From A to Izzard It's a Different Party This Year
Four years ago Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee gave the keynote address at the Democratic Convention. The piece argues that the party has shifted left toward labor, minorities, and liberal agendas, challenging the South and Texas to remain within it. It cites labor influence, the Kennedy machine, and bloc voting as shaping forces, noting Texas delegates’ frustration and questions about Lyndon Johnson’s role.
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Frank Clement
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Texas
Democratic Party
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Socialism
Party of Labor
Roscoe Born
Journal Reporter
America
Congress
Kennedy
North
Los Angeles
Paul Butler
U S Demands Crew Release Over Downed Air Force Plane
Washington demands immediate release of two surviving crew members and the return of Captain Willard G. Palm after an RB47 was shot down near Soviet air space. The U S reserves the right to seek full compensation and warned of serious consequences if such an act repeats.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Moscow
U.S
Willard G. Palm
U.S.S
Archangel
Arctic
Kola Peninsula
Norway
Latin America Wheat for Sugar Exchange Proposed
Garden City Kansas July 12 a wheat for sugar exchange with South American countries was suggested by Clifford R Hope president of the Great Plains Wheat Market Development Association. He cited Cuba sugar imports as a chance to shift trade to friendly South American nations and based the idea on Lima Peru estimates.
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Kan
Great Plains Wheat Market Development Association
Cuba
U.S
South America
Clifford R. Hope
Association
Hope
Jack L. Smith
Lima
Peru
Texans Cheer Lyndon Move in Debated Challenge
AP reports Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy sparred over a joint debate before Texas and Massachusetts delegates. Johnson framed Kennedy's rejection as a barrier to a free exchange, while supporters said a public forum would energize voters and clarify issues ahead of the Democratic convention.
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Johnson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Wright Patman
Texas
Homer Thornberry
Death Claims Area Pioneer Lena Antrobus at 93
Clarendon news reports the death of Lena Leoti Antrobus, 93, longtime area settler and first Clarendon schoolteacher. Born April 13, 1867 near Cincinnati, she married George Antrobus January 9, 1887 in Kentucky. The couple arrived in Clarendon in July 1887 by covered wagon and helped shape the early community. Funeral arrangements set by Murphy Funeral Home.
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Clarendon
Lena Leoti Antrobus
Murphy Funeral Home
Antrobus
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Antrobus
Kentucky
Weather in Amarillo and Northwest Texas Outlook
Weather AMARILLO AND VICINITY: Partly cloudy today and Thursday with widely scattered late afternoon and night time thundershowers. Temperatures steady with morning low around 64 and high near 87. NORTHWEST TEXAS: Partly cloudy with similar shower chances and mild temperature moves.
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Amarillo
Texas
Weather and minor baseball scores from a late issue
Cloudy skies with thundershowers in the forecast and warm highs around 85 to 95. Texas League results show Amarillo 5 5 and Rio Grande Valley 5 2, with Victoria 4 San Antonio 1 and Tulsa 1 1. American and National League notes include yesterday's highs 87 and lows 65 with no scheduled games.
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Victoria
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Sunrye
U.S. Rejects Congo Appeal for Rapid Troops
The United States rejected a Congo request to rush American troops to the revolt torn African republic to restore order. Officials kept a door open for possible U.N. force involvement but showed little enthusiasm for U.S. troops.
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United States
Congo
United Nations
U.N
Adlai Leads In California LBJ Hopeful
California delegates tilt toward Adlai E Stevenson as Kennedy presses toward the nomination. Johnson calls for a public debate while Kennedy declines to bring his delegation. Brown endorses Kennedy and pledges his delegates, amid court actions by Stevenson and Symington supporters.
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Kennedy
New Clark Hotel
Texas
Adlai
California
Brown
Stevenson
Symington
Demos Adopt Platform Demand Strength Across Nation
The Democratic National Convention adopted a platform calling for a buildup in military political economic and moral strength. A tough civil rights plank remained in the platform despite Southern efforts to strike it.
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Los Angeles
Platform Debate Marks Florida Convention Session
Governor Leroy Collins presided as platform adopts amid near equal noes and yeses. A bishop’s creed on driving safety prompts viewer comment. Wellington letter-writer mocks antidote to abstract driving. The party platform spans 15000 words on civil rights and Soviet threat, pledging a recast of national defense.
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Gov
Leroy Collins
Florida
Collins
Rift Deepens as Johnson Kennedy Feud Clashes on TV
In Los Angeles July 12 the Democratic presidential race between Senators Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy grows more bitter. The rift widened with telegram exchanges and debate challenges before a national television audience. Party leaders fear the feud harms November prospects and the senators’ futures after the convention.
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Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
Los Angeles
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Calif
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Ening
Johnson and Kennedy
Must the President be a dictator to fulfill the Democratic Party's plat form
David Lawrence argues on page 2 that the United States political system favors checks and balances over autocratic rule, and that democracy requires leadership constrained by law. He examines constitutional norms and party platforms to question whether total centralized power aligns with democratic ideals.
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Democratic Party
David Lawrence
Pledge to deter aggression and oppose communism
A fragment from a policy statement vows forces and weapons to deter both limited and general aggression. It pledges will, energies, and resources to oppose communist aggression while aiming to avoid armed camps and totalitarian ideologies.
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Weather snapshot from Amarillo 1960 report card
Amarillo logged sun on 175 of 194 days in 1960. The record shows 3 pm readings with wind, visibility, and cloud cover noted for Amarillo Houston Dallas and nearby locations. Data includes wind speeds around 12 to 6 mph and mostly partly cloudy conditions across the period.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okiatity
More Rain in South Plains Forecast Amid Storms
Weather across the Panhandle South Plains and eastern New Mexico shows scattered showers from a trace to 3 inches. A line of thundershowers NW of Amarillo was seen moving SE, likely bringing more rain to Dalhart and Dumas tonight. Temperatures in the 80s with isolated late showers.
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Panhandle-South Plains
New Mexico
Amarillo
Dalhart
Dumas
Convention Coverage On KGNC TV Radio Plans
KGNC TV and KGNC Radio announce live coverage of the Convention. The Today show will originate in Los Angeles from 7 to 9 am. Evening convention coverage runs 6 to 9 pm or until completion on KGNC Radio. Regular KGNC TV and Radio programming will break for special events as needed.
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