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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
1
George C. Wallace denounces any group urging violence whether white or Negro insisting he stands against violence. The World notes his stance as part of campaign coverage amid other national items.
The Associated Press reports players voted to strike unless clubs grant higher exhibition pay a higher minimum salary and an improved pension plan as part of ongoing bargaining. The notices reflect broader labor action across professional sports and pension issues.
Mayor J Ernest Stroud urged Amarillo hospitals to staff physicians around the clock for emergency care. The Potter Randall Citizens Committee has taken over comprehensive health planning via the Amarillo Area Foundation hospital committee. Also, First National Bank of Amarillo bought three downtown properties in recent transactions. A fearless trick shot artist claimed there is no handicap and planned to prove it in Amarillo. A parade led by a congressman and a beauty queen will inaugurate the 1968 Soap Box Derby festivities in Amarillo.
KPAN program director Jake Wills says July 3 will be a day of positive reporting with no violence or scandal. The station will feature humor human interest and achievement to celebrate American citizenship and Panhandle life. Public officials have promised enthusiastic participation.
A city editor notes the drift toward parking lots downtown while a young woman studies a tire in a department store window. Lisped reminiscences of a long ago Alva drug store mix with pop culture mentions including Pete Seeger and the Assembly in Uppsala and a light volley of local observances.
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hear Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark on July 11 over whether a legitimate vacancy exists on the Supreme Court. A Republican drive argues a lame duck president should not nominate new justices in his final months. Senator Griffin accuses the Johnson administration of cronyism in Fortas and Thornberry nominations.
After a two day fight with anti tax forces the Texas Senate passed a 177 million tax bill including a one cent sales tax increase. The measure cleared 18 to 13 after a parliamentary maneuver and heads to the House for Senate changes.
A tanker carrying 6,000 gallons of molasses overturned on a mountain slope near Sliverton Colorado. William Arthur Clark 30 was rescued unconscious from a molasses filled ditch by Dr. Lowell Bond of Ames Iowa. Clark and another trucker Gilbert Minjarez 40 of El Paso suffered serious injuries.
City Hall reports Mayor J. Ernest Stroud urged around the clock emergency care. He cited Northwest Texas Hospital lacking on site physicians and discussed a hospital board motion on ambulance billing and discounted payments to cover bad debts. Metropolitan Ambulance Service remains the sole provider.
ATLANTA UPI A protest against Gov. Lester Maddox launched with a one word telegram campaign. James Moore organizer said he aims for one million Georgians to send phooey messages signed with donors adresses and signature. About 100 people gathered at the Western Union office for kickoff and a sky writing plan was proposed.
James Earl Ray testified in Bow Street Magistrates Court in London that he did not kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He denied the charge as U.S. authorities presented a detailed case naming him as the single hand in the Memphis shooting. A fingerprint expert testified Ray’s prints were found on the rifle and gear abandoned near the motel.
The First National Bank of Amarillo announced purchases of three downtown parcels in the 700 block of Polk Street and the Taylor Street site containing the Stubblefield Building. The bank plans razing the three properties and converting two Polk Street lots into customer parking while Taylor Street will join the existing motor bank facility. Demolition and construction supervision will be by Hannon and Daniels Architects. The Polk Street parcels were bought from Allen Early and Ruth Early Hazlewood. the Taylor Street lot from Dwight Stubblefield.
The Weather Bureau records Thursday as the year's hottest day with a max near 98 degrees and forecasts hint at a 100 degree mark. Previously June 6 registered 95 degrees, the peak of 1968.
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