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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1968

Page

2

Weather Update Forecast For Texas Panhandle And Amarillo

Fair morning gives way to afternoon showers and thundershowers mainly east of the Texas Panhandle with scattered rain across the rest. Highs range from the mid 80s in the southeast to upper 90s near Tucumcari. Southeast winds under 15 mph. Wednesday outlook calls for cloudy skies with rain showers and cooler late day.

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Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity

Partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered thundershowers. Highs in the mid 80s with about a 20 percent chance of rain. US Weather Bureau data show no precipitation in Amarillo in the last 24 hours and totals near normal for the period.

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17 New Cars Delivered for Amarillo Driver Training

Plains Chevrolet delivers 17 four door Impalas with dual controls to Amarillo public schools for summer driver training. About 1,500 students, mostly 15 years old, sign up for instruction running classroom sessions from Friday to Aug 26 and behind the wheel from Saturday to Aug 24.

Plains Chevrolet, Inc Amarillo Glenn Howard

Amarillo Daily News Advertising and Contact Details 1968

The fragment lists the Amarillo Daily News imprint with Globe News Publishing Company details, staffing, and home delivery rates for 1968. It includes publisher and editor names, circulation figures, and service options for mornings, evenings, and Sundays within and outside a 300 mile radius.

The Daily News Globe News Publishing Company, Inc Ninth and Harrison P.O Amarillo Texas S. B Paul Timmons Don Boyett Jim Clark Grady Camp Lowell Brown Trenton Ti? Davis Harry Bartlett Sun Globe News Publishing Company. Inc

French Leaders Plead for End to National Strike Wave

Premier Pompidou urged 10 million strikers to return to work as he reaffirmed social and educational reforms. Despite his appeal, most workers stayed idle and key industries and state services remained paralyzed. In Paris Belleville clashes between Moslems and Jews erupted near a synagogue after a cafe card game incident.

Paris Georges Pompidou France Charles de Gaulle Pompidou Radio Yves Guena Belleville

Twisters Threat In Texas

Severe storms and tornadoes battered North Central Texas with a tornado near Fort Worth and another near Bowie. Torrential rain caused flash flooding risk from Dallas to Fort Worth while Meacham Field suffered wind damage to four planes. Ed Boardman injured in the incident. condition not serious.

Texas Fort Worth Weather Bureau Bowie Henrietta Marietta Okla Bonham Celina Sanger Terrell Dallas Mineral Wells Tarrant Meacham Field Ed Boardman Boardman Flying School Dallas-Fort Worth Fort Sill Shreveport Huntsville San Angelo Lufkin Tyler Victoria San Antonio Austin Temple Brownwood Palestine Cleburne Corpus Christi Gulf Coast

Nordic Fest in Decorah to Run July 26 28

Decorah Iowa residents celebrate Nordic Fest from July 26 to 28 with Norwegian folk dancing smorgasbords skirts skits strolling musicians and oldtime street dancing. An exhibit will feature contemporary Norwegian design alongside traditional attractions.

Submarine safety gaps blamed for Scorpion and Thresher

A congressional review cites persistent hull and pipe defects in pre 1963 attack subs including Scorpion and Thresher. Welding fatigue and high pressure salt water systems are flagged as uncorrected hazards amid tight Navy schedules and rescue facility gaps.

Thresher Scorpion Atomic Energy Committee

Abby Rests as Abby Forms Storm Near Cuba

A tropical low near Cuba strengthened into Abby with 10 mph north northeast movement and possible intensification. Hurricane warnings extended from Marco Island to Tarpon Springs as gusts reach gale force and seas run two to four feet beyond a 150 mile offshore arc.

Marco Island Tarpon Springs Abby Cuba Tampa

Neighborhood theft ring linked to bicycle vandalism and gas sniffing

Mrs Mills reports a theft ring among local youths extending to regular meetings with a president and a fence. A boy alleged the group used a greenhouse as a meeting space and required gas sniffing and bicycle theft. Police note many bikes were altered to avoid identification, with vandalism tied to the ring.

North Vietnamese envoy arrives in Paris as talks resume

Le Duc Tho flew to Paris via Moscow to bolster Hanoi's talks team and urged the United States to drop its obstinate stance. He suggested a possible shift in Hanoi's demands and left open whether the Politburo has decided on a new approach, while U.S. patience and Western hopes for progress linger.

Paris Moscow U.S Hanoi le Duc Tho Communist Politburo North Vietnam Tho Democratic Republic of Vietnam Bretigny Central Committee Ho Chi Minh Vietnam

U.S. Offensive Tightens Grip on Khe Sanh Front

UPI report notes Brig. Gen. Hoffman says Khe Sanh defenders killed 552 North Vietnamese in three Highway 9 actions. In Saigon Cholon fight helicopters dropped tear gas as refugees shelter at St. Xavier Church and orphanage. A U.S. Mission statement offers condolences for a Sunday rocket attack that killed six.

Carl W. Hoffman U.S Khe Sanh Demilitarized Zone Dmz Nguyen van Thieu Samuel D. Berger Creighton W. Abrams Cholon

Court splits over capital punishment and jury fairness

The Supreme Court volumes hinge on juror exclusion in death penalty cases as Justices Black, Harlan, and White warn states cannot easily obtain death penalty juries. Separate dissent by Douglas argues the court did not go far enough. The ruling reverses Witherspoon's death sentence for the Chicago officer slaying while other cases test academic freedom and housing open housing ordinances.

Hugo L Black John M. Harlan Byron R. White William O. Douglas Chicago William C. Witherspoon Mitchell Stone High Court Stewart Los Angeles Marshall Witherspoon

Rescue story and San Francisco tourism rise in 1967

The narrative opens with a family stranded on Mt Rainier before a rescue, recalling the father's mountaineering skill and the children’s fears and prayers. It shifts to San Francisco where tourism income by visitors and convention delegates rose 18 percent in 1967 to 234 million dollars, per Ernest J Young of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Mr. Hines U.S. Navy Amarillo Daily News Dad Sharon San Francisco UPI Ernest J. Young Convention & Visitors Bureau Young

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