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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1966
Page
1
The First National Bank of Memphis Tennessee was chosen as the best bidder to handle one million dollars in bonds for street and highway improvement programs in Pampa. Eight bids were opened Tuesday by the Pampa city commissioners.
A 5.9 percent auto insurance rate hike goes into effect on August 1. A 7,500-pound elephant mauled to death a three year old girl at Vilas Park Zoo in Madison Wisconsin as she reached toward the animal during a feeding attempt. The victim Ruth Ellen Freedman the daughter of Princeton professor Ralph Freedman is identified by Dane County Coroner Clyde Chamberlain. The child was visiting with her mother a 9 year old brother and two other women and their six children. The Freedmans are temporarily resident in Madison while the father teaches at the University of Wisconsin summer courses.
London DJ Peter Dolphin recounts a Friday kidnapping by two men posing as detectives seeking Radio City pirate operation details. He was held in Mile End Road, fed minimally, then released with a warning not to go to police. The case intersects with rival pirate stations and the murder of Radio City operator Reg Calvert and charges against Maj. William Smedley for the crime. Dolphin’s claim adds to a tangled shadow of unauthorized broadcasts and violent intrigue along Britain’s coast.
U S officials express regret over Argentina’s constitutional break and consult with OAS on future recognition. President Johnson backs regional meetings to propel Alliance for Progress as Latin American diplomats weigh moving the inter American conference from Buenos Aires.
The State Board of Insurance in Austin raised Texas automobile premiums an average of 5.9 percent effective August 1, with a broader 10.6 percent rise in state liability rates. Some costs may drop due to changes in collision and comprehensive pricing in 26 rating territories. The typical policy gain is about 2.11 dollars, while youths may face higher rates under proposed schemes.
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market fell sharply for the second day in a row as trading stayed moderate. Brokers blamed tighter credit and rising interest rates for the erosion of prices.
Funeral services for Gen Ernest O Thompson 74 longtime Texas Railroad Commission member former Amarillo mayor and civic leader will be at 10 a m today at St Andrew s Episcopal Church He died Tuesday Officiating will be Rev Evans Moreland Pallbearers include Jim Anderson J Harold Dunn Lawrence Hagg Ben P Manning Ross D Rogers James M Shelton Jay Taylor and Chansler Weymouth Arrangements by N S Griggs & Sons Body flown to Austin for grave side rites at 4 p m in the Texas State Cemetery Thompson family at Driskill Hotel Austin 1 30 to 3 30 p m Honorary pallbearers from Houston Austin Fort Worth and other cities named See DEATH on Page 2
Annette Buchanan 20, Emerald managing editor, was held in contempt and fined 300 dollars for refusing to name seven students who described marijuana use to a grand jury. Judge Edward Leavy ruled against her claim of journalistic confidentiality. Frye said press traditions have no standing in law.
In Fink Texas a modest crowd is expected as Mayor Pat Albright and husband Willard host National Fink Week. Former owner J. L. Allgood designated the observance. the Albrights plan barbecue sandwiches and drinks for locals and visitors. The town, unincorporated and near Lake Texoma, has no post office and no formal program.
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