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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1966
Page
2
Weather forecast from US Weather Bureau Amarillo shows partly cloudy skies tonight with about 2 percent chance of showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures expected to reach upper 60s. Northwest Texas similar with light shower chance and mild highs. Northern New Mexico reports decreasing cloudiness.
Precipitation report from Amerilie with figures for the year showing total months and daily counts. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate monthly rainfall totals and yearly precipitation measurements.
Senator Dodd asserts he hosted luncheons for German dignitaries in Klein's behalf but says no obligation arose. He denies charges from columnists and accuses staff of leaking to them. He recalls a brief 1964 discussion with Klein and says Adenauer asked about Klein’s activities. Dodd acknowledges wanting to help correct unjust press portrayals.
Former senator Dodd discusses speeches he attributed to others and a travel clip amid a Senate civil rights bill dispute. He defends his conduct, says he does not peddle anyone’s wares in the Congressional Record, and denies accepting lavish gifts besides a rug-like sample.
A Monday storm brought light rain to Amarillo with a sharp afternoon drop from 81 to 72 degrees between noon and 1 pm. El Paso endured heavy rain over the weekend into Monday, with some areas over three inches, flooding low-lying districts and disrupting utilities as clouds spread north through the Panhandle into southern Kansas.
Paris reported France warned ships and aircraft to stay out of its Pacific atomic test zone as a final nuclear test series prepared to begin. Pierre Billotte, minister for overseas territories, indicated the test would start in four days or soon after, subject to weather conditions.
Portales officials said there were no indications of foul play in the death of Robert L. Knight, 27, the Portales mailman. Autopsy results were pending while investigators kept details confidential.
The plan would raise water 1100 feet using pumps and gravity flow with 60 inch pipe carrying 74 cubic feet per second. Water delivered raw and must be treated for drinking. Communities choose participation, with annual operating costs about 1.342 million dollars shared pro rata. If built by bureau, a report would be submitted. project cost assumes 50 year repayment.
David Stucki travels from Oakland Army Terminal in a mislaid wallet and automatic confusion, donning a soldier’s uniform and orders. He arrives in Saigon, joins Echo Company, Engineer Battalion, Cu Chi, without proper papers, and faces passport issues, possible prison, and concern for the GI who swapped identities, while recalling the pride of wearing the uniform.
Assistant District Attorney Fred Boone said the investigation continues after initial indications pointed to a beating. Knight was found dying in his garage last Thursday, taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock for brain surgery, where he died Friday. Neighbors saw a car entering the garage Wednesday night. Rope burns on Knight’s ankles initially suggested strangulation, but doctors later said injuries were not life threatening. Autopsy results due Tuesday.
US Navy and Air Force pilots flew sixty eight missions north of the 7th parallel blasting enemy bases and storage areas near Vinh while a large storage complex burned after a massive explosion. A Navy jet avoided a fiery blast at 23 000 feet as smoke rose for miles. Ground forces expanded Operation Nathan Hale as 1200 to 1500 Marines joined airborne troops in the jungle campaign northeast of Saigon. Maj Gen John Norton assumed overall command as the division status rose. In other action, two Colorado pilots on three missions against Viet Cong camps and ships reported 27 huts and 11 sampans destroyed, with up to 15 killed in a single raid.
Cabinet ministers of the Dominican Republic will see monthly pay trimmed to 600 dollars while congressmen lose 100 dollars to 500. Noncontributory pensions face a 50 percent slash, including life pensions for notes tied to the Trujillo era. Balaguer is said to be at a mountain retreat near Santo Domingo as Hu rbert Humphrey leads the U.S. delegation seeking hotel space for dozens of foreign guests at the Embajador.
The Senate approved by voice vote President Johnson reappointments to U.S. attorneys Louis La Cour in east Louisiana, William Justice in Eastern Texas, and Ernest Morgan in West Texas. Also confirmed as Marshals Marion Mathias Hale of South Texas, Robert Nash of North Texas, and Tully Reynolds of Eastern Texas.
A pet sanctuary operator in Ascot, England, urged the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to develop a contraceptive pill for dogs. The report notes the appeal as part of animal welfare efforts.
AUSTIN Tex UP I report quotes Lubbock city officials disputing a state Parks and Wildlife Department pollution assessment claiming the South Plains area has the worst pollution. City Manager Bill Pitstick argues storm sewers feeding into the lake are the primary issue while noting local inspections found youngsters fishing near Yellowhouse Canyon and minnows swimming nearby weakening the Parks claim.
A 21 month old Phyllis Montelaro was cared for by Luci Johnson in a living in arrangement with friends from Eunice La. Luci explained she could not stay away long while Phyllis was supervised by Johnson's secretary. The scene unfolded during remarks to delegates at a conservation conference. Savings banks boost dividends in bid for deposits with Brooklyn's Dime Bank up to 5 percent and Lytton Savings in Los Angeles offering 4.5 to 5 percent on regular and bonus accounts.
The budget proposal, including $166000 for research, will be reviewed August 3 by the legislative budget board and the governor's budget examiner. Both offices may modify the proposal before the legislature adopts the final general appropriations bill after committee review. In the current biennium West Texas received about $5 million, including $35 million for faculty salaries, $400000 for library facilities and $46000 for research.
Unconfirmed reports allege Sera Garcia and two Vila cabinet members Defense Minister Leopold Suarez and Health Minister Arturo Onativia advocated public support from Peronist deputies for the government. After firing Caro, the army girded Cordoba with guards and barred media, confining troops to barracks. Pistarini reportedly told War Secretary Romulo Castro Sanchez he has lost military confidence, with garrisons notified nationwide.
Caracas reports that Venezuela's highway network, among the most complete in Latin America, extends roughly 20,000 miles across the country from end to end, underscoring its extensive road infrastructure and connectivity.
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