24 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
1
Dallas loses passenger rail service as the last train departs the city on the T P O. Travelers must ride buses to Fort Worth for connections while the Santa Fe plans a $2 million freight complex, caring for freight but not local passengers.
The piece contrasts Dallas highs around 101 and Amarillo near 100 with low nighttime readings, noting a 3 000 foot elevation difference. It recalls a frigid January night outside the Great Hall of the Trade Mart on Stemmons Freeway and a failed taxi dash.
The piece argues that history, not pundits, should judge the Warren Court. It questions the court's handling of Communist registration and civil rights for criminal suspects, suggesting future historians may reassess its impact on society and victims’ safety.
J L Harris notes a modern paradox likening trade with Rhodesia to heavy fines while trade with the Soviet Union is government insured. The item also mentions a cigarette warning vote and Food for Peace tobacco shipments. The Palo Duro Trail Ride returns August 8 to 10 with a reduced fee and WSJ promotion. Grasstronaut term spawns from lawnmower riding habit.
The sun shines over Amarillo for day 153 of 174 in 1969. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent rain chance this afternoon and 3 percent tonight. Highs near the 90s, winds variable around calm to light.
A four engine Carvair cargo plane attempting to circle back to Miami International Airport crashed on a busy street near the airport, killing ten people including four crew members and six on the ground. Officials reported at least twelve injuries and described extensive wreckage across a four block path with burning fuel. The plane struck a mobile home, damaged a body shop, and ignited gas stations as it slid along rooftops and poles before stopping on 36th Street.
Farmers across the Panhandle begin harvest with dryland yields averaging 20 to 25 bushels per acre and irrigated wheat at 50 bushels per acre. Prices remain weak at $1.16 per bushel on the open market, though protein premiums help offset losses. County agents report early combines moving in as farmers reduce acres to 2.4 million planted and 230 thousand acres diverted to federal programs.
The New Mexico Supreme Court commuted Anthony William Pace's death sentence to life for first degree murder in the 1967 killing of William Hale after a new law abolishing most executions took effect. Pace, 30, of Hempstead, New York, had been on death row since 1957 for Hale's murder near Logan, New Mexico. The ruling remanded the case to resentence Pace while keeping his conviction intact.
Fishermen enjoy high waters at Ute Lake while a colony of barn swallows loses rock cliff homes as rising water forces them to move in. The birds establish adobe like nests around the Joe Mitchell residence near the lake.
The Pentagon issued a draft call for 29,500 men in August. The first 900 troops returning from Vietnam are to arrive in the United States around July 9. The initial portion of 25,000 service members being called home by President Nixon is slated to depart Vietnam by plane about July 8 and reach McChord Air Force Base in Washington the next day.
Warren Earl Burger was sworn in as the 15th chief justice of the United States. He pledged to defend the Constitution and ensure equal justice. President Nixon attended to witness Burger take the oath and address the court, signaling a potential shift in constitutional readings.
U S air and ground forces rush to counter an estimated 10 000 Communist troops encircling An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. Analysts warn of a possible attack within a week as 900 tons of bombs fall on suspected positions and 8000 troops reposition near the town close to Cambodia.
Gov. Preston Smith and Mrs. Smith hosted a Monday evening reception at the governor's mansion drawing 400 friends from the 30th and 31st Senatorial Districts. Attendees included Amarillo officials and state legislators from Vernon to Texline and Perryton to Farwell in a tour of hospitality and gardens.
Virgil Allen Duck 23 pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 108th District Court and asked for a jury verdict but was sentenced to 10 years by a 10 woman two man panel after almost an hour of deliberation. Duck had escaped from a state prison farm near Huntsville and was linked to the December 11 robbery of Southwestern Investment Corp. at 1501 E Amarillo Blvd which netted over 1100 dollars. He was arrested a week later near a convenience store after a riflepoint robbery at a nearby Amarillo Boulevard business. Theodore Sharick.
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