Missile Work Stymied as Picketers Halt NASA Center
Picket lines by 150 Electricians Union members at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama halt work on space projects including the Saturn booster. Government eyes federal court injunctions to end the strike, while NLRB investigates labor-law violations and Von Braun urges a quick settlement. The stoppage risks delaying U S space development as Washington weighs Taft Hartley action.
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Missile Sites Labor Commission
Gordon Freeman
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Crossroads Report on Surplus Critics and Public Policy
Dear editor letter from Wellington argues that surplus farmers, babies, and Republicans burden society. The writer mocks ancestor wisdom and notes belief in complex plans including aiding enemies to resolve surplus problems.
MacArthur Receives Congressional Recognition in Washington
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned to Capitol Hill to receive a congressional scroll praising his devotion to the American people. He thanked Congress and the American soldiers, spoke of God guiding him, and noted the nation's bright future after meetings with President Kennedy.
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White House
Cooper Homes Auction Set After Bankruptcy
Creditors in U S District Court ordered a large auction of Cooper Homes Inc of Amarillo property for Sept. 18. The sale includes the building on South Washington Street, adjacent lands, undeveloped Mesa Verde acreage, lots, building materials, and office equipment. Nelson Auction Service will handle the 10 a m sale at the site.
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Frank Murray
Lubbock
South Washington Street
Life Belt Is Lost in Fall
A 16 year old Dimmitt youth, Leland Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. B L Moore, drowned near Buffalo Lake while water skiing. His 19 year old brother Gary drove the boat. the accident occurred about two miles west of the dam at 1 30 p m. His body was recovered at 3 45 p m after search efforts led by Randall County Sheriff L S Slim Johnston.
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Randall County Emergency Corps
Nice tax on spontaneous singing at Mount Rushmore
College students who sing while working at Mount Rushmore National Memorial face an IRS entertainment tax threat. Willis Johnson alerted Burgesses that the acts violate tax laws unless a 10 percent levy is paid. Critics call it ridiculous while Burgesses argue the singing is voluntary and not a business.
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Black Hills Memorial
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Aberdeen
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Burgess
National Park Service
Schirra Flight Likely Next Month in Project Mercury
D Brainerd Holmes, director of manned space flight programs, said Cmdr Walter M Schirra Jr probably will make his Project flight next month. The statement came from Blacksburg after updates on the Mercury program.
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Clear to partly cloudy today and Saturday with highs around 90 to 95 in Amarillo and western North Texas. New Mexico expected partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and slightly cooler eastern plains. Hourly observations show mixed temperatures. space flight coverage continues with delay notes and recovery plans near Midway Island.
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GI Insurance Bill Fails in House Vote
The House rejected a bill to reopen the GI insurance program to able bodied veterans of World War III and the Korean War. A substitute measure allowing service connected disabled veterans to apply for GI insurance for one year was adopted 124 to 87 and goes to the Senate.
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House
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Beverly Hills attorney unveils legal question device
Alvin Gershenson demonstrated a device he calls a law staff that answers legal questions in seconds at a National District Attorneys Association conference. He urged his colleagues to see him as a person, not a machine, after a 30 year effort to build the brainlike machine.
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Calif
National District Attorneys Association Conference
Humphrey Defends Nickel Deal Profit as Just Baloney
Former Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey argues his mining firm could have earned higher profits if it had not sold nickel to the government. He rebuts Sen. Strom Thurmond’s claim of 20 to 26 percent yearly profits as excessive. Humphrey says a 25 to 30 percent return on a wasting asset is not undue and disputes accusations of hidden records at Hanna Company during the hearing.
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George M. Humphrey
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Strom Thurmond
D S.C
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Humphrey
Senate Armed Services
M.A. Hanna Mining Co
Testimony continues on destroyed records in stockpile probe
Humphrey says no major destruction occurred but witnesses claim many checks were destroyed after retention. Walter Marting of Hanna Mining notes only checks were destroyed and vouchers kept. Sen. Symington says testimony about missing records must be resolved in further hearings. Robert Shitf of Naremco Services questions how destruction happened.
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Walter Marting
Hanna Mining Co
Symington
Robert A. Shitf
Naremco Services Inc
New York
Amarillo Marks 219 Sunny Days in 1962
Weather summary notes Amarillo recorded 219 days of sun out of 228 in 1962. Other cities listed include Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with readings for wind and visibility and sky conditions at 3 pm on Thursday.
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Okla
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House recess follows quick passage of public works bill
The House ended business for a 10 day recess after swiftly approving a 4.6 billion public works bill and a slim Senate veterans GI insurance reform. Democratic leaders said work was largely done and members would use the break for family time and early campaigning. House adjourned to Monday with further adjournments planned through Thursday.
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