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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
1
The piece notes that popularity in the South stems from fans not identifying with players, reflecting a broader cultural stance. It discusses audience perception and distinguishes regional fan engagement dynamics.
The Atheist Point of View program on Radio KTCB Austin faces backlash as Madalyn Murray O’Hair and Society of Separationists promote atheism in Texas. Louis Shanks funds a 15 minute weekly rebuttal by a local minister, starting with Rev. John Barclay. The flap highlights clashes over religion, radio access, and the role of government in broadcast speech.
John A. Howard reports his garden suffers from hard water and notes others share the issue seeking authoritative guidance. Mark Isaac age 14 says Nixon bumper stickers exist in town and leads a Youth for Nixon club. Perryton editor Harold Hudson cites a friend’s view on Reagan, while a 10-year-old camper writes home about camp life.
In Austin the Texas House approved semi mandatory breath tests for accused drunk drivers and a bill tripling nonresident tuition at state colleges. The chamber passed a consent to breath testing on driving, and advanced a 1 3 5 4 vote for passage, sending the measure to the Senate. A separate bill extending liquor sale hours to 2 a.m. seven days a week in large counties also gained approval.
Randall County Commissioners Court schedules Monday session to tackle property valuations for tax purposes and redistricting. Amarillo City Commission sees a motion by Mayor J Ernest Stroud to require all board members to reside within city limits fail for lack of a second during a regular meeting.
A sightseeing helicopter struck a concrete abutment on takeoff from the Port Authority heliport and flipped into the Hudson River. The pilot, five passengers, and a child were rescued by six policemen who swam to the aircraft. Injuries were minor.
A surveyor reflects on decades of memories and honors his friend Bill Adams in a personal salute. The brief tribute notes shared recollections and friendship. Page 3 invites readers to turn the page for more.
A Poor People’s Campaign mule train swept through Washington as Ralph David Abernathy faced 20 days in jail. Officials kept curfew plans in reserve amid persistent heat and racial tension, with Mayor Washington warning a curfew could be imposed if needed.
Amarillo residents respond to new gun law proposals with petitions circulated by Emil J. Kucera and Amarillo groups. Stores report strong signing, aiming to send thousands of signatures to Washington. Congressional debates seek to ban interstate mail orders for rifles and handguns and require gun owner licensing.
An allied air operation near Saigon suffered five helicopter crashes killing 19 American and 16 Thai troops. A midmorning collision in bad weather took the lives of 12 U.S. crewmen and 16 Thai infantry aboard three craft. Another helicopter was shot down while searching the area 19 miles southwest of Saigon.
Dr Helen B Taussig of Johns Hopkins explains lightning offers a two way street with many survivors. The stunned alive need less urgent aid than the clearly dead who may be revived by artificial respiration and transported to hospital for care.
Ernest Clifton Brown died of tuberculosis after hospitalization on June 12 as the Amarillo Hospital District Board of Managers discussed indigent care handling. The board agreed to cooperate with the mayor on Metropolitan Ambulance Service finances and approved plans for a cardiac care unit and an infant intensive care unit, plus a retirement plan for employees to begin next fiscal year. Attorney Tom Upchurch Jr. represented Brown’s daughter Cynthia Ann Cannon and several labor unions, stating concerns over public assistance handling and acknowledging prior incidents.
Poisonous fumes seeped through a utility tunnel near Fort Worth's Greater Southwest International Airport killing three workers in their early 20s while two others trying to rescue them also succumbed. Rescue crews used ropes to recover the bodies as air was pumped into the 22-foot-deep pit.
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