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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
1
A 36 year old Black man surrendered to Amarillo police late Sunday morning in connection with the death of 37 year old Mrs. Sarah Mae Foyes of 713 Northwest 5th Street. She died after being shot in the stomach with a .38 caliber pistol.
Lynn Thompson, 17, of Dallas, will represent Texas at the national Teenage Road-E-O safe driving contest in Washington, D.C., Aug 10-13 after winning the state competition in Pampa. Officials report limited moisture forecast for the Panhandle through Tuesday afternoon.
Phil Rodgers overcome a one stroke deficit with a steady front nine Sunday afternoon for a two stroke victory in the $100000 Buick Open Golf Tournament.
U S forces surrounded a North Vietnamese regiment 300 miles north of Saigon and bombarded them with massive firepower. In the south, U S infantry routed a Viet Cong battalion near the Cambodian border as Gen Westmoreland praised Captain Bill Carpenter who earned a Silver Star for urging a napalm attack to save his men.
Moscow reports say Warsaw Pact foreign ministers clashed over equality within the Soviet led bloc. Romania pressed for a group vote on decisions, signaling unresolved tensions as Brezhnev met with Nicolae Ceausescu in Moscow and Bucharest.
Saigon premier Nguyen Cao Ky abruptly scrapped a Korea visit to press Buddhist tensions amid a four month crisis. In Hue police moved Buddhist altars to clear routes for convoys while Buddhist youths clashed with police near Vien Hoa Dao pagoda. Counter demonstrations by Catholics boosted Ky’s standing as security actions continued.
Dallas AP report shows New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay arguing on Meet the Press that federal funds must flow to troubled cities even if it requires cutting Vietnam War spending. Detroit Mayor Cavanagh calls for reassessment of domestic and international spending amid city problems.
A gray cloud cover over the Texas Panhandle Sunday gave way to thundershowers near the area's edge. Radar showed mild storm systems to the north and south as cooler air moved in from central Kansas. Observers in Clarendon saw distant lightning and thunder and doubts persisted about reaching moisture that night.
The Soviet Union held an unopposed parliamentary election for 1,517 seats in the Supreme Soviet. The parliament splits into the 750 member Soviet of Nationalities and the 767 member Soviet of the Union. Leaders Brezhnev and Kosygin voted, as did Khrushchev and Molotov, in a display of loyalty to the system.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad and Mississippi River Corporation seek to acquire control of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Mopac holds 7.27 percent of Santa Fe voting stock and 2.7 million shares of its preferred stock. The railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to dismiss the acquisition application.
The Red River Authority plans a 2 500 acre lake near here to supply Wheeler and Shamrock with municipal and industrial water. A 12 000 foot dam would hold 57 760 acre feet, costing about 4.2 million dollars with half funded by a federal grant. Once financing is secured, water-purchase contracts will be offered to residents, with rates undetermined until funding is set.
Tass reports 104 degrees in the shade Sunday, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Tashkent, signaling an unprecedented heat spell in the central city and testing local comfort and infrastructure.
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