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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1962
Page
1
A sixth grade language arts teacher at Eastridge School prompted pupils to list dangers of Communism and compare life in America. Rhonda wrote a paragraph and added a note challenging Communist views. The teacher advised firmness in beliefs and moral character as defense against Communism.
NASA prepares three rocket tests in Florida to place John H. Glenn Jr. in orbit for three orbits at 150 miles altitude, to send a lunar lander package to the moon, and to launch five satellites simultaneously. The missions aim to place a three-man crew on the moon this decade, by 1967.
Crowds gather at Cape Canaveral as Atlas rockets prepare to launch Ranger 3 with astronaut John Glenn and pilot backup Malcolm Scott Carpenter. NASA releases mission details amid high public interest and global media attention.
The 727-pound gold and silver payload will reach the moon on a 66 hour flight. A camera will relay surface images as the vehicle nears from 2 400 miles. A 96.5 pound sphere detaches and bounces to the surface carrying a seismometer. Data on moonquakes and meteor impacts travels to NASA Goldstone for analysis. Composite 1 includes five payloads studying radiation, magnetic fields, ionosphere and geodesy.
Readers hear reaction to a three hour TV program titled Hollywood's Answer to Communism. March 4 Labor Department says Swedish labor experts will tour the US this spring to study welfare state unions. A Statler Hilton gathering in Washington focused on reliability and control with leaders from Lockheed General Electric and the Air Force. The piece notes projected space orbit timing and weather cautions for Channel 4 viewing.
President Kennedy’s forecast of a 92.5 billion budget and a revenue rise to 93 billion in the coming year splits Congress. Republicans and some Democrats fault spending and deficits while administration allies defend the program as sound and constructive.
The text notes Amarillo sun on 1 of 18 days in 1962 with comparative readings at 2 p.m. for several cities. Data lists wind, visibility, sky and mph values showing fog in Dallas and Oklahoma City area readings.
A. W. Doshier, 42, general manager of Mozambique Gulf Oil Co., and two Portuguese passengers are reported missing after a light Piper Commanche vanished above coastal Portuguese Africa. The last transmission spoke of bad weather and heavy clouds on a 180 mile route from Thasorr toward Nhambane.
The 1st Texas Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a wife may pour beer on her husband and fling ash trays as natural parts of married life. The decision reversed a divorce decree for Bert L. Schyrock of Kountze, who alleged mental cruelty from frequent arguments.
The deposed Dominican provisional ruling state council recaptured control from Gen Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria's junta. Rodriguez Echavarria and four junta members were arrested, and Rafael Bonnelly was proclaimed president and head of the seven member council. Bonnelly moved to accept Balaguer's resignation, clearing his path to leadership.
Cloudy with occasional tight snow flurries through tonight and continued cold Saturday. North and central Texas remain cloudy with light snow flurries possible north tonight and colder conditions elsewhere. Panhandle stays cold Saturday with highs around 1 to 40 across regions. New Mexico eastern plains partly cloudy and cold with high cloudiness developing today and tonight. western highs 50.
Ward's top rodeo drone Four Aces, a spotted horse found near his Trinidad Colorado ranch, becomes a leading draw for the 1962 Amarillo Stock Show Rodeo saddle bronc event. Ward recounts his bargain purchase and notes other horses sourced from across the United States as he prepares for a third year producing the show.
Earl Rudder president of Texas A and M urged higher education improvements at an Amarillo Rotary Club luncheon. He cited increased research facilities, stronger graduate programs, and dedicated public support as prerequisites for quality colleges in Texas. About 160 people attended the event.
Reader voices critique the Agriculture Department for announcing that 14 million school lunches are provided at full cost by federal programs. A neighbor jokes that the bureau takes full credit while taxpayers cover 17 percent of the expense, noting the fed eral funding feeds children yet costs remain contested.
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