Amarillo Builds Double Pro Sports Ties in Size Town
In a brash move, Amarillo joins major league circles with San Francisco Giants in the Texas League and the Pittsburgh Hockey Club for Central League hockey, making it the smallest town with dual pro franchises. The piece urges local support to sustain the growth, noting historic sports prominence and the need to back ballpark and coliseum plans.
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Reader questions on hi jack claims and Pueblo fate
A reader asks if officials suggested the Scorpion was hijacked by enemy action and inquires about the Pueblo incident. The note mentions a Congress bill to cut census questions to seven from about 120 with a $100 fine or 60 days in jail for noncompliance. A cowboys shaving lotion is mocked as smelling like old paint while Corn, notes Olsen Park Pete, remains easily shocked.
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Pueblo
Governor Calls for Tax Hike and Liquor Reform
Governor John Connally urged a special session to pass 125 million dollars in new taxes and to reform liquor laws including a local option for selling liquor by the drink. He proposed a 2.5 billion dollar budget for the year starting September 1 and introduced a miniature bottle tax plan expected to raise about 1465 million.
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John Connally
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C. A. Davis
Houston
Roy Garwood
San Antonio
Dick McKissack
Dallas
Ben Barnes
House State Affairs Committee
Kennedy Shot In Los Angeles Crowd As Campaign Rallies
Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the head twice during a rally in Los Angeles. Three others were wounded as police captured the suspect. Press secretary Frank Mankiewicz reported Kennedy's condition as stable and breathing well.
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Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Frank Mankiewicz
Kennedy
Panhandle McCarthy Cool to Tax Plan
Plains legislators voiced little enthusiasm Tuesday about Governor John McCarthy's tax plan. The Austin scene showed cautious opposition among lawmakers from Panhandle regions as details were debated and critics argued about potential impacts on state revenue and local economies.
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Austin
Panhandle- Plains
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Tight Race Shapes California Primary Narrative
Bobby in Tight Race with Connally tax plan prompts GOP era remarks. In California Sen Eugene J McCarthy leads a dwindling share as Kennedy gains momentum. Cranson wins Democratic Senate nomination while Kuchel leads Rafferty in northern counties amid ongoing vote count.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Kennedy
Humphrey
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Alan Cranston
U.S. Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Max Rafferty
Kuchel
Rafferty
San Mateo
Mayor Seeks Resignations of Nonresidents on Amarillo Boards
Mayor J. Ernest Stroud urged resignations from city boards that include members living outside Amarillo city limits. At a Palo Duro Civic Association meeting, officials discussed north-end representation and the zoning plan. The commission, by 4-1 with Stroud dissenting, approved $5,559 to fund relocating a street.
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Amarillo
Palo Duro Civic Association
Planning and Zoning Commission
Billy Deane
Tascosa Country Club
Dan Boston
Lake Tanglewood
Deane
Leland Nelson
Boston
Tax Board of Equalization
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Francis (Spanky) Guess
Glen Gibson
Guess
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The
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Kennedy Undergoes Brain Surgery After Shooting
In Los Angeles a team of six neurosurgeons operated on U S Senator Robert F Kennedy to remove a bullet lodged in his brain. Kennedy remained unconscious with a critical condition, breathing described as good and heart beat steady. Frank Mankiewicz provided the press briefing noting the bullet entered the right mastoid bone near the ear and traveled to the brain.
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Aapqq
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Frank Mankewiecz
Mankewiecz
Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy Shot After California Victory Speech
After Kennedy finished a California primary victory speech, a shot struck him in the forehead near the right ear. Rafer Johnson tackled the suspected gunman as chaos erupted in the hotel kitchen area. the crowd surged at Bev rly Hilton and Ambasador Hotel. Ethel Kennedy stood by as the incident prompted a moment of silence led by Eugene McCarthy supporters and Johnson.
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