Amarillo area news briefs and national events collide
Beg mal e HP trucked 225 bushels of dry land wheat to Interstate Grain Elevators. Amarillo board of equalization meets at 8:30 a.m. to hear taxpayers on property valuation. Gemini astronauts praised by President Johnson as they head to Texas and the Cowboy Hall of Fame dedication is noted. Supreme Court strikes down Connecticut birth control law. Wanda Carol Blurton, 13, wins spelling bee, to compete in Washington.
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Amarillo Board of Equalization
Beg Male
Interstate
James McDivitt
Edward White
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Wanda Carol Blurton
Perryton
Washington, D.C
Right To Know Takes Back Seat In Court TV Case
The Supreme Court questions TV cameras in Tyler courtrooms, noting sealed cameras and no sound recording while claiming a fair trial is affected. New York reporters are barred from details of narcotics arrests tied to a circus clown murder case. Courts curb police questioning until arraignment with attorney present.
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Billie Sol Estes
S. Supreme Court
Tyler
New York
Paul Jung
Washington
Supreme Court
Estes vows second trial for Billie Sol Estes
State District Attorney A. R Archer Jr. declared he will prosecute Billie Sol Estes again in Texas after the Supreme Court overturned Estes’ state conviction due to a televised trial. The decision does not affect Estes’s federal sentence at Leavenworth.
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Atty
A. R Archer Jr
Billie Sol Estes
Monahans, Tex
U.S. Supreme Court
Estes
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Texas
Supreme Court
Frontier spirit and local notes mix with space splashdown
A column blends praise for Kennedy era space pioneers with local quirks and plans. Arch Hunsley’s Canyon side golf idea, rancher Glenn Casey’s New Mexico rainfall optimism, a Wolfley Village sage and a Amarrillo real estate tale frame a tapestry of small town life and curiosity as Wes Izzard signs off.
Landmark TV coverage debate splits Supreme Court justices
Justice Brennan and Justice Harlan signaled the 5 4 ruling is not a blanket ban while experts discuss televised trials. Archer, new district attorney known as Landslide, faces pressure whether he prosecutes or not. He vows to prosecute, insisting it is his duty despite criticism.
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Supreme Court
William J Brennan
John M. Harlan
Rates Will Increase On Auto Insurance In Texas
Texas auto insurance rates will rise by more than 12 percent this year, said William Hunter McLean, chairman of the State Insurance Board. He noted past losses, rising fatal accidents, and urged public driving behavior to influence future rates as board plans June 22 to set next year’s auto rates.
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State Board of Insurance
Austin
Texas Auto
Areviane Coor
Monplas
Uay
William Hunter McLean
McLean
Texas
Johnson invites Gemini astronauts to LBJ Ranch visit
President Johnson praised the Gemini spacemen after their spaceflight and extended an invitation to visit him at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City, Texas. He told them they had written their names in history and in our hearts during a telephone call following their four day mission in space.
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Texas
Washington
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Johnson City
Tex
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Wasp
McDivitt
White House
Howard Minners
White
Associated Press
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The
Astro
James McDivitt
Major McDivitt
White MccDivitt
W. McCormick
Mey
Yeure
Jim
Orbit Mission Full Success
Gemini astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White return to Earth after a four day orbital mission and a 20 minute spacewalk. They land in the Atlantic at 12 13 p m EST and receive a presidential invitation to visit Lyndon B Johnson at the Texas ranch. White reportedly suffers seasickness during splashdown.
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Edward White
James McDivitt
John Barbour
Houston
Gemini
Space
Earth
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson Ranch
Texas
McDivitt
Atlantic
Spacewalker
White
Johnson greets returning astronauts on carrier and White House chats
Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White disembarked on the carrier Wasp after splashdown and medical checks. President Johnson praised their space return, calling their feat historic, while recalling the playful exchange about Jim’s windshield.
New Mexican Stabbed Dead at Tucumcari Service Station
Authorities reported at least 12 stab wounds to Texaco operator at the intersection of U.S. 54 and Lake Street Tucumcari. He was found face down near his chicken house with blood and eyeglasses nearby. Sheriff Moneus said a large knife caused the injuries. He closes station nightly around 9 p.m. and was last seen driving after dining at a cafe.
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Quay County
Claude Moneus
Texaco
U.S 54
Lake Street
Tucumcari
Farmer
Supreme Court strikes down anti Communist union officer ban
In a five to four ruling the Supreme Court declares unconstitutional a federal law making it a crime for a Communist to serve as a labor union officer. Chief Justice Warren writes the bill of attainder ruling. Justice White dissents, joined by Clark Harlan and Stewart. The case centers on Archie Brown a San Francisco longshoreman and open Communist elected to Local 10's executive board. Brown was convicted under the act. the Ninth Circuit had overturned, but the Court limits its decision to the bill of attainder issue.
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Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Landrum-Griffin
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Archie Brown
Warren
San Francisco
Brown
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
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