Ranchers seek 800000 to stem orange tent caterpillar
A plea from southeastern county ranchers asks New Mexico for 800000 to halt the orange tent caterpillar threat. The report notes high temperatures yesterday brought scant showers in isolated Texas Panhandle areas and forecasts similar conditions today. If a request by Fort Worth & Denver and Colorado & Southern Railway companies to the Interstate Commerce Commission is approved, Amarillo could lose two passenger services.
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Mission
State of New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Fort Worth
Ford tale on opportunities in hard times
In a Quitaque newsletter banker R. Stark Jr shares Henry Ford’s approach to unemployment. If jobless, he would offer to do tasks at houses, prove value, and earn payment after completion, creating future work. Stark notes opportunities exist in every town despite defeatist thinking.
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Henry Ford
Henry
R. Stark, Jr
Quitaque
Stark
Ford
West Texas image debated in chamber sessions and public pride
A West Texas Chamber of Commerce debate on regional image includes a joke about smashing a thermometer in Presidio to boost publicity. The piece notes federal moves to regulate auto design for safety and recalls a brisk Hereford Fourth of July ceremony with flags, music, and veteran participation.
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West Texas
Hereford
Ernest Langley
M.C
Guard Ready To Curb Riots In Omaha North Side
Omaha National Guardsmen went on standby to back police efforts after two chaotic nights on the North Side where about 30 000 Negro residents faced vandalism and unrest. City leaders and a Nebraska senator urged calm and restraint while officials prepared to curb violence and protect property.
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Omaha, Neb
National Guardsmen
A. V. Sorensen
Edward Danner
Omaha
Nebraska
Sorensen
R. Woods
Citizens Coordinating Committee For Civil Liberties
Navy Plane Malis: 4 Die in Crash Near Battle Creek
A four-engine Navy plane crashed in woods five miles northeast of Battle Creek killing four aboard. Witnesses described a 45-degree nosedive and an explosion as wreckage scattered over two miles. Police later confirmed four deaths. initial five identifications were corrected. Names not disclosed.
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Battle Creek
Mich
New York
Chicago
Derbis
Floyd Bennet Field
Here
Walter Bilanow
Subway Fares Rise To 20 Cents In New York
The 15 cent subway and bus fare died from insufficient profit, TA announced. A 20 cent fare will take effect at midnight, while the Manhattan and Bronx Surface lines survive with 15 cents, serving about 12 million riders daily.
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New York
UPI
The
Transit Authority
Manhattan and
Bronx
Saturn I test launch tests gravity with heavy satellite
The Saturn I mission begins a Tuesday launch window from Cape Kennedy carrying a 58 500 pound rocket and fuel load to test the S4B stage restart in orbit. Aiming for 11 a m Amarillo time, the test measures hydrogen handling and engine restart feasibility for future Apollo moon missions.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Amarillo
Gineering Instruments
Moon
Tuesday
Bikini Controversy Divides Cub Scout Rally Crowd
Pretty Patricia Brunt, 23, defended sunbathing in a two piece at a 20,000-strong Cub Scout rally near Clingford. Witnesses and a magistrate questioned the outfit while Brunt insisted the bikini was appropriate for sunbathing during the swimming segment.
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London
Patricia Brunt
Clingford
Britain
Cubs
Akela
Kipling
Mary Webb
Clash Oil Supplies Struck Again Near Haiphong
U.S. forces report heavy July 4 fighting with Communist units. About 200 Marines clashed southwest of Da Nang, eight hours long, with 50 Communists killed. A Green Beret team faced a much larger enemy north of Saigon with light American casualties. Air raids blasted oil depots near Haiphong as pilots aimed at Hanoi's industrial heart.
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Saigon
UPS
Green Beret
U.S
Haiphong
James R. Reedy
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Viet Nam
3Rd Marine Division
da ‘Nang
Green Berets
Trai Bi
North
Fireworks and lake crowds mark Fourth of July celebrations
Thousands flocked to Panhandle recreation areas for Fourth of July events. At Dick Bivins Stadium a News-Globe fireworks display drew large crowds while Buffalo Lake saw about 18,000 people and 450 boats congesting shores. Palo Canyon State Park welcomed 700 cars with 1,000 people and Lake Meredith saw over 450 boats launched. The lake stood 69.46 feet deep at the dam as 15,000 water enthusiasts enjoyed the holiday.
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Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
News-Globe
Dick Bivins Stadium
Mannie J. Rubin
Palo Canyon State Park
Lake Meredith
Janny Robinson
Dalhart Teen Queen Named Rodeo Monarchs for Two Events
Double Duty Queen Sherri Lynn Bryant, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bryant, has been chosen Queen of the Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo for this year and remains the Dalhart XIT Rodeo and Reunion reigning queen until the next selection the first weekend in August. She plans to start as a freshman at Texas Technological College in Lubbock this fall.
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Sherri Lynn Bryant
J. W. Bryant
Dalhart
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
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Ceexer
CoOp
New Mexico
Wes Izzard
Police Community Relations Council
Mr. Woods
Navy
Malis
John Thurman
Headquarters
Mrs. Brunt
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