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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1964
Page
1
Vietnamese troops in armored cars and using planes attacked a large Viet Cong force, killing perhaps 200 as of Friday. Other items note milk price rigging for New Mexico schools and Panhandle bank expansion, with a truck explosion in Pennsylvania and political taunts by President Johnson. The roundup covers national events and local notices across several pages.
City officials in Pampa consider an ordinance to require labeling of meat sold to households. The proposal seeks clear disclosure of the product origin so housewives can identify where meat comes from. The initiative reflects consumer information goals and local regulatory action.
The Senate approved a military construction bill authorizing 1.5 billion dollars with 4,354,000 allocated for Amarillo Air Force Base hospital. Texas projects total 31,914,000. The existing 1943 base hospital, a 20 year old structure built as temporary quarters, will be replaced by a modern facility.
A nitro carbonate nitro explosive truck exploded near Marshall’s Creek Pennsylvania, killing six including three volunteer firemen and a teacher, injuring at least ten, and releasing hundreds of snakes from a reptile farm. Driver Albert Koda survived with injuries as scenes were described by police.
The Senate voted 48 to 0 to raise the temporary national debt limit by $9 billion to a new ceiling of $324 billion through June 30, 1965, after House approval. The move preserves Treasury flexibility, preventing a drop to $309 billion next Tuesday and extending the temporary limit from $315 billion.
One man was killed and several injured in two separate crashes in Amarillo near midnight Friday. James M. Ivey, 23, died in a two car wreck on the Fritch Highway near city limits, while Opal Teens, 22, was critically hurt in the same crash. Grady Phillips, 40, was listed as seriously injured, and Ray Virgil, 31, plus Ricky Virgil and Ernest Ocana sustained varying injuries in a second collision near EB 10th and Williams. Police described extensive damage and a late night rescue, with witnesses recounting flashing lights and a loud crash. The first wreck occurred just inside city limits around 12:08 a.m. near Bessie Bell's Lounge. The report notes Ivey was found in the back seat and pulled from the vehicle as traffic slowed for nearly an hour. The crash investigation and details continue on page 2.
The FBI arrested Mer ritt Ely Randle James E Hodges and Lawrence Neal McGraw in Itta Bena Mississippi on charges tied to threats against distributors of voter registration literature. The arrests stem from leaflets promoting a voter registration meeting at Hopewell Baptist church. Roy Bernard Torkington and John Lyon Paul from Oxford Ohio were to speak at the event.
In San Antonio female baboons at the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education walked off Thursday. Twenty five escaped with eight still at large. sixteen were quickly captured on the 160 acre grounds. A spokesman blamed a faulty cage and noted the animals are not dangerous though newly arrived from Africa.
A 20 year old wheelchair bound university student, confined to Oklahoma Central State Hospital, is linked to a claimed cult story titled Covenant of the 13rd Demon. The incident unfolds in Norman, Oklahoma, with church vandalism and police involvement noted.
A group of about 50 high school students attacked pedestrians and police, injuring at least nine and taking 17 into custody. Victims included a man with a broken jaw and a officer with a burned face. The spree began after school dismissal and included a grocery store theft.
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