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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1966
Page
1
A 23 year old Amarillo man is in Potter County jail after an affray that left a Potter County deputy sheriff with a broken ankle. Authorities also probe possible rape of a Randall County woman. Page 30.
Grants totaling 90000 awarded to three West Texas State University professors for grasshopper invasion research. Meanwhile Cahnut A Wk Ht. prepares for Miss Wheatheart of 1966 contest in Perryton as community hopes to curb grassland damage. Bert Yancey shoots 63 to lead Memphis Open first round by three strokes. Jack Nicklaus posts 72.
A Wall Street Journal report outlines time stand ards for office tasks and humorously compares famous figures like Tom Edison Calvin Coolidge and Henry Ford. It notes 1.192 seconds to grab a pencil 7.027 seconds to open a letter and discard the envelope and 1562 seconds to rise from a chair.
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle and other officials oppose the recent AFL to Giants contract for Pete Gogolak. The dispute signals a looming clash as leagues prepare for a Thursday showdown.
The Rest of World reports the Gemini 9 crew uplifting moods after the Surveyor mission confirmed a smooth moon surface. A tiny lander sent back photos, clearing a three day manned flight to touch down safely amid postponed schedules.
An White House civil rights conference failed to turn the Vietnam War into a racial issue as organizers aimed to frame the debate around equality and justice.
In the week strong turnout nears a record as about five thousand attendees fill the Fair Grounds Coliseum to hear Evangelist Jimmy Allen. Abroad Billy Graham opens his British Crusade to 18,000 at Earls Court London noting stronger response than Harringay 12 years prior.
Cape Kennedy AP The Gemini 9 crew Stafford and Cernan received an all clear to launch today for a three day mission. technicians fixed an electrical gremlin and over 100 tests passed. They aim for a 24 hour space walk and rendezvous with a target satellite.
At a White House civil rights conference delegates rejected CORE’s resolution to stop U.S. involvement in Viet Nam and make racial equality the top priority. They endorsed stricter enforcement of federal desegregation funds, police training standards, and home rule for the District of Columbia.
New York traders opened modestly higher but the market failed to gain traction as volumes stayed light. The Dow dropped 0.90 to 882.73 as more stocks edged up than down and activity totaled 5.08 million shares.
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 1 landed softly on the moon and sent striking pictures. Scientists hailed the achievement confirming lunar surface is suitable for manned landings and supporting Ranger and Luna 9 findings. The mission advances the Apollo program by about a year.
A 600 scan line photo shows Surveyor L resting on the moon with a landing pad in the upper left and an antenna boom extending to the upper right. A helium container appears in the foreground as the image is released by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Premier Ky extended military control into Hue with 1,200 troops of the 1st Vietnamese Division taking the city. Tanks rolled as officers set guard at key sites including the Hue radio and U.S. military compound. The operation followed a truce with Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi and mirrored a prior Da Nang move.
Texas officials announced a spraying program affecting about 33 000 acres on June 9 to head off a repeat of 1958 damage when grasshoppers destroyed nearly a million acres and caused multimillion dollar losses. May surveys counted 20 to 25 hoppers per square yard over a 33 006 acre area.
Rain from Wednesday night and Thursday morning increased Lake Meredith surface area by 10 acres to 7 519 by Thursday noon. Depth rose from 69.02 to 69.09 feet and acre feet grew to 212 256 from 211 725. Hereford reported 1 50 inches, with Higgins Friona nearby. more rain was recorded in the Golden Spread.
In a secretive Carlyle Hotel suite, Luci Johnson and three bridesmaids selected wedding gowns while First Lady Mrs. Johnson and Luci’s mother stayed nearby. Designer Mollie Parris and Priscilla of Boston gowns were seen as Secret Service kept watch. Luci and Airman Patrick Nugent's August wedding remains undisclosed. Lynda Johnson escorted to Texas for her UT graduation.
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