09 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
1
A poem titled The Credo of an American is reprinted in the Texas State Medical Journal after circulating anonymously in newspapers. It extols individualism and self-reliance, urging readers to seek opportunity, refuse dependence, and stand proud as Americans.
The Public Library asks the city for a 50000 budget increase to buy more books and hire staff. It stresses a desperate need for children's books and urges seven days of weekly hours, noting current Friday and Sunday closures hinder reading in a growing summer reading program.
Sid Pointer notes a Monday paper contrasts a Soviet space image with a mule train from Canadian to Pampa. Mrs. Ross Wells recalls Khrushchev and Communism in debate over who benefits, while Amarillo remains one of the few cities with bright downtown lights.
Five Pampa business leaders condemned mayor Sidwell and Commissioner Fort for opposing a federally supported 20 year city planning program to guide growth to 1980. Former Mayor Lynn Boyd led the discussion, arguing the city should honor prior commissions and continue with the plan despite federal funding concerns.
Amarillo City Commission reduced the tax rate to 1.27 per 100 valuation for 1961 62, from 1.30. The budget calls for a 20 monthly raise for police and firemen and a 56797 allocation for the Mary E. Bivins Memorial Library, with general fund expenditures near 6161000 and expected revenues about 64 million, leaving a roughly 230000 surplus to cover contingencies.
A letter from a time-tired neighbor praises easing drag on Progress. He supports early retirement at sixty two with bread and margarine pensions to let older generations step aside. He says untethering youth will spare him from hearing critiques of his era.
Victoria defeated Amarillo 4 to 2 while Austin lost 3 to 0 Tulsa. San Antonio beat Ardmore 7 to 2 in Texas League action. In American League Minnesota posted 6 as Boston scored none. Cleveland and Washington battled to 6 apiece while New York edged Los Angeles 5 to 4 and Baltimore defeated Kansas City 5 to 0. Detroit beat Chicago 3 to 0. In National League Pittsburgh won 10 to 3 over Philadelphia. St Louis led Cincinnati 6 to 0 with others incomplete. San Francisco and Chicago result unclear while Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 7 to 3.
The Air Force fired a deadly new Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile 5000 miles into the Atlantic and hit the predicted impact area near Ascension Island. An officer said the launch proved the combat capability of our missiles and that it was right on the bull's eye.
In the 24 hours ending 8 a.m., 2021 refugees registered in West Berlin seeking escape from East Germany despite new police measures. Khrushchev’s Berlin speech left unclear its impact on flows, while Ulbricht sought Moscow approval to seal off the city.
Sir Albert Richardson, 88, bought an oil sketch in a junk shop he says is a Gainsborough probable from Bath circa 1763. Experts estimate the piece could be worth about 140000 dollars, reflecting Gainsborough’s high auction values.
Woodfin Camp leads 252 photographs from the Jet Holiday Tour to Europe shown in the Globe News Building lobby. Tour members and families are invited to view from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week and next week also 7 to 9 p.m. Prints may be ordered at regular prices with one free print for each tour member in a photo.
The Texas House sent the general sales tax measure to the governor after an 83-62 vote in a tight session. The Senate approved a 398.3 million dollar appropriation for 1962-63 by 22-8, then the House passed the tax bill on a 100-45 second vote. The midnight deadline forced technical motions and a near miss on a teachers pay raise.
Sen. William Proxmire continues a long protest against Lawrence J. O Connor Jr. for the Federal Power Commission. He questions oil and gas ties while others in the Senate praise his consumer advocacy and indicate support for confirmation.
With 79 percent of the campaign quota raised by noon Tuesday, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce workers report $122,116 in gifts. Division tallies include Advance Investments 68360 Special 17245 General 28451 and Professional 8060. Speaker Bill Gilstrap urged continued effort to meet regional competition.
Poor cloudy conditions persist across Amarillo and vicinity through Thursday. Temperatures range from a low of 64 to a high near 94 with a change in conditions noted. Northwest Texas stays clear to partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers in the northern Panhandle Thursday afternoon. New Mexico remains generally fair in the morning and partly cloudy later with scattered storms, no major temperature shifts expected.
The column notes Texas judges from 8:30 a.m. openings to 9 a.m. starts across Potter County courts. Judge Gene Jordan, Mary Lou Robinson, Carl Perlman, Cliff Roberts, Bonita Potter, Connally Lockhart, and S. F. Rose begin proceedings by 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., illustrating rapid local access to justice.
Weather readings show 212 of 220 sunny days in Amarillo during 1941. Comparative readings at 1 a.m. Tuesday note wind and visibility. listed cities include Amarillo Dallas Oklahoma City with varying MPH and mile visibility figures.
Judy Bradley of Hereford shows a beet field two miles west of Hereford likely to yield about tons of sugar per acre. Texas has 2,000 acres of sugar beets, mainly in the irrigation belt. See story on Page 15.
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