Argentina Nearing Decision in Army Power Struggle
Argentina faces a potential showdown as rival army factions meet separately to seek a peaceful solution to a power struggle that could topple Guido’s government and threaten Argentina's role in the Alliance for Progress. The truce ends Monday as the 9th of July loan drive begins to ease a depleted treasury.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Alliance For Progress
Federico Toranzo Montero
Jose Maria Guido
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Washington
Guido
Alvaro Alsogaray
Alsogaray
Flood in Florencia kills and leaves hundreds missing in Colombia
Officials report 41 dead and 136 missing after a dam burst unleashed a flood that swamped Florencia, trapping residents and destroying homes. Over 3,000 people affected, 1,000 cattle perished, 30,000 tons of rice ruined. The Red Cross sent aid as plague-like bronchitis spreads among refugee children. No Americans injured.
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Bogota
Colombia
Florencia
The
Red Cross
Space Seminar Draws Noted Experts for Golden Spread
Business leaders from Golden Spread plan to send young executives to a two day nuclear and space seminar in Amarillo. Dr Edward Teller Dr Zdenek Kopal and Dr Ralph Overman, with NASA official Martin Byrnes, will speak as registration priced at 15 dollars includes sessions luncheons and banquet. Chamber of Commerce handles signups and notes high early interest from educators students and investors.
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Golden Spread
Edward Teller
Zdenek Kopal
Manchester
England
Ralph Overman
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Martin Byrnes
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
City Auditorium
Amarillo
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
The U S Weather Bureau reports continued fair and warm conditions through Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity with highs of 96 to 102. Northwest Texas remains hot with mostly clear skies and isolated afternoon thundershowers possible in the far north. Northern New Mexico faces scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly central and west with highs from 80 to 95 in the west and up to 100 in the east. Sunrise 6 10 a m Sunset 7 30 p m.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Pam
Biom
Aquacade Letter on Motoring Boating Boom and Damming
Dear Editor D E Scott of Wellington voices skepticism about a reported rise in motorboats on U S roads and damming every gully. He imagines a future where all Americans own boats or stay home and jokes that people may be born with gills as civilization advances.
Weather Summary For Amarillo 1962 Regional Readings
Amarillo reports 222 sunny days of 231 in 1962 with clear sky and light winds at 3 PM Sunday. Weather data shows Houston partly cloudy with 15 mph winds, Dallas partly cloudy, Okla City clear with 54 percent visibility.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
Miss Wheatheart of the Nation Crowned at Perryton
Jan Coady a 20 year old from Lovington New Mexico won the 1962 Miss Wheatheart title before a crowd of over two thousand in Perryton She was crowned by 1961 Miss Wheatheart Judy Bradley Douglas other finalists include Sondra Stargel Cynthia Waller and ten finalists from five states The pageant highlighted beauty and campus fashion honors from Glamour magazine
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Perryton
Jan Coady
Lovington
N.M
John R. Coady
Jan
Glamour Magazine
Judy Bradley Douglas
Amarillo
Sondra Sue Stargel
Cecil Stargel
Memphis
Cynthia Waller
Pletcher Waller
Smallpox Case Confirmed In U S A Young Canadian
A 15 year old Canadian boy James William Orr hospitalized in Toronto after entering the United States at Idlewild Airport from Brazil. He had spent time in New York City Grand Central Station and traveled to Toronto. NYC health department set up five vaccination centers in Manhattan and a general warning issued. Authorities conduct door to door checks and urge contacts with rash or fever to seek prompt medical care. An Idlewild vaccination depot was established as part of precautions.
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New York City
Toronto
Canada
Grand Central Station
George James
United States
James
Health Department
Idlewild
James Robert Orr
Orr
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Grand Central
Century Twenty-one Wheatheart Opens at High School Auditorium
Ruth Ann Guthrie of Pampa and 1962 For 1962 handle participate as the 16th annual Wheatheart of the Nation contest opens at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The stage features a golden space motif with planets and space vehicles. Sponsored by the Ochiltree County Chamber of Commerce, the event runs in Perryton along with the town’s 43rd birthday celebration, with festivities beginning Thursday.
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Ochiltree County Chamber of Commerce
Perryton
Protests in Fourth Day in West Berlin Rage
Thousands of West Berliners protested for a fourth day over the slaying of an 18 year old East German refugee near the wall. Demonstrators attacked a Soviet army bus and booed American cars while East German police used tear gas and water cannon. Mayor Willy Brandt urged restraint as crowds chanted murderers and called for allies to shoot back.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Wall
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Translation of Bible undergoes drastic modernizing overhaul
A ten man panel selected by a joint church committee has spent 15 years on a radical translation, with printing now forecast in four years. Prof Godfrey R Driver, director, notes major word changes, removal of terms like virgin and leprosy, and use of Dead Sea Scrolls limited help.
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Joint Committee of the Churches
Godfrey R. Driver
Driver
DIY tombstone kit shocks Johannesburg monument makers
In Johannesburg on Aug 19 a new world first do it yourself tombstone kit goes on sale at 7 pounds 10 shillings. The kit includes paving stones head stone plinth and border and allows an unskilled person to set a tombstone in under an hour. Inventor Hensleigh Walter 48 says add on delivery costs five shillings and full erection service costs ten shillings.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Hensleigh Walter
Walter
Johannesburg Sunday Express
Plane is feared down in Oklahoma near Goodwell
More than 100 searchers scoured the rough terrain north of Goodwell after a morning fireball and explosion were reported. Authorities considered a downed plane possible and checked with Amarillo agencies, but no wreckage or conclusive evidence was found by dusk. Fire departments sheriffs deputies volunteers and ranchers aided the search in the Oklahoma Panhandle area.
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Guymon
Okla
Goodwell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texhoma Fire Department
Beaver River Bridge
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Wellington
Miss Is
Wheatheart
Maraleta Sear
Lamar
Colo
Janice Sue Hamker
Booker
Linda Robinson
Dumas
Paulette Ann Gaddy
Dalhart
Juana Jo Moore
White Deer
Frances Louise Jones
Pan
Associated Press
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Luther L. Terry
New York
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Public Health Service
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Riverdale Communicable Disease Hospital
Handle
Ruth Ann Guthrie
Pampa
U. S
Checkpoint Charlie
Clay
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Prof. Driver
Oxford University
Prof
Tombstone Territory
Oklahoma
Amarillo Air Terminal
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