Goldwater Campaign Visit Draws Farm Bureau Staff
Senator Barry Goldwater met about 100 Farm Bureau Insurance employees in Concord New Hampshire, kickstarting his march primary drive. Among the crowd were many secretaries and office workers. when asked which candidate she preferred, a secretary from Texas said she liked Goldwater.
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Barry Goldwater
Farm Bureau Insurance Co
Lavoice Alley
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Texas
Surprise witness arrives as McLarry faces grand jury
In Amarillo Russell McLarry 21 stands charged with threatening the late President and seeks to appear before the Federal Grand Jury in session here. City commissioners celebrate a new AA bond rating while the National Association of Wheat Growers meets to discuss wheat exports to Russia. A bald eagle donation to the Amarillo Children's Zoo is noted and an ordinance licensing massage parlors advances to final reading set for January 14.
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Russell McLarry
McLarry
Federal Grand Jury
Amarillo Children’s Zoo
Guymon
Oklo
Shamrock banquet honors outstanding citizen Nell Adams
Shamrock residents packed the chamber of commerce banquet as J. C. McLesky was named outstanding Shamrock citizen and Nell Adams earned woman of the year. Additional reports note two fatal accidents in Turkey and a fatal farm accident in Floydada, plus local notes on a new hospital administrator in Liberal, Buddy Knox at West Texas State University, a ditch cave incident in Pampa, and a school room use controversy.
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Shamrock
J. C. McLesky
Nell Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Buddy Knox
West Texas State University
U S Approves Large Wheat Exports to Soviets
The Commerce Department licenses $42 million of surplus wheat for the Soviet Union, the largest single contract under current U S Soviet wheat talks, and a further $9 million license for shipment to Bulgaria. If finalized, U S sales to Russia could exceed $160 million.
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UPI
Commerce Department
Soviet Union
U. S
Bulgaria
Agriculture Department
Continental Grain Co
Russia
U.S
Luther
Wheat Growers Rally Backing for Russian Wheat Sales
Robert Rauner of Gurley Neb chair of the NAWG public relations committee spoke at a Holiday Inn West meeting arguing that selling wheat to Russia benefits a broad American industry and labor sector. He urged restraint review to aid sales and understanding by the public.
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Russia
National Association of Wheat Growers
Holiday Inn West
Robert Rauner
Gurley
Neb
NAWG
Rauner
Palo Duro praised as state park leader says park biggest asset
Commissioner Will Odum of Austin urged boosting Palo Duro Canyon State Park calling its 15 000 acres 25 percent of Texas parkland and stressing its tourist value. He highlighted Alibates flint quarries 12 000 year history and noted Panhandle wildlife gains amid close hunting seasons. Odum warned the merged Parks and Wildlife Department will not shift wildlife funds for Amarillo benefits.
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Texas
Will Odum
Austin
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Amarillo Club
Commission
Palo Duro Canyon
Odum
Canadian River
Folsom
Panhandle
Pecps
Big Bend
Amarillo
Palo Duro State Park
J. Weldon Watson
Byron Tunnell
Tyler
Texas House of Representatives
James R. Dellinger
Corpus Christi
Weather Summary Amarillo Vicinity and Northwest Texas
Weather bulletin notes partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a chance of snow flurries this morning. Colder today with a gradual warmup by Thursday afternoon. Highs near 40 today, 37 north and 55 southeast in Texas. Northern New Mexico sees considerable clouds, light to moderate snow in southern mountains, ending this afternoon and south this evening, with much colder tonight. Winds northerly and blowing snow east side today. Departure to clearing and colder tonight.
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Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo Receives AA Bond Rating on $5 Million Issue
The Amarillo City Commission learned late Tuesday that the city has been assigned an AA rating on a $5 million bond issue to be sold later this month.
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Amarillo
Tax Cut Bill First on List
The Johnson administration plans an $11 billion tax cut to start the 88th Congress, briefing Democratic leaders before a joint session State of the Union. Amarillo gains AA rating on general obligation tax bonds, boosting confidence for a $5 million issue to fund sewer and incinerator projects.
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Johnson
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Sess
Amarillo
Texas
Moody's Investors Service
New York City
McLarry Arriving Tonight in Amarillo
McLarry, a 21 year old East Texas farm boy, faces Secret Service charges of threatening President Kennedy. A surprise witness, reportedly connected to the Dallas Times Herald, will accompany him to Amarillo for possible appearance before the Federal Grand Jury. Fort Worth attorney Arthur Lee Moore defends McLarry and asserts the charges are ridiculous while noting the witness arrival and jury decision rest with the grand jury.
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Russell Wence MccLarry
East Texas
US Secret Service
Kennedy
McLarry
Fort Worth
Arthur Lee Moore
Federal Grand Jury
Moore
U.S
Barefoot Sanders
Bill Hughes
MacLarry
Ariington
Secret Service
Otepka Case Clarified by Hill Testimony Sparks Debate
Elmer Dewey Hill admitted taking part in telephone tapping of Otto F. Otepka, a State Department security officer. Hill testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on Nov 18 to clarify July 9 statements, saying he felt obligated to reveal information while accusing the department of hoodwinking the panel. The term skirting the fact arose during Hill’s second appearance in a tense exchange with subcommittee counsel Sourwine.
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State Department
Otto F. Otepka
Elmer Dewey Hill
Otepka
Hill
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Department
Subcommittee
J. G. Sourwine
Sourwine
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