03 May 1965
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
1
A Texas legislative push enters the final month of the regular session with the long awaited congressional redistricting bill unveiled. The paper highlights national stakes and Dominican Republic conflict coverage alongside local community notes and sporting events.
President Johnson said Communist conspirators trained in Cuba had seized the rebellion in the Dominican Republic and announced the deployment of 4,500 additional U S fighting men at the earliest moment. With 9,500 troops already there, the aim is to protect Americans and foreigners and evacuate those who wish to leave. The president warned that lives and freedoms in Latin America are at stake.
The Early Bird communications satellite performed faultlessly in a Sunday test relaying television across the Atlantic in both directions. A split screen showed Europe and North America simultaneously while the Houston Operation aired for viewers in Geneva and Houston, with minimal technical glitches attributed to land lines and synchronization.
The widow of slain Houston newsman Melvin Leon Steakley says she believes the killer is a fanatic. She urges authorities to pursue the motive and identify the suspect, urging patience while investigators follow leads in the case.
U S Navy jets hit a railroad siding and three boxcars 100 miles south of Hanoi in renewed air strikes. Bombs damaged the siding and battered the boxcars as tanks from the 3rd Tank Battalion supported the operation with light ground contact reported near Da Nang.
In Norfolk the Skyraider a veteran propeller bomber remains central to air power in Viet Nam as new use of mothballed Spads continues. Pilots praise its endurance toughness and bombing accuracy amid ongoing ground actions near Da Nang and the salt flats.
Yuri Ragulin a 40 year old Soviet legal officer attached to the UN social affairs department was found seriously injured after apparent fall from his seventh floor Manhattan apartment He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital Police say Ragulin and friend Alexander Bessmertnykh were with him before the incident His wife Diana was at a movie and their 5 year old daughter Maria slept in the apartment Bessmertnykh said Ragulin disappeared and a window was open and he later saw Ragulin on the roof of a nearby Russian Baptist church
In Lowndes County Alabama KKK lawyer Matt H Murphy Jr seeks to put President Johnson on trial accusing him of bias by announcing Wilkins and two others arrest. Murphy argues the indictment is unconstitutional and aims to subpoena Johnson. Jurors will be twelve whites in a county with one Black among 100 potential panels.
Amarillo’s height surged to 93 degrees Sunday, marking a second May record in 11 days. The 93 degree high came between 4 and 5 p.m., topping the 91 degree mark set in 1950 for May 2. Earlier in April 22 a 98 degree high set both a daily and monthly record, dating to 1892 when weather records began.
Rebels fired on reinforced U S troops in Santo Domingo as 2 000 paratroopers joined the 82nd Airborne to reach 9 500 U S personnel in the city. Four Americans killed in three days of fighting and rebel losses mounted with claims of 500 to 700 dead.
The Mississippi River rose again in Quincy Illinois and Hannibal Missouri after a temporary relief from a levee break. The Weather Bureau forecast a crest near 24.7 feet at Quincy and 24.5 at Hannibal by Tuesday. The floods have caused 14 deaths and about 150 million dollars in damage across five states.
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