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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Page
2
Weather summary for Amarillo and northwest Texas notes clear to mostly clear skies with slight temperature changes through Wednesday and possible isolated thunderstorms. Highs expected 95 to 100, with similar conditions across the Panhandle and northern New Mexico.
A 64 year old Hobbs service station operator John McCall was severely beaten during a robbery. He suffered a skull fracture and cuts from a heavy metal as he was dragged from the station front to the restroom. Police investigate. amount taken not released. Floover Dam on the Colorado River is 726 feet high.
Debate over an Agriculture Department contract clause pits critics against supporters as Mundt and others push to abolish or end government news services. Witnesses warn competition hurts private firms and raises concerns over censorship and taxpayer subsidies. Wisconsin roads and Pennsylvania forests are noted.
Obituary brief listing multiple deaths and services. Kori Rae Ferguson infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ferguson of 2002 South Nelson. graveside services 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Lione Cemetery. Mal Belle Hales 70 of 2810 Park er. services pending. widow of H. B. Turner Michael Roy Turner infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Turner. graveside 4:00 p.m. Tuesday Campo Colorado. Hattie Graf Weber 81 of Elizabeth Jane Bivins Home. mother of Edward G. Weber. graveside 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Acacia Park Cemetery Chicago Knois.
The article profiles Murray a Matador figure who rode stagecoaches, endured river fords and ice breaks, then built a long teaching career from East Texas Normal School to Stephen F. Austin College and West Texas State, spanning 1932 to 1957 as mathematics head. It notes his Dust Bowl era efforts, later use of IBM computers and a life of travel and fishing with his wife, settling in Canyon as a civic minded educational center.
A weeklong, fruitless search for three missing civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi expanded to cover Mississippi and four other southern states. The FBI mailed leaflets showing the men in Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee and Alabama as officials pursued new clues. Philadelphia area leads were deemed insufficient. The operation continued into Tuesday with the same patrol pattern and no results.
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway launches the TSX high speed freight service from Chicago to Texas cities. The route uses cattle trail tracks, with a 60 mph average on an 1,086 mile run to Fort Worth in 29 hours 40 minutes, including three stops and minimal crew changes. The service aims for timely Chicago to Fort Worth and Dallas delivery and Houston arrival, reflecting a shift from historic cattle drives to modern freight efficiency.
James Forman said Monday that bodies of three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi had been stuffed with rocks and dumped in a river. He claimed a Philadelphia Mississippi resident informed the FBI but did not name a source. Forman alleged county officials colluded with the killers as he announced a July 15 to August 30 tour by 50 to 75 entertainers in Mississippi schools and community centers.
Three Amarillo men pleaded guilty Monday in Potte County Court at Law. William Henry Manigo, 27, of North Heights Hotel, was fined $200 and costs and given six months in the county jail for theft over $3 and under $50. Luis Garcia Sandoval, 24, of 2109 Roberts, was fined $100 for carrying a prohibited weapon. Antonio Marcias, 30, of 2302 Arthur, was fined $150 for aggravated assault.
Dalhart, Texas. Sheryl Beller six, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Beller, suffered a lawnmower blade injury to her left foot while her 12 year old brother mowed at home. She was listed in good condition late Monday at St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo after initial treatment at Coon Memorial Hospital and transfer.
The N S Savannah, the world s first nuclear powered merchant ship, departed Hamburg on Monday for Dublin as part of a transatlantic maiden voyage visiting European ports.
Randall County commissioners acting as the tax equalization board cut property values for three residents. Bill Bynum saw his Washington Street frontage value reduced from 100 to 70 per front foot. Norman Dulaney won an appeal for a 15,933 inventory valuation for tax purposes at his wrecking yard. Garner Lee, annexed to Amarillo, received a 15 percent valuation reduction citing limited city services. The court also approved an automobile purchase for the sheriff and a 355 bill for a prisoner in Michigan.
In a news conference, Ford argued the administration should shift to American forces taking over military command in Vietnam. He criticized current advisers only role and claimed the change could be made without a substantial increase in personnel or effort.
In the Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh Supreme Judicial District of Texas at Armorillo motions overruled include Iva Rippstein versus Elizabeth C. Unthank and others in re Bethel Jeanette Moring et al rehearing Wayne Kelso versus Frank S. Hanson rehearing George D. Hipp versus Jamey W. Moss re Producers Chemical Co. versus Billy Alien Stamps rehearing.
In Bermuda NASA said Air Force took over recovery operations training last week, including filming and use of Gemini boilerplate model and flotation gear, with classes to run until July 1. One of 11 NASA reps remained, not aboard the two four engined piston aircraft involved in the collision.
Amarlio's cleaning hat Deason's die noted in DR2 1 266. brief item appears in local blotter with terse wound-up record.
A contract has been awarded to Farmers Supply Co to lease new quarters to the Post Office Department on the east side of U S 87. John W Bookout president and owner expects occupancy by Aug 1. Building offers over 850 square feet floor space with parking and maneuvering area about 1300 square feet. Lease is year to year and will improve postal operations in Hartley.
Residents paying city school taxes in two installments must meet today’s 5 p.m. deadline for the second payment. Payments not postmarked before midnight or delivered to the tax office by 5 p.m. will be delinquent with an 8 percent penalty, says Jim Nugent, city tax assessor-collector.
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