Mr K Writes His Havana Speech Propaganda Analysis
The piece argues Khrushchev and Castro control Cuba’s oil refineries with Soviet and Cuban workers. It envisions Khrushchev visiting Cuba mid August to claim Cuba can refine independently, likening it to Nasser running the Suez Canal. It urges the State Department to counter the Castro Khrushchev alliance.
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Nikita Khruscheva
Cuba
United States
Russia
Panama Canal
Mr. K
Nasser
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Panama
Khrushchev
State Department
Amarillo to vote on modernizing city charter polls Sept 12
Amarillo heads to the polls next Sept 12 to modernize its city charter and raise funds for municipal improvements through taxes. The column notes civic growth, youth employment in New York funded by $250,000 federal aid, and reflects on commentary by David Brinkley and a Bayonne Little League suit.
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Amarillo
Bar
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Jack Walders
New York
Rockefeller
Three Fined for Sign Destruction in New Mexico
Three Tres Piedras area residents paid 510 in fines after being caught destroying a highway department sign worth about 5. State police officer John Duvall said the three were caught Sunday in the act. They were charged with petty larceny and destroying highway property and taken to court in Taos where each was fined 170.
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Santa FE
Tres Piedras
Highway Department
John Duvall
Taos
Democratic Convention Preparations Light Up Los Angeles
In Los Angeles July 5 1960 humming preparations for the Democratic National Convention fill the city. Bunting decorates streets while Pacific Telephone wires and 12 000 miles of cable stretch to hotel rooms offices and the convention headquarters at the Biltmore. More than 1 000 extra phones installed as crews coordinate from a hotel rooftop shack. Optional chaos noted by observers as nominating sessions approach.
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Los Angeles
Biltmore
Pacific Telephone
Paul Butler
Castro Authorized To Grab Property
The Cuban cabinet authorized expropriation of all property owned by American companies or U S citizens in Cuba when deemed in the national interest. The decree grants President Corticos and Prime Minister Castro power to seize remaining investment in Cuba amid U S and British protests over oil refinery seizures and sugar policy actions.
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U.S
Cuba
United States
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Presi
Cuban Electric Co
Britain
U.S. Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
Philip W. Bonsal
Texas League and National League Baseball Scores
Amarillo defeated Tulsa 6 to 5 and Victoria beat Rio Grande Valley 3 to 1 while Austin routed San Antonio 11 to 1. In the National League Pittsburgh edged Milwaukee 5 to 4 in 10 innings and Los Angeles shutout San Francisco 8 to 0. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 2 to 0 and St Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 2. In the American League Washington won 5 to 3 over New York in 10 innings and Baltimore defeated Boston 9 to 4. Only games scheduled.
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Amarillo
Tulsa
Victoria
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
San Antonio
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Inside the New Mexico page highlights and features
A page 3 Busher column discusses his baby as human while page 13 covers Older and Wiser Heads and a Santa Fe Spotlight report. Will Harrison presents a Will Harrison New Mexico review guest view. A feature notes Almost 60 Years of Expansion by a Folsom family in New Mexico.
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Lardner
Busher
Santa Fe
Will Harrison
New Mexico
Folsom, N.M
Weather summary for Amarillo 1960 reports sun days
Amarillo recorded sunshine for 170 of 186 days in 1960. At 3 p.m. Tuesday readings show winds at 12 MPH with 2s visibility and cloudy skies in Amarillo, while Houston reported 6 MPH with 15 miles visibility and partly cloudy skies, Dallas 105 cloudy, and Oklahoma City 12 15 cloudy conditions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Johnson Seeks Democratic Nomination in TV News Conference
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson formally announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination at a televised news conference in Washington. He said he expects to be the party choice in Los Angeles, and noted he has no specific delegate goals beyond believing he could secure more than 500 votes on the first ballot while Kennedy would have under 600. Johnson stressed his experience and warned against aggressive campaigning, asserting he is a candidate for president and will be nominated, without elbowing through voters to claim the lead.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Los Angeles
Senate
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Amarillo Plans Charter and Bond Elections For Tax Increase
The Amarillo City Commission on Tuesday proposed a charter amendment to raise the tax rate from 1.80 to 1.65, signaling a September 12 election. Five commissioners voted aye on the resolution, with Mayor A. F. Madison stressing the need for the election and outlining items for bond issues.
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Amarillo
Commission
A. F. Madison
Radium Slug Taken From Oil Track
State Health authorities using scintillation counters hunt for a stolen radium beryllium pellet from an oil well logging truck. The 500 milligram, half inch diameter item valued at $10,000 was in a 150 pound lead case and disappeared near Hobbs after leaving Orla Texas.
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Hobbs
N.M
State Health Department
Orla
Tex
Frontier Perforators Inc
Weather outlook across Amarillo and Four Corners region today
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness with showers and thunder showers across Amarillo and vicinity today with slightly warmer temperatures, while northwest Texas and New Mexico expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, cooler nights, and highs around the 80s to 90s. Also mentioned are yesterday’s temperatures, sunrise and sunset times, and a 24 hour precipitation total of 1.56 inches. Proposals on municipal improvements are under study, and a commission vote will set Aug 2 as the ordinance call date for the Sept 12 election.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Pam
Amarillo charter aims to lift water works tax cap
The Amarillo City Commission recommends changing the charter to remove the 50 cent water works restriction within the 1.80 per 100 property tax, yielding an effective general rate of 1.30. It urges voters to erase the water works cap, then authorize a new total limit of 1.65 to fund general city government needs.
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Amarillo
Commission
Crops Benefit as Three Day Rains Boost Plains
Rains across the High Plains Sunday night through Tuesday raise moisture totals to over four inches in spots. Wheat harvest is largely complete, cotton and grain sorghum planted well ahead, and pastures improve as the soak in rains refreshes crops. Randall County Agent John notes widespread benefits with minimal washout damage amid an ideal farm year setting.
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High Plains
Randall County
John
Nixon food surplus plan sparks crossroad talk
D. E. Scott of Wellington notes that Vice President Nixon favors gifting surplus food to the hungry worldwide while a wary neighbor argues it could deplete supplies and worsen domestic shortages as taxes rise to curb dependency.
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V. Pres. Nixon
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