County Courthouse. budget file available at the county clerk’s office.
A Washington DC couple traveling to Pasadena California left 9 year old Eddie Collins behind at Standard Stations in Amarillo after a rest break on US 66. The boy rode with two older siblings to the police station, where authorities helped reunite him with his family two hours later. Eddie was a fourth grade student at Brookhaven Elementary in DC.
Capt. Joe Engle piloted the X-15 at 3511 mph and 78000 ft as NASA study scientists evaluate a newly developed silicone rubber coating on the tail fin to reduce exterior temperatures from 800 900 to about 350 400 degrees. The test marked the 112th X-15 flight in the research program.
The House approved a bill to raise Social Security by 5 percent for 20 million retirees and dependents, sending the measure to the Senate 388-8. If enacted, benefits rise $925 million annually with payments starting two months after signing and funded by payroll tax increases.
Washington Rep. Walter Rogers of Pampa and three other Texas lawmakers opposed the social security bill which passed the House. Ed Foreman Jake Pickle and Joe Pool joined Rogers in voting no while 38 in favor. Foreman called it a tax hike and unwanted gratuities. Pool criticized mandatory doctor coverage as a step toward socialized medicine. Pickle attacked the bill under IA inequities, notably tip earnings for coverage.
Two unions at Phillips Petroleum in Borger announce strike votes. Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local 4463 votes today 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Union Hall. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 351 to meet today at 10 a.m. with ballots cast Monday after 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday after 10 a.m. The ballot seeks strike authority as part of a nationwide Phillips bargaining council action.
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