24 Jan 1962
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1962
Page
1
A downstate editor recalls a subscriber quitting over the sales tax, noting four cents a month. He argues people fuss over small local costs while tolerating vast federal spending, questioning why taxes at home provoke more outrage than billions abroad. The piece contrasts transit fare hikes with national expenditures.
A reader notes two robins nesting in shrubs around the Boys Ranch office on Eleventh while Mrs. James R. McDowell recalls a rare flock of Bohemian Waxwings. The item blends local birding chatter with a traffic patrol report and a quip about Western Union rate limits for short political messages.
Washington action moves to tax first class and air mail by adding a penny, boosting newspaper and magazine rates. A Republican backed amendment to bar Communist propaganda mail was adopted before the debate on the broader measure. The bill targets advertisements and circulars, with an estimated $700 million yearly revenue, while critics like Rep. Hechler argue it forces junk mail to pay its own way. The Senate must vote on a similar proposal.
Mrs. W. N. Queen Robberson of Amarillo testifies in Clarendon court about amassing a fortune from narcotics trade and cash gifts from hotel room renters. She sues Harold E. Friandson and Flora B. Friandson for 940,000, claiming her safety deposit box held funds never reported as income and was illicitly taken during her hospitalization.
In Punta del Este Uruguay on January 23 the Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference weighed isolating Cuba led by a potential OAS stance to pressure the Castro regime toward disengaging from the Communist bloc. Argentina proposed quarantining rather than sanctions while the United States pressed for stronger action.
U.S. Weather Bureau reports Partly cloudy to cloudy skies across Amarillo and vicinity with a bit warmer temperatures through Thursday afternoon, then colder late Thursday. North Texas shows warmth today, followed by cooler Panhandle conditions. New Mexico sees considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or light snow in mountains, still partly cloudy tonight.
Former President Eisenhower and Admiral Burke urged that military leaders be allowed to speak more openly about the communist threat with minimal censorship. Their testimony opened a Senate inquiry into restraints on what armed forces personnel may say to troops and the public.
The record describes partial Amarillo sun and clouds for 1962 with 3 pm readings. Burke, ex chief of naval operations, testifies on free speech and personal responsibility, while Sen John Stennis rejects Eisenhower's proposal. Page 2 teases star‑gagging.
Catlan Corp led by J A Whittenburg announces acquisition of a majority of Stratford Bank stock. Whittenburg is bank president, Benjamin L Bird of Fort Worth tax attorney serves as principal stockholder. Stratford deposits totaled 7,001,929 at Dec 30. Board names Mrs L M Price W N Price H M Flores O H Oguin Earl Riffe W J Fellers Benjamin L Bird J A Whittenburg Steven son Fort Worth advisory director. Officers: Whittenburg president. Flores executive VP. Oguin VP and cashier. Mrs Clara M Albert assistant cashier.
President Kennedy pledged milk will be served at every White House meal at a national dairy conference. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger noted the president had a glass at breakfast and indicated a general policy statement would follow, while questions about mandatory drinking and between course service remained unresolved.
Amarillo City Commission announced a 185,570.45 dollar purchase of four adjoining parcels totaling 572 acres for a second sewage treatment plant four miles southeast of the city. The buy is part of a 5.8 million immediate construction program through 1965 to meet needs through 1990 with 40 million gallons daily capacity. Completion slated for late 1963 with activated sludge treatment. Land bought from Erwin, Ruggl es, Ladenhoff, and Ladehoff families.
Raymond Patton, a 16 year old Abraham Lincoln High School junior, confessed to beating Mrs. Shirley Duckworth and her son Dale to death with a ball peen hammer and stabbing Mrs Duckworth with a screwdriver in their southwest Denver home after visiting to borrow a tool. Police said he acted on a sudden urge and had been questioned among many suspects.
In a letter from Wellington reader D E Scott the writer questions the welfare state and asks how unemployment benefits work and whether laborers can protest for more aid. The note blends confusion about relief offices and benefit calculations with holiday pay comments.
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