24 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1969
Page
1
Paris dispatch notes growing Soviet China rivalry may affect Vietnam peace talks. Moscow accelerates arms and aid to North Vietnam while blaming Beijing for blocking weapons. North Vietnam treads carefully to avoid angering either Moscow or Peking amid border tensions and Western maneuvers.
Light rain and cloudiness spread over the Pahandle Sunday with Canyon reporting .39 inches, Dalhart .06, Perryton .35, Borger .43, Gage Oklahoma .25, Tucumcari . trace, Lubbock .53, Clovis New Mexico .23, Hereford dry. Temperatures stay in the upper 50s under cloudy skies.
The analysis argues Moscow may seek a broader easing with the West by defusing Southeast Asia and addressing Sino-Soviet splits. It notes the upcoming international Communist summit, boycotted by China and others, may fail to unify by design, leaving both sides puzzled as Western and Soviet leaders search for answers.
American infantrymen with artillery and air support fight three battles in the Mekong Delta. U S forces report 132 enemy killed and 23 Americans killed or wounded in the action. Other operations in A Shau and rubber plantation regions continue as SAC B52s fly missions.
About 30 000 protesters gathered at the Orange Bowl to back a teen led decency in entertainment campaign sparked by The Doors singer Jim Morrison facing indecent exposure charges. Teens organized the rally with speakers and entertainers offering support and five virtues.
The Amarillo forecast notes cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers. Highs reach the mid 50s and a 20 percent probability of rain is listed.
Washington AP reports the Justice Department demanded Ling-Temco-Vought divest from Jones & Laughlin Steel or face an antitrust suit. LTV vows vigorous defense and seeks an injunction while noting its 63 percent stake and a March 17 tender offer for remaining shares.
Kenton Oklahoma shop owner Duncan runs the Kenton Store a combined meat market grocery and museum serving 15 towns and nearby ranchers. The store houses Indian arrow heads bison skulls fossils and a Imperial mammoth tusk found north of Kenton. Cave 2 near the town yielded grass mats corn and skulls from a 3500 year old basketmaker culture.
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