Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity This Week
Weather summary from the US Weather Bureau notes mostly unchanged temperatures through Wednesday in Amarillo and surrounding areas. Expect clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth tonight and a chance of a few thundershowers in the southern portion of the region, with mid 80s highs. Northern New Mexico forecasts indicate mostly fair conditions with partial cloudiness this afternoon and evening and highs around the mid 70s to 80s.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
House Sets Revision of Remap Plan
The Texas House on Monday voted to revise the congressional redistricting bill from Sunday, swapping nine counties across four districts in a concurrent resolution directed to clerks. Changes remove Comal and Lavaca in Dist 10 add Blanco and Wharton. Dist 14 adds Goliad Live Oak and San Patricio while dropping DeWitt and Wharton. Dist 2 drops Blanco Medina adds Comal. Dist 25 drops Live Oak Goliad San Patricio adds DeWitt Lavaca Medina. Speaker Ben Barnes notes Blanco was intended for Dist 10 near President Johnson’s boyhood home.
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Blanco and
Wharton Counties
DeWitt
Wharton
Goliad, Live Oak
San Patricio Counte
Blanco
Medina
Comal County
Live Oak
Goliad
San Patricio
Lavaca
Ben Barnes
Blanco County
Johnson
J. J. Pickle
Austin
District realignment adds counties to Young's 14th District
Rep Gus Mutseher announced that Live Oak Goliad and San Patricio counties were added to John Young's Congressional District 14 to create a more logical district shape. The update places Nueces County in a different portion of the district while emphasizing a cloudy sky and morning visibility in Corpus Christi Bay area.
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Wrimi
Gus Mutseher
Brenham
House
Live Oak
Goliad
San Patricio
John Young
Young
Nueces
DALLA
Corpus Christi Bay
Houston
Okla City
Cave rescue under way for climber Dowling in Utah cave
Deputies estimate 15 to 20 hours to remove Dowling who remains in a shoulder harness. Jim Dowling slowed and complained of leg trouble as two student rescuers from the University of Utah entered the cave but were forced to retreat. A backup party of three students waited outside to assist. Dowling is not in imminent danger of falling but cannot move.
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Dowling
Jim
Wood
University of Utah
Donald Sims
Edward Anderson
Lovell Burnham
Amarillo Daily News masthead and rate card
The Amarillo Daily News lists staff roles and contact details with a 1965 Globe-News publication byline. It displays subscription options including carrier and mail rates, regional radius and date, and advertising data.
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The
Daily News
Whal F
Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc
Ninth
Harrison
Amarillo
Amarillo Texas
Wesley L. Izzard
Paul Timmons
Don Boyett
Louise Evans
Shel Kritser
Lowfll
Trenton T. Davis
Harry Bartlett
Amarilio
Amorilio
Globe-News Blishing Company, Inc
Marciano Names Three Likely Boxing Czar Candidates
Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano says three choices head a federal boxing control commission. He names himself Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney as candidates and thinks Tunney most likely, noting political appointees could win the job if created.
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Dayton
Ohio
Rocky Marciano
Marciano
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
WHIO
Dempsey
Tunney
Boxing Control
Rainfalls Across Panhandle Bring Widest Spread Yet
Rain covered the Panhandle from Sunday night into Monday morning with totals from traces to 2 inches. Levelland led with 1.76 inches and hail, while Lamb County reported 1 to 2 inches in spots. Forecasters expect mainly fair skies and little temperature change through Wednesday with today’s high near zero.
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Levelland
Lamb County
Bill Kimbrough
Orton
Small Hall
Amherst
Sudan
Americans Focused on Hanoi Area Raids and Saigon Crisis
U S planes hit a Thanh Hoa bridge and nearby barracks as clashes rose in Quang Ngai Province. Five 105s dropped 10 tons of bombs while both sides reported heavy casualties among Vietnamese and Ranger battalions. In Saigon, Ambassador Taylor pressed Premier Quat over a cabinet crisis amid cabinet resignations stalled.
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Thanh Hoa
Quang Ngai
Big da Nang
51St Vietnamese Regiment
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39Th Rangers
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U.S
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Phan Hoy Quat
Taylor
Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
Quat
Phan Khae Suu
Paris
Belafonte Praises Johnson Civil Rights Stand
Toronto AP Har ry Belafonte during a three week engagement praised President Johnson for civil rights, but criticized his foreign policy. He questioned how U S military actions align with Republican candidate Barry Goldwater’s stated plans if elected.
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Harry Belafonte
Johnson
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Labor panel hears claim that union shop harms workers
Larson and Cadwallader cite witnesses opposing compulsory union membership while Secretary Wirtz refutes claims of freedom violations. They argue most Americans favor protecting workers from forced union dues and membership, noting only a minority of the 75 million workers join unions.
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Cadwallader
Dallas Man Wounded After Gun Battle With Officers
A 23 year old Dallas man Leslie Dorris Guinn was shot during a gun battle with Forney officers. He later faced armed robbery charges for Sears Roebuck at Kaufman where about 114 dollars in cash and several checks were taken. Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Hughes was wounded but not seriously.
