30 Mar 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1965
Page
1
A final agenda for next month includes a tour of general facilities and a conference at Amario Air Force Base, a general meeting downtown, and several special sessions led by the director of economic adjustment for the Department of Defense.
Amarillo schools official Lee Williamson notes dropout rates are improving but remain high. A survey aims to confirm local graduation figures, with 72 to 70 percent of Amarillo students expected to graduate.
Foreign Undersecretary Gabino Fraga in Mexico City says the two governments will exchange notes to speed Bracero imports once U S labor approval comes. He spoke after returning from OAS talks while U S Labor Secretary Wirtz urged a transition to a market based system for migratory farm labor.
A 250 pound bomb exploded outside the United States Embassy in Saigon causing many casualties among Americans and Vietnamese. Two Americans were killed and about 30 wounded, with 10 gravely hurt. Deputy Ambassador Alexis Johnson was lightly injured by flying glass as he supervised evacuations to the Navy Hospital. The blast damaged Ambassador Maxwell Taylor's office and followed intensified U S military actions in Vietnam.
Mrs. S. R. Arbuckle of Nashville Tennessee and her two pet cats were the only survivors after a heavy lingering downpour caused a flood that demolished her residence. She described the collapse saying it “pave way with a whoosh.”
The Texas House approved a measure 83 to 58 to create a new state medical school and place location decisions with a statewide Coordinating Board. Amarillo’s Walter Knapp urged wider city involvement as communities including Amarillo Odessa Midland El Paso and Houston seek a chance to present their cases.
Senator George Aiken objects to approving 1,085,500 copies of Wright Patman’s book on government operations at 71 212 dollars, arguing many copies already exist and taxpayers deserve restraint. He notes 200 000 copies were planned for the Senate and urges savings for constituents.
A 24 foot boat carried 85 anti Castroites from Cuba surfacing in Miami via Key West. Among the rescued were Amalio Fernandez and his two children Pedro and Marisa, brother of boxer Florentino Fernandez, plus 36 women, 37 men and five disguised militiamen. The group arrived at a Cuban refugee center for processing.
Reuters reports Phillips Petroleum signs a 15 year contract to export liquid propane to Britain's Eastern Gas Board. Initial annual supply is 40 000 tons with 11 000 tons on the first shipment aboard the tanker Paul Endacott from Houston.
A nationwide leaflet and loudspeaker program plans to sow dissent in Viet Cong dominated regions. Helicopters will spread announcements to recruit defectors and create dissent as U S forces widen operations. Navy planes bombed a radar base on Ba Long Vi Island delivering five tons of napalm and high explosives.
Astronaut Virgil Grissom meets dignitaries at a Waldorf Astoria reception in New York when a 16 year old fan Andrea Kline from Queens rushes forward to claim the title Number One fan Grissom and his wife and John Young acknowledge her devotion as she explains years of letters and gifts.
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