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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
2
In 1956 Mars stood roughly 35 million miles from Earth marking the planet’s nearest approach in years. Astronomers noted the unusually close alignment would affect sky observations and visible brightness for stargazers.
Gertrude Cervantez Cervantez aged 71 of 1311 South Arthur passed away. She was mother to Mrs. Frank Ornelos R. E. Cervantez and others and grandmother to 2 and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral 4:00 PM Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with interment at Liano Cemetery. Infant Schultz dies. service held 4:00 PM Wednesday graveside at Liano.
Publication information for the Amarillo Daily News including establishment date 1909, staff roles, and circulation pricing. Advertises subscriptions by mail, carrier, and area radius with monthly and yearly rates. Copyright 1954 Globe News Publishing Company.
A group of Amarillo officers gained verbal approval from City Manager John Stiff to replace .38 revolvers with more powerful sidearms and to equip each patrol unit with a shotgun capable of buckshot or slugs. They urged testing of heavier calibers while awaiting a 41 caliber magnum and ammunition.
A statement from 51 GOP House members says Barry Goldwater's nomination would increase Republican membership in Congress. They rebut eight Senate critics led by New England figures and note broad support across 23 states, with Keating and Javits signing the Senate manifesto.
The House approved a one year extension of 1.9 billion in excise taxes enacted during World War II and the Korean conflict. It rejected a Republican bid to cut 517 million from the tax list and sent the measure for Senate approval. The taxes cover alcohol tobacco passenger autos and auto parts telephone service and air travel. Republicans failed to repeal levies on handbags luggage cosmetics furs and jewelry amid a partisan clash over duties seen as affecting women.
A Omaha area father rescued his three sons aged four three and ten months after flooding from Big Papio Creek swept their trailer. Neighbors Otis Knutson and the man clung to a high voltage pole as water rose and power lines sparked. The family endured hours of fear before rescue. Looting reported in Millard prompted National Guard deployment.
Mrs. Duke reports being forced to accompany Crawford after he handed her a note to a restaurant. At a motel he slept, she removed a .38 pistol from under a pillow and fired during panic. Crawford died from a head wound. Mrs. Duke, missing earlier from Baytown, was found with her car in a supermarket lot. Crawford, an appliance salesman, had lived nearby. his wife had mental treatment before release three weeks earlier. The sugar beet factories mention appears unrelated.
The article details Senate sessions where Goldwater was not voting while Sen. Tower commented on his substitute. Sen. Ervin Jr. ended his seven days of cloture with 28 roll calls for 34 amendments, the only Southern senator to have an amendment adopted. An amendment permitting no conviction in criminal contempt unless intentional was adopted after redrafting, replacing Long’s earlier willful discrimination clause.
Arnold Palmer, golf's leading money winner, faced an embarrassment at a practice session for the National Open. He discovered he had no 65 cents for a bucket of balls and asked the gallery for change for a $100 bill, receiving only laughter.
Atmospheric data from Berkeley notes air temperatures at thirty miles altitude reaching about 170 degrees Fahrenheit as the sky warms. The report describes extreme upper air conditions and implications for flights and research in high altitude environments.
Robbers took 146,918 in cash from two safes at the Idaho National Guard Armory in Boise during the night. Lt Col George H Benjamin found the money for a trip to Camp Farragut to pay guardsmen in training. FBI said safes were peeled open with a crowbar and a mattress muffled noise.
A heavy hail storm centered 10 miles east of Lubbock hit the South Plains of West Texas, covering fields and causing major cotton crop damage. The Weather Bureau reported widespread showers and thunderstorms across Texas with high temperatures reaching into the hundreds in several locations.
Two thirds of American families own a car and two car households are rising fast in the nationwide trend reflected in Detroit area figures.
Barry Goldwater attacked the accommodations provisions saying they threaten state rights and could create a federal police state. He warned the bill’s employment rules would curb employer selection and called most of the measure phony except the school integration part.
Mrs Adelia Josephine Savage 47 of 3812 Northwest 1st dies. Service set 2 00 pm Thursday Pioneer Chapel with interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Lee Forrest Smith 60 of 1744 East 8th husband and father of listed relatives. services pending. Frances Louise Williams 83 of 912 South Alabama sister of Crum Jarman and Womack. services 10 30 am Thursday Pioneer Chapel with interment Liane Cemetery. FOR 38 YEARS.
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