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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
1
A reflection on expanding campgrounds and dwindling true wilderness. The author notes crowds along popular passes in the New Mexico Colorado region and suggests seeking higher, more remote areas to find real solitude. Describes deserts and oceans as eventual frontiers and urges hiring a guide for backcountry treks to locate secluded deer trails away from campers.
The column notes Wes Wise’s TV debut on Channel 4 and other stations under the banner An Evening With Wes Wise. It recalls reactions to U S policy reviews and mentions Richard Speck’s Supreme Court reversal of a death row clemency decision in 1966.
In Belton Texas two officers testified about the February 15 killings of Dallas deputies at the Trinity River. Rene Guzman and Leonardo Lopez face trial awaiting verdict as prosecutors recount the ambush and capture of five officers.
The Texas Supreme Court reversed 39 death penalties on Monday including Daniel A. Quintana Jr. for the 1967 rape of a 74 year old Dalhart woman. The justices voided the sentence due to juror disqualification rules and ordered the cases returned to lower courts.
The Supreme Court overturned 39 death sentences and agreed to hear if capital punishment is cruel and unusual. Richard F. Speck, convicted of murdering eight student nurses in Chicago in 1966, was among those affected. The court also sent five Memphis rape cases back to the Tennessee Supreme Court and set six new capital cases for review in the October term.
Amarillo's sales tax share for the first quarter of 1971 totaled 550 677 93 dollars and will go to the city's general fund. Finance director J C Lilly notes projected revenues align with the annual budget despite a legislative change. Statewide first quarter revenue reached 555 million dollars with 719 756 dollars for the state comptroller.
Former First State Bank of Dodson president Floyd Teutsch pleaded no contest to receipt of commissions for securing a loan. He received a one year probated sentence and a $1000 fine to be paid within a year. Odessa resident Max Sachse also pleaded no contest to related charges, getting a one year sentence and a $500 fine. Weather: brief morning clouds then fair, highs near 99, southerly winds 20 to 30 mph.
A July 6 rally in Memorial Park Amarillo adjacent to Amarillo College will oppose liquor by the drink with Terry Bradshaw as chief speaker. Dr Winfred Moore says a coordinated ad campaign and fund pooling accompany the effort. Absentee voting for the July 8 precinct 1 liquor election runs through Friday.
Dr. Daniel Ellsberg surrendered to federal officials in Boston admitting leaking top secret Vietnam War documents to The New York Times. A Los Angeles grand jury indicted him for theft of government property and possession of defense documents, with maximum penalties of 10 years and $10,000 fine per count.
In Manhattan a gunman shot Joseph A. Colombo Sr., 48, reputed Brooklyn mob chief, at a rally and fled the scene before being killed by bystanders. Police questioned mob figures including Joseph Gallo and Carl Gambi no clear motive. Colombo survived after more than six hours of surgery at Roosevelt Hospital.
In Albuquerque a 14 year old Boy Scout, Peter McCarthy, drowned on a raft trip from Ouray Utah to Green River Utah. Three other boys, Jim Bernardoni 11 George Kluf 14 and Tim Golden 15, were missing for hours then found alive with river rescue by Hatch Brothers Expeditions. Scoutmaster John Ungvarsky and parents James McClure and Dr William Morris helped steady the group as the rafts jammed on a log jam. The rescue crews ferried the others to safety and camp at Seldom Seen Ranch.
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