This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1963
Page
1
A column recounts Lyndon Johnson’s austere habits and singles out his aversion to hobbies. It includes a humorous tale of cinema ignorance, notes on European views of American politics, and a Kiwanis TV Auction prep story.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 3.4 million hospital for Amarillo Air Force Base and 585 thousand for hangar remodeling as part of a 1.617 billion military construction bill. The measure awaits Senate vote then House conference. Texas projects include Bergstrom and Carswell AFBs and Lackland, Reese, and Randolph AFBs with varied funding.
Gail McCoy an ex prisoner of war pilot and his wife Rotha Palmer plus two children disappeared after flying from Gila Bend to Amarillo. Civil Air Patrol searched seven days with no result. Inlaws and friends urge continued hope while Oklahoma Iowa and California senators pressed for renewed chase.
Sports staff will cover three area Class AAAA and AA quarterfinals this afternoon. Jim Sims covers Tascosa Rebels vs San Angelo Bobcats at San Angelo. Tommy Bryant covers Dumas Demons at Borger. Graham Steer covers Dalhart Wolves vs Crane Golden Cranes at Lubbock. Kickoffs are at 2 p.m. each. photographers will shoot at Borger and San Angelo with AP photos at Lubbock.
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr called off a Texas state court of inquiry into President Kennedy's assassination at the request of Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren. The federal Warren Commission would oversee the inquiry, with Carr remaining open to a later Texas probe if it serves a useful purpose. Carr announced the move at a Washington press conference, noting Kennedy’s funeral date and Johnson’s commission.
Dear Editor letter criticizes $352,000 in taxpayer money by REA and ARA for a ski lift and snowmaking on Blue Knob Mountain PA. Writer mocks government cultural development and jokes about moving a Wyoming mountain to local area.
Eugene Thompson was found guilty of first degree murder by a six man jury in Minneapolis and sentenced to life in prison. Jurors found the killing of his wife Carol was arranged for murder for profit with over $1 million in insurance.
The US Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy skies across Amarillo and vicinity with a cooling trend for Sunday. Expect north to northwest winds, lower temperatures, and a risk of colder air spreading from the north with highs in the mid 40s to mid 60s and light morning lows around 0 to 15. Sunrise at 7:74 and sunset at 6:00.
Anxiety and hope grip Mr and Mrs H P Palmer after a plane carrying their daughter son in law and two grandchildren vanishes. Hopes mount as Amarillo Air Force Base hospital project gains Senate committee approval. Other notes cite shared urban transport study costs and Vatican mass English usage.
Amarillo bureau chief Floyd Dominy notes progress on the Canadian River Dam project near Sanford, with early 1964 pumping plants planned. The 200-foot dam will create a 150-foot-deep reservoir along 200 miles of High Plains shoreline, storing water for 11 Panhandle municipalities and future aqueducts to Amarillo, Pampa, Borger, Plainview, Lubbock, Slaton, O'Donnell, Tahoka, Levelland, Lamesa, and Brownfield.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.