12 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
1
A mixed page note reports a kidnapped boy found by FBI agents in Dallas with a Latin American woman in custody. It also notes the Empty Saddle Monument was demolished after a pickup struck it. Stratford native CLINT Belcher plans a round the world trip next spring.
Rioters use rocks and firebombs in a tense 10 block area as Mayor Ivan Allen attempts to quell clashes in Atlanta. Police arrest some missile throwers while fires and gunshots erupt late Sunday night amid racial unrest following a youth’s slaying.
A survey of Amarillo businesses shows most large firms complied with the voluntary Sunday closing experiment while some convenience store chains and independent grocers stayed open. A Citizens Committee spokesman said they expected stores to continue opening in part and that many operators still waited to see how the plan unfolds.
In Tahiti the French cruiser De Grasse watched as a doped atomic bomb yielded about 100 kilotons off Mururoa Atoll. De Gaulle, first Western leader to witness such closeness, led a 27 000 mile world tour to boost France as a global power amid protests and nuclear tests.
The countdown for Gemini 11 with astronauts Conrad and Gordon resumed at Cape Kennedy as meteorologists warned of marginal conditions. The Atlas-Agena target vehicle faced electrical glitches but organizers said weather must clear to allow camera tracking before liftoff at 10 26 a.m. EDT.
Nguyen Van Thieu, acting chief of state of South Viet Nam, is seen exiting Saigon city hall with his ballot inside an envelope. The image captures an official voting moment amid the political events in Saigon.
Sen. Mike Mansfield said the Senate could adopt a six day week to finish major legislation and adjourn by Oct. 15 if the civil rights bill faces a stalled filibuster. He plans a possible cloture petition, needing Dirksen's support for a two thirds vote, while absenteeism complicates the effort.
Two people died when a northbound car veered to avoid a southbound vehicle in Dimmitt area. Nancy Martin Hickman 19 and Twila Jo Wright 3 died on arrival at Deaf Smith County Hospital. seriously injured were Mrs. John-Dee Wright 24 and Harry Dennis White 53. Other occupants were treated and released.
Izvestia reports Armavir locomotive works in the northern Caucasus officially adopted a five day week but workers still labor on Saturdays due to administrative bungling and material shortages. Foremen pressure overtime to meet the production plan amid a hostile atmosphere toward nonworkers. The paper says the six day stretch persists and questions the stated morale goals of the policy.
Five escapees including a pregnant woman drove a bulldozer with improvised armor plates to breach the Berlin Wall. A 29 year old man, his 18 year old wife, a 26 year old mother, her 24 year old husband, and a four year old boy reached the British sector. two others were wounded by bullets. The incident occurred near Spandau as guards fired, and the vehicle crossed barbed wire and ditch barriers. Authorities called it an example of dangerous border defiance.
In Saigon Sun days election the government announced 83.2 percent turnout of 5 288 512 registered voters as South Viet Nam transitions from military rule to a 117 member constituent assembly. Viet Cong threats and pressure were reported but turnout exceeded expectations.
US forces clashed with Communist guerrillas in the Mekong Delta near Saigon. Nine guerrillas and a US Navy man were killed. The 324B Army Division, driven back by Marines in July, reportedly swept back into South Vietnam with further firefights noted. A US Army 1st Infantry Division patrol sank a Viet Cong sampan pair, killing nine and leaving no US casualties. A Navy patrol boat crewman was killed in another exchange. An Air Force Skyraider was shot down over the DMZ, pilot believed captured.
Peking party editorial warns against attacks on Red Guards while praising the movement. Radio Peking broadcast the call to stop hostility and says the Red Guards share goals with farmers and laborers.
FBI reports Danny Ray Wright was recovered unharmed in Dallas after the arrest of 30 year old Virginia Riggins Martin, a Latin American named woman from San Antonio and Los Angeles. The boy had been abducted from Luther Tucker in Shamrock on September 3.
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