Weather Summary for Lake Meredith and Amarillo
Lake Meredith reports 82.4 feet dam depth and 76 F surface five feet down. Hot sunny conditions with highs near 94 to 101 across New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. southwest winds 25 to 30 mph. isolated eastern New Mexico storms. Amarillo brow mopping day with 101 F, sunny, brisk 28 mph winds. little rain. Saturday outlook cooler with highs in the low 90s and strong winds.
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Meredith
New Mexico
Panhandle
Amarillo
Amarillo Weather Update From Amarillo US Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with warm temperatures near 100 degrees and a low in the upper 30s. Southerly winds 20 to 30 mph shift to southwest 25 to 30 mph. Precipitation for the 24 hour period ending 6 pm none. Year to date 1.68 inches. last year 3.2.01 inches normal readings listed.
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Amarillo
No Female Priests Favored by Vatican Theologian
In L Osservatore della Domenica the theologian Msgr Ferdinan do Lambruschini argues against women priests. He asserts that some Catholic theologians are drifting toward Protestant positions on the issue.
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Msgr
Ferdinando Lambruschini
Vatican
L’osservatore Della Domenica
Amarillo Daily News Historical Staff Roster
The Amarillo Daily News lists its leadership including S. B. Whittenburg as President and General Manager Jim Walker as Assistant to the President Wesley Fitzsard as Publisher and Editor Paul Timmons as Associate Editor Don Boyett as Managing Editor Jim Clark as Editorial Page Editor Grady Camp as Business Manager Lowell Brown as aes Director Trent on Dayvorsirculation Manager and Harry Bartlett as Production Superintendent.
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Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc
Harrison
P.O
Amarillo
Texas
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Jim Walker
Wesley
Itzard
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Don Boyett
Jim Clark
Grady Camp
Lowell Brown
Aes
Trenton
Harry Bartlett
Four year old dies in Clarendon home fire
Mitchell Gardner died in a kitchen grease fire at 231 N Sully in Clarendon. His mother Martha Gardner and eight siblings escaped unharmed as firefighters contained the blaze. Mitchell, asleep, was found in a doorway after the fire began from potatoes frying on the stove. Funeral services are pending with Murphy Funeral Home.
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Mitchell Gardner
N. Sully
Martha Gardner
Mitchell
Gerdes
Debra
Vanessa
Donna
Renea
Machell
Francene
Wesley
Michael
John Allen
Murphy Funeral Home
Coloradan Mary Smiley Wins Miss Wool 1968 Title
Mary Smiley, a Colorado beauty, won the Miss Wool 1968 title in San Angelo, defeating three finalists. Runners-up were Aria Jo Greene of Phoenix, Candi Ford of Las Vegas New Mexico, and Jeanne Stine of St. Paul Minnesota.
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San Angelo
Tex
Mary Smiley
Colorado
Wool
Aria Jo Greene
Phoenix
Ariz
Candi Ford
Las Vegas
N.M
Jeanne Stine
St. Paul
King's murder trial details unfold at British court
The hearing features Ramon Sneyd alias Ray denying involvement in Martin Luther King's death as prosecutors outline a U S case with evidence from Birmingham Memphis and the Lorraine Motel scene. Witness Stevens recalls a loud shot and a man fleeing with a bundled object near the Lorraine Motel.
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Lorraine
Ray
King
Britain
Frisby
Ramon George Sneyd
Scotland Yard
Martin Luther King
Henrietta Wagermaster
New
Rebel Motor
Memphis
York
Bushnell
Stevens
South Main St
Police Sweep Targets Sarawak Communist Network
A police raid in Sarawak pressed to disrupt the internal structure of the Sarawak Communist movement. Several cadres and supporters were arrested, underground publications seized, and Indonesian forces on the border cooperate to block links.
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Kuching
Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo
Sarawak
Tax Bill Faces Debate In Legislature Over Minibottle Sales
Gov. Preston Smith backs a minibottle liquor bill that would legalize 2 ounce drink sizes and raise about 15 million dollars in revenue. The measure would lift the state sales tax to 3 percent and boost motor vehicle taxes with local options, effective Oct. 1, amid House Senate wrangling and a proposed conference committee.
