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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
2
The bulletin reports cloudy to partly cloudy conditions across Northwest Texas and Northern New Mexico with varying chances of precipitation. Temperatures are expected to be mild with highs in the mid to upper range and scattered showers possible, especially in the afternoon and evening.
Skies clear across the Golden Spread with warm highs led by Tucumcari at 99. Dalhart 92 Gage 91 and Clovis along with Amarillo near 88. Forecasters call for partly cloudy skies with scattered storms today and tonight and a 10 to 20 percent rain chance into Saturday.
The market swung from an early advance to a decline in New York on Thursday, ending with notable losses in volatile stocks. The overall net drop was not extreme, but the retreat followed an earlier rise as investors pondered the day’s trading. Swedish truck makers will import US axles.
The notice lists Nettie Far nsworth age 74 of Dumas Texas with service details at Fire Methodist Church Perryter and Edward Hodin son of Mr and Mrs Norman Hardin 122 Biles Dumas. Hardy Michael Edwars Hardin infant son of Mr and Mrs Norman Hodrin is mentioned with a service at groveside Durnas cemetery.
The Amarillo Daily News presents itspublisher and staff details, rates, and postage information. This readable fragment lists founders and editors, production, and subscription options for home delivery, mail, and Sunday editions.
Amid testimony on a $10,000 episode and alleged talks with German officials, Senator Dodd denounces Mrs Carpenter's claims as false and seeks perjury charges. Witnesses Martin Zeiller corroborate, while Helen Batherson confirms Klein's visits to influence German clients and image.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and supporters confronted a tear gas incident as they gathered near a courthouse in Mississippi. King urged calm while workers helped tent organizers and police carried away about 15 crowd members. The march progressed despite the chaotic scene and continued calls for peaceful protest.
Mayor Lindsay cancels a planned greeting and dinner for King Faisal amid his critical comment about Jews supporting Israel. The Saudi king still visits Washington for a warm reception, while U S officials offer no comment. Faisal's party includes about nine people and travels by limousine to the Waldorf Astoria.
Crashed spot near the Lexington during launch. copilot jumped to rescue but found the float met empty. Kratz, a Naval Auxiliary Air Station Kingsville student pilot, was in the day’s group visiting from Kingsville with family en route from Nazareth, Pa. It was the first fatal jet accident in the program since 1961 and the first fatality linked to carrier launches. The Lexington operates from Pensacola, with Corpus Christi as a training hub for students from Kingsville Beeville and Corpus Christi naval stations.
A party visiting Navy aviation facilities traveled from Amarillo to Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, observed air operations on the carrier, spent the night aboard, and returned home after the Thursday morning departure. The group included Bill Bailey Frank Baughman Art Brailey and others, led by Lt Cmdr. A D Quisenberry of the Amarillo Naval Reserve Training Center.
American battle casualties last week fell about 50 percent with 79 Americans killed in action down from 142 and 741 wounded down from ? The South Vietnamese losses reached 175 killed. Communist dead placed at 928, down 500 from the prior week amid a lull in ground action. US air and naval strikes hit four large oil installations north of Hanoi with ammunition cars detonating in explosions.
The report describes SAC B52 strikes near Tuy Hoa and Vietnamese air attacks in July. A sobbing survivor described finding a murdered stewardess with bullets, while neighbors recalled a sudden car departure and a frightened scream.
Reported as Blacktian-Shaw CAVANAUGH and Dero Cavenaugh along with Marie Chote, the Texas service dispute centers on a 10 million dollar Friday deadline with Bioreturn-shee named in documents.
In a closed session of 125 directors the AQHA vote did not occur to relocate. Amarillo supporters led by John Biggs and Clarence Scharbauer Jr backed keeping the association here with broad rancher and racing backing and a Chamber brochure praising the case. The lone vote concerned whether to stay, with Odessa’s J L Rhoades presiding and Houston’s Lester Goodson chairing the committee.
The Quarter Horse headquarters and The Quarter Horse Journal employ about 150 people with payroll over a half million dollars. Registrations show the breed population rising from 4 000 at move to Amarillo to over 430 000 today. An individual horse file is required and executive committee to decide on expansion. Additional site in Amarillo may be chosen with an estimated move cost of 800 000 and salvage value 200 000 for current HQ. The board is not expected to act for more than two months.
A new trial for Ruby faces delays as a June 13 sanity finding is reviewed. Attorneys include Burleson Clinton Dann Kuntsler and Wade with others listed as friends of the court. Attendance remains uncertain for Ruby's family and Oswald's mother.
The record notes services at St Andrew's Episcopal Church under the title Openings of Services Buren and other names, detailing a schedule and organizational notes for worship in the local parish.
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