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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1965
Page
1
A three year old boy and a 21 year old airman from Amarillo Air Force Base died Sunday in a car motor cycle collision at the intersection of NE 24th and Lakeside. Six others were injured in the crash as authorities investigated the incident.
Sunday report cites Pekka SP NGM era plane downing a Communist MIG in a dog fight over North Viet Nam. It marks the third confirmed MIG kill by American pilots in four days amid broader Cold War tensions.
Bernard M Baruch elder statesman financier and adviser to eight presidents died at 7 20 p m in his New York home age 94. Physicians said coronary occlusion caused death with family present. Baruch born 1870 in Camden S C rose from Wall Street to influence policy guidance in WW I WW II and beyond. He declined Treasury posts preferring a troubleshooter role and once faced criticism for avoiding full political office.
Williamsburg Missouri AP reports singer Ira Lonnie Louvin age 41 of the Louvin Brothers and his wife Anne Florence Louvin age 38 died in a head on crash near Williamsburg along with Billy Barksdale Tommy Franklin Luther Daniels and Adelie Barksdale. The accident occurred on a recently opened Interstate 70 section.
Pine Bluff notes say player Nagle tied for the Open playoff spot as action wraps on Page 13. The result sets up a decisive playoff today with both contenders hoping for advancement.
A U S Navy spokesman said Skyraiders from Carrier Midway downed one of two Communist MIG 17 jets in a five minute dogfight over North Vietnam. The damaged MIG exploded upon crash sighting. Separately, Oklahoma City shelled Viet Cong targets 120 miles southwest of Da Nang destroying a shelter and supply area.
Algerians filled the streets Sunday night chanting for ousted President Ahmed Ben Bella as police broke up demonstrations. The march through downtown Algiers, while Boumedienne held a policy session with the revolutionary council, signaled public dissent after the bloodless coup. Red China sent a supportive message to the new regime.
City of Laconia was under heavy protection as hundreds of helmeted police and National Guardsmen patrolled after a riot by about 2,000 motorcycle race fans. The four-hour battle with cyclists armed with chains and knives left more than 800 injured and over 100 arrested, including several Hell's Angels ring leaders. Police seized weapons and burned property along the boardwalk as authorities labeled the group highly violent.
The 19th flood victim near Sanderson was found Sunday about six miles east of the town. Sheriff Bill Cooksey said no positive ID yet, noting the body appeared to be a Latin American woman about 35. Another corpse washed from a Sanderson graveyard was found nearby.
Two killed and six injured in a Sunday crash at the NE 24th and Lakeside intersection near Amarillo. Airman 1.C. Glen Ray Burnett, 21, died at the scene. Richard Alley, 23, died at Amarillo AFB hospital. Injured included Norman Alley, 26, and his wife and children. witnesses described a car turning and a motorcycle traveler being hurled from impact.
Western Kansas floodwaters receded Sunday after a wall of water about 30 feet high and several miles wide moved at two to three miles per hour. One person was killed, another missing, and damages were extensive. Wichita and Hutchinson along the Arkansas River were expected to be hit today as Civil Defense evacuated Garden City families were processed and returned home.
Dodge City Kansas residents evacuated as a sudden surge of water covered the south part of the city. Reporters observed emergency units and a National Guard presence while jeep patrols moved along dry land. Water rose rapidly, a river bed appeared 20 feet deep, and crowds watched in tense silence as authorities redirected traffic and guarded the area.
Mrs Norah Lynch known as Little Norah died in her sleep at her London home aged 46. For 19 years her house served as a stopover for American seminarists en route to Rome, hosting about 150 yearly, then thousands of priests. The home, titled The Happy House, was run with low charges and generous extras, with her husband Anthony subsidizing. Her coffin lay in state at Westminster Cathedral as former seminarians planned to attend the requiem.
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