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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
2
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a hot afternoon with highs near 91. Southwest winds 6 to 14 mph. Isolated late day thunderstorms possible in the far west. In Amarillo a fair morning 66 rising to 96 with less humidity and increasing clouds after 4 pm. Friday outlook shows continued heat, increasing clouds, and afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Weather summary for Amarillo and vicinity reports a partly cloudy hot day with widely scattered thundershowers mainly at night. High near 9, low in the 60s, southerly winds around 8 mph, and a 10 percent chance of rain today increasing to 30 percent tonight. Precipitation data covers the 6 pm to 6 pm period.
The article outlines President Johnson's push for a five year federal aid program to police and the tensions over wiretapping provisions. It notes Supreme Court concerns over confessions, calls for tighter gun control, and timing around the omnibus crime package as the President signs the bill before a deadline.
Rep. Passman says initial aid action halves what should be cut while Rep. Adair vows to push a $1 billion reduction. Morgan indicates the bill could reach the House floor in about two weeks as the economic aid portions face substantial trims. A separate $120 million military credit sales request will also be heard next week.
Polish newspapers report 74 people drowned in lakes and rivers nationwide over the weekend, including 29 children, as temperatures in the high 80s drew crowds to waterways. The report notes the heat spurred widespread swimming and water activities across Poland.
Classified information lists subscription rates for home delivery and mail outside Amarillo, along with staff roles and department heads. The notice credits Globe News Publishing Company and notes copyright 1968 with all rights reserved.
U S spokesman William J Jorden noted no real progress after talks with Thuy and agreed to hold weekly meetings on Wednesdays. Thuy’s speech focused on unmasking while President Johnson said the US is de escalating the war. Air raids rose from 2500 in March to over 4700 in May due to weather and Viet Cong activity. Harriman returned noting a strong counterattack against Saigon bombardment.
A Arizona Supreme Court review reversed a rape conviction, accepting an adult female's testimony without corroboration if reasonable and credible. The court criticized lurid details, found the testimony unreasonable, and released the accused, noting rape laws and protections apply to both genders.
A spate of thefts reported citywide includes a 12 gauge shotgun and golf clubs taken from a car behind the Esquire Theater, a $130 stereo and $80 in tapes from a car on Washington Street, and a $130 radio and clubs from J. W. Downum’s Midland car. Other losses include $103 in tapes and a stereo from a W Amarillo Blvd. vehicle, $63 cash from a Green Gables Motel register, vandal damage to a Kennedy car window, 30 stolen batteries from Atex Oil Co., and a $150 tape recorder from Lynn Marks’s home with entry through a bedroom window.
A Dutch driver fled Monday after colliding with a German car in Eghmond aan Zee. Police quickly caught him as the impact imprinted the German license plate number on the Dutch fender in reverse.
Coretta King addressed thousands on the Lincoln Memorial steps urging an end to racism poverty and war. She linked the nation’s violence to unmet rights while police and guards kept order and the crowd debated a second march.
Martha Elizabeth Garwood, 80, of 4004 Terrace Drive, was remembered at a 2 p.m. service Thursday at San Jacinto Church of the Nazarene. Burial followed under the direction of £.M. & Percy Blackburn.
The ICC delayed proposed rail rate increases amid a $500 million rise in labor and material costs. Hearings heard opposition from government and private shippers as railroad argues for full increases, with 3 to 10 percent hikes across grains, vegetables, textiles, appliances, and crops.
The so called alpha test originated as an intelligence test used by the U S Army during World War I, serving as an early standardized assessment for soldiers.
The man earns his living by charging for talking and for photographs as he travels mostly through Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Arizona. He reports friendly truck drivers and says he and Lester Miller often ride out winters together in Phoenix while recovering from hospital stays. He admits starting days late and occasionally stopping with a chest injury he treats with rubbin alcohol yet he says he gets along okay.
Adam Clayton Powell won the Harlem 18th District Democratic primary defeating former press secretary John H. Young by about 3 to 2 in light ballots. Final unofficial totals: Powell 6 665 and Young 4 367. Powell seeks his 12th House term after a prior exclusion over alleged funds misuse and a disputed special election last year.
Josephine Frances Broll 95 of Rt Amarilla Rosary Wednesday Funeral Mass Thursday at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Charles Lester Denson 74 service Thursday at First Baptist Church Washington Oklahoma. Gary Andrew andtegs age 2 Dumas Texas arrangements pending.
Duval Corp seeks ICC approval to build a 50 mile rail line from its Frasch sulphur plant near Orla to connect with Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific at Pecos. The company also seeks to borrow 6 million dollars from its parent and issue 500 shares. The action follows a pattern of sulphur industry growth in the Trans-Pecos region.
Rev Paul D Lindstrom and Samuel E Barber said they will stage a Washington rally this summer to keep Pueblo hostage negotiations in U S political spotlight. They criticized Korean desk officer Benjamin A Fleck and the department for not doing enough to bring the men home alive.
Obituaries and funeral notices for individuals including Lorendo H. Oberboy 68 of Clayton New Mexico and Joseph Richard Mays 44 of Covington Kentucky, with services and burials at various chapels and cemeteries. Also listed Kelly Ray Wade 9 of 207 Forest with services at San Jacinto Methodist Church and Memory Gardens burial.
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