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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
1
The World reports Navy divers inspected a sunken hulk off Cape Henry on Friday and concluded it is not the missing USS Scorpion. Page 2.
Texas Democrats will decide today whether Don Yarborough or Lt. Gov Preston Smith will oppose Republican challenger Paul Fagers in November. The decision comes after a day-long Hemphill County tour sponsored by the Hemphill County Historical Committee.
A tornado struck the Edmonson area northwest of Plainview causing severe damage. Police and emergency crews surveyed the rural community as residents began assessing losses after the Friday night storm.
Thomas A. Curtis will be sworn in this morning by District Judge Gene Jordan. Three races in Potter and Randall counties appear on the Democratic runoff ballot today as voters head to the polls.
Tornadoes along with hail and heavy rain battered the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico Friday night. A tornado hit Edmonson near Plainview at about 6 50 p m damaging two grain elevators destroying several houses a service station and an unoccupied labor camp. No injuries reported as residents took shelter in cellars.
A chaotic mix of political notes and quips from a vintage clipping. It cites a Prague Ministry invitation for student demonstrations, a retort from protesting Czech students, GOP liberal critiques of Ronald Reagan, a Martin Luther King medal idea, and a Texas Oil Millionaire tale. It closes with assorted witticisms and a regional quip about a horse named Week's Salary.
Thomas A. Curtis to be sworn in as the new district attorney for the 47th Judicial District after Gov. John Connally appointed him to fill the unexpired term of Gene Compton. Compton resigned earlier this month. Slough resigns as first assistant. Curtis plans to run on the November ballot with party leaders backing him.
In Rome, anarchists and pro Chinese protesters clashed with police after burning a De Gaulle effigy at the French Embassy. Demonstrators, mainly students, overturned market stalls and fought with clubs as fire bombs were hurled, setting cars and a bus afire. One fireman was hospitalized after being struck in the face. Police charges followed as about 5,000 demonstrators, marching from a leftist rally, dispersed through narrow streets around the Farnese Palace.
Texans select a Democratic candidate for Texas governor in Dallas with Lt. Gov. Preston Smith facing Don Yarborough. The winner advances to the November general election against Republican Paul Eggers. The contest follows Gov. John Connally’s retirement, on pace to shape state leadership for two years. Polls show large turnout expected with Memorial Day holiday potential impact.
Viet Cong forces pressed toward central Saigon and the presidential Palace in a second week of fighting. Reports said guerrillas operated in eight streets of Cholon as rockets struck Gia Dinh and Tan An while Marines claimed 100 Viet Cong killed and six captured. The assaults are linked to the Paris talks.
EVASTON Til AP An 8 year old boy named Antonio Hand froze to death Friday in a commercial ice cube vending machine at a service station. An employee found the machine’s broken lock and the door closed on the child who apparently crawled inside to retrieve ice cubes. Police said he used his shoes to pound on the door but the insulated door muffled his cries. The boy had been reported missing Thursday night by his mother who said he went out to get a bottle of pop and did not return.
Marine Cpl Stanley J Lueczko Jr 22 was sentenced to three years at hard labor and a bad conduct discharge from the Marine Corps for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of a Vietnamese woman. He stood before an eight officer court martial after more than three hours of deliberation.
Potter and Randall counties voters will decide Democratic runoff races today. Governor nominees are Don Yarborough of Houston and Lt. Gov. Preston Smith of Lubbock. Also on the ballot are associate Justice of the 7th Court of Civil Appeals candidates Jack Hazlewood and James A. Joy. Potter County includes a Democratic treasurer race between Al Whitaker and R. Wendell Henry. Randall County refers readers to AREA VOTE on Page 2.
Voter locations listed for Canyon and Amarillo areas include Rex Reeves Elementary School 1005 21st Canyon, Alice Landergin 3209 S Taylor Amarillo, Lamar Elementary 3800 S Lipscomb Amarillo, Coronado Elementary 3210 Wimberly Amarillo, WTSU Student Union Canyon, VFW Hall Canyon, Canyon High School, Ridgecrest Elementary Canyon, and numerous other schools and civic buildings with precinct numbers and street addresses. The notice enumerates polling venues across multiple campuses and community sites with specific precinct allocations.
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