13 Sep 1966
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1966
Page
1
Coverage notes the wives expressing gratitude and relief as their husbands conclude a space mission after two delays. The article mentions Senate Democrats seeking to end a filibuster to vote on civil rights and references local incidents, plans, and community events in Texas regions.
The New York Knickerbockers outbid the Harlem Globetrotters to hire Michigan star Cazzie Russell, 1965 college Player of the Year, a move noted with other sports pages on page 15. Page 15 mentions Jory in NFL action Sunday.
The Indian Queen on Fourth Street near Chestnut served as informal headquarters for many Constitutional Convention delegates. The piece links Philadelphia's historic tavern hotel to Amarillo’s need for a downtown convention hotel, arguing cities without such facilities cannot host major conventions.
The piece contrasts the famed Quarter Horse Go Dick Go at 2027 seconds for 400 yards earning 1983000 dollars with four Belgian draft horses at Tri State Fair. It notes Belgians weigh about 2000 pounds, pull heavy loads, and compete alongside beer wagon lore, while quirky asides about dolphins and porpoises thread through.
Charles Conrad Jr and Richard Gordon Jr. captured an Agena rocket after an 80 minute chase and then staged a satellite tag, paving the way for Gordon to walk in space for 107 minutes aboard the Titan 2 mission from Cape Kennedy Florida.
U S Air Force planes pounded a North Vietnamese missile site for the sixth straight day destroying two missiles and a transporter. Pilots reported two secondary fires and two secondary explosions at the site about 30 miles north of Dong Hai.
The Dow Jones average advanced 15.04 points to 7.59, marking the best single-day gain since mid 1965. Trading was active as investors weighed Vietnam War developments and government tax measures amid broad market strength.
Hedley Texas area reports a three vehicle wreck on U S 80 west of here. Carroll O Mover 50 and Margaret Mover 47 were killed. Addie Bernard 62 of Quanah was injured. Alford Cather 29 of Fort Worth drove the truck and was treated for bruises.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP details the Gemini 11 mission timetable. Times include wake ups at 1:25 a.m. 12:55 a.m. and 2:55 a.m. spacewalks and tether experiments by Gordon and Conrad with Agena maneuvers and an 8:34 a.m. splashdown in the western Atlantic.
Dr Martin Luther King dispatched two representatives to Grenada after a mob attacked Negroes at Rundle High School. In Atlanta the city quieted, but the Mississippi violence drew protests to Gov Johnson as reporters and bystanders were assaulted.
Voters in Massachusetts and Minnesota choose nominees for governor and U S Senate as nine other states hold primaries. Edward McCormack, former state attorney general, secures Massachusetts Democratic convention backing for governor amid a heated race.
A strong earthquake centered in the Sierra Nevadas rattled northern California and Nevada, affecting San Francisco Reno Sacramento Oakland and nearby towns. Buildings swayed power and telephones failed rail and road traffic halted and aftershocks followed. One crane operator escaped a near fall and no injuries were reported. The quake measured about 6.5 on the Richter scale according to Berkeley records.
Columnist James J. Kilpatrick analyzes the modern computerized U S society outlining how technology reshapes daily life and public culture with sharp wit and pointed critique.
A nationwide Harris survey shows President Johnson at 50 percent approval, the lowest since he took office, with declines blamed on food prices civil rights riots airline strikes and stock market drops. Gallup warns of deep trouble if Vietnam worsens, noting civil rights violence grows as a key election issue and white opposition strengthens.
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