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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1964
Page
1
City commissioners approve 1964 tax rolls totaling 466,286,710 dollars, up 2,286,710 from preliminary budgets. A B52 from the 461st Bombardment Wing overran the Amarillo Air Force Base runway after a routine night training flight, leaving the plane in mud with no injuries and little apparent damage.
The Amarillo Rotary Club invites Dr John Furbay head of Trans World Airline education program to speak. In a recent tour he delivered 66 lectures in 65 days across 25 countries. Page 15. Also reports heavy rain with Bone Day gauges recording up to five inches as rain saturates farms and pastures. Page 1. A fatal workplace accident occurs as a crane pulse to ends of steel pipe during unloading, causing electrocution of 20 year old Jimmy Scott of Borger.
The GOP nominee Barry Goldwater drew large crowds in the South as he assailed the Supreme Court and urged voters to back his positions. He claimed the court is fueling a nationwide breakdown of law and order.
U.S. figures including Senator Ralph Yarbor ough Attorney General Waggoner Carr and Lt Gov Preston Smith attend the Floyd County Fair opening in Lockney Texas. The Democrats convene a routine state party meeting selecting officers and platform without opposition. Senator Strom Thurmond to back Senator Barry Goldwater for president, as US officials assess Khrushchev bluff.
Senator J William Fulbright warned in the Senate against romantic abstractions of freedom and urged defense of individual liberty as the core American concept. The Arkansas Democrat, head of the Foreign Relations Committee, cited public opinion and world order goals, prompting doubt on policy wisdom.
Wilbur Gragg asks Troop 61 in Clovis what to do if a non swimmer near Dayton, Colorado cannot help a drowning woman. Scouts reply by making a rope from belts and neckties then seek nylon hose rope from bystanders. Joe Kerbel touts undefeated, untied, unscored team ahead of first game.
Heavy rains drenched the Texas Panhandle on Tuesday, with many areas reporting over an inch and some up to five inches. The storm, driven by moisture from the Gulf and Pacific meeting a cold front, paused irrigation as farmers anticipate stronger winter pastures and potential wheat planting. Lightning struck a telephone line south of Pampa, knocking out long distance circuits to Canadian, Pam pa, Borger, Shamrock and other towns. crews from Am arillo and nearby cities restored service by nightfall.
Sen Strom Thurmond of South Carolina plans to bolt the Democratic party and declare himself a Goldwater Republican. The move follows CBS reports that Thurmond is leaving the Democrats, with Thurmond set to address South Carolina voters on television to explain his decision.
The Texas State Democratic Convention adopted a 33 line platform in Dallas as Hal Woodward read it for 22 minutes. Proposals from Farmers Union and League of Women Voters were tabled with no action. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith urged a distinct Texas program separate from the national platform.
Washington reports a senior US nuclear physicist says the Soviets may have created a Gigaton bomb. He describes six submarines each carrying a G bomb detonated off the West Coast causing a massive 50 to 60 foot tidal wave and widespread lethal fallout.
The Air Force reports a rocket sled achieved 4,200 mph on a seven mile Hollo man test track in 16 seconds. The speed was described as the fastest on the ground during a captive test. Khrushchev’s claim drew quick rebuttals from U.S. officials and Congress discussion followed.
Texas Republicans filled the Austin municipal auditorium for a state convention turned campaign rally. Senator Barry Goldwater and vice presidential nominee William Miller energized 4200 delegates as they attacked Johnson Humphrey and urged voters to back Governor hopeful Jack Crichton and George Bush while praising party favorites and criticizing TV station control.
Washington AP The Medicare provision added by the Senate to a House bill faced almost certain death as it moved to a Senate House conference. Of the 12 negotiators eight oppose the measure and only four support it. House backers led by Rep Cecil R King said they hold only faint hope for revival this year.
City Attorney says leaving the scene amid gunfire can be justified in fear for life. A defendant who drove through a Westway Street yard to avoid danger returns after police arrival. The owner had fired twice, the driver sideswiped a light pole, and was fined 25 dollars for trespassing and 15 dollars for negligent collision.
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