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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
1
An article notes Wick Fowler, Texas newspaperman, pushing a proposed law to require crime planners to notify potential victims before offenses. The bill would make notifying victims a crime’s prerequisite, with rights disclosures and penalties, framed as emergency legislation.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if Texas may allow rich districts to fund schools at higher levels than poorer areas. The case stems from Edgewood ISD San Antonio where $ per pupil varied from $21 to $307, prompting nationwide debate on property tax funded education.
An armored car theft in downtown Amarillo netted about 45 000 in cash and checks with 3 000 in cash. a suspect fled the scene as officers, aided by a helicopter, searched rail yards and trains near W 3rd Street and NW 2nd. A man matching the description was seen boarding a freight train then arrested but lacked the money bag.
A herd of 213 cattle moving to a new pasture tested positive for scabies under quarantine in the Texas Panhandle. Inspectors from the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed mites, prompting dip and observation orders for the infected herd and two exposed herds. Some cases persisted in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
West Texas State University receives a first-year grant of 126,664 announced by U S Rep Bob Price. Funds support curriculum development faculty remodeling and clinical facilities with Amarillo Hospital District for the bachelor’s in nursing set to enroll year one in 1971. A second year request of 122,554 is pending along with future year totals.
Senate hopeful George McGovern claimed a strong chance to win on the first ballot as he pursues delegates and party unity. He pledged to negotiate an end to the war with North Vietnam and to win prisoner releases within 90 days, even if that required talking with Hanoi.
Government urged airlines to stop aiding hijackers and to act tougher amid a rising hijacking wave. Benjamin C. Davis called for armed pilots discussion and greater FBI involvement, as Air Line Pilots Association weighs member support.
Bob Martine is the sole survivor of a past page 28 Buffalo Lake feature as editors revisit the community’s history. The report surveys legal changes impacting defense rights and their implications for local justice.
Partly cloudy today through Friday with continued warmth. Low tonight around 60 and highs in the upper 80s for today and Friday. Winds from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
Jana Davis an 18 year old seventh grader from Memphis Junior High School was eliminated in the seventh round of the 45th National Spelling Bee for misspelling pelota a Spanish word for ball. Earlier she spelled words like insurgent pristine sanguinary nectarine dipso maniac and flocculent. The Globe-News notes Texas representation remains strong with eight regional winners and Texas has produced four national winners in 45 years.
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