17 Mar 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1967
Page
1
Marquette and Southern Illinois moved into the National Invitation Tournament final at Madison Square Garden in New York, advancing after Thursday night play. The region’s two midwest teams secured the matchup for the penultimate game in the marquee postseason event.
The article notes Tennessee as a top defensive team and UCLA as a college basketball power as favorites in the NCAA tournament. It also mentions a golfer finishing a five under par 67 in the Greater Jacksonville Open and other items on Page 13.
A cafe owner explains the auditing blues in small businesses. Employers must price free meals for staff and include them in social security and withholding tax bases while reporting tips and covering taxes on tips and wages. The piece notes unemployment compensation implications and other payroll complexities.
In New Orleans, Sen. Thomas J. Dodd's defense teams pressed to present donors statements to the Senate ethics committee. Attorney John F. Sonnett said he had 393 documents from a Connecticut defense campaign, with handwriting evidence claimed on signatures.
In Peoria Illinois, Judge Herbert C. Paschen clashed with public defender Gerald W. Getty and Chicago Daily News reporter Edmund Rooney during the ongoing Richard Speck murder trial jury selection. The nearly four week process faced further tension as objections were raised and heated exchanges occurred in court.
A Warren Commission witness and Jefferson Parish assistant district attorney Dean A. Andrews Jr was indicted on perjury charges for grand jury testimony in the Kennedy assassination probe. Bond set at $1,000. Andrews claims he once handled matters for Lee Harvey Oswald.
A handwriting expert testified Thursday that Senator Thomas J. Dodd did not sign 39 checks claimed to pay personal bills with campaign funds. The testimony casts doubt on the propriety of the campaign expenditures and the alleged forgeries.
A light, fragmented news roundup notes mixed reactions to a consular treaty vote in the Senate. It cites a wire line about immediate effect if the Soviet Presidium ratifies and mentions political chatter about air base uses after 1968.
The Senate approved the Soviet American consular treaty by a 66 to 28 vote, just three votes over the two thirds needed. The tally split 44 Democrats and 22 Republicans for and 15 Democrats and 13 Republicans against, with most opposition from Southern Democrats and Western and Midwest Republicans. Senate Republican Leader Dirksen voted for ratification after earlier reservations.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14.43 points to 868.49 in heavy trading marking its highest level of 1967. The A P 60 stock average gained 3.3 points to 322.8, its largest advance since January. NYSE common stock index up 45 cents as brokers credit Ways and Means approval of business investment tax credit restoration.
OSU faculty and students rallied after sociology professor Dr. Richard F. Larson resigned over five alleged violations. The student senate moved to hold an April election on a 13 point bill of rights presented by Tulsa student David Harris, backed by the new Student-Faculty Organization. The 13 items cover admission without regard to race color or origin, clear fee breakdowns, off campus activity rights, living environment choice, free publication, curriculum changes, fair disciplinary actions, and due process protections with ratification needing board of regents approval. The group says the list reflects reasonable student demands and would require approval from the regents.
In Amarillo two teenage vandals faced a judge and were declared juvenile delinquents, committed to the Texas Youth Council and sent to Gatesville. Police say imprisonment reduces repeat offenses, contrasting with frequent “slap on the wrist” outcomes.
U S Marines fought an eight hour engagement three miles northwest of Khe Sanh near the Cambodian border. Marine losses were 12 dead and 52 wounded, plus a CH46 Chinook downed. Enemy casualties not reported. Air attacks targeted supply routes and coastal defenses.
In New Orleans Perry Russo, star witness for Shaw in the JFK conspiracy case, testified he heard talk of an assassination plot but did not think he would participate. He said he never spoke to the Warren Commission and claimed not to be part of any plan.
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