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Dallas
Kaufman
Leslie Dorris Guinn
Sears-Roebuck
Guinn
Jack Hughes
Kaufman County
Connally Highlights 59th Legislature Major Enactments
The 1965 Texas session produced landmark actions. Endsbonds and regional airport authority raises, a central coordinating board for higher education, and a new State Department of Mental Health. Tuberculosis hospital oversight moved to the State Health Department, and two new state colleges Permian Basin Odessa and Texarkana State Texarkana awaited coordinating board approval. The Code of Criminal Procedure was revised for the first time in over a century in a 145 page bill by Sen. Dorsey Hardeman and the State Bar. A forced pooling bill for oil and gas was enacted, and a record 1966 67 budget of 3.648 billion dollars was approved.
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State Department of Mental Health
State Board For
Board For Hospitals and
State Health Department
Permian Basin
Odessa
Texarkana State
Texarkana
Coordinating Board
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
State Bar of Texas
Railroad Commission
Breakaway Highway Signs Tested In Texas
Texas Highway Department unveils breakaway signs developed with Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. After tests at Bryan, the signs crack and swing away on impact to reduce crash injuries. In Texas last year 61 163 accidents involved collisions with fixed objects.
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Texas
Bryan
Texas ‘Transportation Institute of
Texas A&m University
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Dominican Priest Dies of Wounds in Caribbean Incident
A Cuban-born Jesuit priest, 32 year old Father Vicente Rodriguez, died in Santo Domingo after being shot at a checkpoint by Dominican sailors. The incident began when a guard fired at the car’s wheels. a ricochet struck Rodriguez in the head. Initial reports misattributed the shooter to a U S soldier, later corrected by Papal Nuncio Emmanuele Clarizio with apologies from U S authorities.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Vicente Rodriguez
Father Rodriguez
James A. Clark
National Catholic Welfare Council
Emmanuele Clarizio
Herter’s Condition Improves After Abdominal Surgery
Former Secretary of State Christian A Herter, 70, was reported improving after surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. A hospital spokesman said the condition was progressing satisfactorily and discharge date was not known.
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New York
Christian A Herter
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Beckbury seeks to keep Wilf Broome as village sweeper
Villagers of Beckbury protest replacing longtime street sweeper Wilf Broome with a mechanical broom as he nears retirement. Parish leaders cite his 19 years of effort and village pride, noting Beckbury has won multiple keeps village prizes in Shropshire.
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London
Britain
Wilf Broome
James Meredith
Beckbury
Broome
Shropshire
Edward Truss
Galveston Senator Named Pro Tempore Amid Redistricting Clash
Galveston Senator A R Schwartz was elected president pro tempore of the Texas Senate, becoming third in line to the governorship. The move followed seniority but sparked opposition over an open sessions push and criticism of Sen. Bill Moore during redistricting debate. Schwartz, 38, vowed reforms to reduce closed sessions and warned of further rules changes with future redistricting. In a separate item, UPI notes medical care costs rose 39 percent over ten years, outpacing overall inflation due to inflation, progress, and population growth.
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Bill Moore
Bryan
Schwartz
Moore
Neville Colson
Navasota
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Senate
New York
UPI
Health Insurance Institute
Institute Statisticians
Blackburne Shaw Funeral Notices for Gist and Hanna
Memorial services and burials announced for multiple families in Texas. Gist family members include Mrs Mary A Weimhold and 45 year old George Weimhold Gist with services at Blackburne Shaw Memorial Chapel at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday. In Turkey, Texas burial at Turkey First Baptist Church follows a 4 p.m. service for Agnes Hanna's family including husband Clifton Hanna and children Buster and Lorena. Grandchildren numbered 22 with 7 year old Welch Alexander Hanna among survivors.
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Byron Gist, Jr
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Patricia Gayle Gist
Mary A. Weimhold
Blackburne Shaw Memorial
Liono
Welch Alexander Hanna
Jackson
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Clifton
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Guy Hanna
Turkey
Baptist Church
Texas
Why Do You Read So Slowly
A Chicago publisher promotes a rapid reading technique claimed to double reading speed while increasing comprehension. It promises readers can progress from sentences to pages quickly and offers a free self training book, Adventures in Reading Improvement, mailed to interested readers.
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Chicago
Publiabess
Diversey Parkway
Dept. 425A
Ill
Anti-Red Wife Sheds Husband in Communist Turn
Mrs. John J. Prewett of London was granted a divorce after telling the court she gave her husband an ultimatum to abandon Communism. The crisis followed his four mile snow trek to a Communist meeting and his remark that if anything must go it would be her. The decree was granted on cruelty and constructive desertion grounds.
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London
John J. Prewett
Hus
Ashley Up For Hearing In San Antonio Murder Case
Ashley 28 year old former female impersonator faces a sanity hearing to decide if he can stand trial for murder in a 1961 case involving Houston real estate man Fred Tones. Original 1963 death sentence was reprieved. co defendant Carolyn Lima was retried and sentenced to five years.
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Ashley
Houston
Fred Tones
Carolyn Ann Lima
Tones
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Lima
Ashely
State Mental Hospital
San Antonio
Atlanta
FBI
Plane Reaches 210 000 Feet in X15 Flight Test
Air Force Capt. Joe Engle piloted the X15 to 210000 feet validating a new space navigation device carried on the rear of the craft. The test achieved speeds of 3.682 miles per hour five times the speed of sound, with the device using multiple wavelengths to sharpen horizon reference for guiding orbital flight.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Joe Engle
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