Applications rise 29 percent from last year
As of Tuesday, 1,537 applications had been received, up from 1,193 for the same day last year, indicating a strong year over year increase. Page 10.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1965
Page
1
As of Tuesday, 1,537 applications had been received, up from 1,193 for the same day last year, indicating a strong year over year increase. Page 10.
The college announces registration begins at 9 a.m. today and runs through September 22 with classes starting Thursday. News notes also report the United States has frozen military aid to India and Pakistan while reviewing economic assistance, and industry sources expect a steel price increase to fund a major wage settlement for the United Steelworkers Union.
A letter tribute to Sgt Iqbal Malik from Karachi who trained as an Air Force supply specialist at Amarillo base. He writes on Pakistan and Kashmir from Dawn editorials, praising Ayub Khan and Pakistan while reflecting on parting and wartime loyalties.
A column surveys growing metallic signs along interstate corridors and notes their height and spread through towns. The piece reflects on urban modernization and the symbol of progress, with a nod to the eye on infrastructure and consumer life along I 4.
New Delhi reports fierce air battles as Jets pound Pakistani targets and bombers strike Indian cities. Ground advances by India's forces into West Pakistan faced delays, with officials awaiting potential retaliation and evaluating ongoing threats.
Hurricane Betsy roared ashore along Florida’s Gold Coast up to 140 mph winds. Power lines fell, stores broke windows, and darkness fell early as Fort Lauderdale Miami Beach and Miami faced weeks of onslaught with floods and outages.
Indian defense ministry says Pakistani bombers attempted to strike New Delhi early today with one Pakistani plane shot down. Air raid sirens sounded for ten minutes. No damage reported in New Delhi though Halwara Airport in Punjab state was attacked twice. Paratroopers reportedly dropped. Indian planes also raided Rawalpindi. No Indian losses reported.
Report describes an Indian bombing raid near Rawalpindi raising fears of full scale war across the subcontinent. China sides with Pakistan while the Soviet Union calls for restraint and the United States weighs its course as tensions flare.
The House voted 346 to 0 to drop restrictions on the president's power to close military bases. Led by Rep. Lo Mendes Rivers, lawmakers backed the national security aim and sent a 17 billion military construction bill to the Senate. The measure replaces vetoed language with a requirement that the president notify Congress 40 days before shutting a base with over 250 US employees.
Twenty five hikers escaped a deadly Zion Narrows flood after three days in the Vir gin River gorge. Sheriff Otto Fife led the final rescue with injured Allen Keller among the group. Survivors described the flood as like a freight train and jet engines, with boulders the size of cars colliding in the river.
Texans statewide rejected a constitutional amendment to enlarge the Texas Senate to 39 seats, with 126 163 against and 77 049 for. Panhandle counties showed tepid support, Potter and Randall absentee totals were mixed, and big urban centers favored the measure only narrowly.
A Philadelphia couple marries during Betsy as the hurricane brings winds and waves to Miami Beach. They enjoy a hotel party behind plate glass while a Coast Guard helicopter rescues a surfer. Bars along Collins Avenue stay busy as residents share a calm camaraderie amid danger.
The Chicago Tribune reports a failed bid to bribe Brig. Gen. Anto of the Dominican Air Force to leave the country. White House envoys offered $300,000 last May, but the plan was uncovered and did not proceed.
Warines the Peninsula reports that Imbert Barrera and Sylvestre Antonio Guzman, ally of ex President Juan Bosch, aimed to install Guzman as president to end the civil war. The plan failed as anti Communist military leaders, accused by Communists of corruption, proved honest and incorruptible in the fight against Communists.
Thousands of Marines and ARVN troops assault the Ra Lang An Peninsula near Chu Lai in a dawn operation aimed at neutralizing a Viet Cong stronghold. The push, codenamed Piranha, follows aerial and naval bombardment and mirrors the scale of a prior 5,000-strong offensive with hundreds of guerrillas killed, as U.S. forces press targets across the region. A separate note reports friction over a bid to remove General Wessin from the Dominican Republic, tied to embassy pressure and internal dissent.
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