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Ben Barnes
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House
Rescue at sea aids seven teens near Montreal in 1967
The ICAO North Atlantic network reported seven teens rescued from ships at sea in 1967. Weather ships provided emergency medical advice and aid and handled maritime SOS signals while coordinating on ocean stations.
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Montreal
International Civil Air Organization
North Atlantic
ICAO
Ada Mae Woodard obituary service details
Ada Mae Woodard, 77, of Snyder Texas, died recently. Funeral service will be held at 2 PM Friday at Shooter Garden Colonial Chapel with burial at Memorial Park.
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Woodard
Ada Mae Woodard
Snyder
Texas
Shhooter-Garden Colonial Chapel
Burial Memorial Park
Quang Tri Battles Spur Large Scale U S Cavalry Clash
Reports from Saigon describe late Thursday fighting near Quang Tri 30 miles east of Khe Sanh base as U S forces withdraw and engage a sizable enemy force. South Vietnamese units reported 125 enemy killed in a running clash nearby with 7 killed and 50 wounded on their side.
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Quang Tri
Khe Sanh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Divi
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Senate clash over vacancy rule and Supreme Court picks
Senators debated whether a vacancy must exist before appointment. Ervin said no vacancy means no appointment, while Dirksen labeled the issue fine yet unresolved. Griffin urged blocking Fortas and Thornberry with a possible filibuster as Johnson’s term nears its end. Ribicoff urged prompt confirmations, dismissing talk of changing power to fill vacancies.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
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Texans Included In Casualty List
Washington AP report lists twenty three servicemen killed in action in the Vietnam war in a Defense Department casualty update.
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Hanoi
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Washington
Defense Department
Memorial notices from Blackburn-Shaw Chapel services listed
Baker Tennie Bell Baker 70 of 314 Georgia. Services pending. Koonce Ernest Koonce San Jose California Services 10 am Saturday. Martin Emma Martin $1 Altus Oklahoma Services 2 pm Friday. Roscoe Martin 84 Altus Ohio Services 2 pm Friday. Nichols T G Jack Nichols 71 250 Harrison Services 2 pm Saturday First Presbyterian Church. Reeves Ralph Reeves 59 101 North Pato Duro Services 3 pm Friday Central Church of Christ.
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Georgia
Koonce Ernest Koonce
San Jose
California
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Martin
Emma Martin
Altus
Oklahoma
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Martin Roscoe Martin
Ohio
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Nichols T. G
Jack) Nichols
Harrison
First Presbyterian Church
Reeves
Ralph Reeves
North Pato Duro
Central Church of Christ
City plans ambulance subsidy amid private control concerns
Amarillo officials seek city subsidy to support ambulance services while arguing private enterprise should run the business. Critics fear a slide toward public transit failure if funding is cut. The City Commission also weighs reinstituting downtown parking meters. Downtown Amarillo Unlimited urges permanent removal citing 28 empty core buildings. Planner Marvin Springer backs action including a Polk pedestrian mall and angled parking between 5th and 9th.
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Amarillo
Marvin Springer
City Planning Commission
Springer
Polk
Boy With Knife Near Nixon Campaign Stop
A 14-year-old boy armed with a knife in his sleeve was grabbed by a sheriff's deputy as Mrs. Pat Nixon waited with her husband in Lansing. The suspect and a second youth were questioned for over two hours and released. police continue the investigation.
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Lansing., Mich
UPI
Richard Nixon
Ingham County
Pat Nixon
Gun control bill moves amid Senate debate and bloc votes
The Senate factions split on gun legislation as Dodd and Tydings clash over timing and hearings. Supporters include Ervin Long Eastland Thurmond Fong Hruska with Dodd Hart Bayh Dirksen opposing postponement. A mail order ban expansion tied to Johnson’s national registration proposal spurs renewed Senate action after Kennedy’s assassination. A crime control law already bans mail order handguns. pending bills would cover shotguns and rifles.
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
North Carolina
Edward V. Long
Missouri
James QO
Eastland
Mississippi
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Hiram J. Fong
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Nebraska
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Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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Senate
Illinois
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Burdick
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Amarillo Bank and contractor plan July demolition
Bank of Amarillo teams with Panhandle Engineers and Contractors of Amarillo to demolish existing structures on three lots with work slated to begin early in July.
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Amarillo
Panhandle Engineers and Contractors
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