Senate panel blasts grain storage waste and conflicts
Senate investigators faulted the Agriculture Department for mismanagement of the grain storage program and conflicts of interest after a year-long probe led by Senator Stuart Symington. The report cites over 2.7 billion dollars spent on surplus storage in seven years and calls for renegotiation clauses, cost studies, and contract revisions to reflect geographic costs.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Special Agriculture
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Department of Agriculture
Symington
Milton R. Young
Congress wrestles over wage bill as adjournment nears
Senate and House conferees will again seek a compromise on minimum wage legislation amid election year politicking. Secretary Mitchell urged a settlement, criticizing the deadlock as harmful to workers. The wage target remains $1.15 an hour, up from $1, and extending coverage to more workers.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Congress
Congressional
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Navy preps sixth Antarctic expedition force in 1961
The Navy announced Operation Deep Freeze 1961 to assemble 9 ships and 30 aircraft with about 3,000 personnel for Antarctic work. An atomic power station will power permanent scientific stations as surface ships depart U.S. ports in October and the first aircraft sails from New Zealand in September. The National Science Foundation will fund roughly four million dollars for research.
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Washington
Navy
South Polar
David M. Tyree
New Zealand
U.S
Antarctic Stations
National Science Foundation
Cuban delegation walks out of OAS storm over U S aggression
In San Jose Costa Rica Aug 28 the Cuban foreign minister Raul Roa led a walkout when the OAS rejected a Cuban resolution condemning U S economic and military aggression. The session then voted on a Soviet Chinese intervention condemnation. Roa called the OAS wishy washy and threatened to seek U N Security Council action.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Foreign Ministers’ Conference
the Organization of American States
United States
Cuba
Latin America
U.S
Raul Roa
OAS
Christian Herter
Roa
U.N. Security Council
Americas
Battered Airmen Returned to Leopoldville After Congo Assault
Eight battered American airmen and two Canadian signalmen arrived in Leopoldville after Congolese troops attacked them at Stanleyville. General von Horn deployed 300 UN troops around the plane, furious over the assault. He warned he would fire first if interference occurred.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Stanleyville
United States
Clare H. Timberlake
Justin Bomboko
Carl von Horn
U.N
United Nations
von Horn
Ghana
Henery
Elvert L. Mott
Glenmora
Cana
Weather bulletin for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy today and Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Highs range from 86 to 96 across the region. Amarillo vicinity expected 65 for low and up to 88 for high. Northern New Mexico mostly fair with a few thundershowers east today. temperatures around 80 to 90. Sunrise 6 17 a.m. Sunset 7 18 p.m. No precipitation in the 24 hours ending 6 p.m. yesterday.
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U. S
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
New Mexico
Seonterner
Three Die In Wreck Near Lubbock Texas
A Brownwood minister's wife Mrs. Joe Ann Grizzle and their two children Jackie Lee 7 and Janie Ann 4 were killed in a head on collision five miles north of Lubbock on U S 87. The Rev Joe Grizzle 27 pastor of Sunset Baptist Church Brownwood was in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. Driver Charles Anderson 22 Amarillo Negro was treated and sent to an Amarillo hospital. The Grizzles were en route to Lubbock and the revival at Brady slated for tonight. Anderson remained in fair condition Sunday night at St. Anthony's Hospital awaiting x rays for possible internal injuries.
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Lubbock, Tex
Brownwood
Lubbock
U.S. 87
Joe Ann Grizzle
Jackie Lee
Janie Ann
Joe Grizzie
Sunset Baptist Church
Methodist Hospital
Charles Anderson
Amarillo
Grizzles
Mr. Grizzle
Brady
Anderson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Crossroads Report on Voting Rights and Civic Privilege
Letter from D. E. Scott of Wellington critiques both major parties for sanctimonious voting platforms. He laments how the vast electorate feels their single vote is narrowed by political gatekeeping and the shrinking chance of real influence.
Fiance Shot. Body of 17-Year-Old Found in Well
The body of Mary Lily Ellen Roberts, 17, abducted from a lover’s lane three days earlier, was found in a well of a weathered house. A gunman who wounded her fiancé, John Bryant, 20, fled with $2 from his billfold found on the porch. Milani, an ex convict, is being questioned as investigators extend the search with FBI aid.
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Herrin
Mary Lily Ellen Roberts
Mary Lee Roberts
Mary Lily
Adolph Flack
Williamson County
Flack
Crab Orchard Lake
John Bryant
Bryant
Joe Harry Milani
Muder
Boys Held In Burglaries
Two 10 year old Amarillo boys were held by police juvenile authorities after sheriff deputies arrested them Saturday night on suspicion of burglaries at San Jacinto Baptist Church and San Jacinto Methodist Church. The Methodist church fire heavily damaged an upstairs office and library, with arson suspected. The youths were to be questioned Sunday night as part of the investigation.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto Baptist Church
W. 6Th
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Tennessee
Baseball Scores From YEXAS and Major Leagues
Amarillo lost to San Antonio as Victoria defeated Austin 5 0. Tulsa beat Rio Grande Valley 3 0. In the American League Detroit won 6 to 5 over New York while Boston routed Kansas City 25 to 14 and Baltimore defeated Chicago 3 to 1. In the National League St Louis edged Pittsburgh 5 4, San Francisco crushed Milwaukee 15 2, Cincinnati 9 3 over Los Angeles 3, and Chicago defeated Philadelphia 6 6.
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Amarillo
San Antonio
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Austin
Tulsa
Rio Grande Valley
Detroit
New York
Boston
Kansas City
Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Weather snapshot for Amarillo and nearby cities
Weather summary reports for Amarillo and Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with cloud cover and wind conditions at 3 p.m. Sunday in 1960. Readings show wind speeds around 9 to 18 MPH and varying visibility with cloudy conditions across the cities.
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Amarillo
Conditio
Houston
Dallas
Earl Kemp Long Wins Louisiana House Seat in Hospital
In Alexandria Louisiana Earl Kemp Long the 65 year old former governor won the Democratic runoff for Louisiana eighth district while hospitalized from exhaustion and food poisoning. Official tallies put Long at 38800 to 34302 for incumbent Harold McSween with precincts complete. Long said he was proud and thankful for winning in his home district.
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Alexandria
Earl Kemp Long
Louisiana
Shaggy
Harold McSween
Long
McSween
Sunday Sermons Highlight The Greatest Inheritance
The Daily News opens a series with Amarillo ministers sharing Sunday sermons. Rev. Nolan Kennedy of San Jacinto Baptist Church expounds on Levi, inheritance, worship, witness, and God as the inheritance. Rev. J Frank Peery of Trinity Methodist preaches on loving enemies from Matthew 5 43 48 and Jesus words. He argues love extends beyond brief expectations to a God like love even for foes.
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Amarillo
Nolan Kennedy
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Levi Moses
God
Israel
Levi
Canaan
Kennedy
Jesus
Trinity Methodist Church
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