Two Plainview Youths Drown in Caliche Pit
In Plainview a 16-year-old, George Earl Green, and 15-year-old Claudie Ray Johnson drowned in a rain-filled caliche pit. Rescuers worked about 45 minutes after retrieving their bodies from 12 feet of water. Coroner’s verdict ruled accidental drowning. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Plainview
George Earl Green
Claudie Ray Johnson
Green
W. S. Young
Johnson
Ruth Wooley
Fire Department
Leedy Maxey
Robert Earl Baker
Charles August Nails
Justice of the Peace
Clarence Lewis
Caliche Pit
Wood Funeral Home
Senate Approves Record Peacetime Defense Budget
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 46.8 billion defense budget with 3.5 billion requested by President Kennedy for a crisis buildup and an extra 1 billion for bombers. The plan includes 525 million for long range bombers and 448 million for the B70, with LeMay favoring the B52.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
Senate
House
Air Force alerts 71 units for possible federal service
The Defense Department designates 71 Air National Guard and reserve units as priority outfits for federal service. About 750 planes are involved, with 100 transports and the rest fighters and reconnaissance craft. Units must recruit roughly 5,000 men to reach full strength, though the notice remains advisory.
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Washington
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Reserve
Defense Department
Texas
Continental Air Command
Ammarillo Chamber Campaign Reaches $79 933 of Budget Goal
The Ammarillo Chamber of Commerce membership drive shows progress with over half the $130 000 goal raised. Divisions Advance Investments and Special report over 50 percent of their quotas while General and Professional divisions also contribute. Lunch event at the YWCA featured chairmen reports.
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Ammarillo
Advance Investments
Refugees Pour Into West Berlin Amid East German Pressure
East Germany increased coercion to isolate West Berlin as 1322 refugees arrived in 24 hours at Marienfeld Camp. July registrations reached a record 32 600 with estimates near 40 000 overall, while the bloc warned citizens to avoid West Berlin trips, accusing the West of trafficking in people.
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Marienfeld
Berlin
Central Democratic Bloc
German Democratic Republic
West Berlin
West
West Germany
East Berlin
Tradt
Texas League Scores Mixed Night Across Cities
Amarillo defeated Tulsa 8 to 3 while Tulsa edged Amarillo 4 to 1 in another game. San Antonio beat Austin 4 to 1 and Victoria won 6 to 5 over Ardmore. Open dates list American and National Leagues.
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Amarillo
Tulsa
San Antonio
Austin
Victoria
Ardmore
Senate Sales Tax Debate Sets 2 Percent Proposal
In Austin on August 1 the Senate opened debate on a 2 percent sales tax with exemptions for food medicine clothing and agricultural supplies. The measure, praised by State Affairs chair Grady Hazlewood as a compromise, faced opposition from Sen. A J Rogers who called it a bad bill and warned it would nauseate the public and merchants. Rep. Bob Eckhardt blamed gas tax opposition on fellow sponsor Wardlow Lane.
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Austin
Senate
State Affairs Committee
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
A. J. Rogers
Childress
Rogers
Hazlewood
Bob Eckhard
Houston
Wardlow Lane
Center
Eckhardt
Welfare Code Under Fire in Newburgh Case
Newburgh faces an injunction bid as State Atty. Gen. Lefkowitz seeks to halt enforcement of the upstate welfare crackdown. The code, effective July 15, targets relief recipients and prompts claims of illegality that could affect federal welfare aid.
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New York
State of
Newburgh
Hudson River Valley
Joseph Mitchell
Louis J. Lefkowitz
State Bearch of Social Welfare
State Supreme Court
White Plains
Lefkowitz
Amarillo Weather Summary May 1961 Light Winds Clear
Weather data from Amarillo shows sun on 205 of 213 days in 1961. Readings at 3 PM list wind visibilities, skies clear with low mph values. scattered mentions of clear conditions in nearby towns.
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Amarillo
Jamarillo
Houston
Dalles
Oklo
City
Stringless aid debate echoes at home and abroad
Letter to the editor argues for loans and grants without strings to avoid humiliating recipients. The writer mocks creditor promises and suggests extending “stringless generosity” to domestic debtors, noting lenders may feel fooled when pressed to pay.
Western Chiefs Summit Possible This Year
The White House said a summit of western heads of government is certainly possible before year end. Press secretary Pierre Salinger noted Macmillan's Commons remark about Western leaders meeting this year and said no conference is planned now. The talk reflects concerns over Soviet pressure in Berlin and other Cold War conflicts.
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Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
Berlin
Weather St. Portentous Clouds and Warm Across Regions
Weather observations show cloudy and warm conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with scattered late afternoon and night thunderstorms. Northwest Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies with possible showers mainly west and north, no major temperature changes. Northern New Mexico reports considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms, fair morning, and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Courage is a Fine Thing Egghead Says After Home Invasion
An 11 year old boy described escaping two gunmen who threatened his father and ransacked plans to force him to open a bank vault. The intruders fled when the boy triggered a neighbor alarm, leaving the family unharmed. The father reflected that courage matters more than grades.
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Tommy Galvin
Montebello
Calif
Tommy
Denver
John Doty
Loren E. Doty
Doty
Center State Bank
John
Atlas missile silo at Snyder handed to Air Force
Brig. Gen. Howard W. Moore of Altus Air Force Base accepted for the Air Force the completed Atlas missile silo built by the Army Corps of Engineers at Snyder Oklahoma. Several hundred spectators watched as crews descended into the 174 foot deep home and prepared to install the 8.5 foot long missile. Eleven more sites in the Altus Atlas squadron remain to be finished including one at Hollis before turnover to the Air Force.
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Howard W. Moore
Altus Air Force Base
Altus
Okla
Air Force
Army Corps of Engineers
Snyder
Hollis
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