07 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1967
Page
1
Joe Kerbel returns to the practice field guiding the Buffaloes with limited daily time but pleased with progress in pre-season drills. Baylor shows offensive surprises but an unknown ailment hinders its defense as basketball attention shifts to the off season at West Texas State University.
Diane Brown Hartford filed for divorce against Huntington Hartford heir to the A and P fortune. She denied reports of being held in captivity in London. Delegates at the National Conference of New Politics in Chicago caused over 10000 in damages during their Palmer House stay.
A columnist denounces avant-garde art as insult to normal tastes and urges Americans to embrace their own preferences. An imagined report mocks a silent performance and cites psychologists warning against judging taste, arguing for freedom to enjoy what one likes now.
In a clash about 30 miles south of Da Nang Marines faced North Vietnamese forces estimated at regiment strength. Casualties reported include 36 Marines killed and 152 wounded, with 142 enemy dead. Air actions saw U S jets strike south toward Red China and target rail lines, while Tuy Hoa air base faced Viet Cong fire, one American killed.
Detroit based United Auto Workers walked out on Ford Motor Co at midnight Wednesday over a contract dispute that could idle 159000 workers in 25 states by morning. The walkout follows Ford's rejection of an 11th hour union proposal to use a third party to set wage terms, ending a three year agreement.
Delegates at the National Conference for New Politics caused over 106000 in damage to the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. Black Power advocates blamed for much of the destruction including furnishings plunder and marijuana parties and sex gatherings before delegates.
The Denver and Rio Grande deserted its narrow gauge line to Alamosa leaving only the Durango Silverton loop. A proposed buyer aims to reopen the Cumbres Pass railroad to Chama New Mexico but the deal is not closed. No Kiwanis foliage tour from Alamosa this year while inquiries continue.
Fierce house to house fighting raged Wednesday as Britain began its final withdrawal from the South Arabian Federation. Reliable sources report 12 National Liberation Front members killed and 15 Federation for the Liberation of South Yemen members killed in street clashes over Aden’s future. Both sides seek control of Aden upon independence in January. NLF claims control of the federation and 16 southern sheikhdoms.
A group of 1965 visitors led by Michigan Governor Romney and other governors say they saw no brainwashing by U S personnel in Saigon. Harold Hughes John Chafee Carl Sanders and others describe briefings as informative and forthright with mixed views on Romney’s later claim of strong influence.
New York glamour girl Diane Brown Hartford seeks divorce from millionaire Huntington Hartford citing cruel and inhuman treatment. Lawyer says Darin matter is one of several charges in the action filed Sept. 1 1967 in the Supreme Court matrimonial part. Diane appeared with attorney Burton Monasch at the press conference amid publicity.
Amarillo observes Felt Hat Day with city merchants sponsoring the event to welcome hints of fall and wind down straw hat season. Trade-ins are not part of the observance.
Mrs. John Connally, 48, known as Nellie, entered M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston for planned removal of a benign growth on the neck. The operation was set for today with an expected two to three day hospital stay. Governor Connally planned to stay close by and would not discuss a potential fourth term.
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