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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
2
Cooler today with clear skies and light winds. Night temperatures range from 79 to 87 across the region. Amarillo sees sunny conditions and a high near 84 with gentle northwesterly winds. Thursday’s outlook calls for morning clouds clearing and temperatures in the low 90s.
Clear to partly cloudy today through Thursday with little temperature change. High near 80 and mild easterly winds. Hourly readings show variable visibility and skies mostly clear in Amarillo while Dallas and Houston report partly cloudy conditions. Precipitation none in the last 24 hours. year to date rainfall totals and normals listed by location.
Dr Taussig cautions against risky behavior during storms and shares practical lightning safety tips. Do not shelter under trees or near water, avoid metal objects, and lie flat on the ground away from poles or trees if caught outside. Indoors stay clear of doorways and windows to reduce strike paths.
Pearl Mabel Chase 67 of 527 Southwest Ard Perryton Texas services pending. Robert Ronde Simpson 47 of 907 North Hayes Perryton Texas services pending. Lena Smith Perryton Texas services pending.
The Amarillo Daily News published by Globe News Publishing Company outlines its independence and editorial leadership. The notice lists staff roles, circulation manager, and office addresses in Amarillo Texas, plus subscription rates for various frequencies and regions.
Patrolmen James Crean and Michael Marine heard the crash on nearby water duty and dove into the river without hesitation. Four more officers from West 30th Street joined the rescue, Sgt. James McNiff and Patrolmen Confrey, Cocalas and Garlic, swimming toward the helicopter’s pontooned survivors.
In Amarillo gun shops patrons react with dismay and anger to recent gun control measures. Conversations touch on hysteria driving policy, petitions versus letters to Congress, and fears of licenses, registration, and possible future confiscation. Several say laws hurt hunting culture and warn of broad impact on future gun access.
The Mule Train of the Poor People’s Campaign faced arrests near the Capitol after a 13 wagon caravan entered Washington with mules. Abernathy and Williams led arrests and court appearances as Resurrection City’s eviction and the campaign’s tactics drew national attention.
The bill would raise nonresident tuition to 40 per hour, 600 per semester for 15 hours, with a reciprocity clause for other states. It advanced from committee, passed the House, and moved to the Senate as lawmakers discussed broader tax hikes.
The consensus among fraternal groups expresses little faith in both preventive and curative powers of gun control measures amid discussion of policy directions.
Archuleta Junla Louisa Archuleta 21 is listed with a funeral at St. Francis Xavier Clayton New Mexico Rosary Wednesday and Mass Thursday Burial at Clayton Cemetery. Bond Redo V Bond 68 mass early Wednesday at St Josephs Catholic Church Graveside at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Swafford Leonard 58 service 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schoo er Gordon Colonial Chapel burial at Liang.
In a submerged duct along Texas 183 two workers died after fumes blocked air. Gill described a 30 minute search as Grover Howard and Euless firefighters recovered three bodies while air was pumped into the shaft. Family and crew members faced a fatal accident in the tunnel.
Care- Central Labor Council members accompanied by several union presidents pressed the Northwest Texas Hospital board to investigate a May to June admission dispute involving Mrs. Cannon and her father Brown. Private doctors, X-rays, and a late prognosis were cited as factors in Brown’s death from tuberculosis. The board promised an investigation and discussed ambulance billing and a new six bed ICU wing with estimated annual costs around 65 thousand dollars.
Three funeral notices list Falvey Gordon Hovynes 56 of Herring Hotel sent to San Angelo Texas for services at Immanuel Baptist Church. Roscoe Martin 84 of Altus Oklahoma to have services at 1 p.m. Thursday. Monty A Walker 66 of McCormick Road to be honored at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blackburne Shaw Memorial Chapel.
Five Army men including the pilot and two officers died in a crash of a fifth helicopter in the Nha Be River near Saigon. Allied ground sweeps around the capital report 107 enemy killed, with heavy clashes 19 miles southwest and 16 miles east of Saigon.
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