28 Mar 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1967
Page
1
Texas House votes on exempting the state from daylight saving time. Predicts victory margins will decide the measure as supporters and opponents argue their case. A separate note mentions Sen Robert F Kennedy moving to keep his name off 1968 primary ballots.
Texans in the Panhandle await a Austin vote on exempting Texas from federal Daylight Saving time changes If passed standard time would stay intact otherwise daylight saving stretches from April 30 to October 30 Farmers drive in theater operators and restaurant owners pressure lawmakers while radio TV lobbyists push for uniform time The piece voices local frustration with a late night sunset now pushed to 9 or 9 30 pm in June and July and ends with a vow not to stay up late to test it.
A Soviet delegation visits Hanoi to sign a 1967 cultural and scientific accord with North Vietnam. The item notes shifting tensions as Washington seeks ties with Moscow and Moscow with Hanoi, reflecting a complex Cold War web.
The Supreme Court delayed the $6 billion Pennsylvania Central rail merger, citing public convenience and necessity. ICC may decide by June, with Justice Clark warning delay risks disruption to the eastern railroad system. The three smaller lines Erie-Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson, and Boston & Maine seek inclusion in a Norfolk & Western Chesapeake & Ohio package.
The Amarillo City Commission meets at 3 p.m. today to discuss contracts for an air compressor and air cylinders for the fire department. Other items include zoning changes, a binding books contract for the library, and appointments to the traffic and planning commissions.
Deputies found 250 gallons of cyanide tainted milk at the John Evans farm near Ravenna Ohio during the NFO 25 state dairy price protest. State Health official Dr Charles Croft reported .76 mg per liter. Nashville Tennessee faced a worsening milk shortage as dairy picketers continued blocking milk flow to most consumers.
AUSTIN AP A handful of votes will likely decide if Texas exempts the state from daylight saving time. Beaumont Rep Will Smith's bill is near the top of the House calendar but must also clear the Senate. The session also considers a four year term proposal for top statewide officials and faces intense debate over time and liquor issues.
U S Navy bombers flew within five miles of Haiphong and attacked a site for Soviet built missiles. They also hit a fuel depot in the closest raids to the port city in three weeks.
A 20 year old man was shot and two teens led police on a 100 mile per hour chase before being apprehended by about 25 officers. Leonard Tow Jr. 17 surrendered. Ronald Bumgardner 19 was found later. Victim J D Lockridge treated for buckshot and in satisfactory condition.
A North Vietnam News Agency spokesman called Thant’s proposal for an immediate cease fire and talks to reconvene the Geneva conference unrealistic. He argued the United States is aggressor and urged U S restraint while labeling talks as biased. Saigon sources noted March 21 Thant sought to arrange cease fire, then peace, with details unavailable.
Canyon Chamber members pressed the commissioners court to endorse a 70 mile scenic road parallel to the Prairie Dog Fork of Red River through Palo Duro Canyon. The plan calls for 18 miles from the park loop to Farm Road 284, with costs exceeding 31 million for the initial segment and nearly 5 million for total construction.
Senator Everett Dirksen urges Alaska and Iowa toward a constitutional convention to propose amendments overturning the Supreme Court ruling on apportionment. The move would require two-thirds of states and faces opposition over its legality. debate continues as Congress weighs the historic option.
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